The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-09-13
BAKER FOR CONGRESS-
HR is NOMINATED nv SECOND
DISTRICT DEMOCRATS.
The Convention Adopts n Free Sill
ver PIank-It Is Thought That the
Popu1ist Candidate VIII withdraw
fn Mr. Bakers Favor.

Mankato, Mimi, Sept. 8. - IL the
wishes and expectations of the dele
gates to the Democratic congr sssional
convention, which was held In this city,
are realized, Gen. James FL. Baker " i'll
marshal the combined forces of Demo
Gratis and Populists Of the Second dis
trict to battle for Congressman Nc
Cleary's seat In congress. Baker was
nominated by the Democrats with the
hope and fact fresh in minds of the
delegates that he nearly succeeded In
wrestling John Lind's seat from him
four years ago, when the latter only
had few votes to spare.
On July the Populists In the dis
trict nominated r. g. Long for con-
gress Long is a farmer of Mobiles
county, and not much trouble is an
ticipated In inducing him to withdraw
i'm Gen. Bakers favor when 1t lis made
plain to him that fusion may prove
successful. Mr.. Baker was nominated
by rising vote, and made a speech,
In which he said that the people of the
Second district wanted free silver. He
predicted the success of the Demo.
cratic ticket. The platform adopted
reads as follows:
"rhe Democrats Of the Second cor
gressional district reaffirm their ad-
herence to the national Democratic
platform adopted at Chicago in 1892.
We rejoice that our chief executive has
In all his public acts demonstrated his
love Of absolute justice, never sacrific-
ing our national honor. We believe
that so long as revenue for the sup
port Of the government, economically
administered, Is collected from duties
On imports that these duties shall be SO
levied as to bear as light as possible
on the consuming classes and In no
way foster and protect monopolies and
trusts at the peoples expense.
I'VE commend the tariff bill passed
by the Democratic congress, not as a
final enactment, but as step In the
right direction. We favor further tariff
legislation in the direction Of free raw
material and lesser duties on manu-
factured products. We wish all good
Democrats and all others who disap-
prove of class legislation aud who are
opposed to the taxation of the many
for the benefit Of the few to Join hands
and push on the good work Of tariff
reform, to the end that all combines,
ulonopolies and trusts shall be broken
up, and that peace and cooperation be
restored between capital and labor.
We believe the class legislation of the
Republican party for the last thirty
years, which has brought the country
into the present depression by trans
fcrring the wealth from the many into
the hands of the few, making million
aires on one hand and paupers on the
other, calls for some intelligent and
serious consideration on the part of all
good citizens, irrespective of party.
I'VE believe gold and silver to be the
money metals of the united states, and
that congress has the right to coin
money from both metals and regulate
its value; that both metals should be
admitted to the government mints and
coined ON private account, as recon-
mended by Thomas Jefferson and es.
tablished by our forefathers, without
any discrimination in favor of either
metal. They should be equally stand
ard Of values and equally legal tender
for all debts. public and private, We
demand the repeal Of all laws which
authorize creditor TO contract with
debtor to he paid in either metal to the
exclusion Of the other. We denounce
the Republican party for paying gold
ont of the treasury in the purchase Of
silver bullion and refusing to coin that
bullion into money, and we therefore
approve the action of President Cleve-
land in calling an extra session of
congress to repeal the law authorizing
the purchase of such bullion.
I'VE believe in the principle of arbi-
tration and conciliation in adjusting
disputes between labor and capital, and
we condemn any individual or corpora
ton who Is unwilling to submit such
disputes to fair aud honorable adj
instment."