Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-04-23
PREAMBLE AND CONSTITUTION
Peoples Party State League Of
Minnesota
PREA MBLE.
Adopted January 8, 1854.

free and equal, and are en-
dowed with certain inalienable rights;
that among these are life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness" and recog-
nizing as we do the present condition
centralized capital, made
possible by corporate monopoly, is
destroying individual rights and
freedom, we bind ourselves together
in grand fraternity known as the
Peoples Party State League of
Minnesota, with the solemn pledge
that we shall never cease demanding
"inalienable rights" and that we
are unchangeably opposed to all
and industrial systems
that infringe on the same; and that
III order to carry ont the foregoing,
the work of this organization for the
coming two years shall he to educate
the people on the influence of finance
On national pros perity; the injury of
commerce by the nIonopolistic owner
ship Of land; and, in order that the
people may reign and maintain their
rights and better express their
desires, it lie comes necessary to elect
U. 5. senators by popular vote, and
believing that the Initiative and
Referendum, in conjunction with an
equable system OF proportional re-
presentation is the best system where
with to accomplish this purpose, we
pledge ourselves to use our best
endeavors, personal, financial and
organic, to educate the people in all
great principles Of the Peoples Party,
to the end, that all men may be equal
before the law.
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE
SECTION |. The officers Of this
| eaguc Shall be President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer,
and an Executive Board consisting of
thirty-ni members, as follows:
President: Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer of this League, and
five memb ers from each congressional
district, to be chosen by the delega-
tions from the several congressional
districts, to be elected annually at
each state meeting.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION l. The President, Vice.
President, Secretary and Treasurer of
this League, and one member Of the
Executive Board from each congress-
ional district, to be elected from and
by the members from each district,
shall constitute committee of
eleven, and the Secretary of this
League shall be governed and directed
by said Executive Committee.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION l. The Executive Board
shall have authority to appoint
State Organizer and Local Organ.
iZers, as it shall deem best.
To provide for payment Of salaries
of Secretary and State Organizer.
TO provide headquarters, and pay
therefor, in their discretion.
10 raise money, purchase and dis
tribute literature.
To encourage and sustain a strong
local reform press throughout the
state.
To form local leagues throughout
the state.
To do and perform all other acts
which they deem proper for the good
of the League
ARTICLE ".
SECTION l.. No person shall be
member OF this League unless he
shall have become member Of some
local league organized under the
direction of the Executive Board, and
all members of local leagues shall be
members of this League when the
duly elected Secretary Of such local
league shall forward his name to the
Secretary of this League, providing
also, that each member Of local or
township leagues shall be assessed
the sum of five cents per month, to
be paid into he treasury of the State
League.
ARTICLE
SECTION !. Each Delegation present
at the convention held January 9th.
1853. shall he and constitute Il local
league for its county, with power to
add to it's numbers as it shall deem
best; and the Executive Board shall
take steps to organize local leagues in
every county, town, school district
and precinct III the State.
ARTICLE VI.
SECTION l. Regular state meetings
of this League shall be called once a
year by the Executive Board at such
place as they shall deem best, 1T any
time during the second week in
January, but at least one months
notice thereof shall lie given in :d-
vance to each local league. Such
meeting shall consist Of delegates
from each local league, one for ca, h
fifty members or major fraction there
of. but each local league shall lie
entitled to at least one delegate.
ARTICLE VII
SECTION !. Whenever one-third Of
all the members OF this League shall
petition the President TO call a special
state meeting tor any purpose, it shall
hn his dutv' So to do: and whom