The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-18
STATE LEAGUE.
Preamble and Constitutions Adopted
Jan. 3, 1895.
PREAMBLE,

PREAMBLE.
Being inlbued with the faith of our fora-
fathers that all men are created free and
equal, and are endowed with certain in
aienable rights; that among these are
life liberty and the pursuit OF happiness"
ana recognizing we do the present
condition wherein centralized capital made
possible by corporate monopoly, il destroy
ing 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 those in
alienable rights and that we are I'M
changeably opposed o all governmental and
industrial system6 that infringe on the
same; and that in order to carry out the
FOREGOING. the work Of this organization
Tor the coming two years shall be to edu-
| cate the people on the influence OF finance
on national prosperity; the injury OF COM
merce by the monopolistic ownership and
control OF railroads, telegraph lines and
telephones and all corporations that re-
Quire the granting OF franchises; the on
| slavement of the people through corporate
and alien ownership of land; and. in order
that the people may regain and maintain
| their rights and better express their de-
| sires 1t becomes necessary to elect United
| States senators by popular VOTE and be-
| lleving that the initiative and referendum
| In conjunction with an equitable system Of
proportional representation, is the best sys-
| tenn wherewith to accomplish this purpose,
we pledge ourselves to use our best en-
| deavors. personal, financial and organic, to
| educate the people In al great principles
| Of the Peoples party, to the end, that
all men may be equal before the law
CONTRIBUTION.
ARTICLE l.
Section l. The officers of this league shall
| be a president, vice-president, secretary
| and treasurer, and an executive board 'on-
| sisting of 80 members, as follows: The
| president, vice-president, secretary and
| treasurer of this league and five members
| from each congressional district, to be
| chosen by the delegations from the sew
eral congressional districts. to be elected
annually at each state meeting.
| ARTICLE II.
| Section !. The president, vce-president,
| secretary and treasurer of this league, and
| one member Of the executive board from
each congressional district, to be elected
| from and by the members from each dis
| trict, shall constitute an executive
| committee Of H. and the secretary Of this
league shall be governed and directed by
| said executive committee
| ARTICLE III.
Section !. The executive board shall have
authority to appoint state organizer and
| local organizers. as 1t shall deem best.
| To provide for the payment of salaries
| Of secretary and state organizer
| To provide headquarters and pay therefor
| in their discretion.
| To raise money, purchase and distribute
| literature
To encourage and sustain 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 1. No person shall be a member
| of this league unless he snail have become
a 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 elect
| ed secretary Of such local league shall for
| ward his name to the secretary Of this
| league, providing also, that each member
Of local or township leagues shall be as
sessed the sum Of cents per month, to be
paid into the treasury of the state league.
| ARTICLE v.
Section 1-Each delegation present at the
convention held jan 9, 1895, shall be and
constitute q local league for it's county,
with power to add to it's numbers as II
shall take steps to organise local leagues
in every county, town. school district and
precinct in the state.
| ARTICLE VI.
Section Irregular state meetings Of thiS
| league shall be called once year by tho
executive board at such places as they
shall deem best, at any time during the
second week in January, but at least one
months notice thereof shall be given In
advance to each local league. Such meet
local league, for each 80 members OF
ing shall consist Of delegates from each
major fraction thereof. but each local
league shall be 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 special state meeting
1 for any purpose, 1t shall be his duty so to
| do; and whenever 0ne-f1fth of the members
| shall petition him to submit any PROPOSE
ton to the different leagues. he shall dc
so, and the decision of the majority or
| such proposition shall be law, and canno,
| be disturbed, changed, modified or 70
| pealed, except In the same manner; other.
wise the executive board shall have full
| control management and supervision OF
this league within the limits prescribed
| hereby.
ARTICLE VIII.
Section This constitution may b<
| amended at any regular meeting Of the
league provided that two months notice
thereof has been given to the secretary O,
each local league.
ANSWERING THE FARMERS CUES
TON.