The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-09

Saltwater prison. II we don't want
to be taxed Tor the building OF an un-
called for Capitol at St. Paul. For the
erection OF enc or more additional
Normal Schools. For the equipment
and maintaince of standing army in
this state known as the National
Guard, and for the payment OF
salaries Of unnecessary officers, whose
Offices are created for the mere pur-
pose OF paying off political debts; and
to cap the climax, If we do not mean
to surrender all our rights, even the
rights of suffrage to great extent,
by the framing and adoption of a new
state constitution we must organize
now, get into working order at once,
and be ready to commend or critic
the first bill introduced into the Leg
islature In January. You must meet
every week, let your secretary obtain
from your home member in the Leg
islature copy Of all bills introduced
every week, and let him promptly
know your opinion thereon. Watch
the Senator and Representative from
your district. Let them know what
you want and what you do not want,
regardless OF what political party they
belong to: and then they cannot come
and ask for your votes again, under
the plea that he did not know what
you wanted. In many cases, in the in
coming Legislature, the members are
Of different calling in life from
yours; be he banker or a lawyer.
Let him know that when in the Leg
islature he is the servant of the peo-
pie Of his district and that if faith
full servant he must set his personal
interest is aside for yours.
If the lIi2DCa in tho 10 mr..
gained just think OF the influence it
could bring to bear on the cOnven-
tion which will frame the new consti-
| tuition.
The President Of the State Farm
ers' Alliance has called the annual
| meeting Of the State Alliance to meet
| on January 5, 1897, either at St. Paul
or Minneapolis, the place will be an
| nounced later.
Now, dear brother, if you are going
| to take hold and help out the great
cause.-the interest Of the farmers
| do SO at once.
A circular letter will be sent by the
undersigned Secretary of the State
Farmers Alliance in few days, to To-
Cal secretaries, but as we have no
funds and your secretary is desirous
| OF Jesse ming expenses as much as pos
sible, he requests that all local secre-
taries who see this appeal in THE
| REPRESENTATIVE and decide to act
will forthwith notify him by postal
card or letter, 50 that the work and
expense of sending the circular to
such secretaries may be abridged.
| Remember the date Of the state
meeting. Call your local Alliance to-
gether at once; get all your farmer
! peIghbOrS to join you. DO not make
your Alliance political meeting, a
meeting OF partisans but meet as
brothers, elect a delegate to the State
Alliance and report as soon as pos
stole, as the Alliance forces in the
state now are divided in two parts
the open Alliance and the Farmers
| Alliance and Industrial Union; it
would be we'll for every Alliance to in
struct its delegate, how he should
vote to unite the two elements.
Ii the work shall be pushed with
vigOr and kept up we must have local
emissaries everywhere and to that
end. Your secretary desires to get
the names Of few men and each
county who will make good deputy
| lecturers and the same will be duly
appointed and commissioned as or
ganiZers.
With greetings to the members of
Farmers Alliance Of the state 1 beg
| to remain, Your humble servant,
| A. H. HENDRICKsON,
| Sec'y Mimi. S. F. A.
Sank Centre, MINI. Dec. I, 1886.