The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-01
BE PROMPT.
IMPORTANE NOTICE.

Editor Representatives:
The repsonse to my recent appeal for
members OF the Peoples Party to organize
local leagues and SEND delegations to our
great State League convention Jan. 18th.
1896. has been quite satisfactory. and we
are now well assured of large and enthu-
s1astlc convention. The local alliances in
very many localities are forming local
leagues and electing delegates to both con-
Ventions. This can be so easily done with
out in the least affecting the alliance or
CARNATIONS, Or its beneficial work, that it
is hoped that III every instance where an
alliance delegate is elected that he may
come also as delegate TO the league con-
vention, or it impossible to come, send in
his proxy.
The fact that the State League in con-
junction with the alliance have secured
two of the most noted and brilliant ora
tors. Hon. Jerry Simpson and Mary Ellen
Lease, to address the convention on the
evening of the 18th, and that the various
railroads leading into Minneapolis have
granted delegates to both conventions a
special rate OF one and one third fare for
the round trip, should be sufficient to
bring in host Of delegates from every
part of the state. From a number of let
terS recently received, l have discovered
that large portion of our people do not
understand the character OF our State
League organization. They seem to con-
found it with the Peoples Party State
Central Committee l desire at this time
TO make 1t appear as plain possible
that the State League is not the Peoples
Party itself, nor does it in any way pre-
sumo to dictate it's policy. but is an organ
ration within the Party: "A wheel within
a Wheel pledged to support and strength
en- the Peoples Party by thoroughly or
Sanlzlns It's forces for united action. and
10 propagate its principles through the dis
trlbution OF reform literature and other
methods OF educational work There is
not the slightest ground for personal ieal-
ousles or reason to fear the workings Of
the organization; nor for any man believ-
ing in our reform principles to hesitate
supporting it.
The following Preamble to our State
League constitution should be read care
1ully by those who are still suspicious of
the movement
PREAMBLE.
Being imbued with the faith of orr fore
fathers that ''all men are created free and
equal and are endowed with certain in
ahenable rights; that among these are
lie, liberty and the pursuit of hardness .
ana recognizing as We do the present
cohdltlon wherein centralized capital made
possible by corporate monopoly is destroy
ing individual rights and freedom we bind
ourselves together in a grand fraternity
known as the Peoples Party State League
OF Minnesota, with the solemn pledge that
we shall never cease demanding those lin
changeably opposed to all governmental and
industrial systems 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 en-
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-
Heving 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 all great principles
of the Peoples party, to the end, that
all men may be equal before the law.
Once more T appeal to our people to or
ganize Organize every voting precenct
in the state and get into line for united ac-
ton in the great campaign of 1896. Come
to our league convention as delegates and
help to deliberate; we need you.
L. NJ. AVER.
Sec'y. P. P. State League, 916 Wright
Block, Minneapolis.