The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02

lions to curtail their expenses. II would
not be true that. IN spite of the decrease in
the cost OF all the commodities and sup
plies used, the cost Of the maintenance of
these institutions had increased Der capita,
rms shows that greater economy IL needed
In our state institutions
There are also other matters need;no a +
tention One of these Is the matter of tax
alton. Ou- tax laws are In a lamenta f,lv
PAD shape. l have not reference to any
aennite intention on the part Of anyone to
do wrong. but the fact remains. nevertbe-
less, that our present taxes fall heaviest
not only upon the farms and farmers but
upon all other property used in production
In Brown county we lost to the state
over $4,000 because the railroad companies
were influential enough to have the prop
erty exempted from tax sale until 1t was
outlawed. I have another matter which
II my health is spared, 1 hope to show
the people Of this state indicates the most
rotten condition of affairs they have ever
had called to their attention CHEERS and
applause) Let me tell you something. You
are IN the same boat with me. Let the
opposition press talk as they will; let them
say what they can against me- If they say
aught that is true that convinces any one
of you that it would be wrong to vote for
me- hope you will vote ag0ast me. There
was story published in the St. Paul Dis
patch the other day in which I am referred
to as an 1nfidel, the article claiming to
publish some Of my words. That is the
most damnably false fabrication that vas
ever put in black and white. am not here
to discuss my religion. You are too sensible
to care anything about what believe. That
Is my business. and is affair between
myself and my creator, alone. But this
shows to what desperate straits these men
are driven. Was there ever anything more
repugnant to good citizenship or more dis
tinctly un-American?
"They saw am in the nav of the lni1lorsS
association. I have had Two cases for
which was the attorney for millers. One
was in my own town, and the other Is In
La Crosse On the first I compelled the
railroads to reduce their unjust discrimina-
ton against the mills along the Southern
Minnesota line, so that they have all been
able to run the last two years. And the
other shall win in spite of the Milwaukee
road
1.-THE fact Of the matter Is that the rates
on the Southern Minnesota railroad have
actually increased from 10 to Is ger cent
in the past 10 years. in spite Of the reduc-
ton of prices generally.
II am not farmer. I cannot afford to
be one. But when l was boy my father
was a farmer, and I spent much of my life
on his farm, which is about 10 miles from
New Ulm.
II want to give some figures "hich I am
sure that the daily newspapers Will not
publish. It is on the silver question, and
think you have already heard something
in the same line before 1t Is this: When
1 was on the farm back in 1894, we raised
on an average 1000 bushels Of wheat. Our
market was Chicago, and the average price
Of wheat was $1.O1 for those years. 1t cost
us Is cents hundred to send the wheat
to Chicago, and as result the freight on
the wheat cost us about One-tenth Of the
gross receipts. During the past three years.
under the contracting gold standard. Leaf
brought in the Chicago market on an aver
age Of 62 cents, and 1t cost us ~ cents
hundred to send 1t to Chicago. So that the
freight was really one cent higher hum
dred, and 1t cost, too, instead of one-tenth,
One-fifth to haul it to market. Eh1s
blessed gold standard is the slickest scheme
to rob you of your earnings that was ever
invented. Were you not surprised this
morning to read what Mr.. Mckinley said
about the farmer and the price or wheat!
He said that it did not make any difference
to the farmer whether he received high or
low prices on his wheat so long as the
price of everything else was equally high
Why. If Mr.. Mckinley had been here en- q
farm in Minnesota he would himself AVE
voted for Bryan
Mr.. Lind spoke of the necessity of having
an executive who would execute the laws.
and the Importance Of having an attorney
general who would be in fact as well as IN
name right hand OF the executive. ouch
an official, he said, he believed would De
nominated and he was pleased with the
prospect. He said he could put no money
into Tho campaign. and his health was not
tho hest. but he promised that II he was
elected he would assume the executive Gut
les with a clean hand and an honest deter
m;nation to serve all the people, rich or
moor to the best Of his ability.
COM PLETED THE TICKET.
rbo convention was called to order again
o. oclock and an informal ballot upon
reutenant-governor was taken, resulting
Bowles, 31S; Hall. 81; Cation. l95: Alklh' -;
prendergast SO; Lamphere, LID; Nernllya' 10.
On the formal ballot Major BOWER ran Lar
ahead Of all the other candidates, Hennepln
turning almost solid to Bowler; SO, before
the roll was more than half competed
Major Bowler was nominated by acciama-
ton. 11o,a
Fireman P. Lane nominated julius }. Helm
rich, of Minneapolis, for the once VI secls
tary Of state, and the nomination was mace
nv reclamation. Mr.. Heinrich is the DEM
ocratic nominee for this office. and this
nomination was really an endorsement.
Martin O'Brien, of Crookston. nominated
Alex. McKinnon, Of Crookston. for state
traa surer. and the nomination was made
unanimous. which like the previous one,
was a mere Endorsement of the Democratic
nominee. 80
John Jensyold of Duluth, placed the name
of John A, Keyes, of Duluth, in nomination
for attorney general There were many
nominated by acclamatlon Win d 6oou ueal
of enthusiasm
The following presidential electors were
then nominated: Thomas }. Meighen, Will
son Borst DemocraD, H. H. Bonnewell
DemocraD, John H. Ives Oemocrat John
Day Smith (siver Republican,, Sylvester
Kelliher. Charles d'Autrement DemocraD.
Hans B. Bjorge, James Dillon.
Four Of these Meghen Borst, Bjorge and
Dillon, are Populsts, and were the only
electors nominated, the remainder having
been previously nominated by the Demo-
cratic state convention.
The report of the committee on resolu-
lions was next presented and adopted.
The platform, presented by F. N. Stacy,
chairman of the committee on resolutions.
is as follows:
Imbued with faith in the righteousness OF our
cause. the Peoples Party of Minnesota IN tnIro
ing to ourselves and posterity the blessings of
peace law anr prosperity, herewith put forth the
We pledge our unqualified allegiance to the
principles Of our faith expressed IN the ma "a
Tnmis and to those noble standard-bearers of our
national cause. William ). Bryan ana AhoHas
We hail the union Of the reform forces Of
America under a common standard for a COM
mon cause, the greatest means OF emancipa-
ton of the people and our country from the
money power and the allied forces Of organized
greed which have now obtained control OF the
place patriotism above partisanship.
We demand the strict and impartial enforce
Of the M t. a1 bs apped ' eaen and
Iieve that government for and by the people
is possible only By en- Se neose Of the laws
We demand that all public officers be placed
on a salary basis and that all fees be paid into
use as a political corruption fund.
emplifted in the Offices Of oil inspector and sur
veyor general Of logs.
election