The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-05


duty Of our government to forcibly inter-
vene at once and establish the independ-
ence of Cuba.
Whereas, Twenty-four workingmen were.
while acting strictly within their rights as
American citizens, deliberately murdered,
and their murderers acquitted in court Of
law; therefore, be 1t
Resolved. We condemn the sheriff and his
deputies who committed the crime, and
the Judge and jury who connived at such
murder by acquittng the guilty parties.
We condemn the present city administra-
ton for Its incompetency and its prostitu-
ton Of the appointive power for the fur.
therance of partisan interests. We de-
nounce the depositing of the peoples money
by the officials in the insolvent banks,
whose officers were friends OF the admin
istration. And we further denounce the
use of the police force for the protec-
ton of vice and crime.
We demand the reduction Of the salaries
of all overpaid officials. We insist on the
equal assessment of all property in Ram
sey county. and that the assessor be elected
by the people. 1t is evident that the voters
in this city have elected repeatedly officers
to administer the municipal government in
peatedly betrayed their trust and advanced
the interests of corporations against the
welfare Of the whole people.
Resolved, That the granting of all fran
chises and issues of bonds or appropriation
of public moneys not provided in the stat
utes shall be referred to the citizens for
their approval and disapproval at special
election.
We favor the municipal ownership of all
public utilities
We favor the abolition Of the contract sys-
tenn on all public work, and demand the
substitution Of day labor.
We demand an eight-hour labor day and
minimum wage of not less than $3.50 per
day.
Resolved That this convention favors the
erection of new market suitable to meet
the requirements of this city, and pledges
its nominees to such a measure.
Resolved. That we favor the establish
the dignity of the city.
Resolved. That this convention do not
nominate or indorse any man for office who
is not pronounced advocate of the free
coinage of silver.
We demand free text books for the pub
lie schools.
Recognizing that power unlimited by any
adequate check leads, not only to tyranny,
but often to corruption we deplore the &C
tion OF the charter commission in confer
ring unlimited power upon the board of
education in financial matters, which board
as now constituted by law, is not RESPONSE
BILE to the people. Without a check upon
this board in the hands of the common
council, there is nothing to prevent repe-
was nearly bankrupted by the board Of
education from 1887 to 1891, when the law
was finally passed restricting the board Of
education in its expenditures.
sufficient funds to meet the growing de-
mands Of popular education, we favor a
higher rate, but such rate should be fixed
by law, or at least be determined by the
council, in order that the taxpayers may
not be at the mercy of an irresponsible
body.
We recognize that our public schools are
for all the people. To the end that lib
eral education may be within the reach Of
the children of the poorest, we advocate the
looping off Of all fads and experiments as
which only tend to retard the legitimate
work of the schools. adding to the burdens
of the taxpayers by creating positions for
high-salaried supervisors. which necessi-
the rank and file of the regular workers,
and we recommend more practical class
of work be substituted.
The laborer is worthy Of his hire"
hence We favor liberal salaries for our edu-
cational toilers-those who look after the
essentials; and in return we demand that
they be not only competent, but Of high
moral character.
In order that the best interests of our
public schools shall be subserved, we favor
the election of the school board by the peo-
pie.
We favor the maintenance of night schools
for the purpose of bringing not only the
fundamentals, but advanced instruction
within the reach of those who toll by day.
Resolved, That we favor the adoption OF
free text books.
MIR. Clark, Of the Seventh, protested
against that part Of the resolution or
the Hazleton affair, which referred tt
the acquittal of the sheriff and his
deputies for the killing of strikers. He
sailed attention to what he called the
righteousness of the condemnation Of
the judge and jury that tried the sheriff
that the affair belonged only to the
state of ~Pennsylvania and was not g
federal affair. A good deal Of discus
ct foil ov,1 o,-l1
that the resolution be amended by
striking out the impeachment clause.
The educational resolution was
amended by adding a clause providing
for free text books.
1T was moved that nominations BIZ
proceeded with, a limit of five minutes
to be placed on nominating speeches.
H. F. Luhrson moved that no one bu
PopulistS be nominated, but was de.
clared out of order.
Nominating Their Man.
Peter Max, a person with a remark.
able accent, and who hailed from the
Eighth ward, used up the five minute:
allotted to him in a rambling speech
concluding with: I'm nominating
Billy Erwin
Which announcement was received
vociferously.
There were a number of seconds tt
Mr.. Max's speech, and a small dog
that had got into the hall Joined joy.
ously in the bowling.
Mr.. Paradis referred to the Demo
Gratis as "Pestiferious jackals.''
Peter Blees made a speech, in which
he besought his hearers to adhere tt
the principles of Populism and nom1
nate PoDulist. He mentioned the
name CT M. r. Prendergast.
Scott Macdonald seconded the nomi-
nation in a speech beginning: Fellow
Populists and other delegates He
pointed ont that Erwin had repud.ateo
Populism, Bryan and free silver an6
came out for gold in the fall Of 1896
and insinuated that Mr. Erwin might
be smooth enough to free murderers
but not smoothe enough to hoodwinl
the Populists of ST. Paul.
You do not want a man on youl
ticket" he concluded, who defies the
There were cheers and hisses
M. J. Costello appealed to the con-
vention not to go outside. of the lines
of the Peoples party for a candidate
and demanded that the men who had
been delegates to confer with other DO.
litical bodies for the formation of a
coalition that might support some OF
the principles Of Populism. If thai
would not be given them, then he be.
sought them to stick to their principles
in their own party. He was called al
the expiration Of the time limit, and
made things hot for while by insist
ing that he would not be gagged: thar
this was deliberative body, and he
would be heard. But he was not, and
the chair would not listen to his point
of order on the adoption Of that part
OF the platform shutting out all blu,
free silver men from the nominations
r. A. Walsh got the floor for a sec
ond, and refused to be gagged. He