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that necessarily. The people who en-
Joy personal privileges under govern
enent are represented in other than
Democratic conventions. The delegate
to the Democratic convention Is neces-
sartly q patriot. He believes that the
people should govern themselves and
he is right and the right will obtain in
the long run. It is the belief and the
practice in some parties that the people
cannot govern themselves; that they
are best governed by those who under
government enjoy special privileges.
That is the Republican theory of legis-
lation. that the people may be Incl
dentially governed for their own best
ends by the people of special privileges
being allowed to enjoy these privileges
and thus govern the others. The spe-
cially privileged classes hold conven-
ttons of their own in which the people
have no part, but they are not the less
effective. These conventions represent
the wealth OF the nation and their aim
is the monopoly Of all wealth." Judge
Willis told the history Of the first mo-
nopoly held under government in which
the people were interested-the United
States Bank-and told of the efforts
that eventually, under the leadership
of Jackson. overthrow 1t. When that
was done the monied powers exclaimed
that the ruin Of the country must fol-
low, but in the light Of later experience
we know that nothing else could have
done the young republic half so much
good.
1.-The conditions Of today" continued
Judge Willis, 'fhave given to the privil-
eyed few the control of nearly all the
wealth Of the country. Under the In
fiuence of the protective tariff the
wealth of the country has been trans
ferred from the sections where 1t Is
produced and segregated by the few
for whose benefit tariff legislation Is
enacted. The people of this great coun-
try were promised some relief under
the Wilson bill, and that relief would
most certainly have followed, but for
the fact that the United States supreme
court, in spite Of all indications to the
contrary, declared the income tax fea-
tUre of the bill unconstitutional. Had
1t not been for that decision the DILL
would have been easily effectual in
stimula ting commerce and raising reve-
nues for the government. Special priVil-
eyes were again conferred by the Ding
ley bill. The sugar trust waxed fat
under it, and even now great trusts are
being formed under the protection of
the bill. The iron and steel interests
are now combining and are protected.
Do you know what the economy Of
duction of wages and they stop with
the reduction of production. Protec-
ton protects the trusts and no one else
for under the Dingley bill there have
been more idle cotton mill hands in
New England than there has been for
years. The men who were threatening
to close the mills If Bryan was elected,
made good their threats, even if Bryan
was not elected, and you cannot look to
them for help You must help your
selves and you must organize"
The committee on selection Of dele
gates made the following report:
At Large-William johnson, Adolph Bremen,
Pat conley w. H; Mcdonald, J; =; Ives. F.
L. Murphy. John Wagner.
First Ward-E. Dahl, Logan Rogers, John
Bohman, ]. J. Dunnigan, George Dorsey,
Martin Kerwin, Thomas White. John Harring-
ton, Martin Woolworth, Michael Mullane.
Second Ward-A. NJ Hull, W. H. Cook.
John Huston, Thomas Cameron, T: s. Lott.
James H. Farrell Charles Kortak, Henry
O'ConEor. Jacob Heck NJ: J. Flanagan.
Third Ward-Thomas Horan Joseph Ehr-
menntraut, E. ]. Schurmeier, Thomas OAR
ragh, F. Gember, John H. Hoffman,, Moritz
Fourth Ward-L. A. Cornick, Duncan Con-
nell. A. D. Mcleod, George c. Armstrong. NJ.
J; o'connor, Matt Koch. NJ; T seeger. J. B.
Tankenoff, o. B. Robertson.
Fifth Ward-G. w. Emmert, Dan Aberle, B.
Ryan, William o'Keefe, M; Mcmahon. Will
liam Brown, L. Dohrn, c: Miller, c. Lauer,
Harry Hanel, James Dougherty.
Sixth Ward-H. j. Peters, Thomas Kerney,
A L. Graves Lawrence Fahey, M. ]. Mori
carfhy, John Meilicke, Frank Baer, John
Quincy. Henry Burg, J. j. Hurley John War
dc!l
Seventh Ward W. Willis. J. L.
d oh o,Y,T,r
ton, o. H. ONeil, James A. Meade.
Eighth Ward-Michael Lux, P. E. Murphy,
F. S. Battley. Al Hanft, J. J. McGrath. Otto
Schultz, James LOOMS, W. J. Preston on II; A.
D. F. PEBBLES. W. De,aney. M brennan.
Ninth Ward-W. B: Hennessy, F. oRagan,
Smith, T. o'shaughnessy, T: F: Martin, J: J.
Churchill, Thomas sansheld, Matt Tzch.da,
]. F. Gehan.
Tenth Ward-A. N. Craighead, L. ]. Dob
ner, John Cavanaugh.
Eleventh Ward-Pierce Butler, ]. Hinkel,
Pat Gleason, W. O'Brien.
Country-At large, James Lonergan; North
Dean; White Bear village, Aug. Holzheid;
White Bear town, Peter Flandrake.
Upon motion Of Delegate Hare the
report was adopted and the persons
named declared delegates to the con-
gressional convention at Saltwater,
Sept. 3.
Humphrey Barton offered the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved That we indorse most heartily
the nominees and the platform OF the Demo
cratic state central convention held at Min
neapolis last June.
That the action of the Republican party in
serving notice upon the judiciary that de-
cisions like that in the STEVENSON rate case
will cause forfeiture of judicial station and
emolument Is a dete:tab,e surrendec TO the
greed and revengeful spirit Of certain op-
pressye corporations and should be severely
reprobated by every citizen. The Democracy
of Ramsey county will make every effort to
secure an able, upright, fearless and justice
loving judiciary, irrespective Of political faith
and will insist that the independence Of the
judiciary shall be guaranteed beyond per-
adventure.
That we appeal the people Of the Fourth
congressional district to Join with us in the
election to a place in the congress of the
United States Of man who will not be
subservient tool Of monopoly nor the slave
of interests subsisting through that agency,
misnamed "a protective tariff" This dis
trict demands a representative in congress
expenditures of government and the extinc-
ton Of trusts and monopoles.
The resolutions were adopted with
applause and the convention adjourned.
WASHINGTON COUNTY CONVENTION.
Delegates Chosen to the Saltwater
Congressional Gathering.
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