The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-13
RESOLUTIONS.

RESOl<UTlONS.
and indignation the late Peoples Party
convention turned over soul and body to
the Democratic parry of this state. by
outrageous proceedings that ever dis
state s Of Minnesota, ana 49,. -,
the footprints of the bloody trail Of
the proceedings Of that body, and the
movements preceding IT;
F1rst-Neglect or refusal to properly
call our primaries in many counties OF
the state or calling them at such an
hour as to prevent Populists from at
second-The packing of caucusss in
the most scandalous manner. the lead
ers Of our party. lifelong Popultsts. In
ridden by men who We're never known
to vote the Peoples Party ticket;
Third-We point to the unprecedented
central committee In using every device
in his power to subserve his Democratic
bosses, in calling the convention at the
place he did and under circumstances
Of sentiment on the part of true dele
gates and in combining and conspiring
to have our deliberations Hooded by
Republicans, who held their conven-
tons at the same time;
Fourth-When the convention assem-
biCu al ANol adll dHu IL Dc-
their tactics the true Popuilsts were In
a majority, then Chairman Gibbs arbi-
to vote to capture the convention, While
excluding those who contested their
seats; a thing unheard of in parliament
be excluded or both seated, until the
question at issue between them could be
determined by the convention, on a re-
port Of the committee on credentials;
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in our convention that Nj. Dob
byn. chairman of the national COM
mittee. was opposing in his paper our
gressional district. Prof Cation, and
was supporting the Republican candi-
date. Hon. Loren Fletcher. the conven-
tion refused to remove him. although it
had full authority to do so.
sixtnu,Durlng the proceedings of the
convention no semblance of parliamon-
that were carried by a large majority,
and refused to entertain motions that
were clearly in order. and to cap the
from his rulings; and when delegates in
sisted upon their right to be heard. as
men men and Populists. resorted to. his hire.
the city. to overawe the convention
Seventh-That when all these tactics
failed to deliver the Populst convention
Owen was brought upon the stage, to
raise preconcerted personal row, to
dls5ract and break up the convention
from principles to factional strife
Eighth-By these means the conven-
ton was forced into nominating, as one
Of it's candidates, Hon. William Mitchell.
OF Winona, a member Of the supreme
court. we'll known to be one of the lead
ing single gold standard advocates Of
the state. and who voted against us at
the last election.
Ninth-We were also forced to nom-
mate two other Democrats. Messrs. @
Canty and Buck. -who as members OF
Republican members OF the court, to de-
clare unconstitutional the act Of the
legislature authorizing the erection Of
money obtained from ahe farmers for
inspecting their wheat. BY this act
these men killed a measure that would
the grain growers Of this state. and they
did this on spscious and ridiculous pre-
lenses. 80 as to permit the elevator ring
TO-. to continue to plunder the people, as
Now. therefore. in view Of the above
facts, and many more Of similar char
scter. contrary not simply to order
tuting an outrage on humanity. a
travesty on justice and reform, and
foul blot and disgrace to Popullsm, we
deDare that We repudate the whole pro-
ceedings OF that convention; and declare
to the state and nation that the result
or the Peoples Party convention yester-
day does not express the sentiments Of
the Populists Of Minnesota. and we
pledge ourselves. by our sacred honor
as men and Populists, to redeem our
party from the control of the Demo-
cratic schemers and politicians.
We put forth. therefore, the following
declaration of principles, and to its sup
port we invite every honest man in the
state:
First-The Peoples Party was born to
live; and with the help OF God 1t snaIl
not die.
Second-We regard the shortening OF
the distance between the voters and the
legislators, by means o. the initiative
and referendum, as the great issue Of
the age, and as the only thing that will
save this republic from sinking into
universal sea of corruption, which cor
porationS and combines have inflicted
! upon our legislatures and congress
J Resolved, That this convention in
} dorses the referendum plan as a substi-
tute for old party conventions and in
structs our state central committee to
arrange the details for the future NOM
ination Of candidates and making of
platforms of our Peoples Party, accord
Ing to this method.
Resolved, That we believe that the
adoption of the initiative and referen-
dunn will furnish a means whereby all
the great moral, social and economic
! questions of the age, such as temper
! ance, female suffrage, single tax, gov
ernment ownership, ETC., can be placed
! before the people and settled by popular
/ vote.