The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-16


ton of the Democratic party for governor in
1880 because 1t did not stand on one principle
OF my party platform. Because the Democrat
party was controlled by the money power OF
the state, the same power that rules the
Republican party and part Of the Populist
party
Here bedlam ensued, the Donnelly ad-
herents absolutely refusing to let Mr.. Owen
later. asked his friends to give Mr.. Owen
hearing. He wanted chance to defend
himself later. however.
Resuming. Mr.. Owen said
Vi!ifed as l was in 1892, never faltered
in the cause of the Peoples party. Yet
was standing a back fire from the great
those articles. 1t was charged that joined
with Baker. Erwin and others to disrupt the
Peoples party. l have letter from Mr.
Donnely thanking me for my efforts in be-
half OF the party
II that is loyalty to the party. what is
disloyalty?
The man who now says 1 am his enemy
supported the Republican ticket, and he did
it for money. The only defense he has ever
and needed the money. This man comes to
us to teach us loyalty. This man who never
had a conviction that could not be set aside
by filthy lucre l am for cooperation with
the Democratic party, and don't care if
they vote for our principles under the Demo
cratic or the Peoples party standard: we
had stood solid we could have made the
Democratic party the tag to our tail.
We are asked to follow leadership. What
sort OF leadership? leader VINO never
smiled approvingly on party but to blight
it. He touched the grange and 1t wilted He
supported the Republican candidate for gov
ernor in 1888. and for the first time that
party in a minority of 0,000. He took
up the Alliance, and in two years 1t has
lost 10000 votes, and it has died. He now
assumes, to lead this Peoples party For
two years he has assailed me with all the
venom of his infamous nature, and there
have been the most prosperous years OF my
! life. do not say this boastngly, but many
/
because they thought l was on friendly
terms with this monster.
Because | was put on the resolution COM
mittee of the St. Louis convention, he has
held me responsible for it all. He has he'd
1t up 20 ridieule, although it is the latest dec
lsrati5n Of the party: If this is not dis oyalty
then Benedict Arnold a patriot all his
life. If We want to have PARTY, We want
I, to get rid of this man. His frown is life
everlasting; his smile is death is If.
This aroused the Donneiliaas. and there
was further uproar when Donnelly took he
stage to reply to Mi: Owen, which he d
! at considerable length. In conclusion, ne
said:
He Owen believes in self-government in
greenbacks, N free silver Wfat one of these
principles has he TO. opposed?
He has never opposed these principles in
his parry shouted a man in the Pine
! county delegation.
$50 much the worse, then. to oppose great
reforms secretly continued Donnelly. He
says l made speeches for money. suppose
if l wanted l could go to the Republican
state central committee and get $500 night.
Yet 1 have stood by this party led by the
God-forsaken Ishmae,ite gang. wnich never
has had any money nor never Will.
MIR. Owens attack on me has hurt him
more than il he's me-.
! 1t was after 5 O'Clock when the committee
on credentials reported The Renville dele
cation, headed by Warner, Bowler and
Hanna, was seated.
The report was then adopted.
The committee on permanent organization
reported for permanent cha rman 2. H. Aus
tn, of St. Louis county; for secretary, T. j.
Cation. of Hennepin; for assistant secretary,
j. G. Hayter, of Stearns.
that you do not want a speech. You want
me to preside over business convention. 1t
will 1 hope, be Populist convention. If
! there IS any one-here who. proposes to help
the Republican party, l hope he VIII get up
and leave"
floor. H moved the appointment of a confer
ence committee to meet other conventions
now in the city
n. G. Seed moved that each congressional
district elect its representative on the COM
mittee.
R. dals motion carried. and the chair
called for report from the resolutions COM
mittee.
Ramsey county demanded division on the
former vote, but Mr.. Austin shut them off
Then the committee resolutions reported
as follows:
We specially emp lie the d m3rd OF the The
party for that fund smental principle of self
government. direct legi:lation, as embod1sd
showing its value and pract:cabi.ity we point
to the recent notable victory of the people of
Minnesota under the operations of the one
referendum of the state provided for in Ar
ticle A. section 80. of the state constitution,
whereby the people at the lat election, by
vote Of ten to one placed ed upon the tax rolls
tax exempt railway lands. - =
We further enphazize as one of the great
needs of the hour, the recognition OF the
principle of government owre. ship and opera
ton and we specially commend. 1t to the mu-
inequalities of Minnesota.
We heartily sympathize with the oppressed
people of Cuba in their struggle r se1'-gOv-
eminent, and with gratitude and pride We
commend and rejoice in the patriotism of our
young men who have volunteered in the bat
tie of freedom for Cuba.
| We earnestly call the attention of the peo-
pie of Minnesota to the fact that after forty
years of uninterrupted Republican misrule,
one-half of it's tillahle area has been given
| to- favored railway companies, it's state pine
lands have been plundered or frittered away
of ere in its two great iron ranges have
passed into the hands Of two gigantic for
! eign sgnd:cates.
| We demand the restoration to the state OF
all the valuable lands and other resources
taken from it by deeds of fraud and crime.
J We demand the just and equal taxation of
| all mining, railway, timber and all state and
municipal franchise corporations.
! We call to the attention Of the people Of
Minnesota that the railway companies derive
larger annual aggregate income from the
| charges levied upon the states industry and
trade, than the total income Of the farms
! from the sale of the states entire grain
every department of state government to
/ regulate and reduce these oppressive charges
| by practical legislation Of the nature of that
| defeated by the last Republican legislature.
We condemn the railway and warehouse
| commission appointed by Republican COVER
nors as the subservient instrument of inter-
! ested railway and elevator companies and
demand the election of such commission ty
| the people.
We condemn the state labor commissioner
for the prostitution of his office to partisan
| purposes, and the issuance of political re-
| ports on the purchase power of gold, at
| the expense of the tax payers OF the state.
We condemn the public examiner for per-
hitting the operation of banking and trust
| companies in fragrant violation Of law and
| the governor for Withholding the reports on
such institutions from the courts and the
| public.
We condemn the state auditor for refusing
to place upon the tax rolls of the state the
| deed of 100000 acres of swamp lands selected
| by his professor and decided to the Great
| Northern railway.
| We condemn the extravaganza and looseness
which has characterized the administration of
the present secretary OF state, and OF many
| of the state institutions
We condemn the state administration in the
appointment of oil inspector and surveyor
| generals Of logs, and we demand that these
Offices be placed upon suIary basis.
We commend the recent decisions of the
state supreme court in regard to the fixing
| of railway rates and the taxation of railway
| lands.
We demand the direct election of United
| States senator's by the people. We denounce
the action of United States Senator Cushman
| X. Davis, who, while holding the position of
| pubic servant of this state acted as the paid
retainer of the Rockefeller iron syndicate and
certain railroads
| Chairman Austin announced the following
| ffoa on