The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-03
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farmer. he said. were grading and
docking.
Those. who were doing the farmer,
he claimed. were the Millers associa-
ton. line elevators, inspectors and the
wheat thieves. He also advised that
the inspection business be done away
with.
P. III. Rahilly said the railroad and
warehouse commissioners had voted
against every proposition which the
alliance had presented to that body
He laid the blame not to the railroad
companies or the wheat men. but to the
farmers themselves. "Help yourselves,
and If you don't no one else wilt" was
his advice
GRADING PLAN A -HUMBUG&
Grading was a fraud and the humbug
Of the age. It was against the inter-
ests Of the farmer. and this was be-
cause sharpers and two-penny politi-
clans were permitted to run things.
The alliance. in his opinion. was CAL
farmer.
Representative D. P. ONeill, of Big,
Stone county. favored the plan pro-
posed by. Mr.. Hopkins, or one along
that line. At his home in Ortonville
the farmers had banded together and
purchased a line elevator. The result
was that the farmers were paid three
cents per bushel more than the Mime
apolis closing price during the season.
and the elevator had made money. He
had been elected to the present legis-
lature on the Democrat-Populist ticket
in district which was 400 Republican,
because the farmers knew he would do
what was right. He pledged himself
sion to enact laws which the alliance
had first among themselves agreed
upon.
STATE TWINE PLANT ABUSES.
Mr.. Donnelly said all present reeog-
nized the Importance Of organization.
An association of the kind could be
made Of great use in the binding Irvine
matter. He had been instrumental in
getting this industry established in the
state prison.
Last year the Irvine was sold at six
or seven cents per pound to dealers
and then sold to the farmers at twelve
cents and even higher. 1t would be.
and had been. said if the farmers did
not come forward and buy that it had
to be sold to some one.
The Irvine business. he thought,
should be placed in the hands Of the
grain growers association. A law
should be passed which would put an
agent in every county for the state
Irvine and the article should be sold
to the farmers on time. the law pro-
viding that this should be. in case Of
failure. the first thing to be paid for.
This, he claimed. would not only
regulate the price Of Irvine. but would
give the farmers the best of it and
knock out the trust.
FARMERS DEMAND A PLACE.
There was general feeling through
out the state that the railroad commits
sioners were not in favor of the inter-
ests of the people. The men holding
over were a couple Of lawyers, and it
was proposed that the third man to be
selected on the board should be a
manufacturer of grave stones. He adj
vised that the alliance go to the gov
ernor in body and demand that the
farmers should have representative
on the commission. He failed to see
what lawyers had to do on a board
that was started for and in the inter-
ests Of grain growers and farmers. Two
lawyers and tombstone maker on the
board. he said. was an outrage. The
farmers had rights as q people and as
a class. and at least one of the mem>
bers Of the commission should be Sc
lected from the farmers.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session the alliance pro-
ceeded to the election of officers for the en-
suing year, the officers chosen being:
President-P. H. Rahilly, Of Lake City
Wabasha county.
secretary-J. c. Haniey. of St. Paul, Ram
Treasurer = John r. Campbell. OF Clyde
Winona county.
Lecturer-Eric Olson. Of sherburn. Martin
county.
Vice Presidents
First district T. B. Nisbdt, of CLYDE. WI
mona county; Second district, L. c. Long Of
Magnolia a;,lI MOBILES county Third district
ty; Fourth district. John K Cook, OF st. Paul.
Ramsey county; Fifth district, S. M Fair.
childs. of Minneapolis, Hennepin county.
Sixth district, John BATE, Of Albany. Stearns
county; Seventh district, Samuel Gebeau. Of
Lambertown, Red Lake county.
The report OF State Secretary Hanley was
read and adopted. The features of the same
were as foilows
Farmers were good enough to pay taxes
to support the state boards and institutions.
but were conspicuous by their absence from
the management OF or representation on the
same.
As the injustice OF this condition began to
be understood by the people when It was
known. that the alliance was not political
party Of the Popuust stripe. and that it had
htcal parties, the only qualification being
asked was are they 6aTmers or workmen'