The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-10

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popULIsr CANDIDATES..
= Cs0plsts 8tesa Tlclse = Paced n lAs
E1sid with Thomas a. llsaghaa ~
Candidate for 0evsrnor.
Governor, Thomas q. Meighan, FIJI
more.
Lieutenant Governor. John 3. Hon
te, Otter Tail.
Auditor, o. s. Reishus, Yellow Medi-
cine.
Treasurer, 3. W. Knatvold, Free
born.
Attorny General, +. J. seidle, Trav-
Clerk Supreme Court, II. B. Install,
Marshall. ss-s H.. s..;sa .4
: Secretary of State, lspurgeon O'Dell,
Lyon.
aa.R Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sioner, f. C. Gibbs, LeSueur.
The foregoing was the ticket nominated
by the Minnesota Populist convention in
Century hall. Minneapolis. July 2:
The nominations were all made by ac-
clamation except that Of E. N. Knatvold
for treasurer. J. B. Duker,i Of Hennepin,
and F. x. Beaudette, Of Dakota, ran
against him. John Mcclure of Lac qui
Parle was. placed in nomination but his
name was withdrawn. Knatvold received
1853 votes. Duker 1913 and Beaudette 70.
Mr.. Meighan made short speech in
accepting the nomination. in which he
said populism was his religion.
Mr.. Horte declared he was Republi-
can Of the Abraham Lincoln school and
this remark was heartily applauded. He
said that conditions which later. came
up in the Republican party had made him
a Populist. ~
The platform as adopted was as fol-
lows:
We, the representatives Of the Peoples
party Of Minnesota, in convention as
sembled this I'd day Of July, 1902, do
hereby reahirm our allegiance to the
fundamental principles Of our party, as
set forth In the Declaration Of Independ-
ence, and in our several platforms, en-
bodying the public ownership Of an pub
lic utilities. direct legislation, and the
Issue of all public money direct by the
government, every dollar Of It a full legal
tender. whether paper, silver or gold. We
believe the Fowler banking bill now be-
fore congress is q gross intquity con-
ceived by a heartless money trust
All monopoly, as rule, Is the d.
rect result Of unwise legislation either to
restrict or stimulate the development
Of natural resources. and the growth Of
business enterprises, for the profit of sell
fish commercial combinations. s
We look with alarm upon the vast In
dustrial combinations to control the
prices OF the necessaries Of life, and we
charge the Republican party with hav-
ing fostered such combinations by ex-
cessive and discriminating tariff laws,
and with negligence in enforcing the anti
trust laws now on our statute books. We
propose that import duties be removed
from all articles, the production or sale
OF which is controlled by combine, and
that the criminal law be revoked for the
punishment Of violators of the antitrust
laws. y
We are opposed to the national bank.
ing system Of the money trust.
We demand the payment Of the ma
tiona1 debt, and an enlargement Of the
issue, and circulation Of the paper cur.
rency known as greenbacks.
We demand an amendment of the fed
eral constitution. that will sustain an in
come tax. fieS 80.
We demand the establishment Of gov
eminent postal savings banks for the safe
deposits Of the earnings of the people.
T In disposing Of problems that have
been thrust upon our country by the ext
genctes of war, we do not believe that it
Is necessary to make foreign people citi-
xens Of the United States, our subjects
thereof and declare ourselves in favor Of
according to all such people, the same
rights that the American people have
insisted upon for themselves since the
foundation Of this republic 8.'s'i
We believe that the system Of taxation
now in vogue in this state, is grossly
unjust and severely condemn the last Re-
publican legislature for its failure to en-.
act just and equitable tax code. We
believe that all state taxes should be
levied on franchises. incomes and in
heritances, and that county option be
granted in the matter Of local taxation.
We demand that as far as possible the
common schools Of the state should be
divorced from the university system, and
more thorough instruction be given
in the fundamental branches .; common
school education.
We declare in favor Of extending to the
raters Of each county the right Of local
option in the matter of granting license
to sell liquor within the county limits.
We. favor the enactment and rigid en-
forcement Of laws reducing freight rates
upon the railroads Of the state.
We ask the people Of the state to con-
trast the abject subserviency to railroad
influence of the railroad commissioners
elected at the last general election with
the determined protection Of the people
displayed by the Populist commission APP
pointed by Gov. Lind. r.
First. Be it resolved that we do pledge
ourselves and our nominated and our
elected officials whether in state, coun-
ty or otherwise, to the support Of the
doctrines herein enumerated, and other
principles which may naturally arise from