Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16
POpULIST CANDIDATES.
a Complete State Ticket 10 Placed In the
Field with Thomas G. Meighan 40
Candidate for Governor.

Field with Thomas G. Meighan 40
Candidate for Governor.
Governor, Thomas G. Meighan, FILL
more.
Lieutenant Governor, John Z. Hon.
te, Otter Tail.
Auditor, O. S. Reishus, Yellow Medi-
cine.
Treasurer, E. W, Knatvold, Free
born.
Attorny General, F. J. seidle, TRAY.
erse.
Clerk Supreme Court, Il. B. Install,
Marshall.
Secretary of State, Spurgeon O'Dell,
Lyon.
Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sloner, f. G. 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 &C.
clamation except that of E. N. Knatvold
for treasurer. J. B. Duker, Of Hennepin.
and F. x. Beaudette, of Dakota, ran
against him. John Mcclure of Lac qui
Farle was placed in nomination but his
name was withdrawn. Knatvold received
S5S votes. Duker 1923 and Beaudette 70.
Mr.. Meighan made a short speech in
accepting the nomination, in which he
said populism was his religion.
Mr. Aorte declared he was Republi-
can OF the Abraham Lincoln school and
TINS 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
semoled this I'd day of July, 1902, do
hereby reaftirm our allegiance to the
fundamental principles Of our party, as
set forth in the Declaration of Independ-
ence, and in our several platforms en-
oodylng the public ownership Of all pub
lie 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
eeheVe the Fowler banking bill now be-
'ore congress is gross iniquity con-
celVed by heartless money trust
All monopoly, as a 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
hsh commercial combinations
We look with alarm upon the vast in
dustr1al combinations to control the
prices Of the necessaries of life, and wa
charge the Republican party with hay-
ing tostered such combinations by ex.
cess1ve and discriminating tariff laws
ana 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 anti trust
laws.
we are opposed to the national bank
ing system of the money trust
We demand the payment of the ma
t1onal debt, and an enlargement of the
issue, and circulation of the paper cur
fency known as greenbacks.
We demand an amendment of the fed
eral constitution. that will sustain an in
come tax.
We demand the establishment OF GOV
eminent postal savings banks for the safe
deposits OF the earnings of the people,
IN dlsposing Of problems that have
been thrust upon our country by the ext
genc1es of war, we do not believe that It
Is necessary to make foreign people citi-
zens 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.
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 it's failure to en-
act a just and equitable tax code. We
believe that all state taxes should be
levied on franchises, incomes and in
her1tances, 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
a more thorough instruction be given
In the fundamental branches of common
school educa ton.
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 ap-
pointed by Gov. Lind.
First. Be 1t 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
the same.
Second. Be it further resolved that we
do hereby endorse the able and efficient
administration Of Gov. Lind and con-
graduate the state Of Minnesota on hav.
Ing enrolled his name among its list OF
governors and on having made his work
and policies part Of the history of the
state.
Third. And be it resolved that we do
p1euSc ourselves 70 tNe maintenance OF q
separate and distinct party organization
and In the exercise of the right of fran
chise to the support of our own indie
pendent nominees for positions OF public
trust.
At the night session resolutions ex-
pressing regret at the death of Ignatius
Donnelly were adopted. A resolution de-
claring the party to be in favor Of an
eight lNur day tor RorImen was also
adopted
HEIpC TIT uEAITu