Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-02

wand, R. E. sperry, John Johnson,
Peter Freeberg, J. F. Peterson, Erick
Holt, P. r. Sletten, F. F. Nelson, W.
.. johnson, E. M. Stanford.
| Wil'mar, Second Precinct - P.
Bonde, Lars Halvorson, Martin Pet.
erson, M. G. Tollefson, A. O. Qvale,
+. Christensen, A. N. Anderson, Aug.
Anderson, o. 81. Westberg, Nels
Flykt, -. Chi: i::ea=ca, E. Magnuson,
Matthias Olson, Peter Sherman.
The temporary organization was
made permanent.
The committee on resolutions re-
| ported the following resolutions,
which were adopted:
The Peoples party of Kandiyohi
county hereby declare their allegiance
to the great principles enunciated by
that party in past national conven-
tions. We believe the time has come
for Independent action, and for taking
an advanced position on the questions
lSOAAA OAeAAS VIC A6u1Vus
Modern inventions and business
economies have revolutionized social
conditions and we recognize that this
is an era of combination. What COM
bination has done for the classes CO.
operation must accomplish for the
masses. 1t is as absurd to attempt to
go back to the old competitive system
| as it's criminalthat only few shall reap
the benefits from the improved methods.
We sympathize as little with the dem
agogue playing upon the prejudices of
the people in demanding the abolish
ment of all combinations, as we do
with the men who claim vested right
to lord over the resources of the ma
tlon and hold dominion over CON-
merce. We believe that government
ownership of the great public utilities
is the only effectual solution of the
problem. With railroad discrimina-
tion ended, with the means of COM
munication placed at the service of
the people at actual cost, and with a
money system that is not under the
control of banking trust, the great
est bulwarks of the trusts in their ex-
tortiOn will be removed.
We believe the Fowler banking bill
now before Congress is the most ini-
quitous monetary legislation brought
out Tor many years. 1t aims to create
An asset currency of doubtful value,
and one that the banks can increase
or decrease at pleasure, thus placing
the entire financial and business inter-
ests OF the country entirely at their
mercy. With that power given them
they could absolutely control elections
by threatening to bring on money
stringency in case their candidates
we're not elected. We denounce the
republicans in congress for their cow
ardice in postponing action on this
bill until after the election this fall.
We demand the enactment and en-
forcement of such laws as will take
off the burden of tax from the tools
and necessaries of the producer and
re-adjust the same on franchises, in
comes and inheritances.
We are in favor of a county local
option law as the next step in the So
luton OF the temperance question, and
demand from our candidates for the
legislature q solemn pledge to use
their utmost endeavors if elected to
have such law placed on the statute
books.
We censure the majority of the
Board of County Commissioners of
Kandiyohi county for paying the Foot
Lake dump orders before the courts
had decided upon the legality of the
same. Pine county has refused to
pay similar claim and no steps haye
been taken to collect it by law.
The following were elected as dele
egates to the state convention: V. E.
Lawson, O. N, Grue, Ole Finstad, R.
W. Stanford, c. Molenaar, r. E.
Sperry, Fred Smithson, W. V. Olson.
Erick Holt, II. A. Ruud, o. N. Bengt-
son, J. J. Henderson, A. o. Forsberg,
N. R. Tackltnd, 81. A. Lobnitz, R. c.
Rasmussen, A. Qvale, J. Emil Nelson,
John B. Bosch, J. S. Andrews.
The following were elected as alter
mates: F. o. Swanson, ). T. Otos,
Peter Bonde, Matt sybouts, J. J.
Sluka, Emil Ostlund, N. B. Johnson,
J. A. Masters.
While waiting for the resolution
committee to report, the convention
was addressed by o. N. Grue, A. O..
Forsberg, Martin Tew and r. E.
Sperry.
The tenor of their remarks, as we'll
as the spirit with which they were re-
ceived, showed that the oft-killed pop
ulists are not quite dead yet, the Re-
publican G azette to the contrary not
withstanding. W. V. OLSON,
Secretary.