The Saint Paul globe., January 04, 1899, Page 3, Image 3

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z\^ Matty People Believe >v
»That because Boston Clothing is superior in all the finer essen- 1
tials that go to make ' "correct attire" it must necessarily be ■
more expensive. It is— — to us. But not to you. If
# We Pay Hore for Our Merchandise
X v^wlilv t^ ian an y rm * n t^ ie Northwest ....
%^)^# And sell lt for Less— Who's- the Loser?
1; Not You. — The reason is that we are satisfied with less profit .
>' ; z than others and when we institute a sale it's a bona fide sale.
I i fwL You'll find the proof in the immense reduction during our
IL—jP 57*11 Semi=Annual
Jl Red Figure Sale
rajjfjlffl The same, courteous attention as though you paid full price.
PSfL'* Men's Suits. Men's Overcoats.
fH_3hl^§fiß___& Rauging from Banging from
. ;\* $10.00 Red Figured lo $6.75. iflO.O'J Red Figured to $6.75
$35.00 Red Figured to $_t8.03 $45.00 Red Figured to $35.00
Men's Ulsters. Boys' Long-Pant Suits.
Ranging from Banging from
$10.00 Red Figured to ." $6.80 $6.50 Red Figured to $4-75
,0 to
£40. 0J Red Figured to $30.00 $18.00 Red Figured to $12.50
Men's Pants. Boys' Short- Pant Suits.
Rancing from . Banging from
$2.00 Red Figured to $1.00 $3.c0 Red Figured to $2.00
1° __ "'
$10.00 Red Figured to $7-00 $120 D Red Figured to $8.50
Boys' Ulsters. Browni- and Sailor Suits
Ranging from ' - Riuißiiis from *
Saoo Red Figured to $5-00 $3 00 Redliguredto $2.00 £
to to j»
$15.00 Red Figured to $10.00 | $10.00 Red Figured to $6.50 \
From 30 to 50 Per Cent Reduction o 1 all Bays' Furni ..ling GooJs. i
All Our Holiday Cane aiU U_nbre la bats aid Bath Rob;s at 65 Cents 01 the Df>slar. \
\d Bowlby & Co. (sP~£J£sy Sixth & Robert. "^^Z
ALLIATOBIM BAY
I!.TEI-ESTIN<; SESSIONS HFXD DIK
ING THK MORMIHG AMI THK
AKTKRNOOS
ADDRESS BY P. H. RAHILLY
He Score. Monopnliet* of Various
Kindx and Appeal* to the Farm
er, to Join for the Protection «»f
Their Mntnal Interests .V Sta- I
pendou Work, for a Small Band .
of Workers to Do.
When the annual convention of the
Farmers' Alliance adjourned last even- j
ing the future of that organization j
.vas still in the air. Several unsuccess- j
ful attempts were made during the j
day to place the alliance on record as
Cavoring the formation of the wheat
growers' association without affiliating •
with the alliance. The alliance ad- |
journed to meet again today, and the
nucleus for the organization of the j
wheat growers' association will hold
a meeiing this morning at 10 for the
purpose of perfecting an organization
Cor the protection of the farmer which
bas already been exploited in The
Qlobe in its accounts of the alliance
proceedings.
There is a strong probability, how
ever, that there will be a split in the
alliance forces on this proposition, in
which event it would embarrass to a
marked degree the efforts of the or- !
ganizers who seek to bring into ex- |
istenee the Minnesota Wheat Growers'
association.
While several of the leaders of the j
alliance favor the proposed rule, mak- j
ing members in the Farmers' Alliance
obligatory with members of the grain
growers' association. Mr. Dor.neily and
others cannot reconcile themselves to :
this rule, believing as they say, that j
the stamp cf the alliance would be the ;
death knell of the grain growers' asso
ciation while yet in swaddling clothes.
At any rate, today's session will see
the result.
Mr. Donnelly seems to hold the bal
ance of pow vr of the remnants of the
Farmers' Alliance. The Representa- ;
tive. Mr. Donnelly's newspaper, was
indorsed as the official organ of the
eliiance after half the the delegates
had gone home last night.
MORNING SESSION.
The morning session yesterday was
largely given over to the address of
President Rahilly, who made a drastic j
arraignment of the monopolies and
corporations in general. He said:
MR. RAHUjL.Y'S ADDRESS.
This question is often asked but seldom
prop* ily answered. Tbat there should be oc- j
capicn to propound tbe above question causes
us regret t_at t&ere should be any doubt as
to tbe answer that may be given causes us
regre; much more profound. Aye, more, that
there sJiooSd be need to ask such question,
that there should be any doubt as to what
the c'nswer may be pains us, pains us deeply,
tt.-yor.-I the tower of rrjrds to express. In ihe
alliarx-e we have a party, and the only party
upholding the principles of true democracy,
standing for the equality of man, demanding
that the great truths upon which Is founded
cur great republic, upon which all demo
cratic governmc nt mu.t rest, shall be recog
nized ar.d observed. Yet it is asked, and ask
ed doub-fully: Shall tlfis organization live?
When we ask such questions and pause in
doubt as to what the answer may be, we fee'
as if w_ were asking: Shall democratic go,
crnment live, thai! the principles upon which
our republic is founded live, shall justice,
equity. love live or perish in a rule of in
fa_£_Ce, despoilment, greed? And when we
ask such questions we feel that we are do
ing giievcur- wrong, guilty of sacrilege to
Him who rules the universe with lnflalte
goodness, with laws of equity and rules of
Justice, to pause in doubt as to what the
an*- w .r may be.
It would seem that our citizenship of con
ucientious and honest men, firmly believing In
the rricdples of equality, there could be
but or.c answer. Yet there ls an apathy
among the masse? of our people bom of a
want of conception of the dangers that con
front us, of the evils and abuses that are
felt, but are rot seen, and a despondency
among certain of those who do understand
firm Farmers' Alliance members, but who
despair of their success, that bodes much evil
to our country. For such despondency this
16 ro time or place, nor is there occasion for
it. It Is said that the life of the alliance of
the only party standing for true democracy,
ls on the point of goring out, and if members
will do their duty and not rest pasailve and
despondent, this organization, with its demo
cratic gOTcrnmemt, can be saved.
And today.
We have undertaken a stupenduous task,
we small band of workers of the Farmers' Al-
Kance, and it ls best that we realize it? scope
We have undertaken to free ourselves, and
co many of our brother workers as will heed
the caOl, from the shackles of slavery without
majorities or laws or gold to back our ef
forts. We have undertaken to free from their
*ruel superstition the worshiper* of th*
mon-ey idol. Shall we succeed? Perhaps not
always. What truly worthy undertaking In
all the word has ever sucee-edc-d without its
farmers— l,s hour of dtiubt. It? agony of fear?
But a few rioneer branches, our ll.tle
OUTPOSTS OF ENLIGHTENMENT
amidst the wilderness of financial ignorance,
are struggling right bravely to keep, their
campfires burning against the day of indus
trial deliverance. What misconceptions,
what fatal indifference at times, what fou'.
trying obstacles always, these apostles of
equity fnd justice and seif-fiberatlon meit with
and conteaid again.. t. no records, save the in
scrutable records of life, wiil ever sihow. The
true worth of their trials and joys, their
hopes b.'ightcd or fulfilled, their opportunities
lost or sained, their failures or succssaes, I
will be written lu'.ly only in the result.' of
the future.
Sometimes they have undertaken more |
than they can accomplish, and then they are
constrained to lay their burden down : tempt- J
cd. it may be. to stray off down some by- i
path into the labyrinth of competition again, I
and so deserting their work before It is evei ;
begun; often and often, however, only resting
by the wayside until renewed strength bids
a return to the higher dnty of the journey. :
life-lure?, indeed, sometimes, in the eye of I
an unprcmhette woi'.d, looking only at the !
weary distance between them and their ;
eventual goal, but of such failures has the :
golde-n clcth of success been woven through
all time.
As well ludge the Revolution by its Valley
Forge, the creation by its Eden lost, the I
gospel of eternal love by its Calvary on
earth; as to judge our hope of industrial
freedom by its stumblings on Its way. Let '
us not be of the pessimists who, looking unon
a battered lifeboat, judge the whole ship !
lost. Let us take our lessons from the glorious
failures of the past, and so attain our goal.
What arc the farmers?
"Oil," they answer, "they are fellows who
live out yonder somewhere, and raise corn,
potatoes, wheat, beef, pork and poultry— they
are a kind of a necessary cvil — they are the '
uncivilized nart cf society, but no more lit
for self-government than the negroes ot the
South." Through the delusion of the found- ;
ers of this nation we are constrained to let
them go through the form of holding elec- j
tions and selecting men to make their laws.
But our great men, our millionaires, will !
see to it that when the renresentatives as- i
semble at the capitol we will either humbug I
them or buy theui up outright, and have :
things our own way.
"In the South they keep men away from ;
the ballot box with shotguns. We can't
quite do that, the farmers might shoot back. :
But we corrum their representatives, it is :
a great deal easier and makes less noise, j
it is a clean, sweet, nice transaction -so i
many dollars for so many votes. This is a
commercial age and capital must rule. The
South cries ort to us, 'This is a white man's
country,' and we echo back, 'This is a j
rich man's country.' And between us both
we have things just about right. And if
any man objects he is a demagogue, a com- '
munist, an anarchist, a nihilist, the devil
himself."
The members of the aßiance r.hould re- [
member that, as a rule, they cannot expect i
any diffeieiit treatment in the legislature from
money lenders; they will naturally work for
the interest of their class. Neither should we
very much blame them for so doing. The
blame rests with the fools who elect repre
sentatives of the -creditor class to make laws
for communities, nine-tenths of the voters
in which are in debt. They might just as
well put their sheep in charge of tho wolves,
and then be astonished to find dead sheep and
fat wolves.
WHAT FARMERS SHOULD DO.
I do not say that no bankers or lawyers
should be elected to the legislature; the cities
will attend to that anyhow. What I urge is
that wherever there is a farming community
it should elect one of its own class to repre
sent It.
If they are not elected in the agricultural
region most assuredly they never will be
elected anywhere else.
As to the horrible cruelties that have been
practiced upon the people of the state under
the guise of usury no pen can adequately de
scribe them uud no imagination sum them up
The state has been a battle fleld, a scene
of slaughter. Homes destroyed, hearts crush
ed, lives darkened by the excessive greed
of man for the substance of his neighbors.
I City aldermen and councllmen, state legis
lators and congressmen, tax the people; tho
money ls spent wastefully, profligately, for
the enrichment of the creatures of the politi
cal machines, and the people are robbed. But
this robbery, great as it is, ls tmall com
pared to the robbery of the people by corpo
rations., to which municipal and state legis
lators are induced to vote special privileges
special grants, and confer valuable rlghts[
to the prejudice of the many denied the right
to the enjoyment, the use of such rights, save
upon payment of such tribute as the corpora
tions may choose to exact.
And, again, thto robbery of the people by
the corporations is as far exceeded by 'the
robbery of the people by the epeculat. c
clique, as does the robbery by the corpora
tions exceed the robbery by the political ma
chines. Thus the speculative clique, and
largely through the instrumantality of the
corporations rob the peoplo. not only of their
earnings, but of their savings, and what Is
the greatest robbery of all, the chance to
earn a living, for the man robbed of this
right becomes a slave.
And this the speculative clique do; tliey
carry out the most stup<ndoiw of robberies
and thte robbery is tolerated by our legisla
tors, for in our legislative hails the specula
tive oliques exert the terrible and far-reach
ing influence ot corruption, an Influence that
cam only be rendered nugatory by the knowl
edge that a people is watchful of their repre
sentatlvee, ready to reward work well done
but swift to soourge the representative faith
less to his trust. And this check our people
are not exerting. They stlumber while they
are robbed.
And on top of this robbery there to a loss
to our people greater than all the robbery.
It Is the loes of labor, of production power
coming from the paralyses of lmdudtxy of
enterprise caueed by the robbery of the peo
ple by the speculative clique*. The robbery
THE SX. PAUL GLOBE WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4, 1839.
nf ?^., <i - >Ilar ., m f y often lead t0 tho stoppage
of mdus-ry that will cause the loss of ten
under whi,°h thiS k,nl '* the most W.evo™s
?h.L k lch k UI * P 6O " 0 BOW suff er. I repeat
_v ii^ c '' y ? y , l ? c P o!iti "l machines great
S-r!SS "-t infrequently exposed, retdify
S^ : ™ fh g^kei of, is .ma'l in com-
E2S2S t0 the robber y of the people by fes
SS °, r t'" ,oa ':- corporations granted valuable
fraiK.-nlses by (he peo?.e. and which charge
.rn^'h *s .£ rofc *fy b y cr>rpora tions lj
Ses wbo rCbberJ ' by the **»««»«
WRECK THE ENTERPRISE'S
of the people, wreck corporation.? railroads
as it serves them, yet this great robbery
that has built up the majority of the oloa
sal fortunes of today ls as nothing to the
loss that It has ccca.oned our people
™l I L brlef ' SP* Deo^e have lost from the
frtn^ r ,Lm UC ThT re tha " has b «« ™"h?J
fl« thifTh. Im! 1 " OT « toat Kws «■ from the
th?.- Mh.Mtv robbery has » greatly handianpid
tne.i abl ity to produce wealth, Because of
wealth they have beea unable to exert Tn
short, the people have lost much more ih . .
wc e V*£° t llers h &v . c «*H? b "«»
had n t>ionT ld .i MIT ?. bee " produced if it
nad n,t been for the discouragement paced
upon industry by tbe .ywemath. de"ponm~nt
, .nn h / t ealh . f L roducers b >" «* specuutive
o iqucs. has not been produced at all indeed
on> oi n-^ ° f ,. the wealth PToixieera has "uk
on_> p.dCGd discouragemsnrt upon industry, It
has. where the wealth producer has ii. f i
srnppcd of his savings, his capital, put an
abso.ute check upon the nroduction
rP, .I 6 " , re th J aE «ertioii "that If 1. were not
for the stupendous and «y.n?raatlc despoilment
dL£S K aD S y lhe few 1ha ' discourages In
dustry by destroying the profits thereof a"d
stops enterprise by the transfer ofcU"u'
?Em S Wft «| lTO J» Mn-productiv-e .rhann h
from channe-'., where it results m the product
result- l^°tt% V*P P cJ «ton^ where its
result* in its destruction, that the nrodu.
t;cn of wealth in this country today wou d
be twice, that which it is «ouu
r i ; " s " l n „,? 9tat ' Th « 'convention of fie
Ttatranr in^ Pe _,° f lw ° ™™ »*>. * this
state, appelated a committee, eonsistinp- nf
nine member*, of which I h e d the honor et
being cnairman. whese duty It should be
" sec H r e- if Possible, sr>me enforcement
of those existing laws relating to common
earners which might be regarded m°£™ p .
ab ie to the farmers of Minne.-ota, and sec
ond, to formulate and present P the V is- K
lw» c w h meas « r es relating to the car
riage of farm products as in the opinion of
dtS*S mm,ttee a * ound pUblic P°"^ mighi
In the fulfillment of its mission the com
mittee at once visited the railroad ' and wa™.
hou,..e commission and asked that body to
secure to farmers their rights in freight and
passenger rates on railroads. The eomnU
sion seemed to believe that they had no
5222 ™^ r > b e present law. Having become
satisfied from the conduct and general de
meanor of its- members throughout tha the
rail load and warehouse commission was even
worse rhan worthless for all public use* w"
directed our attention towards the legislature
A series of remedial measures were nre oared
and introduced in the house Prepared
The bills referred to were placed ln the
hands of the different member, of the house
They were in time referrd to the commit^
on railroads of that body. I made five trlot
™3- P f au ' and succeeded in making amif™!
. menu to have a public hearing on those
: ZZl 5 ,.?' ' Accor ?inglv I appeared 5 be?or. uE
, committee on railroads, and. after listen.™.
; until 2 o'clock in the morning to the a?*u
i ments of the railway attorneys gathered to
oppose the po-ca.led Douglas bill I w^vJim
| polled to withdraw unhefr^ The X
! Ing I was reinforced by Mr Oostello W
were informed by the chairman that that hodv
was busy, and could only al'.ot a very «*S?rt
; time to alliance measures. *
ALLOWED HALF AN HOUR.
A half hour was assigned in which to pre
sent the merits of the five measures above
outlined. The time was fully utilized, as Its
brevity and the nature of the task before the
I committee admitted of. But from the outs-t
indeed, before a word had been smoker. •_
, tee before the railroad and warehouse com
mission was to be duplicated, and that the
measures would receive like treatment It
' r a o o hA PPare ? t throughout that there was not
a shadow of possibility that the measure ad
vocated would receive any serious ocmsidera
tlon whatever. On the following morning the
; bills were reported to the house T adversely by
I the committee on railroads. Mr. Donnelly
made a gallant flght ln favor of the bfl
; He pleaded that they ehould be pL in
! general orders, and he discussed and amend
m. E -K d t ,n ? a £ , th s WN? the^oSse
I might dictate, but he pleaded in vain. Thi
i measures were doomed from the outset to a
| speedy and violent death. w a
' e„ An^ er c ? s^. I . de * lre t0 call your attention
I *m J5 c e " abl, »hment of ohe twin* plant at
Stillwater had the effect of breaking down
whose prices at that time ranged from 17»
cents to 23 cents per ry>und. S Immediately
upon the commencement C this IndStrs -ana
i prices came tumbling down, until last year it
, reached the low price of 4W to 6% cento ncr
pound. The farmers, after se^uringtt
, dustry and seeing Oiat It bad aoso_npUsh»d
I their ends (the breaking of the twine trust)
allowed their own enterprise to tail into th*
hands of representaitives of any cadlln* but
that of agriculture, and as. a result the Slant
for all interests and purposes as far as inter
ests of the farmer* Is concerned, might -■__
well be in Manila as ln Stillwater, for the
r e^s°iL that c en| tlre output ot the plant of
5,000,000 pounds h*ve been sold to the jobbers
and merchants of the state. It will be read
ily eeen where the Interests of the fanner*
come ln when left to the vote of a board
of five members, composed of merchants law
yers, bankers, etc., when decMdmg whart policy
they should pursue In disposing et the twine
product of the prtecm. But the plant was es
tablished tor the express purpose of mann
eacturlng Wndlng twine and selling direct to
fanners at eo«t »» »»
PRISON BOAIHiD'S WORK.
My wh*t right haa thi* prtM» hc«rd to «».
pose of _, 5W,000 pound-.* of prison twine ba
jobbers at C-Vi cents per pound several month* I
before harvest without any notification to the j
farmers? Thereby compelling them, the |
farmers of the state, to pay $2,000,000 more for j
thefr binding twine this season than they |
would If thoy could purchase direct, from the I
prison, -as the l_uw had contempiated when I
the plant was established. 1 submit, It Is not
unreasonable to request his excellency, the
governor, to appoint a committee of honor
able citizens to Investigate th c dea".
Let us consider at this time whether we
may not wisely invoke the whole body of
those who thrive by the plow to organize for
effective action in every state and territory
throughout the Union, in behalf of such re
forms as seem to be demanded by the necessi
ties of the agricultural situation. We cannot i
shut our eyes to the fact tttst the depression
of our business is terrible.
From every rural ha relet fljid home through
out the land the outloofc ls shrouded in dark- I
ness and gk-oni. It Is, bemuse the domestic I
and foreign policies of our. government, both j
state and national, have been shaped by the
moneyed Interests, to the utter negleot ai;d
ruin of the interests of the soil: Hence' w_
find the products of American agriculture
barred from equal com-pstltion ln every great
market of the world whereStfe are placed at
disadvantage with every nation of the ear h,
frr.m Africa to Greenland.- "The home mirket
Is left us only becuse it is not worth the
cultivating by foreign glut under the mafign
influence of bad laws and maladministration.
This same -pernicious policy of working all
the forces of government In the service of
the iru.nopriM.'jtis and mon led men has so op
pressed and degraded American labor that It
ls today everywhere In a state of angry irri
tation and revolt against the conditions Im
posid upon it by arrogant, irresponsible
tyrannical, cruel monopoly. In the face of
such a situation, the hesitancy, the vacilla
tion ar.d inadequate attitude of the govern
ment with the petty wrangling of politicians
snarling like hyenas over the offal of of
fice, neither party identified with any pub'-ic
policy which commards public confidence
presents to view a spectacle If paralle'ed in
human history, is paralleled only by the
biutish tyrant -and buffoon who fiddled by the
light of the conflagration of ancient Rome.
In my opinion, gentlemen, unless the gov
ernment, state and federal, under which we
live, epecdiiv remodel existing policy and use
their future efforts to promote national and
State prosperity and progress upon the lu
dus;risl and business interests or the people,
and above ail and before all upon the In
tel eets of the nation's domain and home
stead, the soil Itself and tho3e that dig in it
a crisis and a catastrophe can not long te
deferred. The nature and extent of that
catastrophe none can foretell until it bursts
upon us.
I r-eommend to you. that we do now with
added emphasis, reaffirm each and every one
of your former resolutions, and
PRESENT THBM AGAIN
to the consideration of the government and
respectifuily, but earnestly, insist upon their
fair and full consideration and discussion in
a manner satisfactory to an intelligent ppople.
Let it be remembered that in' war It is the
farmer who comes to the support of the gov
ernment with shouldered musket and neces
sary supplies to do real battle for the safety
of the country, ln peace it is he who bear's
the main burden of taxation, while the pro
ducts of his industry are the life blood of
the nation. He cannot bide frcm the tax
; g-therer if he would, his cows, thetp hogs
I and lard... while the monopolist may return
| oi ily his plant, the remainder of his -immense
j estate being ln his pocket out or sight His
; ls the suffrage which brings Into the publl
s.rvice a majority of all the -representatives
and servants of the people. Let us see to it
that none of thess servants set themselves
al<ve -treir master.
Let the politicians take notice that the'
Furmers' Alliance will demaxd the Interven
tion or the governroert, to deliver agriculture
fiom this bondage which ii canno. and will
not longer bear. Again I ask you what you
are gcing to do about it? Every progressive
and enlightened modern nation g've. to Its
agriculture a s.at in every state board and
a voice in the national councils, and pays cut
great turns of money in the support or Its
interests. We lag behind them ell with a
p<-tty expeijmetvt Ration ar.d seed house
kept a _ive to no good purpose by paltry and
niggardly approriatlons. We have borne and
foiborne until forbearance has ceased long
sine, to be a virtue, while those who have
usui pfd to themselves tbe functions of a gov
erning class have come to believe that we
cm be slighted and scorned and ignored with
complete impunity. Let U3 cause them to
know that there are American farmers whose
allegiance cannot be purchased by a package
of reuen seed, nor a flimsy document.
We ..iar.d in immin.nt peril of being speed
ily reduced to a state of irrevocable serfdom
held under the yoke of insufferable domina
t.on by monopolists who are daily at work
intrenching themselves in positions of perma
nent pjwer under the guidance and advice
of shrewd and far seeing attorneys; positions
from which, when it -becomes necessary to
cur existence to dislodge them, it can only
be accomplished through appalling sacrifices
at the contemplation of which thinking men
ttand aghast. We must face these issues like
mtn. Now or never we must act: tomorrow
will be too late. The day is passed when a
governing class of irconted men can be per
mitted iv this country to administer public
affairs in their own interests in utter disre
gard cf the majority and in desoite of the
people. Such a state of things will culminate
inevitably in civil w_rr. Heaven defend our
! po.tority from its unspeakable horrors. I
would rrot dare to stand in this presence
before the represeniatives of every state in
the Union, and bofore the who.' c country and
willfully and knowingly overdraw this piclue
or overtsate this case. The bard fact is that
those wlrom you represent have no powers
to compel the settlement of the most dan
gerous of these questions now by peaceful
and equitable methods. Wben. we come for
ward respectfully asking a voice in these
settlements we
ARE SCORNFULLY REPULSED
and a hearing refused us. As long as we go
heme prepared to deliver bur suffrage at the
ballot box on demand for those monopolists
and their agents and attorneys in their pay;
as ic_.g as we byw the knee to the privileged
classes; cs long as we contribute from our
means electio.i expenses fcr thas or that paTty
organization and its machine-made cand'dates
(that machine generally located at commercial
centers and court house*) and do at their
bidding the voting necessary to bring them
into office unpledged to the support of the
measure* we advocate, we must be prepared
to meet witb neglect and scorn. If we intend
to be heard with respect we must show ou-
teeth.
There ls another point we would urge upon
ycm. In war the enemies employ sharp
shoo teas to pick off the officers. If they can
kill tbe generals the army is half defeated
In politics it is the sam_— they flre at the
leaders. If any man is faithful to you he
will be bitterly denounced. If he is corrupt
he will be pra'sied by those who buy him.
The moment be sells out the sharpshooters
are withdrawn and tbe flre ceeses. Be sus
picious of amy of your own me who aTe
praised by the enemy.
If a man stands by you stand by him. In
every country there are those, who by ad
vocating your interests, bave maid'e themselves
targets for the arrows of tile enemy. Other
things being equal, these are the'mea far
you to send to the legislature. Those who
bave ably advocated your cause before the
people will best advocate it in the legis
lature. You want earnest, honest men, and
no blockheads. It is not sufficient to elect a
man wbo will vote right; he must be able to
plan right, speak right, flght right. There is
no substitute for brains. Money needs tools
The people want mem
Above all avoid those who osrrv open hands
behind their backs. When you nominate a
man the crossroads lawyers and tbe hirelings
of your enemies will cry out, "Oh, he wants
an office." Well, suppose be does? Wbo ls
better entitled to it than the man who is
your friend?
And this cry will be raised by those who
want the offlce worse then be does, and- who
are not your friends. These rascals would
have you believe tbat tbe offices belong, un
der the constitution, to your enemies; and
tbat any man who advocates yotir interest-)
must 'accessairtiy take a back seat. If you
sustain any such doctrine you will drive the
able and ambitious men among you Into the
ranks of your enemies. Ambition ls a virtue
if it is directed to good ends. The rlgbt to
rise in the world ls the primal right that un
derlies society. i
Bo far I barve ende&vored to lay before
you the difficulties and disadvantages agri
culturists have been, laboring under; also
whart oeounTed to me to be' the remedy. I
now desire to oall your aittWßtioe
TO A DIFFEIR^T^HASB
of onr situation. The lnarchfof study, inves
tigation and' knowledge has opened to the
farmer a new view of: t^e marvelous array
of forces which wirrtftma hint Both the
fanner and the men <tf science are coming
bo see that the farm cowttaibes a magnificent
domain of IntellectuiQ Aonquewt Every
branch of farming ls organising, not only by
states but ln a national waySto promote spe"
clflc knowledge and a 'fohajfeeome sense of
aaitional inde.pend'enoe. Navfcr before tn th«
hlßtooty of tbis nation has #We been wit
ness®ed «rooh an awakenlne ot intellectual ac
tivities, such marshaling, of Invention, fthysi
oajl research, chemistry jftnd cognate sciences,
education aiad Jegislaitioc; all in Wialf of the
American fairmer, as at the pireeeait timet
We ere beginning to feel ac a people tha*
a«ricu_bure ls an intellectual as wWll as man
ual pursuit; that from the fo/umlMesft tenamt to
the lordjleest ranc-imao, profit and progress
depend om memtaa comUreih«wion at the prin
ciples involved and an enets*tlo obedience to
thait oormrprehenslctn. Comprehenßlon means
intellect. obwMemea moans busitneos. Some
men aire all Intellect and no work: othem
ara all woo-k and no Intellect. The true
farmer unites both. He is both a student and
a "doer of the word." Idke ail othir line* ot
thought and action the Asnertcan farmer end
his famn are going through, a process of evo
lution. Tbe masrufactuTW facte tt and his
eUßitai. smtt enterpttea can bardlj keep pace
with coming change:;; statesmanship feels It,
for new aroa difficult problems of government
constantly present tbeai_Belve3, and how to
keep center and clroumrference ln harmon
izing growth is Che problem of th* day. The
railroad magnate feels It, and muust bow to
It. "G>rlm-vlsagcd war" bears no longer the
same "wrtakitd frout," Chough his terrors are
no less.
What Is this subtle power that ts so mys
teriously leavening the whole lump? It ls
the growth of lonow-edge among the people.
With knowledge comes new views of things.
The Indian not luaptly defined wisdom to be
the power to "see behld a wee." To see be
hlnd some things as well as ahead, to have
Judgment as to what shall come aftor a re
sult, favorable or unfavorable, ls a constant
and supreme In every phase of tbe |"
I farmer's life. No man touches tbe necessity j
of other men as does the farmer, for he j
must feed all the re9t. Just aa long as we
put our purpose above ourselves will the peo- '
pie encrjurage the promotion of tbe objects
and puaipoaes of this organization. We must
j not forget that a part of our duty is to stim
ulate a broader and deeper growth of agrl- .
| cultural citizenship. We have somthing more
jto live for than living. We have as a class
large duties to perform to that nation, tbe
i eta^e and the community. Our standing among
I men ls the true measure of the rights and |
| privileges that will be accorded to us In
law or social relations. "We have ourselves,
not our stars, to blame if we are underlings."
Every other profession pays large respect
to intellectual powers and development. Have
they secrets more profound to solve than
we? Have they problems more difficult to i
comprehend than we? No. The farmer I
stands daily in the presence of God's laws,
the most profound, the most subtle of all laws '
to Interpret. He shrinks frcm such conten- •
tion, for he realizes his lack of intellectual \
training. He submits to unjust lews and l
systems of taxation. He sees personal
property largely exempt and landed property
grievously burdened; yet he knows that the I
true basis of all taxation Ls the dollar's
worth of property, without regard to its char- j
aeter, For his own success in business he
must be better educated as a farmer; for his
own protection as a citizen he must Etudy
Harder and look deeper into his relations with j
bis fellow men in the great official and politi- I
cal compact. He needs r-o much and the j
country needs still more from him, a higher
Intellectual comprehension of what it means I
to be an American farmer, and an American I
citizen.
TRIBUTE TO MR. HILL.
I cannot permit this opportunity to pass ]
without calling your attention to what I !
consider a very important point in our his
tory. As you no doubt are aware Mr. J. J.
Hill, president of the Great Northern rail
road, the king of kings of railway enter
prises, has been for some time engaged in '
advocating anl opening up our commerce
with Asiatic countries. In my judgment the
gratitude of future generations of our grate
ful countrymen, not alone of our state, but
of the nation at large, wili roliow him ln the
other side of the grave, in a substantial man
ner by their approbation of his genius in giv
ing the people of this great nation an out
let for their products to Asiatic countr es.
He may not please everybody in all he does.
The Question that occurs to my mind is,
Who could take his place and do as well?
We are selling wheat today at 50 cents per
bushel in view of the fact that we have
but one large customer, Great Britain.
There is another point to which I desire
to call your attention, that is what the peo
ple are capable of doing when they get
aroused. The people of Chicago have gained
a remarkable victory over their grasping
street railway corporations, seeking to get a
monopoly of Chicago's streets for fifty years.
They have shown that when once aroused
their will cannot be defied, that unscrupulous
representatives dare not defy them. Before
a people once aroused the arts cf the cor
ruptor, the power of money, will avail the
grasping corporation naught. Although it Is
an Inspiring spectacle that we have had in
Chicago. With their usual carelessness the
people elected aldermen representing the
street railway interests, not themselves, rep
resentatives wrlling to sacrifice the interests
of the people, sell the streets of Chicago
for their personal profit. But at the eleventh
hour, when the street railways, through the
aid of purchased aldermen, were about to con
summate their steal of Chicago's streets, the
people aroused themselves, denounced their
faithless aldermen, commanded th»m to ob
serve the wishes, protect th 2 Interests of their
constituents, even threatened them more
than half earnestly, with the hangman's noose
if they defied the public demands, and before
the fierce flre many aldermen wilted and the
streets were saved. If the people would only
keep aroused ail the time all would be well.
In my humble judgment such are the ques
tions before the Farmers' Alliance, as I
have attempted to lay before you. There is
a crisis before us, but this is no time fcr
brooding, no time for halting. It is a time
for decision and ac.ion, a time to Ue_p in
mind that nu hep will- come to those who
will not help themselves, that to those who
will help themselves intelligently and earnest
ly, who refuse to despair, refuse to give way
to despondency, will not be denied the bless
ings of which they show themselves deserv
ing.
URGES ORGANIZATION.
If these be my last words in behalf of
agriculture, the purest and most honorabls,
and yet the most despised, calling that God
has given to man, I would urge upon this
body the necessity of organizing effectively
all ranks and classes cf agriculturists, em
bracing, and as far as possible, co-operating
with all branches of productive industry, to
shake off the shackles of monopoly from this
day forth forever. This we are able to
do, and we can only accomplish it by combin
ing our suffrage to resist the influence and
power of corporate power. I pray God I may
be mi-taken, but I believe, ne/ertheless,
that the s.abihty of our in&titutions, and the
permanent peace and security of society itse.f
wiil be brought into imminent peril by the
persistent exclusion from all voice in public
affairs of the majority of the people who
bear the burden of taxation, and the usurpa
tion by the monied m.nority and their attorn
eys, of the functions and benefits ot govern
ment in this cnuntry.
Organize, organize, I beseech you; Not
tomorrow, but today! Combine and -stand to
gether as one man in defense of your inter
ests and in behalf of the general welfare. Bo
not . driven from your principles under tha
crack of any puarty whip in the hand 3of
some petty boss who represents nothing but
party ends. Act today, delay not till tomor
row. Act! Act in the living present. "Heart
within and God overhead."
JOKE ON MR. DONNELLY.
Following the president's address,
Secretary Hanley moved that a vote of
thanks be extended to Mr. Rahilly for
his able address. Mr. Donnelly, who
had kept his seat during the morning
session, arose and remarked that he
supposed as usual the papers would
ignore the proceedings of the conven
tion. As a rlue, they paid more at- I
tention to a fist fight or a dog fight
than they did to a convention of such j
momentous importance as the one In
session. He asserted that he had !
bought a copy of The Globe In Mm- ]
neapolis before coming over and could j
not find one word of the proceedings
of the convention.
At this juncture several rose and In
terrupted Mr. Donnelly, saying, that
I The Globe had given up three col
umns of its space to the convention.
Some one suggested that Mr. Donnel
ly had his specs on upside down. Some
one else ventured that perhaps Mr.
Donnelly was reading an old paper.
The laugh was then on the Sage, who
said that if that was the Case he would
publicly apologize to The Globe.
"Have the newspapers been invited
to send representatives?" queried Mr.
Stratton.
"They are here, anyway," said Mr.
Hanley.
Mr. Johnson wanted Mr. Rahilly's
address published ln full in the country
papers so the farmers who were un
able to attend could keep posted upon
the proceedings of the alliance.
!Erlck Olson thought the newspaper
union could be induced to print tha
proceedings of the alliance in their pat
ent insides. The outside was usually
an almanac, and the average farmer
turned the inside out and read that
part of the paper.
O. H. Arantzen, of Wegdahl, differed
on this point. He thought not one
farmer in a dozen would read the pro
ceedings if printed in this manner in
full.
- J. R. Low, of Faribault, said as a
newspaper man, he could not print
the proceedings and papers, as it
would take all the typ« In his print
shop to set it up.
Somebody in the back of the room
suggested that the daily papers would
pay more attention to the proceedings
Of the convention if they got up a
fight.
Thomas J. Meighen moved that a
collection be taken up to defray the
expense of printing the proceedings
in supplement form. The supplement
could be sent to the reform press and
it could in its papers send out the
sheet as a supplement to the paper. v
The convention then took a recess
until 1:80 p. m."
AFTERNOON ROUTINE.
C. H. Hopkins opened the afternoon
session with an address on the agency
scheme. He thought the farmers could
the system, get 80 cents tor
ft DEAL VALUES
JsL Iv —
rfVy z «- GOOD CLOTHING.
f Men's $15 Overcoats.
Heavy Whipcord, extremely stylish, rt»^ rv rA
beautiful atone gray, eleg-antly \ I fl &
finished; always $13.00. Grand |Bl
bargain at only M.\J
Men's $20 Overcoats.
Handsome Black Patent Beaver, rich fc^ a PA
and dressy, deep velvet collar, JSI *^]l
silk shoulders, nobby corduroy *%•"•
lining-. Always $20, now only If/
Men's $13.50 Ulsters.
Perfect garments, lots of styl* and com- rt» *\ AA
fort, high storm collar, tine _ni 8 _!.?
quality frieze and well made. \M
K^-j Always $13.50, now 7
Men's Good Al!=Woel Suits. Ms
When you can buy an SB.SO All- Wool d» / rA Vl|vsjL
Suit for $6.50. offered by B. K. &Co., J)f%,!)ll jE P}
we bee no need of further argument, 11
and that's what you can do _^jSßfe^i_k.
Hen's Business Suits. k^Sm
What is true of $8.50 Suits for $6.50 is from £A ffi Wk
equally true of $10.00 and $12.00 \j fl Wk
Suits for $7.50. You can't do better V I fl $9
than to drop in here today a VI 22
O Good Things For Boys, H^
Boys' $3 Combination Suits. 1
Nice lot of desirable patterns, D. B. fr ASA *)P
Coat, full winter weight, an fh / ___! mWasßM^
extra pair of pants, and / •* -t/ |H B0
Boys' $1.00 Knee Pants. Mwm
Another b ; «- installment of our far-fani- ■■ /\ nin
ed Sl. oo Knee Pants for SOc. »kllC T^JT'^ffibi
All ages and kinds, "*™* l
BROWNING, KING & CO.
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their wheat where they were now re
ceiving but 50 cents. All branches of
business had banded together for trade
protection. Why not the farmer? If
the whole farming population would
come to the rescue there would be no
question about the success of the pro
ject.
Mr. Johnson, of WintbroD, cited as
examples the Winthrop Co-operative
creamery and the Farmers' Klevator
company at his home, which had been
run with great success and profit by
the farmers.
J. C. Hanley read a paper on, "Busi
ness in Agriculture." Business meth
ods, he said, should apply to the farm
er as well as any other line of business.
If the commission that went for the
handling of wheat ln the corporation
elevator companies was paid into the
treasury of co-operative establishments
it would enable the farmers lo break all
wheat combines and get tbe tip of the
market, which, through manipulation
under the present system, reverted to
the speculators, while the producers
received mere.y a nominal sum for the
product of their fields. If terminal ele
vators could be built and operated by
the farmers it would revolutionize the
whole wheat business.
Capt. Low spoke of the practicability
of the scheme as adopted in the state
of Kansas. It had, he said, paid off
the farm mortgage indebtedness of that
state, and could do the same for Min
nesota within a period of less than
three years.
Mr. Hopkins moved that the agency
plan be left in the hands of the com
mittee appointed day before yesterday,
with instructions to submit it to the
other grange organizations for their
co-operation and approval.
Ignatius Donnelly read an outline of
the by-laws which .he had hastily
drawn up. The name of tbe association
was to be the Minnesota Grain Grow
ers' association. Branches would be
organized in every county and every
town in tne state, where wheat was
shipped out in any quantities.
The question here arose whether it
should be made obligatory for mem
bers of the grain association- to be
members of the alliance. The discus
sion extended over an hour or so and
resulted in the whole matter being laid
on the table to be taken up this morn- j
ing at 9 a. m.
L. J. Leahy, of Faribault, read a
paper on "Co-operative Farm Organ
izations."
A resolution was passed authorizing
the president to appoint a committee of
three to attend the convention of the
National Federation of Labor.
tkf VOL ARE GOING
To the FactHc Coast
Don't complete arrangements until you
have secured information regarding
the Personally Conducted Excursions
to San Francisco, Los Angeles and
Portland via the Union Pacific. These
excursions leave Chicago, Minneap- j
oils and St. Paul every Thursday, and |
Omaha every Friday in elegantly up- j
hoistered Pullman Tourist Sleepers;
illuminated by Pintsch light; heated !
by steam. Baggage checked through j
from starting point to destination, j
Prompt and satisfactory service. Many j
hours quicker time than any other
line.
For full particulars call on your
nearest Ticket Agent or address H. F.
Carter, T. P. A- 376 Robert street.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Bemjamin Drew school I.' very niu.'n
overcrowded, and nearly aM of the teachers
are obliged to take two sets of classes each
day.
Mrs. K. Deacon, principal of the Franklin
school, has been suffering from a severe at
tack of the grippe.
Mlsa Hancheitt, principal of the Scheffer
school, is seriously IH at her home, 726 East
Fourth street.
The interior of the Jackson school has been
daintily oa_ct____.ed with a light shade of
greem and a number of copies from famous
painting,.! and several large portraits of men
who have been well known in American his
tory have been hung on the walls of the
hallways.
The WebsteT School union meets Monday
evening.
Sixty Days for Larceny.
H. C. Wilson was given a eixty-day sen
tence ait the workhouse yesterday ln the
municipal court for attempting to purloin a
pair of gloves belonging to A. W. Lempke
at a dtoce at Assembly hall. It was allegod
that Wl'.eon, who ls a railroad brake-man, at
tempted to get away with the gloves, which
were found concealed ln his hat.
Sued ou a Note.
The St. Paul Title ar.d Trust company yes
terday began a suit In district court against
the St. Paul Investment company et al. to
recover on a promissory note for "SGO, alleged
to be overdue-
3
I IN AND ABOUT
j THE CITY HALL|
The aldfermanic committee on licenses, at a
meeting yesterday afternoon, approved nln*t>
sevea. applications for liquor licenses, aud
recommended thai they be granted, then ><•
Ing no protest es to any of tbe applicants _r,a
no objection by any one. Twenty-four of tbe
applicants presented bonds furnished '.
surety company represented by Asseinblyma.i
Kirke, who is also a member of the commlt
, tee on licenses of the assembly.
j J. F. Smith, one of the apnlioan's asked
to transfer his place of business from 22:1
Robert street to 375 South Waba-ha street.
Most of the other applications were for re
; newals only.
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The ecmmUtee on streets of th. a£seii:b'.v
I met yesterday afternoon, but deferred -iil
matters before it until the next meeting, be
cause ordinances are in course of prepara.', ill
covering the tome subjects and will soon be
: reported.
• » •
The board of park commit. oners failed to
get a cuorum together yesterday afternoon,
and no meeting was hefd. The beard wi',:
hold a meeting some afternoon durln? t!.^
week to be fixed by the secretary, wh. w;il
! notify the members.
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The committee on pubtiO buildings <f ;ho
' assembly, at its meeting yesterda.
j noon, decided to report adversely the rcrv>
lur.lon referred to it declaring that
j elected to terminate the !_ase of a portion
j of the ground floor cf the Market house t i tho
I Northwestern Manufactures' union. In sixty
I days after notice to tha union of it; pas^ac.
j Assembfyman Craig led the opprsltion to 'hi
: resnlutiou and moved an adver-v report. AM.
; Bantz supported the resolution, but se-med
I to be almost afone. He .tated that a roliabl?
• resident of the city would fay $4,000 i
for the east half of the ground fl:or for live
! years, with an option for another five vej.n»,
j and make Improvements to the amount of
! from $4 GOO to $7, C00. and would give the city
] the option to terminate the leas? or. ill
i mosAbtf notice and reimbursing him fcr th.
j improvements made.
Mr. J. P. Johnson, of the St. Paul Foundry
company; V.r. 3. W. Clozpsr ar.d ohcr.-, rep
reseriting the manufacturers, oppsed the
resolution, clafniing th,_ t, if they did r.< t p y
as much rent as offered, they were working
In the interests of the city as well a~ t' n_
selves, and it was nothing more than if?ht
that the city bear part of the expense. T ey
93.1 d the union has eighty m?n-.b"rs. a A
they employ 6,000 perrons In their fact r>s.
The argument was also made tha- i
be unfair to other proper y owners to rer.t
the property for the small sum cftVred.
Mr. Ed Feldhauser, who hai b.en fcr .i ou
tline working quite successfully on a seh me
for placing the publio library in the mirket
house building, as is well known to t'u pub
i l!c, ..pposed the resolution because It wo _ d
| interfere with those p.a:i_. and be-rn
i the cfty d -sired to lease tb_ property be
could secure a. tenant who will pay SS."
it. There were a large number of nin.u
facturejs and others present, and there seem
ed to be great interest in the sublet.
Tho committee also voted to reoomm.nd the
allo\%nce to the union of $250 of it? claim
of $_J»>, whl.-h it expended for improving -he
east end of the building on the grounds that
It did not get the uso of al'. the spa .- It
rented during the month of September, and
that the repairs are permanent.
A claim of Mr. Bridges for a reduction of
$5 per month since Sept. 1, IS9B, for the ■■■ -
tion of the market h.l! ba.«pni~_i. us-, bj
him as a restaurant was net approved. T^ie
committee decided to report ln favor of al
lowing Mr. Bridges to sublet a por.ioa o.' hs
space to a harber until May 1. ISO.
The "committee voted in favor of allowing
the Schubert club the use of a rocm In the
building, free of charge, fcr tho purpose ot
practicing, their work being ln the interest
of the publio library.
The committee decided also to continu I the
employment of an extra fireman at the mar
ket hall, at $10 per week, for (Mica addi
tional time as may be necessary.
WOMAN'S
DELICATE ORGANISM.
Nothing ln the world is »o delicate and In
tricate as the organism of woman, and nott_
lng pi productive of good health in women as
Beecham's Pills. It would be wefl for all
women to remember that all obstructions,
all Irregularities, of whatever kind, can bo
positively removed by Beocbam's Pills. Thoy
are the stepping stone to bright eyes, rich,
rosy complexion, and everything in fact, that
goes to make up happy, heafthy, whole, ime
womanhood. Beecham'3 Pills axe for : = al«
the wide world over and they cost onfy i
quarter a box.