Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-31
RIPE FOR REVOLUTION.
But il VIII Take Place inside PoIitl-
cal Lines and that In Midnight
Councils,
The President Of the Farmers Alliance
Defines It's Attitude In Politics.
Hard on the vote.Huuters.
Congregational Matters in the Fifth-swa,r
in the Lead for eovernor-Legisia-
tive Probabilitiea.
Special Corresnondence OF nc easclte

Wal 0NANthNouucOce oil the Gazette.
DECATUR, TEX, May 2s.--If all signs
are not at fault, political revolution is
ripening In Texas. Not one Of those
commissions which mark reaction of
popular sentiment and sweep the dom.
inant party to the rear, but a movement
which seems destined not to destroy
party lines, but to move them all pace
forward. An interest in political prln-
ciples is being developed which promises
to supersede personal influences in poll
tics. Men who from the days of maturity
have not thought 1t worth their while to
NEEDLE with conventions and elections,
and have been content TO vote any ticket
which was put before them by their party,
are waking up to their political duties.
An bseryant and well-info-ned gentle.
man told me at Henrietta that ten men
would attend the primaries this year to
one heretofore.
This is the revolution-not one OF
parties or Of classes, but Of influences.
IL Is going TO be q bad year for conven-
ton strikers. Something has set the
voters everywhere to thinking, and by the
time the conventions begin to assemble
great many OF them will be ready 70 talk
anu dSts NOb Ohl1 Will ItuuIh hulC
change be seen ia the delegates TO the
county, district and state conventions,
but it will apply also to the election OF
representatives. Venture the prediction
that the Twentieth legislature will COM
prise almost wholly new material.
While this great agitation Is In progress
it is gratifying TO know that the effort to
array
ORGANIZED CLASSES AGAINST POLITICAL
PARTIES
is rapidly falling into disrepute. | have
Just had lengthy conversation with Mr..
A. Dunlap (his associates call him plain
"AndyD, president of the Grand State
alliance. Before | repeat what he said,
brief photograph OF this man, who
stands at the head of the most powerful
organization in Texas to-day, may be OF
interest to GAZETTE readers. A
slender man, medium height,
brown, bushy hair, angular face,
mustache and chin whiskers--there you
have tin-type OF candy" Dunlap, presi.
dent Of the Farmers alliance. But to
understand and appreciate the man he
must be seen. He is typical Scotch
man with all the Scotch directness of eX
preston aud dry wit. His dress is plain
but with no affectation OF grange fash
1 ions. There is something about the mar
e -an impression of keen individuality
which would attract the casual passer
by on the street. In conversation
this crops out more vividly and no one
could help enjoying his homcly ye
sharp and pointed way OF putting
things. The first impression he makes
! upon YOU is that he is fearless; the mex
that ne is honest. There is no conceal
{ ment about him whatever, and though
showing all the sagaclty of the shrewdes
Scotchmau, he evidently cares but littl
q what others may think of his opinions
Considering the position he hold
: and the honors which possibl,
n lie beyond it, his boldness is remindful o
the iron will of Jackson.
On the position of the alliance with ref
erence to politics and parties, Presiden
Dunlap spoke with charming plalnnes
and some emphasis.
Said he. HThe alliance was organized
: as a non-political institution, II has 81
. been declared by resolution at a stat
= meeting, and no suballiance has any au
c thority whatever to take political actor
c as an alliance. The agitation now goini
q on in some quarters did not come iron
/ the farming element in the alliance, bu
{ from ofllce-hunters who want the farmers
l. votes"
n Mr.. Dunlap said that in those countie
q where nominations had been made Tn
@ men most active in bringing then
4 about were beginning to SCI
n their mistake, and were s.
+ writing him every day. He said that tn
I fact was becoming generally recognizes
that demagogues were attempting
q TO USE THE ALLIANCE
70 To hoist them into office, but he ala no
, anticipate any success for their schemes
q The grand state alliance will meet at Cie
n bnrne some time in August, and TAX
re- prompt action emphasizing the non-poll'
ical nature OF the organization.
Speaking as to the relations Oh u
Farmers alliance to other social organ
izations, President Dunlap said that pre-
ent conditions made class organization
necessary, and that this necessity va ~,
becoming more urgent all the tlhe; II
syowed very frankly that there couiu I
ie no interest in common pet"een ~
10 Farmers alliance and the hnlsu'
v OF Labor, except such ~,
in 1ens al the republic. One order wa
nade nm ~ EMPLOYERS and the other
emDlDVtS. luz hNl4HN'
said. had been designed to embrace wag'
workers alone, and It's troubles
H. thought had grown out OF departure
from this intention Of its founders.
"The alliance, said Mr.. Dunlap, "pu
e. noses the Improvement of the homeLtn
ey development Of the social ana educ S
to tional interests OF the farmer. lts Woi
is Is intended principally for the liresiu'
and when the tireside is all right polllic'
interests may be trusted to take care
themselves
HIS OFFICIAL CARES
Much that President Dunlap salu w
on rich with political wisdom. lie talk.
in IKE man who felt since
le- interest not only IN
own class but 10 ms Ia ,,
learn that his duties as president OF :. u
alliance demand more than hall ms tlin
which he unselGshly gives ior nosnin
ais mall is large and constantly lnc me- 4,
Tor inc. averaging now between seyen'y'It
~ AMI one hundred letters weeh'
al lives in the southwestern pors'ou pa
al WISE WISE county, near the line Of "a
ker mis- postoiiice being spr'ng.o"
!. psrker county, where ne nas
10 nrosnerous farm. When ne was asA'
whv he didn't move 10 town, wnSr.
W. a. ta,tor attend 10 his Official uuue