Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-21
THE GAZETTE FORT WORTH, TEX AS THURSDAY JANUARY 81

vi ieBlsntion. 4 ae magnitude and re-
~. Sspli.y VI q alliance will force re-
saru LOT tne .nberests OF It's members.
. nnsseau vi =" slliance falling a prey TO
Pois,cal sc' 4emers, the order has but TO
~ ~ ny W itself and the country viii be
ini uutiV m corrupt political machinery and
aa Ju,' JUS class legislation. There is no
ua ,er or necessity for the alliance to be-
~ - nc a political party, but it has the
rght, and viii no doubt exercise 1t, Of
supporting men and measures best suited
TO the promotion OF industries OF the
country ~ Cisco Roundup.
While the Farmers alliance is not a
\ political organization yet It behooyes its
1 members 70 take an active interest In
state and national affairs. Most OF the
evils OF which they complain are the re-
suits Of bad laws, and they can only be
removed by a change of laws, and the way
to do this is by putting the right men in
office. The trouble with the laboring
classes to-day is that they have let some
body else do the law making. This is
| election year. awake TO sense of your
high privilege, and knowledge of your
power, show that part of this govern
ment and a big part ut that, belongs TO
| you, and vote for no man unless he
/ Hf'tfNNe hlilintlA W nOlk lOt hllt ltlOIiilN
which you demand.--[ Texas Mesquiter.
The farmers of Hopkins county are or
ganizng alliances In almost every neigh
borhood. We hear that some Of the alli-
ances will pay sulphur Springs another
visit about the middle of January with
seventy bales of cotton. We hope that by
this time COTTON will bear good price and
That the farmers will 90 away from Sui
l nnnr &nFfpng cufigNoH L.
and supplies were not priced to them -
[Sulphur Springs Echo.
The Farmers alliance at Mansfield win
establish cotton-yard and grain-house in
the near future.
II seems the Farmers alliance are
erecting more manufactures than stores
They are striking the sure road to indie
pendence. II Stephenville Empire.
The president of Rockwell county ALI
ance, II. L. Gardenshire, has formulated
a plan of fire insurance by which the or
ganization carries insurance on the prop
erty of its members. The plan is very
simple and seems to give an economical
and absolute protection against loss by
fire. - Cisco Roundup.
The Farmers alliance in Texas now
number over $1,000. In Dallas over 1900.
II Mesquite Mesquiter.
Mr.. G.. S. Elliott organized county
alliance at Sand Flat on the I'd inst.
Notice of the speaking would have been
given In the Review, had an issue come
out last week. There are seventeen sub
alliances in the county. May Gamalel's
doctrine prevail among the professions
and the Farmers alliance not condemned
through prejudice and without hearing.
The staff of life is produced solely by the
farmers. ~ Athens Review.
The Van Zandt county Farmers alli-
ance awarded to- Dean Bros Of WHIPS
Point and q. w, Tull Of Canton the con
tract for furnishing supplies for 1886.
This organization numbers about 1000
in that county.
There are forty subordinate alliances in
Hin county.
The newspapers, first and last, have
great deal to say about farmers' al
llances, the grange, farmers clubs, etc.
some for and some against them Briefly,
the opinion OF the Democrat and Rpporter
is, and always has been, that the farmers
have the undeniable right to do lust as
they please and Just as they think their
interests demand, in forming and main
tanning such organizations, and it is the
business of nobody else. II they can
better their condition by such organiza-
tions-and we believe they can If properly
managed-it is their duty to form and
sustain them. IT is stated that there
are now in Texas over 1900
chartered alliances, with an az
gregate membership of about 10000. |
The complaint Is sometimes made that
the farmers are preparing to control the
politics of the country. Wen, for Gods
sake, let them control politics II they
want to. Better that than have politics
controlled by some professional politi- |
clans, chronic ofllce-seekers, pimps,
dudes and gentlemen of elegant leisure, |
who strut around the streets of the towns
and cities. II the farmers are not inter-
ested in the politics Of this country, who |
is? And il the farmers controlled a good |
many other things besides politics the
country would be better of. This is our
platform, and if anybody don't like it,
let him stay off of it, Tyler Democrat |
and Reporter
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