Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-16
THB PARTIES,


Continued fl'om First Pace.
wnere he was and asked Tor An in,.e.
view. It was after some in.ts.,s,s
,nat this gentleman submitted 10 ths !,
terview, with an exclamation ,hs, y.
defend himself against HAVING orssr,sa ~
secret political parties, or state whs,,,a.
or not he didit Your reporter ouest,oaat
Mr.. Dawes this way; '''sA'u
What were the objects ano alma q, ~.
order OF the Farmers' alliance when Az ~
organized as designated by its ehar,sr a. "a
by-lawsf - S''' 'ei anu
"For the moral, intellectual soc,.,
anu financial cement and school for the
PURPOSE OF educating the agricultural
. ~ IN those principles Sneoessarr
~. ~ ~ carried into effect to secure TO them
ne true reward OF their labors and en-
. .S higher degree OF intelligence In
tne farming community
"Mr. DAVIS. was IL when organised
stIictiy an agricultural associationpn
~ was, In every sense Of the word In
uae written and unwrltten works and
a,Ins, as the originator, who lives In
farker county, win testify"
IN lne origin and first organization OF
tne FARMERS alliance was there any
slougnt OF the order eliminating into .
secIet poiitlcai party or combining with
secret political party?n
80 lar as the best Information and up.
uerstanding that ever had OF the first or
gahlzatlon OF the order II was not poliu-
Sai organization or party In any respect;
lneeeo, IL was without any political sig
nlncance Whatever, and for the last five
years, while have held commission as
state lecturer and organizer, i was always
Instructed by the state alliance, who COM
mlssioned me, to lecture TO the farmers
and organize them into associations for
purely moral, intellectual, social and
financial benefits, and totally free from
political parties and creeds.n
"Have you always followed these in
structions2n
81 have, In every instance, never deyiat-
ing one lota from those Instructions.
have always warned the alliance against
introducing politics into the order by
every speech have ever made to the pub
lie, or In the lodge room, by every article
have written for the press and by every
circular-letter that have ever sent to the
suo-alliances; and It is a positive fact that
such a thing as Introducing politics into
the order until last spring was never
heard or thought off,
"Mr. Dawes, what influence was first
brought to bear on the alliance causing
them to introduce politics into the
order?"
This question the gentleman tried very
hard to dodge, but after some time he
answered rather reluctantly.
"By becoming mixed up with other Sc
cret orders, and political quacks who have
no merit within themselves, but propose
by appealing to the prejudices Of certain
classes OF our citizens arraylng them
against all other classes, they hope to
ride into some petty office. Yet, |
believe the great body of alliances
will ever remain true TO the principles as
organized In the order that this spas.
modtc or maddened political folly will
soon pass away, for there is too much in
telligence in the agricultural communities
for them as class to be led very far
along by any demagogery.
Here Mr.. Dawes asked to be excused,
as he is only an humble private member
OF Annis Chapel alliance No. H. 1t was
learned by unquestonable authority that
the reason Mr.. Dawes quit travelling In
his former sphere Is on account OF the
passage OF the political resolutions into
the state alliance at Cleburne at the meet
Ing OF the last state alliance. This move
as secret political order Mr.. Dawes
could not swallow