Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-15


Citizens Resolutions.
A committee appointed by the Farmers
alliance In the white Settlement, few
miles northwest Of the city Of Fort
Worth, drafted the following communica-
tlcn IN answer to series OF resolutions
signed by some Of the business men Of
Fort Worth, and published in TIKI Ga.
zETTE on the 18TH of March.
These resolutions were directed 20 the
Farmers alliance, which hiss not been a
party 70 the recent labor troubles For
this reason the TarrAnt County Farmers
alliance, while in session on the 9th inst,
st Eunon, considered these resolutions
from some OF the business men OF FORT
Worth as q direct thrust St the Farmers
alliance as an organization. Therefore
the communication from the White Settle
ment alliance was unanimously approved
by the county alliance, which asked that
they be published in the Fort Worth GA
zETTE, Evening Mail and Labor Siftiugs
T1s answer reads as follows
}. We believe that the world IN which
We live was created By a Master Builder,
and that He made Il with such perfec;
nicely that II is impossible for anyone Of
the various planets which he made 70
vary from the courses which He de-
signed for them 70 travel. They all
move without discord Of the will of the
Creator. We further believe that it is
impossible for the creature 70 govern
Him who created 1t. We know that the
people are the creating power in this
government, and that they create all
things by which they are governed. We
think il would be utterly inconsistent
and out Of harmony with all true gov
eminent for the people 10 create anything
TO rule them 20 their ruin. In other
words, il IS impossible for man 70 create
anything greater than himself Whist
man makes man should control.
,. The alliance Is at loss to know why
the resolutions, published March 18th, were
directed 10 this body. As an organiza-
alton we have been on no strike except
striking for ourselves in what we believe
70 be lawful way. We have ordered no
boycott upon any person or corporation,
Hence we fail 10 understand why q few
OF the citizens Of Fort Worth should call
our attention 10 their resolution, unless
u was intended as slur upon our organ
ization.
3. Again we would like to know a few
things from those men sometimes called
AAAA--AAL1 VI -lAE Law W = mbhAA AAhE
10 know why our money will no. Ouy
sack OF salt, barrel Of potatoes or q
caddy OF tobacco from wholesale house
as we'll as cattleman's money or the
money OF any other man; AS farmers,
we are compelled 70 90 TO retail house
10 bay what we want, even though we
may buy 1t in bulk or by the wholesale
We lhink this looks very much like boz
cottiCg, though il may be all right,
4 We would ike 70 know why farm
er's money VIII not buy sny tool, machine
on implement from the manufacturer Of
such machine. Why are we compelled %
buy from or through au agent aud % pay
sa agent nearly e. much for bis service
as 10 cost 30 make the m1chineg The
modern term called boyc0ttlDg seems 90
us 70 express lust what Is done no this
case, but perhaps the knights OF Law
wild give Us It's proper name We would
$50 like 20 be told why q farmer who
takes his wheat TO the merchant mills
cannot get his -four in exchange for wheat
put up n bags bearing the standard
brands Of the milling company
D. We would ike 10 know Whg it is that
the farmer has no voice In pricing
what he sells, He works hard, makes his
little mite, puts 1t on his wagon and takes
IL 10 your city. When he reaches there
aud offers his produce whose price does
he take? We know he takes the
price Of the buyer. lie then deliv-
els where the buyer wants 1t. receives
his hard-earned money, goes to a retail
grocery store, buys salt, sugar, potatoes,
etc, by the barrel at retail price, and
he goes home happy, Notwithstanding he
thinks he has been boycotted. Now, gen
tlemen, knights Of Law, would it not
look little more like Justice IL the
farmer could buy in quantity st wholesale
prices? We believe it would. make him
feel lige Cattleman.
6. Suppose the alliance should conclude
TO build large Touring mill and elevator
in your city, sufficient TO compete with
any mill IN the country, aud grind all their
wheat laud more, would there be any
thing wrong in the enterprise? How
much money would you mOneyed men
loan us 20 start the business, aud what
interest would you charge?
:. Suppose we were to start several co.
operative stores in the country, and one
in the city OF For, Worth, having 1t so ar
ranged that the one 10 the city SHOULD
furnish those in the country and also sell
by retail; would you patronize our estab-
lishmentS And should We have in CON
nection with the house In the city large
mRrket-house where we could carry our
fat Steers, hogs, turkeys, chickens, eggs
and batter TO be sold at wholesale and re-
tau, would you not think we were hog-
cot,ing the city
$, Now, in conclusion, we submit that
the alliance was organized to better the
farmers condition, morally, socially and
financially, aud we have no war to
make with any class or order. We pro
pose 10 protect and take care of ourselves
and help sustain the right relation among
all men.
Your committee respect fully submit the
foregoing, and ask that this report DE ap-
proved and sent 10 the county alliance for
further consideration. Respectfully,
COMMITTEES.
The above document was approved hy
the county alliance aud given to us that
we should request its publication in the
papers shove named
w. H. WRIGHT,
4. NEWTON,
"a. +. MooEg,
Committee
Canary Cages.