Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-03
TnE ALLIANCE.



The state executive committee Of the
Farmers alliance, In its late meeting AZ
Waco, took steps toward nondng the
breach made ~ The Coburno state meet
log by the adoption Of n Bet Of political
resolutions. Among the proceedings Of
the executive committee IN The following
significant resolution
Whereas, such action by the minority
was, We nrmly believe, taken for the uT-
pose solely aud only ~ forever dcbArnng
politics or political discussion from The
organization. Now, therefore, we, your
committee, recommend that this CONFER
enco committee comprising grand officers
and grand committee, do declare 10 the
world that the nllispce II nOn.poiltlcal
and ahall be hereafter ana forever main.
talned non.polltlcal, ana that any
county alliance or anb.alliance
which shall hereafter depart In
any degree from The spirit OF this our
declaration shall be liable 10 forfeiture Of
charter when such political departure
shall be proven, and Ia the president OF
tho farmers State alliance shall require
the surrender Of such charter In such
case ana iurther, nny oiilcef IN any ALI.
Rnce, state, county or sub-alilaDoe, who
shall hereafter Introduce political quos-
tlons or attempt 70 discuss the same IN
open alliance AZ any meeting Of state,
county or fub.alianOe, such officer shall
be- impGachod aud tried aA required by the
constitution, and, II found guilty, ex.
PEELED from thg organization and further,
any member " any alliance, state, county
or subordinate, VINO shall Introduce po-
lltloal questions or discuss such ques.
tons In open alliance shall DO tried and
expelled from tho organization, II found
guilty
10 seems that the executive committee
Of the Grand State alliance has In Wow
"a thorough reorganization Of the
Farmers alliance, Ia their work at
Waco on the 18th Inst, we Ind this
language
Your cOmmitte do further resolve and
recommend that iuafmuch ~ there pre-.
walls much discussion aud divers Opin.
Ions throughout tho alliances as to the
merits Oi members Of the Knights OF
Labor holding ONCE or being members
Of tho Farmers State alliance, that
county alliances take this question under
adyistmont before sgleCting tholr dele
gat q 10 the next meeting ~ tho state
alliance, IN order that this much mUoted
question may al such meeting Of the state
alliance be authorltatlvGly decided
Another evidence Of thorough over
hauling Is the resignation Of Andrew
Dgn.ap, president Of the Farmers
State alliance, ID. j. Eddleman, vice
president OF this Barmers' State alliance,
and j. II. Harrison, member Of the cxog-
utlvo committee OF tho Farmers state
alliance The resignation reads
For the purpose Of completing the
work Of reconciliation 80 happily begun
by your committee vt ita resent meeIng
In this city, wo desire that the con-
elusion therein agreed upon DO az
speedily as possible submitted 10 the
memborahlp throughout this Jurisdiction
Tor their ratification or rejection, aa In
their wisdom may seem best, aud that
any appearance Of partisan feeling may
be removed We, the Undersigned, Andrew
Dunlap, president Of the Farmors' State
Alliance OF Texas, -. ! Eddluman, vice
PRECEDENT Of tho Farmera' State Alliance
Of Texas, aud John II Harrison, member
OF tbs executive committee OF the Far.
morH' state Alliance ol Texas, do hereby,
oaoh OF nR, tender TO you, as trustees OF
the said Garmcrh' State Alliance Of Ttxas,
our rcBignatl0ns To our respective onccs
that 80 hold by virtue Of election by the
.harmors' State Alliance OF Texas, In
regular session Ut Coburno, Tex, In
August, 1890.