Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-22
THREArENING SIGNS.

Those gentlemen who fancied they
could convert the alliance into political
machine and yet preserve the original
purpose OF the noble order, must begin
to see the mistake against which TIE
GAzErrE, months ago, warned them. IL
there is any desire any where to rescue
the alliance from the clutches OF the polit-
cal yultures who are perverting Its pur-
poses and pros,ituting It TO sinister aims,
no time should be lost in expelling the
men who are running the order that they
may gain office. The alliance was made
up, as are all benevolent and religious
organizations, OF men of all political
parties, and the disintegration now
going on is due to the impossibility OF
mixing oil and water. No true friend to
the original purpose OF the alliance
would ever have dragged 1t into politics,
and what we see in the alliance to-day is
no more than would happen to any other
order, secular or religious, that failed to
exclude politics. The following resolu-
lions, passed by local alliances Of Dallas
county, is surely warning enough to all
who would save the alliance for the noble
work it was instituted to perform:
ROSE HILL, Sept. 17.--Whereas, there Is a
| Joint committee composed of members of the
Farmers alliance, Knights Of Labor and other
secret societies in this county, which has for
Its objects, as we believe, to stir up discord In
tue political affairs Of this state and county,
and believing that our order should steer clear
of all combinations that are political In their
nature, as II 10 contrary to the constitution OF
our order; and
| Whereas, circular letters have been received
by |. II. Elder aud j. O. Knox, members of Rose
| Hin alliance, asking the cooperation of this
alliance in the forming of county ticket;
| /. Resolved, that we denounce such proceed
lngs as undemocratic and not worthy the CON
sideration OF farmers who Joined the alliance
for the purpose OF improving their coalition
as such and not to help Republicans, Green
hackers and disappointed Democrats and
I chronic office seekers into office.
2. That In giving the above mention ed circu
lars 10 the press for publication, j. O. KnoN
has the full consent and Endorsement of RIOS,
Hin alliance.
LISBON RgPuDATEs ALSO.
LISBON Sept. 1s,-In view Of the fact that a
| political meeting recently held In the city
Dallas, at which they formulated a programme
to bind the alliance and other labor organiza
tons to support ticket made by those organi
cations; and In view of the fact that the ALI
ance is non political organization, be It re
solved:
l. That we, as an alliance, will do all we CA
in an honorable way to discourage the Intro
duction of politics into our noble order,
2. We deprecate any action that has take
place in order to bind the alliance TO supper
any man or set of men, solely because they ma
happen to belong to the alliance or any othe
labor organization.
3. That we instruct our delegates to tn
county alliance to uie all their efforts and In
huence to discourage any attempt to put labo
ticket In nomination for county ofices.
4. That we spread these resolutions on on
minutes and furnish a copy of the same TO tn
Herald, the Times, the Mercury and the News
and request that they publish the same.
Il. A. GRosCRY, President.
t. w. ERWIN, Secretary,