The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-24
The Mills Resolution stocxmeu's
Privilege.

noticed an article in this NOR
lhEs's paper about which wish to
state lew facts. \ few DAYS before
The Central Texas Live sock as, ,c,a.
tiOh mt the cxcrut.Ve C. m
lnl'tee Of that association
for the purpose Of making
out its report, making programme
ana LAYING out such other work tha,
should come before the annual mo,,
ing on the goth. The matter of the
ass citation taking some action upou
the MILF tariff blll was suggested by
Mr.. a. Wheeler. dou't know
whether MIR. Wheeler is An anti or
pro, republican or d.mocr Some
enc lse suggested that prepare a
! reso u Ion disupproving the course ot
Mr.. Mi Is III congress uDOn the tariff,
also upon bis speech at Providence.
| do not remember who that party
was it was fully discussed in that
meeting and the fact that Mr. Mills
position w9s detrimental to the stock
/ mems il terests made itevideut that
orr opinion and position shol be-
ltiuly stated. Every anuu4 meet
ing has pa sed some matter OF legis-
lstivc Character. AID this meeting
with its work did not ditler from any
othcr IL that respect. + NJ. did oct
mean "Proscribing Master' to D..
We thought we h@d the right as fire"
citizens Of sp aking cut upon
any important ma ter ard PISS
ne any resouiiOn the majority OF
our members bought proper aud be t
This idea is in line with our cOnsllt
! ton adopted and subscribed to by
each meubcr. Sec I'd Of the con-
ltttution is follows
"Ihe object of this Assoc alton j.
for the pa ture and stock owners to
net in unison as cooperative and
protective boGy; to project each
other against frauds, injuries and
theft. To give information
to each ether whenever any fact is
known to any one, particularly affect
ing the interest Otany other member"
| The position assumed by MIR Mills in
his report as chairman OF the ways
and means comm ttce, we felt TO be
very "iujurious," and all citing very
materially the interests of stockmcn
and ii persisted in would destroy Il
valuable industry i'll the territory
represented by Mr.. Mills III congress
aud occupied by producers OF raw
material.
We never waited on pos or ants
or any political party or persons to
| find out whether the resolution won, I'd
please them or not. We were acting
in the interest of stOchm men. | state
here as the mover OF that REF II ion
That it WIS not gotten up nor pass d
as prohibition matter, or by repuD-
llcan, democr4t or any other part
sans, theirs statements TO the contrary
notwith, landing.
an authorized both by the pres
dent and secretary TO LAY that there
were only TWO dissenting votes am
further auth rcd by the sccrcta y
to state that all who voted for he
resolution were tarhl reform dem
ocr&ts ana not thlrd pa ty urlnocia
or pa ty who had ever voted Tor a
prohibition candidate voted. CAV
n' uce III the forenoon thAt u II a
ra-c II ion would be presented. giving
fair notice so that a"y one migh
have ample opPorluni y to pre- p I-e
oG prepare for opposing it. After ait
| journiTg | weLt to he Office OF :,
prominent lawyer and asked him for
information or paper, giving the NJ I'LL,
speech a Providence or something
upon the Mills tariff bill While We
/ were talki' 9 RusseIllNlngsburry came
in and the lawyer said; Russell, You
are p,ltician, We THIS man the IL
turmat on upon the NJ lis thr'll OIL"
This is the way Russell klngsburry
came into having anything to DO with
| tho msttnr The LAWYER went to ia