Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-29
1.-THE FJDETTESn

IHE G4ZETTE this morning prereDts
its readers with + history Of the origin
and organization OF the national order OF
pogu;e Of the order at Com,nch TIE
GAzcTTs!hSs had trusiy delivers siter news
a. work, seeking to ascertain ii a2y mem :
berg CT sbe order lived in T&rran& county.
The result is placed b9iore the readers Of
the paper tAis morning, and they
will no doub. be ss much
surprised IS WAS TIE GszETTE
to know that Ghis CITY Was really The
birthplace OF the state organization, SIS 1t
has been The state headquarters OF this
Order Of Political Bosses.
Perhaps in the history OF ceCreS socie-
tlts 01d political janias of tie world
there never wss m3re comprehensive,
compscE and rigid system Of political
management insugursted than THAI
whose ritual WAS written By tne
to-mer country echoolmssser OF
Jack county, Texas--for this order OF
Videttes hsd its birth il Pack county,
and the schoolm.ster who was called Oh
10 write It's ritual hss became lis nsiicGsl
organizer, and general" Pixies woIk
WAS seen in the last state campaign of
Arksngss and leaves its impress On al
the states CT the nor.hHest.
This military political ordef is Pol!t-
icsl anarchy. rs members must for
swear allegiance 10 any snd 81 existe Mt
political parties; it seeks TO destroy Eli
the Old parties and 10 cree. upon Ehe!r
ruins sc-called Non-PsIt:ssl org,niza
tlon dominated and controlled By the
BlVousc, witch, IN turn, IS bu. the in:
sirumeDt Ct an Ianer Circle wherein eli
and manipulate the hesd b0ss2s Ct party
which rails at possism TO concesl !!s own
slcvisl obedience 20 bosses whoSe power
has never be=n equ2led by tbs. OF any
political potentste on earth.
The Na.ionsl Order OF Vidett s has
laid its hand On the organization OF she
F.rmers' Alliance and of the Knights OF
Labor, and o; the U1ion Labor party,
which is but the political uterance of the
great agricultural and labor orgsniz.-
tons. "Videt!es" stand ct the
heaj OF the Alliance snd
knights. and "Vldettes" dominate
the councils CT these industrial orders.
With s merciless grip upon the directory
OF these orders, the Vide:tes bend them
| to political purposes despite their utmost
endesTors; the Alliance disclaing par!i-
ssn purpose, ye: its president is nomi
mated for governor by parti5ans;
tne unsuspectin5 membership OF
the Alliance does 70: know, doss not
dream, tnAs power behind she throne Is
hurrying the noble order to dissolution
and ruin; ard so with the knights OF LIZ
bor-:he Bosses sre in the Inner circle
and in the BiTouac, and control the or
ders whose highest OFF Gals sTs "Vi-
det:es."
And what if Political victory could
come by such means to these Vidsttes?
What would It poftend 20 nation, state or
county? Who can tell? TIE Bcssas ere
tNon-PA-tiss1.they scko Wedge no oblig.
ton to any party, and no party is respon-
eible 20 the country for them. They are
responsible only to themselves, to s
secret political iuata organized on
military basis! Lat each
mAn for himself ask and
crs1er what would political success snd
governing pogsr in this secret tribunal
por.end to the people. Lst members Of
the Farmers Alliance. and let the Knights
Of Labor ask themselves Whist will be the
ultimate and inevitable efsc. upon their
orders II 'VIde.ses'i sse to control their
action to the purposes Of Vide.tes.
It has been denied that the National
O.dsr OF Videt.es has en- existence in