Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-31


charge made by the managers OF the Ek-
change against Dallas is upwarranted
and without any foundation. Yours very
truly, E. M. REARDoN, Cashier.
FOURTH NATIONAL BANK,
DIAL AS, TEXAS May 26.
Editor Texas Farmer:
Your note OF the 25th inst received,
enclosing circular of the Alliance Ex-
change, printed for secret distribution
and asking us to answer certain inter
rogatories noted at the bottom OF same.
Ordinarily would pay no attention to
anything of this kind, but when the fnsn-
cial institutions of Dallas are attacked,
and the wholesale and retail merchants
of this city are charged with crimes most
vilIainous, and am asked by reputable
journal for an opinion, feel that silence
would not be considered virtue; there
fore I answer the questions In order
named. ID I do not kn " Of any organ
izaiion to crush the Alliance. (2) (
know Of no attack having been made on
the Farmers Alliance by the
elements named. (3) have
never heard and know OF no retailers
being whipped into line. (D This Is my
| first information on this subject. (5) 1
never hesrd of any promises made to the
| Exchange "for all the money needed"
| (6) can throw no light on this accuse
| ZION. az know nothing Of the Hous-
ton transaction. ~ know Of no Tar
rsngements" that could be made to force
the business people of this city or any
| other city to part with their earnings
| without an equivalent. 90 In reply to
| this will say that I believe the banks OF
| Dallas, the wholesale merchants and re-
tail merchants, the shoot blacks, news
boys" and all, welcome with heart full
| of love all business institutions conducted
on business principles. At the same time
their good sense and business acumen
| will enable them to discriminate between
the spurious ami genuine article. Re-
spectfuily, w L. GRIGGs,
President Fourth National Bank.
Texas Farmer also interviewed boththe
North Texas and N,tional Exchange
banks. While not desiring to answer a.
lengsh, both emphatically alleged that
they knew nothing Of any combinations
against or opposition to the Alliance Ex-
change.
MAYORS OFFICE, DALLAS, May 26.
| To Texas Farmer:
L. know there is no such organization
| as is charged. Q. know thst the citi-
zsps of Dallas and more especially the
| merchants of the city have subscribed
literally for the purpose Of securing the
headquarters of the Alliance and, as an
evidence of this $4,000 worth OF real
estate WAS donated for building purposes
| for the use of the Exchange. 8. l do not
know OF any promises made by the citi-
Ems OF Dallas that they have not in every
way carried out and If they have failed in
any way am willing to pledge for them
now any and everything that was prom
ised. 4. As president OF the Merchants
Exchange of the city, can say in sll
csndor and truth that none bat the
m lst iendly expressions have ever
been uttered by the members OF the Ex-
change toward the Alliance enterprise,
and / am satisfied that the truth Of the
charges made would be, without dis
senting voice, denied, aud the charges
condemned by the members of that body
(5) The ''circuiar letter" appears to me
10 De O "sensstional" document, and, In
nv opinion, is an uncslled for and whole
| sale SANDER upon the friends Of the State
Alliance residing in Dallas, and every
| line in the document referring to our city
and its citizens is indeed ''cus out OF the
whole CLOTH" Very respectfully,
s W. C. CeNNoR,
Mayor and President Of Merchants Ex-
change.
FIRE AssocI TON OF PHILADELPHIA,
DALLAS, TEX, May 20. lsSS.
Texas Farmer:
In reply to your questions accompany
ing copy Of circular letter signed BY G.
W. Macuue, }. B. Keilly and Harry
Tracy: The circular, as any fair-minded
reader can see, ia not only tissue Of
| fslsehoods from beginning to end, but SO
silly IS to confirm partly formed opin-
ION that these men are totally lacking 10
necessary qualities to fill the positions
they have, by some means, been elected
| to by their honest but lily informed sup
porsers. In one breath they eay, "Pfe-
tended friends went back On us, thinking
they could force us into the hands OF job
bers and rlvet on us the credit system"
In the next they Shrek because they have
no credit. As . matter OF fact, these
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