Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-31
ALLIANCE EXCHANGE.
1t Charges q Aoss Vllisinous Lrime
Agsint Dxliss-Undeubsed Evidence
That Its Charges are SANDERS.
Incompetence and Inexperirrce Hiding
Enefr Mistakes Behind Mftsrep-
reservations.

Incompetence and IuexrerfrrCe Hiding
Their Mistakes Behind Mtsrsp-
rsaentaeions.
The Texas Farmer Of Saturday will con-
tain the following review Of the Allisnce
Exchange Of Dallas. It is interesting
reading ard rs. submitted by THE GA
ZETTE without comment:
The following is the copy OF secret
circular sent out by the Alliance Elk
change TO all pats OF the state, and ex.
plains Itself:
fCircular Lstter.)
FARMERS ALLIANCE EXCHANGE CT TEXAS.
Authorized capital stock $500, 900, ali
of which ia subscribed by the Farmers
Stste Alliance. Paid up, May l, 1883,
SI25. 600. A.. NJ. Keesler. president; Ben
Terrell, treasurer; j. B Reilly, secre-
tery; C W. Macune, business manager.
Headquarters and general business Office,
30s, Wood street, Dallas, Texas.
DALLAS. TEX, May p. 1898.
Dear Sir and Brother:
The mask has at last been thrown OF
by the bankers, wholesale merchants, I'M
.plement dealers, and manufacturers OF
farming implements and machinery with
few exceptions), and they now stand in
one solid organization determined to
crush the alliance Exchange OF Texas.
This struggle began in March when the
managets refused line of credit to the
amount of sl0s, 900 from a large iobber in
Dailas-he being the mouthpiece OF the
rest. This was the signal for general
aud fierce attack on the Exchange.
Tney have whipped every retailer
into line. They were sure OF forcing
the exchange to surrender in twenty days,
thereby keeping their foot upon the peo-
ple's neck, and through the exchange
keep up their unfair system. The strug-
gle has now lasted for over fifty days with
incessant fury. Every gun they could
command, every suoterfuse has been re-
sorted 10 to force us to surrender. The
management mas not yielded one inch in
any direction. Any report to the con-
trsry is base falsehood. The 4 sht Is so
bitter that not bank will let us have S
dollar to psy our freight bills. We now
have at the depot several cars OF goods
and have no money to psy the freight.
The reasons for this condition we submit
all the money we needed In Dallas, but
when the time came our pretended
friends went back on US, thinking they
could force us into the hands OF lobbers
and rivet on Us the credit system. Being
BETRAYED in Dallas, we went to Fort
Worth, Galveston, New Orleans, to raise
money, but the hawks followed Us, kept
the wires hot and the mails full, malign-
IL cd hx3f bai n
lous Dun Commercial Agency. Finally,
In Houston, we made q written con-
tract for all the money needed at present.
As soon as this WAS known, every battery
was turned on this banking house, and
he either sold out or purposely deceived
us. Thus, being betrayed, the managers
have borrowed money on their property;
put up their lands as collateral to get
money; they have offered to give any
security that the banks demanGed-Yet,
with ali this humiliation, they met with .
fist refusal Tney say, in effect: "If you
will arrange with our local merchants,
you shall have aI the help you need"
This infamous proposition we spurn with
cortemDt. We are representing free
men. Personally we are willing to be
sacrificed, but we have not, and n-ver
plan Of relief has been formulated bV
the Pres dent, Executive Committee of
the State Alliance, management and
Board of Directors of this Exchange, eud
your County Alliances will be called to
meet st their respective court houses on
the 9th of June, 1888, ct 10 8. m. Let
every member be there, as documentary
evidence will there be submitted showing
the extent of this great conspiracy against
the people.
The whole question has resolved itself
into q struggle of the aristocracy to keep
their heel on the neck of the people, and
r;yet the chains of extortion and robbery
upon our children. The question for the
brethren to decide is: "Win you submit
now while you are able to secure Justice
to yourselves and freedom for your chill
dren? The only way out OF 1t is to run
up our capital stock to 81 ,000,0e0. This
can be done very easily by each brother
plsnting himself squarely In front OF his
family, and supp .rtirg the only thing
that can pesceably secure their
prosperity, II we sre ever
free we must first be free financially:
therefore every member should withdraw
every cent of his funds snd refuse to In
sny manner support those who are en-
shaving as.
During oil this struggle we have not
yet heard OF q brother vino, after he had
the situation explained to him, has not
said: "Hold the Fort; we will sustain
YOU 10 the end" The rich and the poor
in the Alliance are, with one accord, rush
ing to the suppors ct the Exchange, and
we can assure the brethren that with one
strong pull, sill together, we are safe, and
our children will be free. Yours frster-
nally. C. W. MACUNK,
] B REILLY,
HARRY TRACY.
This is the language Of the circular, but II
probably meant "when the Alliance was re.
fused," etc.
These are most serious chsrges-even
so serious that these gentle recon-
mend farmers to boycott Dallas. Here
10 their laugusge: "It we are ever free,