Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-12
FOR HARMONY.
Citizens OF the County Meet Citizens of
the County Seat.
The Hutuality Of Interests and the Inter
Dependence of the Farmer and Mer-
chant Form the Theme.

seat.
1.-THE meeting was called at the instance
of the alliance, who felt that their aims
and ends were misunderstood and their
actions misconstrued. Itwas hoped that
great many of the citi
zeus, especially the merchants, would
turn out. The meeting of the
Farmers Alliance held yesterday in
Yates hall was well attended, but q
great many of those present were COM
PEELED to return home before night, and
so did not attend the evening meeting at
the courthouse. The president OF the
county alliance, Mr.. J. B. BoYdson, was
unable to attend the meeting and Vice
President Benbrook occupied the chair.
The district court room was pretty
well filled with the remaining
county delegates and by citizens of Fort
Worth. After calling the meeting to or
der Mr.. Benbrook called upon W. i.
Robinson, president of the city Alliance,
to state briefly the object of the meet
ing, which that gentleman did. He said
the single aim was to put the Alliance,
its objects and actions. before the oiti-
zens, so that they could work together
for the best interests of all classes, and
that anyone who differed from that prin-
ciple was not in accordance with the
teachings OF the alliance. He showed
that friendly relations with all men was
desired by the alliance, commercially,
financially and socially. Courteous
treatment in business intercourse was
the great desideratum
At this point Mr.. Robinson switched
of to introduce his honor the mayor,
who made an impromptu address Of
welcome. He said in brief: ''I shall
give you, gentlemen, an off-hand
welcome. In behalf Of the
business men it is pleas
ure to extend a cordial welcome, and
not only in behalf of them, but of all the
citizens. There was an unguarded remark
in one of the AFTERNOON papers. If I'M
derstand the object correctly there
is nothing political in this meeting. This
is not political organization, but is for
the social and material interests of the
members, and the object of the meeting
is to enable the delegates to meet the
citizens and talk over their mutual
interests, so that they both can arrive
at better understanding, both CONNER
cially and socially. l am sorry that a
necessity for this ever existed. / have
never seen a sufficient cause for any diff
ference between the people of the county
and of the city. 1 speak the sentiments
of Fort Worth when I say that we desire
q cordial and friendly relation. We are
necessary to each other. There is no rea-
son for variance. There is every rea-
son against 1t. Farmers, business
necessary and interdependenr:
This is the coun seat; your
interests concentrate here, cad your
business should be done here 1t is the
earnest desire Of the city Of Fort Worth
that your business should be transacted
here and .uaJ social relations be insti-
tuteds Let me offer you practical sug-
gestion, The greatest civiliZer in the
world is communication-good roads. If
you farmers will get together and agi-
tate that question think it would have |
the desired effect and be a solution of the |
difficulty. 1t will bring you together |
and hold you together. Let us |
devise some definite and distinct plan for |
good roads, and you will bring your cot |
ton and wheat and produce to this city. |
With good roads you could not help it. |
Instruct your next representative in the |
legislature to work for that end and this |
difficulty will vanish.
John s. Morris spoke at some length !
and said: The mayor has voiced my |
sentiments exactly. There is no polit-
zeal Specification in the meeting at |
all. We do not meet to discuss |
politics but to understand the alliance /
whose only object is to promote the in |
terests of producers. Then your inter
ests are promoted. Whatever contrib
utes to the welfare of the country con-
tributes as well to the welfare of the city.
Mutually exists between them. When
agriculture is prosperous then every
thing is prosperous; without prosperity |
then everything is at loss. The object OF /
this meeting is to show that that mutu-
ality exists, that there may be concert
of action between producers and mer-
chants, that we may get the, best prices
the market can afford. Time has been
when producers did not receive the en-
couragement here that they deserved. +
Our object is that the difference may be
heeled and our market made here. Bus
mess men IS interests are identical with
those of every man in TarTant county.
Our object is not TO evoke discussion, but
TO promote harmony and make all our
interests mutual.
Judge Beckham was next called on, [
and he spoke briefly on the situatioHs41'
saying that he had seen the prejudice i6- +
wade the courtroom, and ended with the
statement that if any reasonable request
were made on the business men OF Forth
Worth by the farmers he was sureS
would be granted.
w. l.. Robinson followed him and sur
prised the meeting with little fun and
a wealth of epithet almost equal to the
great and only Sam Jones, whom he
reverently mentioned. His text was,
Whatever Injuries Fort Worth injuries |
Tarrant county, and whatever hurts the
county touches the city. - On that line
he fought it-out.
Judge Cummings next appeared and
spoke Of the deep water question and the |
origin of the Granger movement, which
the Alliance succeeded, and of the great |
strength of the Alliance in the |
South. Capt, Sam Evans was the
last speaker. He tackled the city for
its lack of factories and enterprise
IN manufacturing. He seconded the
pleas Of the departed Sam against saloons
and public abuses. He said in closing:
al don t believe that the almighty dol
lar is at the bottom of every thing but
how 10 educate ones self and ones chill
dren to contentment and prosperity. The
best Christianity Is in helping people to
be comfortable. Farmers, help your