Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-17
FOR HARMONY.
Citizens of the County Meet Citizens of
the County Seat.
The Autuality of Interests and the Inter-
Dependence of the Farmer and Mer-
chant Form the Theme.

were invited, was held Friday night in
the courthouse. 1t was to institute an era
Of harmony between the citizens of the
county and the citizens of the county
seat.
The meeting was called at the instance
of the alliance, who felt that their aims
and ends were misunderstood and their
actions misconstrued. 1t was hoped that
great many of the Citi-
Zens, 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
we'll filled with the remaining
county delegates and by citizens of Fort
Worth. After calling the meeting to or
der Mr.. Benbrook called upon w. L.
Robinson, president of the city Alliance,
to state briefly the object of the meet
the single aim was to put the Alliance,
its objects and actions, before the citi-
zens, so that they could work together
for the best interests Of all classes, and
that anyone who differed from that priu-
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 MS honor the mayor,
who made an impromptu address of
welcome. He said in brief: Ell shall
give you, gentlemen, an Off-hand
welcome. In behalf Of the
business men it is pleas
ure to extend 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. l have
never seen sufficient cause for any diff
ference between the people of the county
and of the city. ! speak the sentiments
of Fort Worth when l say that we desire
a cordial and friendly relation. We are
necessary to each other. There is no rea-
son for variance. There is every Tea-
son against 1t. Farmers, business
men, bankers, all are mutually
necessary and interdependent.
This is the coun Y seat; your
interests concentrate here, and 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 that social relations be insti-
tuted. Let me offer you practical sug-
gestion, The greatest civiliZer in the
world is ommunication-goodr 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 AID 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-
ical 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 a loss. The object of
this meeting is TO show that that mutu-
ality exists, that there may be a 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 Tarrant 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 situation,
say ing that he had seen the prejudice in
wade the courtroom, and ended with the
statement that if any reasonable request
were made on the business men of Fort
Worth by the farmers he was sure it
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
Tara Lt 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: