Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-14
A CRYING SHAME.
That Harry Tracy is Not Fur
nished a Special Car,
AS WELL AS HIS FREE PASS.
Why the Waco Alliance Convention Vas SO
Well Attended-HauIed for Nothing.
The Delegates to the Fort Worth COnven-
ton. God Bless En-, Paid the
Freight Brother 9arry's
simon Pure Fidelity.
AS WELL AS HIS FREE PASS.


s.ptGtf- ~ Lut NfdLtta'-
AUSTIN. Ten. July 13.-The sub-treas-
uryites are greatly scandaIized il appears,
by the action Of the For' Worth Alliance
meeting. Perfectly natural. When did II
ever happen that the truly good did not
find Jordan i hard road TO travel. 1t IS
trfie strange taat such good men. such
earnest seekers after truth and righteous
ness should not ne more philOsophic in
their reflections and utterances. Strange
that they should permit themselves TO get
INTO tautrums, aud swear. swagger and
roar against what they claim to he the
pertidy. intilclitV and treason of their
brethren. \ calmer and more philosophic
spirit would. !, seems be more becoming IN
men who dream
ONLY OF ING iooD
anC barishing poverty and woe. If they
are on the right rath. they will ultimately
triumph. Justice and right are bound to
prevail. The proper course for them is TO
preserve Il cir sweet souls III patience and
work GU Uncomp!ainingly 10 the end. POpu-
lar favor and the good of the cause demand
that. If they are the good and righteous
men, the saints without spot or blemish
which they profess 70 DE. how unseemly anu
ridiculous that they should act like common
morta,S. ike dancing dervishes or Sioux
ghost dancers n an unavaiiing effort TO
prevent what has already happened, or in
crying over spilled milk. Reputation lago.
their reputation is at stake.
II is noticed also that they tind ,-O0d
deal TO congratulate each other about III
comparing the For. Worth meeting with
that held sometime ago at Waco. Doubt
less they are right in that too The Waco
meeting was
MORE NJ MEROUSLY ATTENDED.
That is a fact and why Because the
saints who projected that meeting enjoyed
the confidence and good will of the raj
roads 10 such an extent as 10 procure the
granting OF free passes to all who attended
il the interest OF the suh-treasury. Those
of contrary sentiments had to pay. Only
one roaG, the International and Great
Northern, il Is said, refused that gracious
privilege 10 the Sub-treaSury patriots of the
Waco meeting The writer cannot make
an affidavit s.bout the free passes, but has
good reason to believe they We're granted.
Inc railroads. ii seems, are alone III APP
preciatin- the Oeneticent work undertaken
by MessrS. Tracy. Sledge. Lamb & Co.
Why it is So !et the reader learn, if he can.
But it appears to be the fact. The good
fellowsh p existing between them mani
tested itself during the Legislature. when
they stood courageouSly together in a Joint
effort to resist the passage of the railway
commisS on law. II may be that
THE FREE PASSES
20 the Waco meeting were only meant as
the railroads or their lobbying attornieS ap-
preciated the willing efforts OF the steering
committee in fighting the commission. On
principles of equity. the roads could do no
less than TO furnish their Alliance co-adju-
tors free transportation as long as they
want it for aid given and TO be given them.
If Harry Tracy had his deserts he would be
about in special car at the rail
roads expense, instead OF riding with the
common herd ON free pass. Perhaps the
reason why he is not so favored is that it
wOul not look Tvell to the grangers.
Is there any record that the delegates to
the Fort Worth convention travelled on
free rasSes' Not much. The paid the
freight. In the other case, Jones,
He IAID THE FREIGHT.
md that made mighty difference If per
suadins the farmers TO turn out.
Bro. Tracy protects the soundness of his
Democracy. and cries out that Ken
drick, Moody and the rest are nothing but
catSpaws for tricky politicians who not only
want the Alliance disrupted, but have no
aspect for sound Democratic principles
DeSr. good Bro. Tracy, 1t was doubtless
the force of such wholesome sentiments in
behalf of Simon pure. UEdciiled Democracy
that prompted him last winter to take the
stand occupied by him against the policy of
the administration. He worked hard for
Eo%g and a commission. Made as he says
ll9 speeches for him during the campaign.
When the Legs lature met Bro. Tracy was
OH hand, but much as he loved and admired
the governor. and exhausting as We're his
services in his behalf, never did he once
call upon or
SHOW ANY DESIRE WHATEVER
to make the acquaintance of his idol. If the
governor mad The smallpox Bro Tracy
could not have avoided him more care
fully. This is one of the ,inexplicable
things about the good brother. Anybody
ran unders land his conduct, if it be as
sumed that he came to Austin 10 fight the
governor and his policy. But how to rec |
Dncile such evident hostility with the sort
Of admiration and fidelity that called |
forth ll9 speeches in his favor is puzzler !
Perhaps he can explain it.