Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03

to speak against the sub-treasury, and Il so,
| we claim we have perfect right TO print
the speeches. However, if our paper adyo-
| Gates wrong principles. il should die and we
| should lose all We have invested IN 1t; but
on the other hand, il il IS right then every
! honest man, whe her he be d merchant, a
| doctor. Z lawyer or 4 farmer, should sub
| scribe for il and help US TO sustain 1t. Here
| Is its profession Of faith:
The Farmers World will not be the organ
| of any party, clique or faction. but will be
| Democratic in sentiment and will favor and
advocate:
l. \ reduction of the tariff to revenue
/ basis and tariff for revenue only.
.. The free and unlimited coinage of gold
| and silyer-the money of the constitution
! and such currency as may be founded
| thereon, as the sureSt. safest and most per-
| manent settlement OF the money question.
| 3. The election of honest. pure ana ircor-
! ruptib men to Office and the economical
! administration OF our national, state, county
| and municipal government.
!. The uplifting and elevation of the la
! boring classes by means of education, CO.
| operation. the use OF lahor-savIug ma
! chinery, ard the very latest and best
methods of farming.
The principles Of the Alliance and Grange
as originally promulgated eLlbJIy these
| thoughts and will receive cur hearty i'll
dOrSemeut.
The World will oppose and condemn:
l. Class legislation of every character,
and all attempts 10 engender class preiu-
| GiceS and array the people Of our common
| country against each other IN pOlltlca! or
| CARNATIONS founded on class distinctions.
>. AL attempts Of any man or orSau!Ia-
tion of men to hOOdwinli, deceive and mis-
lead the agricultural and tutoring classes
for the promotion Of their own selfish ends,
and therefore every attempt TO convert the
Alliance or other farmer ORGANIZATIONS
whose objects are in themselves cOmmen-
dable-into q secret political organization,
enSlaving the conscience and degrading the
manhood of the class for whose benefit
they were founded.
3 All attempts, whether by precept or ex-
ample. to teach the people that the govern
neut possesses anything IL did not get from
them and can by means Of the sub-trcaSury
bill, attempts 10 create values BY its fat or
other impracticable or visionary schemes Of
finance, destroy the principles of political
economy and put / single dollar into any
mans pocket without IN equivalent in ID
Dor
Where is the honest, intelligent man who
| does not indOrse that! Those gentlemen
had better ask US to forgive them.
What compromise will you make with
them!
! would call on them to give up the sub
treasury and all the other demands forever;
to admit free action, the freedom of thought
and Of speech; to open the columns OF the
Mercury to both sides of all questions; TO
denOunce that steering committee and ap-
point no more: to explain to the noble
farmers of Texas where all that money
went that was sent the Dallas exchange, 10
rescind the resolution expelling the Fort
Worth conventionists and the manifesto
signers', and the stockholders of the Farm
ers World to impeaCh the officers who sus-
pended Rayner Alliance and for using Il he or
der for personal and political ends; to apollo
gize 10 Governor Hogg for insulting him by
demanding the appointment of Mr.. Duncan
on he railroad commission: 10 apologize 10
the legitimate professions which they have
inSuited to admit 10 man who is a mem
Der Of that order of Eidettes or any otherse
cret political party; to put acrlnp on those
fauaticdl Cranks SO they will go TO Work
and pay their debts, study ana learn how
10 vote, and TO elect actual farmers, and
none except those who have their interest
in farming, TO any office III the order. That
rule would debar me, but thank heaven it
would change The slate, as TO
the cases of DR.. NIacune, Harry
Jim Davis, Jim Perdue, Stump Ashby, W.
X. Lamb, 'Gainesyillen Jackson, Ben Ter
rel, ct al. Now, when some men want to
run for public Office they first get an Office
in their county Alliance, and then tell
around certain corners that they are the
Alliance ticket" 1t is wrong. Let actual
farmers be the officers, and the doctor, the
teacher. the preacher and the like be its
high prlvates ] would also insist that they
have no more embarrassing committees,
no bosSism, no demands" no condemna-
tons, no boycOttS.
What steps have the ants taken?
We have called meetings 10 be held on
Exr. ar of loH
every county in Texas. it is expected that
on that day each county will elect 4 dee
gate or delegates to attend the st. Louis
convention which meets September To-
DO you expect large attendance
Yes, sir; the railroads will give low
rates, and like arrangements will be made
with the St. Louis hotels.
What relation has the Alliance to the gov
ernment2
1t should educate land nothing more) its
members in the science Of government in u
strictly nOn-partisan spirit.
What do you think of the future pros
pcrity OF the Farmers Alliance!
If we follow their advice that Is, ST you
cannot indOrSe its demands get out it
VIII die; because when the Texas Dcmoc-
raCy fires on the Sub-trcGsury, the Farmers
Alliance vital cord, in 1872. all will 80 out.
If ! were an enemy TO the Alliance would
tell all 10 do as those sub-treasury men
adEise US, and As they forced us TO 90 at the
state Alliance, but l think it would be
great calamity if the order should die just
now.
How would you redeem it?
BY having every county in Texas send
delegate to 81. Louis, and there reOrganize,
or rather purge Tie order.
Who may attend the county conventions
called for September )?
Any Alliance man and any person who
is eligible to be a mcnber-all who oppose
the sub-treasury, etc.