The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-04-23
IMPORTANT MEETING OF
THE ORDER AT WACO
YESTERDAY,
SPEECH OF PREsIDEN L EVAN JONES
Severe Resolutions Adopted Denouncing
the Authors of the Recent Circular
Rejecting on the Leaders of
the Order.

Jones, president of the State Alliance
called the body to order in this city this
m orning there were about 300 delegates
present besides the following leaders of the
organization in this and other states:
Evan Jones, president of the Texas State
Alliance.
L.F. Livingston, president of the Geor-
gia State Alliance.
J. T. Tillman of Tennessee, member OF
the national executive board.
Alonzo Wardell of Huron, Dakota.
CIV. Macune of Washington, D. G.
E.T. Stackhouse Of Little River, South
Carolina.
Gil. Clark of Stephenville, chairman of
the Texas judiciary committee.
J.T. Crawford of Cisco, chairman of the
state executive committee OF Texas.
DIR. ]. D. Fields, ex- president ofthe Texas
State Alliance.
After singing Nearer My God to Thee"
and the pronouncing of the invocation, DIR.
Fields was called to the chair and the
meeting proceeded to carry out the pro-
gramme as arranged by the committee.
Mayor Mccullough delivered the address
of welcome in which he stated that he rec
ognized the fact that the farmer held the
interests of the country in the palm of their
hands and were largely responsible for the
veal or woe of the masses. He extended
them very warm and cordial welcome to
the Geyser City.
Mr.. Stump Ashby of Tarrant, responded
to the welcome in one of his alleged humor-
GUS speeches and succeeded in bringing the
house down.
President Evan Jones was then introduc.
ed and spoke at length.
PRESIDENT EVAN JONES
said he was glad to see such representa-
tive body of men present, as they were
truly the representatives CT not only the
Alliance of Texas, but of the bone and
sinnw of the country. He said that it was
to- them that the people looked for protec-
tion from the gigantic corporations that
were expressing them and that they would
stand firm until they had succeeded in pro-
curing relief for the suffering masses. He
discussed the organization known as the
Alliance from its incipiency down to the
present time, and proceeded to lampoon
corporate power from Alpha to Omega. Mr..
Jones is the Alliance lecturer of the state,
and his speech was about the same
four thousand times before. He said the
Alliance did not organize for thepurpose of
anagonizing any particular business or
calling, but simply for the purpose of pro-
tecting the people and saving the govern
ment. The Alliance was the great chan
mel through which TO correct existing
abuses and bring the people closer to-
gether, as well as to place the government
back into their hands, where 1t belong d..
The idea that we must work harder and
produce more to improve our depressed
condition is misleading many people. The
opinion is erroneous. The more we in
crease the products of our industries the
worse our condition gets, it seems to me. The
fact is, neither over production or under
production is responsible for the deplora-
BILE condition of things. 1t is the scarcity
of money in this country. The average
farmer may work from morning until
night, day after day, and year after year,
and he can hardly make enough to feed
and clothe his humble and economical
family. But if we are true to our organiza-
ton and the principles it sets forth, we
will gradually force the enactment of such
laws as the people demand and as will give
us relief. Our principles are as eternal as
the capped hills and can never die.
We are demanding nothing but what is just
and right. We are opposed to monopolies
and to the alien ownership of lands. We are
opposed to being dictated to by the money
barons. We demand the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver We demand that
both gold and silver shall be supplemented
with sufficient paper money to supply the
demands of trade. This, in nutshell, is
our platform. Today all eyes are turned
on Waco. The eyes of the world are watch
ing this body. We are expected to devise
ways and means to carry our principles
into effect. You are here from the east,
south, north and west. Texas-great and
glorious Texas-is represented. We must
plant our feet upon the demands of our
order. The Alliance tidal wave is spread.
ing to every nook and corner of the
state. Never was our star as bright
as it is today. The people are
convinced that we are going to give them
relief, and they are with us heart and soul.
We will, from this time on, make our power
felt throughout the length and breadth OF
the land. In the future our shibboleth will
be "Give us liberty or give us DEATH" Let
us make this the grandest meeting in the
history of the Farmers Alliance of Texas.
Amid great applause the meeting then ad-
journed until o'clock, Chairman Fields
announcing hatan executive session would
be held at o'clock with closed doors.
The meeting then adjourned until s
D. m. Chairman Fields announced that
there would be an executive or secret ses-
sion held during the afternoon.
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Alliance delegates who are now in
this city are representative body of men
and come directly from the rank and file Of
the farmers of Texas. They are plainly
antagonistic to the present state admins
tomorrow they will adopt resolutions con-
dsming several things in connection there