Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-06
A PROTEST..
FANNiN COUNTr'S ANTl-SU6-
TREASURY ALLIANCE MEN,
Strongly Opposed to Three of the Ocala
and st Louis Demands.

Special to the Gazette.
BoNHAM. EANNIN COUNTY, Tex. July A.
The protest Of the anti-sub treasury men
last Saturday at the Farmers Alliance
meeting was in substance as follows
BoNHaM, TEN. July l. 1891.
To the President, Oficers and Members OF
Fannin County Alliance nov in Session.
July !. 1891:
We, the Undersigned members of the
Farmers Alliance beg leave TO enter our
solemn and earnest protest against the en-
dor5ement by this county Alliance, or the
Texas state Alliance of the three Ocala and
St. Louis demands, the sub-treasury bill,
loaning money by the government on lands.
and the demands in regard 10 that section
of said policy relating 70 the final owner
ship and control of railways and telegraph
lines in the United States We respect
fully ask that this protest be spread upon
the minutes of this county meeting
l. We are opposed to and protest against
the two first named because we believe
them TO be in direct conflict with the hon
cot Alliance principles of equal and exact
justice TO all and special priv ileges TO
none
. That while we favor the passage of
just and wise laws regulating the railway
and other transportation lines of the coun-
try, the telegraph lines, etc, we are OPP
posed to government ownership. first on
account of The immense debt it would foster
upon The government by the increased bur
den of taxation it would necessarily incur:
and second because of the centrIlizing
spirit and tendencies ofsuch a course which
would place in the hands of any political
part Y, an unlimited lease of power for an
indefinite period OF time.
3. We particularly protest against the in
dorSement of the Sub-treasury bill, because
we believe it visionary, impracticable and
will fail totally in accomplishing the alleged
object of its authors and advocates, to-wit:
The relief of the agricultural and industrial
masses of the nation.
4. We regard the sub-treasury bill Il
class law in scope and detail, and knowing
that our statute books are already bur
dened with laws favoring the manufactur-
ing, bond-holding, banking and other IA
vored classes, we submit to your reason
and judgment the truth contained i'll the
old axiom, that two wrongs never did make
a right
D We also desire TO enter our protest
against the method and plan adopted by
some of our leaders and Alliance papers in
Texas, particularly the Southern Mercury,
the state organ, which has since the Waco
conference given only one side of this
lnooted question, and has refused the op-
ponents of the sub-treasury hearing in its
columns, Notwithstanding this is an educa-
tional question and is to he voted on at the
state Alliance meeting at Dallas next
August.
We also protest against the action of orr
state executive committee in selecting and
sending out froIa the Waco conference
lecturers who We're unanimously in favor of
and advocates of the sub-treasury, and
many, if not all Of them, noted as agitators
of and strong supporters of third party.
Very respectfully and fraternally. W. T.
Gross, j. Z. Carpenter J. NJ. Smith, ". j..
Hood, T. J. Patillo, John T. Leslie, j. A
Glass, ". F. Parmenter, Jessie Stamford
james Martin, NJ G. Wade. T NJ. Latti-
mer, w. NJ. Braudick. A. d. Hendrix, L.
c. Bragg, j. w. Bodgets, A T. West. James
Dial, f. NJ. hurry, II. J. Self, Z. J. Blan-
ton. j. NJ. Bills, w. c. Moore, c. L. Wood,
r p. Tarleton.