Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-25
w. P. HANCOCK ENDORSED
RESOLUTIONS OF THE PR.
DELL ALLIANCE.
Opposed to a Third Party and the Sub.
Treasury Scheme Faith in the
Authors of the Austin Circular.

Resolutions adopted by Prairie Dell ALI
ance No. 2144, Bel county, at a regular
meeting held May %, 1891:
Whereas, we view with sadness and
alarm the efforts of some of our Alliance
leaders to pervert the order from the noble
and praiseworthy purposes for which II
was founded into political party machine,
to advance the interest of certain corrupt
and scheming men, and to foist upon the
country in the form of law the impracticabie
folly known as the sub-treaSury bill; and
Whereas, hundreds of thousands of dol
lars of the hard earned money of the
farmers of Texas, advanced in the way OF
fees, dues, subscriptions and donations,
have been absorbed in Alliance enterprises
in SO short period of time as to create a
general demand in the order for true &C
count of its expenditures, which has never
been satisfactorily given; and
Whereas, so reckless, RASH and pervert-
ing have the uses TO which the money and
the order been directed that ii has so re-
duced our order as TO retain but u mere
moiety of its former numbers and created a
well founded fear in the minds of all true
Alliance men for its safety, permaneDcy
and usefulness: and
Whereas, recently, to-wit, on the 4th day
of March. 1891, at Austin, Tex, a certain
number of Alliance brethren. including our
brother, Hon. w. p. Hancock, inspired as
we believe by the truest Alliance principles
and earnest devotion TO the cause, issued a
circular to the brotherhood OF Texas warn
ing them of the dangers that threatened
the order and urging them to relieve it
from the weight that was crushing the life
and usefulness out of it. and bring it back
to its original principles and and purposes.
Therefore,
Resolved. that we are unalterably OPP
posed to Il third party created in the Al
lance, are opposed to the sub-treasury
scheme, and condemn the course of any and
all of our Alliance leaders, be they high or
low, who would use the alliance for these
purposes.
Resolved. that while we do not charge
any one with fraud or corruption in the
management of Alliance funds of any class,
vet we believe that many of those charged
with their use, showed an extravaganza
almost bordering on criminallty and
inefficiency and incapacity that ought to
permanently relieve them from any position
of trust and honor.
Resolved, that we believe the aforesaid
circular contained substantially Il true state
ment of facts, and that the signers were
moved by the best intentions, and are true
Alliance men. honorable gentlemen and
acted for the best interests of the order
and especially do we know this to be true of
our neighbor and worthy brother, w p.
Hancock, in whose honor. truth, integrity
and devotion to the Alliance cause rs set
forth in the declaration of purposes We
have full and implicit confidence, and any
insinuation enunciated to the contrary by
sore-headed politicians, sub-treasury advo-
Gates and third partyites we brand as false,
malicious and slanderous
On motion the Journal and Reporter of
Bolton, Fort Worth GAZETTE, Southern
Mercury and Galveston News were re-
quested to publish.
j. c. KILLINGswoRTH President,
W. II. 1ZARD, Secretary.