Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-12
XIV. NO.. 270.
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buttons we,2 DAYS, imouslv adopted as read
Mr. Roee 2th, Isl the following tegesrara:
csy1 JoE. TEX, June II. 1891

IutlonS wei. - lnloUSly adopted as read
Mr.. RoGe, -, .Da the following telegram:
, ~ JoE TEX. June IL. 1891
| D. r Rogers ut ote congress:
Sickness pre- tat my attendance Give
the boys my rcvsFrds. Three cheers for
| Newton's letter. >k,ours 10 command
n y. p CAGLE.
The following rs'9lut!onS from. rhe Aus
! tin County Alliance were read
Whereas, from IMPERATIVE necessity
/. the state who are opp s:ed 10 The plans and
! workings OF the exec i've officer, OF our
noble order, now IN Authority, has been
called u meet III Fort Worth July 10 and
II, 1891: and,
Whereas. We are GLAD u, know thar our
! brethren are raiyluE 10 uu4 support IL the
fight which we mace some NO years ago
And whereas, The Southern Mercury"
has refused 10 publish our proceedings is
sent 10 them by our secretary :, being the
mouthpieCa Of those only who see IL IL
/ indOrSe th' Sub-treaSU:y scheme aud GER
tain Altar e bosses who Try to buiidoze ;he
thinking clement OF the order into the sup
por- of these measures. And
Whereas The Farmers World" HIS been
founded and brought forward 10 the AID az
| the conservative element OF Tn" order,
Therefore, be it resolved by The Austin
, county Farmers Alliance, IN regular SeS-
sou, that we indorse the call mno-iug a.
ers' World" and Did them GodspeeC H.
their efforts to purify our order ana re it
OF men VINO are acting from selfish motIv.S.
And further resolved. that We uyIouu'e
the Sou heri Mercury for the une-siurd
stand which il has taken
Resolution No was read a follows.
Whereas, the State Alliance Las. August
III Dallas referred the scheme known Is the
s1b-rreaSury plan bacf - the SUB ana
county Alliances tor consideration and ac-
tiou: and
Whereas. we believe this plan 10 be.
/. Contrary 70 The A,.!auc. principles OF
equal Justice 10 all and special privileges TO
none
> That II Is another movement towards
centra ization OF power and parental gov
eminent.
5 That instead of increasing it will Lesser.
the amount of money in circulation.
1. That instead OF raising the price of
farm products 1t will only give spectators
and the money power a surer aud stronger
hold on the market prices.
>. That it is imprac deal, visionary and Z
probable campaign movement originated by
our enemies TO split the Alliance.
Therefore, be il resolved by Austin
county Alliance in regular session. that we
are opposed 10 the said sub-treaSury plan,
and that our delegate 10 the state Alliance
be instructed to vote against i.
After the reaoing OF the last resolution,
Hon. W. :. McAleStcr was introduced. aud
proceeded at once to his subject, which was
an exposition of the objects and principles
for which the Alliance was organized;
At the conclusion of his address PreSi-
dent hcndrick resigned the CayCl TO Ni,p-
President c. NJ Wheeler of Fannin county,
Chairman kendrick being forced to take
the 1 80 train for Weatherford Upon the
retiring of Mr.. keudricll from the chair a
resolution was unanimously passed thank
ing him for the fair ana impartial manner
in which ne had presided over the cOnveu-
ton since assuming the chair
The committee on resolutions was then
announced as ready TO report. \ motion
was made ana prevailed that the platform
and resolutions be read by sections. the con-
ventiOn passing upon or rejecting the said
sections as il saw fiji. The platform was
accordingly READ and adopted section by
section and then as whole, the only cor
rectiOn being IN one word. where NAL
administration was substituted FOR the
word malfeasance The platform was as
follows:
We. your committee on resolutions, beg
to submit for your consideration the follow
ing, tO-wit:
We, the anti-sub-treasury members OF
the National Farmers Alliance aud In
dustrial Union, recognizing the grave and
responsible duties resting upon us as farm
ers ami citizens and members of our be-
loved order, he Farmers Alliance. hereby
present for the careful consideration Of our
brother Alliance farmers the following
preamble and resolutions
Whereas, the Farmers Alliance has been
organized To the end that its members
might become educated in the science of
economical government, anu that we might
become more united in our action. having
been divided through the Influences of the
war, while We have ever been united in
interest: and.
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