The advocate., 1891-09-30

called to address the meeting. He is well
dressed, soft handed farmer, wearing a
smooth face and gray hair. He has more
Of the appearance of one who farms with
his mouth than with his hands. He left the
warts at home on another mans hands.
From the character Of his speech we should
also conclude that he does his thinking
with his lungs. He acknowledged that we
were in bad shape, "but," said he "thers is
no one but what knows that an increase of
the currency will not help the laborers.
"There is no power" continued the
speaker, "thst can make money but labor. l
am Democrat. The finance question is a
very deep one, very deep. The old basis for
money is the only basis. The tariff question
is the real issue, and affords the only means
of relief" Then he proceeded to tell why,
and succeeded in getting in genuine Dem
ocratic speech.
Mr.. Cooper then took the stand and said
he was opposed to third party. Said he
didn't want to be bound. He was willing TO
bind others to the two old parties, but he
did not want to be bound to any measure.
He admitted that when parties made plat
forms the members of the party were bound
by them. Said Leverett Leonard was good
man; that all the Leonards were good men.
Others addressed the meeting in about the
same strain. At 4:30 o'clock in the evening
committee on resolutions announced that
they were ready to report.
The report of the committee embraced
the Fort Worth resolutions, with an attach
ment, and are as follows:
ResOIved, That we denOunce the sub-treasury
plan, land loan scheme and governmental owner
ship Of railroads as violations of the PRINCIPLES OF
good government, as paternal In their character;
as cenCratZlng In their tendencies, and II enacted
Into law would create such horde Of national
OiiicehOlderS as would fasten the clutches Of the
party In power upon the thrOatS OF the people so
strongly that the voices Nf honest patriotic ci1-
zenS would no longer be heard In the control of
government aHairs
We further denOunce these measures as being
a violation OF the constitution Of our beloved
order.
That we denOunce G. w. Macune and his cor
rupt methods, together with the acts OF his tools
order and q stencil In the n0strils OF all honest
men who know of their corruption and vlllainy
We further demand that those men who are
not farmers be removed from the national and
state offices Of our order and membership there
In, ana that none but those who have their inter-
ests In farming be eligible to membership In our
order, to the end that the legislatures Of our
government may know that when the Alliance
speaks 1t Is the voice OF the farmers and labOrers
OF our land instead OF the wish Of some paid tool
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all honest members OF the Alliance throughout the
United States In behalf OF the poor and oppressed
OF our land whom these base men have betrayed,
In the name OF our wives and children, who must
be relieved, II at ALL by the united action Of the
fathers OF this country, In the name OF good
government, TO unite with us In putting down
this common enemy and disgrace OF our order.
There was some objection made to the
resolutions personating DIR. Macune, and it
seemed for a while that his name would be
stricken out, but the schemers were on
hand and succeeded in thwarting this move
ment, Hall and McAllister making very
earnest, not to say bitter, speeches against
DR.. Macune. Secretary Murray, of Texas,
also made a speech full of denunciation and
hbelous accusations. He denounced Ma
cune as working in the interests of the Re-
publican party. That he wanted to start a
third party in the south and divide the
Democratic party, with view to defeating
il. Il seemed for awhile that the speaker
forgot that he was addressing what is
claimed to be an Alliance meeting. In the
midst of the confusion some one suggested
that the fight be transferred from c. W.
Macune to the editor of the National Econ
omist and chairman of the executive board.
But this proposition did not meet with much
favor and the fight went on.
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