Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-15

from serving on the executive committe,
for more than two terms consecutively
and that we were elected as such in 1883
and were again in 1899 unanimously elected
By reclamation. Does this look as If ",
were kicked out?''
Now, in regard 10 the steering commit
tee, President Jones is respectfully asked
TO snow the page, article and section of the
| constitution, OF the resolution. with day
and date OF passage by the state Alliance,
authorizing him TO appoint legislative
| committee
And he is further very respectfully asked
| why he Gid not recall said committed when
| asked by resolution to do so, BY the
| Farmers Alliance members OF the house
| and he is further asked to explain TO the
Alliance members of the house and an in
quisitive public, why this committee so
strenuously opposed the repeal OF the oil in
spection law! And why the said committee
often and separately threatened TO publish
certain ones Tor any one If they did not
vote
ACCORDING TO ITS DICTATES
And he is further asked to state why he
appointed a man on that committee whom
he well knew had no influence with a goodly
number OF the members of the house: and
above all, he will oblige Us land the public
II he viii state from whence and what fund
the said committees per diem and expenses
were paid, as he well knows there is no
money in the state Alliance treasury to paw
the same. VIII he please explain if it
IS fact, as stated by said committee.
that 1t was working for nothing and pay
ing its own bills!
Again, will he please state WHY. since
the meeting of the last state Alliance.
certain parties have secured i new char
te" for the Southern Mercury? In other
words, made 1t Z private corporation
Ana why the Mercury, in its pretense of
fairness, will not publish both sides of
this controversy, but says it viii publish
nothing unless it is in the line of a dis
cusSlon OF state or national demands, or
IS under seal Of a sub or county alliance!
And was his denunciatory letter, or Tracy's
supplement, to the Mercury in this line or
of this kind!
viii he state how, and by what means.
he made thorough examination" of the
exchange N April or MAY, 1855, aud Cer-
titled over his official signature that the
capital stock was intact, and that every
thing was all right. when, in fact, there
was not Il dollar on hand!
NoTE-l speak from memory and am not
certain as to dates, but am in regard to |
facts.
In conclusion, since he and others have !
been
so LOUD IN DENOUNCISG
the signers of the circular Us traitors, viii |
ne dare point to 4 single instance IN which |
l nave ever failed TO boldly stand up for the
principles of the order: or when ! have !
ever stopped to cOndOne corruption in our
ranks; and Will he allow a comparison of
his own, and his committees standing. al
home, ana among the good people of their
respective communities; and then will he. |
liter this IS done, persist in saying that /
lnd others are traitors and deserve to be
by all true Alliance mem
Permit me 10 say that no one regrets the
necessity of issuing that circular more than
do, and no one contributed more to bring
bout that necessity than President Evan
Zones
My record as state lecturer and as a mem
'er Of the executive committee is before the
World. as his is. and while | may have made
Mistakes, and do not say that did not. |
haNengc him TO cite IN instance OF official
eruption or misconduct, or where ever
eceived cent from the state treasury that
'as not allowed by the strict letter of the
Nv. OF by resolution of the state Alliance,
+ where / ever certified as a fact some
hing knew to be false And he did this
regard 10 the exchange, as above cited
This not being Il discussion of state or
atonal demands" the Mercury is not
Sked to publish, for il woul! not do so if
'hcu. Yours truly, B. l.. ROGERS. t