Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-31
THEY ARE NOW AS OTHER MEN

Jones, Sledge, Tracy and Macune to
the people of Texas: Fellow citizens:
we assure upon our sacred honor taheml
that there is no politics whatever in
the Alliance. and that we. the leaders
OF the organization in this state, have
not the shadow of thought of drag
gingo our noble order into the strife Of
partisan politics. The fundamental
law Of our order forbids it, and our own
sense OF decency, propriety and up
rightness rebels at the thought. We
abhor partisan politics as fatal to the
high purposes af our noble order, and
TO the purity of our intentions. Our
object is to labor for the education OF
the agricultural classes in the science
OF government in strictly non-par
tisan sense" Our enemies tell you that
we are corrupt, self-seeking and I'M
worthy, that we plundered the farmers
through the Alliance exchange, stole
the Mercury.at the hour OF midnight,
and are now converting the Alliance
into a political machine for advancing
our own personal interests. Can you
believe that of us? Do you not know
that they are base cOlumniatorss all.
VINO say such diabolical things OF us,
and that their livers are green with
envy. and their hearts poisoned with
So ipI,-.,r OF IN, aIr in,
the farmer in the science OF govern
ment" Behold the result OF our edu-
cational campaign. The leaders OF
Democracy have for three-quarters OF
a century been teaching the principles
of Jeffcrsoniar Democracy and what do
the people know after all Of the true
Science of government" Behold
what we have done in the course OF a
few moons in educating the minds of
the farmers. They are now demanding
through our platforms government
loans Of money on non-perishable com
modities and land; government control
or ownership OF railroads: the con-
struction by the government
Of leVees and wharves, and
of post Office buildings throughout the
Union whenever needed, all TO be paid
for by money ready made for the pur-
pose, together with great many
other things OF equal Importance and
startling boldness. When did ever
jefferson or Jackson, Calhoun or Til
den, Randall or Carlisle. Cleveland or
any other Democrat conceive or pro-
claim such scientific truths of govern
ment as we have done since we set
up as teachers and professors Of the
art?
The plain truth OF the matter is-and
it is our censciences that speak-we
are the salt OF the earth, the sentinels
on the watch tower of freedom, the
college of cardinals TO whom the farm
ers of Texas can alone look for right
counsel and wise instruction, and all
others are corrupt demagogues and the
hired servants OF monopoly. We are
the only genuine patriots, and the
Mercury and Dallas News, like our
selves. pure, patriotic ana unselish.
are our organs.
But don't forget that while we detest
the politics Of both the Republican and
Democratic parties, that we have any
desire TO turn politicians ourselves
But if anybody starts Third party
and our scientifically educated agricnl-
tural disciples find that they cannot
sleep o'nights without electing some of
US United States senators like PETER,
what can we do but accept our fate as
he did. 1t is cowardly to run away
from such responsibilities, especially
when they are so well buttered, you
know