Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-11

bic and untcrrified Alliance men OF Texas.
cheers ] most heartily thank you. the cit
liens of Fort Worth, for the hospitable
welcome extended TO US to-day through
your honorable representative, We have
long known that the name Of Fort Worth
was synonym OF hospitality, as well as
thrift. vim and enterprise. The industrial
classes of Texas feel kindly towards YOUR
beautiful city, Tor aside from her native
pluck there resides within her borders the
Hons. Dick Wynne. Jim Swayle and f. c.
Senter, faithful tribuncS of the pSople: ana
last but not least IL is the home vf The
GAZETTE. that fearless champion of
the peoples rights Tcheersl. We
have met upon u grand and noble
mission to-day. to inaugurate &
movement that viii overthrow the uSurpa-
ton and the cunningly devised schemes of
barjering away the rights and liberties of
an unsuspecting and too confidinc people
their serviIe allies. We may be called
traitors, " etc, but if 1t be traitorous to
cal attention TO the base prostitution of the
purposes OF the order. call a halt and effect
return to its pristine principles, then we
cheeriullT accept the appelldtiOn from the
p0.ltica! hacks and third partyites, who
would profit at The expense of those whom
they pretend to represent. In order to
avert disruption Of the order and 10 restore
IL TO its original beneticent purposes. we
Should proceed with great deliDeration
Conservatism should be the watchwOrd
Our purpose is not 10 disrupt, but 10 purify
and ennoble. The Enthusiastically leader
must be depOsed, and the visionary sub
treasury scheme, with all other political
questions must be kept out of the order.
THIS done, the Alliance of Texas will march
on 10 the accomplishment OF the grand pur-
poses of its founders. / will not detain you
longer, for this is not a time for speech
making. but time for heroic action. Again
! thank you. MIR. Mayor. for your kind wei
come extended 10 Us. ! trust our stay with
you may be both pleasant and profitable.
j. ". Crayton was appointed temporary
secretary, after which the appointment Of
committees was taken up. The committee
on permanent organization was appointed,
one Tor each congressional district, as
follows:
DR. +. B. Sarror Second district.
VI. {. Wade Fourth distric-
r. W Wright. Fifth district.
David Burst. Sixth district
X. y. EysiCer, Seventh district.
j. ". Brooks. Eighth district.
b. J. Kendrick. Ninth district
Dan McCunuin@haln, Tenth district
George I. Murray, Eley; nth district.
J. ". Cr4ytou and j. Il Moody, state at
large.
This committee reports to-day at $50
a. III.
The committee on programme. composed
Of Dr. ". h. Morrow Of Robertson county,
William Gass Of tanniu county, and NJ. d.
Barney Of AtascOsa county, reported: At
5 30 p III. "n Friday an address from ".
L. AIcGaughey OF Austin. On Saturday,
from II a. m. TO | p. III. an address by W.
=. McAlestcr OF Mississippi. From 8 TO IL
a III. an address by |. =. Hal, president
II the Missouri Alliance.
\ motion TO extend j cordial invitation TO
the merchants and business men Of the city
and The public at large. 10 attend the con-
veutiou. was passed. The vote on the mo
tiou WAS rather weak and one dissenting
voice was heard. NJ Sellers a member
OF the last legislature and fiery speaker,
spoke 10 the question rs follows:
Il am opposed to Il secret session, be-
cause il has been published by the press of
the state that this meeting would be held
with open doors, and anything 10 the con-
trary would smack too much of the
'pow-wow' Of Waco, which every man,
woman and child knows is contrary to the
declaration of rights hcQueathed by and
baptized in the blood of the founders of
this government. | counsel conservatism
in all the proceedings Of this meeting. We
are taught to speak the truth. and let us in
the fear OF him who created us do so. the
deuunciltiou of the world to the contrary
The convention then adjourned until 3
D.. H.