Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-07
LABOR FEDERATION.
iHHE TEXAS DEMOCRACY MORE
SCASED THAN HURT.
The Third Party Movement VIII Not Garry
Precinct in the State-The
Farmers Reading Up.


! F7btC4tl To me b4|tIr"-
SuLrsrH SPRINGS. HOPKINS COUNTY
| Ten, july 6.-The reporter for The Ga
| ZEGlE meeting Hon. J. NJ Nelson as he was
! making MS exit from the hall in which the
| Confederation Of Labor was deliberatiDL
| ou methods OF reform and retrenchmerf
| asked What do you think of such an Is
| semOly and what, in Your opinion. car
| reasonably be anticipated rs Il result Of
! such a. movement on i new party line
| Mr.. Nelson said: Now, yOUl. man, aS Il
| Is made q part Of your duty 10 aXtOrt from
| public men that which they cUyet the most
| III cOucea'men'-au opinion on new pClit zeal
! movements Will give YOU in very hr ief
and candid terms an index 70 nv sentiment
| on this maSS-mcctIug OF the different labor
organizations headed by professional politi-
| cal trainpS now convened in cur otherwise
quiet little city do not me.u to cast any
| reflection upon the Alliance by the above
| expression, for l had great confidence in
that order III its original and non-pOlitical
simplicity IN resulting in appreciate ben
eht TO the farming class. If / understand
the fundamental principles of the Alliance
they are entirely out OF harmony with this
third party movement. After observing for
while the deliberations of this convention
came TO the conclusion that any commU-
nifty that has an honest ambition to sub
serve the best interest ot the whole people
which IS the highest aim of all good govern
mentS, would have reasons 10 regret the
assembling of such i convention in its
midst. It's president reads lengthy mes
skages, portrayiug in flaming language the
Oppression of the working class, without
naming the party responsible for this OBJ
preston, and suggesting methods of relief
shocking TO the conscience OF the American
citizen and most revolutionary TO civil So
cIctE. The most Objectionable feature TO
tins convention from my standpoint is that
- L. ~
be compared with the errors as promulgated
through messages and studied speeches of
the leaders. But have an abiding faith in
the intelligence of the masses, and in
this lies my hope in the ability
of the Democratic principles to
remove these false gods from their new
erected ami freshly cOusecrated pcdestas
and awaken the unconscious worshipcrS to
the true motives that prompt the leaders
of this mass meeting to SO grossly misrep-
resent the Democratic party. Everything
the leaders of this new movement advocate
outside Of what they have tilched from tn e
Democratic platforms, IS subversive Of
American institutions. The people viii
readily see this, and upon this we prOpheSy
the death of this third party aud the burial
and damnatiun of its blatant leaders. The
tariff IS one of the main questions between
the two old parties, and all know that il is
he Inauguration by the Republican party
Of the protected system that is responsible
for al the evils, politically, to which the
former is heir: vet these leaders are all
over this country trying to educate the
people that the tariff is no longer an issue.
! heard Mr.. Spencer, u defeated candidate
on the Republican ticket for congress from
New York, make this declaration before
his audience the other night, and then we
felt Ike asking the farmers of this country,
where do You expect to drift when YOU
embark YOUR political fortunes on this third
party movement?
Into the Republican party is the
answer Of the echo. l must say 10 you. Mr.
Iseporyer, that l believe the reduction of
me tariff, followed by the free ana unlimited
coinage Of silver are the only legitimate
H-gS--s Of relief to the farmers
n following are the views of one of the
Ipe-stl-YNerS ~ the state, J. d. Peteet, on
aiis. -ts,'oA: WHAT DO you think Of the
- tsehI.on OF the Federation of Labor Just
su509rned In yoIr city2"
ins A-mocr OF delegates was much
s sti1i-er lha2 thought il would be, there
peli-s UL-y small number of counties in
LtiS sIa.e represented. Hopkins county fur
iILsnt.s - many delegates Us all the other |
coun nc osether. Altogether, regard the
$50 Is d ZANE affair. Some of the deles3
fass i - ms county quit the conventior.
ven, Meh' hoine N disgust and say they nave |
cratic party"
What think you of Mr.. Spencer andsbisd
theorG 81 o4nhlng without money, as Sses |
did not hear Mr.. Speucers speech, but |