Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-16

nized this man, who, with others. has at
tempted for the past six years TO prostitute
the Alliance in third political party. I
recognize him as one who engineered reso-
luton in the legislature. deceiving the farm
ers as to the third party movement az Waco.
! Then he himself went 10 the Cincinnati
convention. and was e-ec-sd organizer OF
the Peoples party. l myself hav' been
state Lecturer ana travelled over the state
from Dallas 70 Houston. assuring the peo-
pie OF Texas tie Alliance shOuid not con-
fict with their political or religious belief
l fina this man and few others trying To
initiate myself and others into third
I political party. with our heads in / sack,
driving US with d board with raj in il
! This convention was called for The purpose
/ of perpetuatins Alliance principles pure
! and simple Us We're given us by those who
| founded the Alliance, and to defeat
the unholy ends and aims Of such
political prostitutes as this man
Lamb and his crowd. l heard he had made
! in Texas have read it, YOU have
| all read it, we have au read lt-in
which he expressed a determination
| TO come to Fort Worth and capture this
| convention Tor his third party scheme. l
| don't believe the convention should be cay-
| tured, and have no idea It viii"
What is the ruli ne OF the chairf' some
! one asked
Il decide. " said the chairman. that rs
Mr.. Lamb himself says he did not come
here in answer to the call he IS not entitled
10 a seat Oh the floor. / base this decision
upon his own statement and not upon his
| mem bership IN the Alliance, and want it
so understood by the press and the people"
Mr. Chairman, " shouted an excited del
egate, Il move a committee OF three bc ap-
pointed TO investigate the gentleman and
see II ne IS an Alliance member in good
standing
At this point pandemouium broke loose
and shouts of put him ont, ''sergeant-at-
arms, Lamb, " Lamb" etc, drowned
all other noises. aud the chairman vainly
raped for order. During The confusion
Lamb left the chamber and az he did so
someone shouted, Alliance men. come
out, come OUT and five persons who had
been seated around Lamb got up and FOL
lowed him out. cheer after cheer ringing
on the air as they filed through the door
and down the stairs
The article published and referred 10 in
the convention was from the Dallas News
of the 5th, and is as follows:
In this connection the Alliance men of
the federation, recognizing. they think, in
the coming Fort Worth meeting an effort
to destroy the Alliance for the purpose of
furthering tine governments political am
bitiOns proposed TO be on hand MIR. Lamb
stated il plain:
said he. Alliance men of every political
complexion have a right to be there and
participate III the proceedings. If il is a
political movement by trickSters 10 DESTROY
the Alliance 1t is our duty to be there to
tear the sacred Alliance mask from the faces
of the men who promulgate doctrines CON
trary 10 the reforms which the Alliance is
pledged TO secure
This indicates a stormy session at Fort |
Worth on the sub-treasury question, which |
IS tine issue upon which the fight will be
made. Mr.. Lamb holds that if there are
Alliance men, who ii good faith desire the |
adjustment of the sub-treasurv, the place |
10 make the fight is in the State Alliance |
convention in Dallas, August IS The re- |
fusal of the Fort Worth meeting 10 admit |
the sub-treasury men into The councils il is |
said. will result III the expulsion of the |
antl-sub-trcasury element by the State Ali |
ance W. L. Lamb announced that |
there would be a meeting at Fort Worth on |
July 10. which purported to De an Alliance
meeting. If it was an Alliance meeting"
said he, Alliance men should be there.
] il was intended TO oppose the Sub-treas-
ury, and thus controvort Il vital Alliance
principle, we should be there to defend Ali
ance principles'
During the debate the article was read
and the assertion made that nine out of ten
Alliance men in the state would be with the
Fort Worth movement; that the actions
which had decimated the Alliance ranks
from go, 900 members in Texas 10 $4,000
could no longer be tolerated and that re-
turn to the primal principles of the Alliance,
recognizing no religious creed or belief,
would restore the order TO its pristine mag
nitude and render it once again a power in
the land. The theory seemed to prevail
that the Alliance, to be success should be
To GAZETTE reporter Mr. Lamb said:
Il did not come to the Alliance meeting now
being held in this city to raise party Ques-
tons, but as member of the Alliance
Under its constitution and bylaws all meIn-
bers Of the Alliance il good standing are
members and as such have a right
to speak in all Alliance meetings. A motion
was before the meeting this afternoon to
have night session to discuss Alliance
principles, and having noticed that the call
was for those who oppose the sub-treaSury,
decided to ask the president whether or
not members of the Alliance in good stand
ing would be allowed to participate in this
meeting without having gag put on them
regard the sub-treasury as u part of the |
principles, and know it is SUCH for
il is one of the demands of the order | did |
not mention any political party, nor would | |
have done SO had it been decided to have
free discussion and had been allowed 10 |
speak, but Brother Moody being, as he
said, afraid of ne because | was a member ,
Of the Peoples party, sprung the question.
he had as well questioned the right of any
Democrat, NJ ,thodist or Bap-
list taking part in the meeting as to ques-
ion my right or my being a Peoples party
nan.
In this they have proved that it is their
Intention to capture the Alliance of Texas
md deliver it 10 the Democratic party of
his state, and | see no reason why they
should meet here in ALI open convention.
AL it an Alliance, and violate the constitu-
Ct1a1t Low, Of H.,
nen who believe different from them. :
Brother Moody said some very hard things
bout the leaders of the Alliance, and about
he financial affairs Of the exchange at Dial