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

u4t dlLu uuteTTiISu AILlauCe men OF lSXaS,
. lcAeersJ l most heartily thank you, the cit
} liens Of Fort Worth. for the hospitap!e
4 welcome extended TO US to-day through
+ your HONORABLE representative, We have
long known that the name OF Fort Worth
/ vas synonym of hospitality. well as
/ thrift, vim and enterprise. The industrial
classes OF Texas feel kindly towards your
beautiful city, for aside from her native
: pluck there resides within her borders the
/ Hons. Dick Wynne. jim Swayne and E. G.
/ Sentcr, faithful tribuneS Of the people; and
/ last but not least it is the home of The
GAZETTE. that fearless champion Of
R the peoples rights Icheersl. We
! mission to-day. ~ inalQurate a
movement that viii overthrow the usurpa-
ton and the cunEiEgly devised schemes of
bartering away the rights and liberties of
an unsuspectug and too contidiug people
by those in high places in the order and
their servile allies. We may be called
TRAITORS = etc but if it be traitorous to
cal attention to the base prostitution OF the
I purposes of the order, call halt and effect
d return to its pristine principles, then we
cheerfully accept tie appellatiop from the
political hacks and third partyites, who
would profit at the expense of those whom
they pretend to represent. In order 10
avert disruption of the order and to restore
II TO its original benehcent purposes. we
should proceed with great deEberation
Conservatism should be the watchWord
Our purpose Is not to disrupt, but TO purify
and ennoble. The untrustworthy leader
must be deposed, and the visionary sub
treasury scheme, with AL other political
questions must be kept out OF the order
This done, the Alliance Of Texas will march
on TO the accomplishment Of the grand pur-
poses of its founders. | will not dctain you
longer, for this is not a time for speech
making, buta time for heroic action. Again
| thank You. Mr.. Mayor, for your kind wei
come extended TO Us. | trust our stay with
you may he both pleasant and profitable.
j. w CraytOn was appointed temporary
secretary, after which the appointment Of
committees was taken up The committee
on permanent organization was appointed,
one for each congressional district, as
follows:
DR.. E. 3. Sartor, Second district
VI. c. Wade, Fourth district.
+. W. Wright, Fifth district
David Burst, Sixth district
X. y. Eysiger Seventh district.
j. W. Brooks, Eighth district.
B. J. Keudrick, Ninth district
Dan McCunningEam, Tenth district
George r Murray. Eleventh district
j. W. CraytOn and J. X. Moody, state at
large.
This committee reports to-day at $50
d. NJ.
The committee on programme, composed
of DR.. y. b Morrow Of Robertson county.
William Gass of tannin county, and II. D.
Burney OF Atascosa county, reported: AT
$50 p. IN. on Friday an address from w
J.. McGaughoy OF Austin On SATURDAY.
from II Il. m. TO l .. m. au address by W
: McAlester of Mississippi. From to II
Il. IN an address by L. S. Hall, president
of the Missouri Alliance
4 motion TO extend cordial invitation to
the merchants and business men of the city
and the public at large, TO attend the con
vention, was passed. The vote on the mo
tiVu WAS rather weak. and one dissenting
voice was heard. NJ. Sellers. member
of The last legislature and fiery speaker.
spoke i the question a. follows:
4 am opposed 10 a secret session, be- !
rausr II has been published by the press of
he state that this meeting would be held
with open doors. and anything TO the con-
trary would smack too much of the |
'pow-wow of Waco, which every man,
woman and child knows is contrary tG the |
declaration Of rights beeueathed by and |
baptized in the blood OF the foun ,erS 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 |
denunciation OF the world TO tho contrary"
Inc convention then adjourned until 3 ,
D. III