Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18
Chairman's Address.
Gentlemen and Brother Co-WOrkers in the
Cause of the People and Reform in Texas:

Gentlemen and Brother Co-WorEers in the
Cause of the People and Reform in Texas:
There is a cause for your presence here
to-day Were the condition of our people
as it should be, you would not be here on
this occasion You have gathered here
from all parts of this, the greatest state in
the Union. for a purpose, and that purpose
is to devise some means for the relief of the
suffering people OF this great state, who
have no money to do business with. Your
cause is the most noble among men. You
are here to demand justice, and not charity
but equal rights for all. Your patience
has grown weary and worn out waiting
for the empty promises of the old parties to
materialiZe into true, genuine, wholesome
legislation in the interest Of the people
You now realize that time wasted on them
is lost forever, and every day thus DELAYED
only gives them time 10 bind the letters
on you tighter and tighter, and
the grievous wrongs committed by
them. You have been taught to believe
that the party 10 which you belonged was
the best thing on earth. That they were
good in their useful days ! do not deny
But those days have long since departed,
dear friends, and are gone forever. Those
structures have grown old and rotten with
age, and, like all other buildings. after hav-
ing become dilapidated, must be torn down,
and upon their ruins greater one erected,
the foundation of which was laid at Cincin-
natl, Ohio, May 18th and Goth, 1891, known
as the People s.party of the United States
of America and of which you are state
branch.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
recommend that you have each club or
gained. or to be organized, to elect chair
man, secretary and treasurer, who shall be
executive committee for the clubs. Each
primary convention to elect a chairman. sec
rotary and treasurer, Who shall constitute
the central committee for the primary, then
add the chairman of each club in the dis
trict, who shall constitute the executive
committee for the primary district. Each
county elect chairman, secretary and
treasurer, who shall constitute the county
central committee. Then add the chairman
of each primary IN the county, and let them
constitute the county executive committee.
County committees in legislative districts
where two or more counties are IN the dis
trict, should constitute the legislative COM
mittees, and should elect chairman, sec
rotary and treasurer, who should be known
as the legislative central committee.
County chairmen censtitute,senatoria and
congressional committees in the same man
ner as legislative committees, with a CEN
trail committee of three State executive
committee TO be composed of chairmen of
each congressional district, with central
committee of three, who shall at all times
have supervision Of the work and carry out
the instructions of the executive commit
tees. l recommend this plan, because it
will be perfect organization, and at the
same time make it so complete with the
central committees that they can act almost
at moments notice, whereas it would take
s2RnGRSA6e and delay 20 get majority of
committee of fifteen together. If CT air.
man fails, or refuses to act then the secre-
tary or treasurer should have the right to