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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12

coo men. We have issued about 1000 sub
charters. fifty-siN county and one state
charter since the Ocala convention. The
order everywhere is in the most prosperous
condition.
l believe that seven-eighths of the colored
Alliance men favor independent action.
They might be brought to act with the Re-
publican party II satisfied that that party
intended in good faith TO carry out the Al
lance demands as formulated at Ocala and
afterwards Endorsed By the confederation at
Washington.
Should Stanford or any other equally
qualified man of the people be nominated
by the people for the presidency in 1892 he
can, with proper care, pretty safely depend
On 100000 colored votes. Certainly people
change their minds.
The Farmers Alliance may go over TO the
Democratic party. Some say it will. If so,
the colored people may yet make pretty
fight for James G. Blaine.
/ mention these two names because col
ored sentiment is for them. Stanford first,
then Blaine, +. NJ. HUMPHREY.
Superintendent c. T. n. A.
Houston, Tex.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12
West Virginia VIII Vote Solid if the Order
Goes Into Politics.

II is impossible, with any degree of ac-
curacy, to give the present strength of the
order in this state. We do not have any re-
ouirement in our Alliance law under which
the members might be enumerated Each
one pays a national due, but being paid only
semi-annually- it furnishes no good basis
for estimate of members.
There are now, however, about six hun
6red sub-Alliances in the state. The num-
Der, as the work OF organization goes for
ward, is stationary hardly for day. Some
Of these sub-Alliances have over one hun
ored members; still it would be with great
Hesitation that | would place the average of
the state at fifty.
This state was organized in August, 1890,
and, Of course, the principal growth has
been since the Ocala council. Last month
some two thousand five hundred were added
to our numbers in 4 day by consolidation
with the Patrons of Toll.
The Ocala council demonstrated the fact
that sectionalisln, especially as between
the West and South, was Il thing of the
past, and hence increased impetus was
given to the movement.
The sentiment as TO Independent nomina-
tons is in a transition state with US. When
the question was first mooted majority of
our members were opposed to a third
party 1t was hoped that both or one Of the
parties would sec fit to put itself in front
Of the great industrial movement, but it
seems the golden opportunity has been
thrown away, because none of our political
leaders had any conception of the strength
of the movement. Reading only the polit-
zeal papers, that studiously avoided refer
ring to the Alliance and kindred organiza-
tons, thereby hoping 10 diminish the rapid
spreading of its doctrines, our political
leaders were led to make Il false estimate of
lis magnitude, until like a Western cyclone
It swept some OF them from the earth.
Dazed by the result they determined to
fight. So to-day the Alliance finds the
more prominent leaders Of both parties in
open opposition TO its demands, and this
fact is making the order look elsewhere for
q leader in 1892.
The fact cannot be too strongly empha-
sized that the people have gone into this
movement determined TO press it to the
end; TO turn not back until all their de-
nlands are fully met by the most appropri-
ate legislation. IN this state the sentiment
is rapidly growing that this cannot be done
through the present political organizations
and leaders. New measures demand new
men. Still, in the progress of this move
meut there VIII be no organic union of the
different organizations. but an agreement
as TO platform and candidates.
If the confederation of farm and labor
organizations in 1882. through their repre-
sentatives, determine TO make an indie
pendent nomination for president | feel
safe in predicting that our order will vote
sOlidly for that nominee, unless it should
be shown that in other respects he was I'M
worthy of confidence and support.
S. A. HOUSToN,
President Western Virginia f A and l.
T., Pickaway, W. Va.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12
President Kentucky F. A. and l. L.
Bardwell, Ky.
Ohio stands on the ocala Platform.

The Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union is less than one year old in Ohio.
The state Alliance has been organized
within the last month. The people are
ready for organization, but until recently
we have had very few workers in the field.
There were between two hundred and three
hundred Sub-allianceS in the state when
the state Alliance was formed, and thir-
teen counties were represented. l have
not the records giving the strength in the
state, but some of the counties, notably
Franklin, Gallia and Adams, had from
fifteen hundred to two thousand members.
During the past month, however. we have
been trying to answer the calls for organ
izers, and are putting 4 large number in
the field, but their number is not yet suf-
ficient to meet the demand, and we are ac-
cepting numerous offers Of aid from Kansas
and other Western workers. The next six
months promise to show q most phenomenal
growth.
We stand upon the Ocala platform. While
some members may not be IN any more full
agreement with every particular il that
platform than are members of political
parties with their platform, still, it EN-
bodies the present wishes of a majority of
the farmers of this country, and we go
with the majority. Our growth in Ohio is
made on that platform.
The Ohio Farmers Alliance and Indus
trlai L mon UHlnkS IL 100 carry 10 marx OUT
4 course for 1892 The action of the two
prominent parties may affect our attitude.
Il nomination for the presidency is made
by the Peoples party in convention
that is fully and freely representative Of
the wishes of a majority of the farmers of
the country, it will appeal to the favor of
all Ohio farmers who are able to see that
such action is not inspired by willy poll
ucians and not taken in the interest Of any
Old party.
The Alliance is a protest against existing
conditions and it will be the mark of wis
dom in the old party leaders 10 grant
change, and that right early. as nothing
will be left undone if need be TO secure the
granting OF our demands. As understand
it. we are here for that purpose and
unity will be our watchword until the
purpose is accomplished. ALyA AGEE,
President Ohio F. \. and l. Z.
Cheshire, Ohio
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12

Ocala meeting. ard these two hundred now
have an average membership of over fifty
each.
The disposition among the members of
the Farmers Alliance in Pennsylvania is to
give each OF the old parties a fair trial, and
il they will not accede TO the demands of
the Farmers Alliance then to take indie
pendent action. The manner in which we
have been treated in Pennsylvania thus far
this year indicates that we will be driven to
independent action before the nomination is
made for the presidency IN 1892 In case
we are you will find ninety-nine members of
the Alliance out OF every 100 supporting
the Independent candidates.
There never was time in Pennsylvania
when party ties sat so lightly upon the
shoulders of farmers, and they are deter
mined to have more legislation in their
favor, as they have recently opened their
eyes to the fact that the legislation of the
last thirty years has been almost exclusively
in favor of others and to their detriment.
HENRY c. DEMING,
Secretary Pennsylvania F A. and l. L.
Harrisburg, Pa.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12
North Dakota Demands that Clarkson,
Quay, Brice and Company Shall be
Turned Down.

I am not authorized to give to the general
public statistics concerning our organize
ton. l presume it would be very inter-
esting' and also of much value'' to certain
classes of the people to know just how
many members of the Alliance there are
and what the organization proposes to do,
but they will not get that information
through me at the present time.
[ will say, however, that the order in
North Dakota has had an unprecedented
growth since the Ocala meeting. | will
also say that the Alliance in North Dakota
believes in independent political action,
unless the two old parties are thoroughly
renovated; such men as Quay Clarkson,
Brice and company are relegated to the
rear, and men who will be for the peoples
interests, instead Of those of corporations,
trusts and monopolies of all kinds. take
their places. NJ. D. WILLIAMS.
Secretary North Dakota F. A. and l. U.
James town, \. ID.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12
They Expect to sveep Michigan.

The Alliance is about $4,000 strong in
Michigan. Since the Ocala convention it
has grown-very rapidly. There has been
organized in the state since then about
Jour hundred and fifty sub-Aliances. Our
state Alliance was organized last Sep
TENDER with less than one hundred sub
Alliances ana. perhaps, 1000 members. We
now have 20,000 to 25.0 600 members and be-
tween 500 ard 600 sub-Alliances.
am Of the opinion that a large majority
of our members favor an independent nomi-
nation for the presidency in 1892, and if such
nomination IS made | think SO per cent of
the membership, perhaps more, would sup
port it.
The Patrons of Industry have some or
ganiZation in this state. as also have the
Citizens Alliance and Knights of Labor.
Representatives of each order met in
Lansing May II and agreed to submit the
question of united political action to the
sub-organizations. If this is ratified It viii
make com bination which will sweep the
state, provided judicious nominations are
made.
There is an old Greenback element in this
state, at one time 5000 strong, who are all
ready TO join a new Independent movement
whenever it bids fair to succeed. For the
last month have been visiting county ALI
ances, and find the membership enthusi-
astic. A E. Cole,
President Michigan F. \. and /. Z.
Fowlersyille, Mich.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12
DAY OF PRAYER FOR ALLIANCE MEN.
Alabama Farmers Want Their Order to
Worship God on the Fourth of July.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, June "A curious
indication of the semi-religiOus character of
the Farmers Alliance movement in tkia
state is shown in the passage of a set OF
resolutions at 4 recent meeting Of the Oak
Grove Sub-Alliance near here.
Among other things the resolutions say:
1--WE the members of Oak Grove Alliance in
session assembled do hereby set apart the4th
day of July as 4 dayof special thanksgiving
to Almighty God for past and present bless
ings upon our order and our people and i'm
plore L continuance OF His mercy and favor
to guide us to the contamination Of this
great work.
That copy of these resolutions be sent
to Brother :. NJ. Adams, state president,
and that he be requested to confer with
Brother l.. L. Polk, national president,
asking him TO issue proclamation to the
effect that the labor organizations of the
nation may spend one of our national ioli-
days in solemn prayer to Almighty Coo.
That the Alliances, primary and county,
meet at their halls or some convenient
place and spend the day in prayer and
praise, and that II o'clock be set apart for
d special appeal to God to carry on the work
to its final consunmation
The movement seems 10 have appealed 10
the Alliance men of this state, and praise
and prayer meetings will be held in many
parts of the state
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12
South Carolina Stands squarely by the
Orala Demands.

Speaking generally, the order is in good
shape in this state and is making satisfac-
tory progress. We are unloading some
material but results show a net gain and
more compact, homogeneous membership.
We are organizing constantly, though the
most of the state has been already covered.
Within the past month the state organizer
has had calls from two different counties,
and the results Of his visits are apparent.
Outside of the political press and small
circle of political spectators the question
OF independent political action has not
created ripple, because it has not been
discussed. Independent political action by
the Alliance is out of the question so long
as the Alliance constitution remains as 1t is.
II cannot be changed before next winter,
and our people are not disposed 10 worry
about the bridge before they get to it.
From close and frequent contact with
them in every quarter of the state. I ca&
safely ssy they may be counted on 10 stana
squarely by all the demands Of the Alliance,
Governor Tillman TO the contrary notwith-
standing. The temper of the people is such
that they will repudiate any man, however
trusted, who cannot support the Alliance
demands. Just as they repudiated Hampton
list fall ]. WILLIAM STOKES,
President South Carolina F A and I Z.
Orangeburg, S. C.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12
South Dakota May he Put in the Independ-
ent Column.

1t will be promised that South Dakota
was quite thoroughly organized before the
Ocala convention, Sub-allianceS having been
formed in every organized county of the
state but one. Since that time about 1000
new members have been added, making
total membership of about 10000.
Two charters have been surrendered for
political reasons.
The general sentiment here is in favor OF
independent nominations for the presidency
in 1892. l am satisfied from careful con-
sideration of such indications as come to
this Office that fully 80 per cent of the MEM
berthip will support such nominations, and
will supplement them with state and local
nominations here.
The independent party of South Dakota
made the most brilliant campaign last fall
of any state against what seemed to be in
superable obstacles. In 1855 the Republi-
cans polled seventy per cent of the vote of
the state, and elected their governor by
80, 600 majority. In the last election they
had less than 10000 plurality, notwith-
standing that fully 10000 illegal votes were
cast IN their interest. Their magnificent
majority of $4,000 had dwindled to beg
carly minority of 1900. An honest vote
and count would have elected the indie
pendent candidate for governor and the en-
tire state ticket.
| have been careful to note expressions of
opinion, and my Office seems TO be place
where Opinions locus, ana nolnlng mas
given me any reason to believe that there IS
any less zeal in the movement than before
election, but much to convince me that.
flushed by partial success, they will push
on to an assured victory in 1892
The ST. Louis platform will be adopted
and more stress will be placed upon the
financial and transportation planks than all
others The Alliance men have carefully
considered the structures upon their
financial theories by the monopoiistic press
these farmers are honest mem and they
believe themselves fully competent to meet
them all and satisfy the masses of honest
voters that they are right and the morop-
olists are wrong. The silly charge that
they are dishonest, as they are trying to
scale down their debts by an increase of
currency, coming as it does from class OF
cranks and looters who never raised their
voices when plutocracy was scaling up their
bonds and other evidences OF debt, will
have but little influence in the future.
Sectionalism is dead so far as these people
are concerned.
It viii be safe for you to put the electoral
vote of South Dakota in 1899 in the indie
pendent column. SOPHIA NJ. HARDEN,
Secretary South Dakota F. A. and I. U.
Huron, S. d.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12

RICHMOND, VA, June 1.-the semi-cer-
tennial of St. Johns Episcopal church was
celebrated yesterday with impressive cere-
monies Bishop Randolph preached in the
morning and gave a history of parochial
work, and in the evening Hon. Writ
Henry delivered an address on the connec-
ton of the church with the political history
of the country. 1t was in this building that
the Virginia convention of - assembled
and Patrick Henry sounded the keynote Of
the revolution. The present occasion was
conmemorated by placing in the chaGcel
an exquisite angle urn as an Offering
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12

not more than one thousand. The number
of sub-alliances organized since said con-
vention is about thirty. with an average
membership of about twenty-five each.
The general sentiment in this state on the
question of making an independent nomina-
ton for the presidency in 1892 is not at all
strong Not more than per cent of the
organization would favor such movement.
I do not believe that more than 10 per
cent of the organization would support an
independent candidate for the presidency if
one should be nominated That would, of
course, include nearly all the Republican
members of the Alliance in this state.
r. E. ROGERS,
President Florida State Alliance.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12
Alabama Awaits Developments.

The present strength of the Alliance in
Alabama is about seventy-five thousand
members. About two hundred such ALI
ances, with an average of twenty members
each, have been organized since the Ocala
convention, but the state was fully organ
lied before that time
old parties in the meantime whether or not
Independent political action viii be taken
in 1892. Should no concessions be made
the sentiment for new party will be very
great and so strong as to carry the state, [
believe. OF course as an organi Zation no
action will be had, but as individuals edu-
Gated along the same line they will gen.
orally act together, and they viii be felt.
j. p. OLIVER,
Secretary Alabama T. A. and I. U.
Dadnyille Ala
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12
\ Hundred Thousand Strong in North
Carolina.

The first sub-alliance in this state was or
ranized April ~, 1887. The first state
Alliance meeting was held October 1. 1887,
with l+S sub-ailiances represented. In Dc
tober, 1SSS, there were 1874 sub-allianceS
in the state. In October, 1889, there were
1919; in October, 1890, there were 1852.
AT the time of the Ocala convention there
We're PIP sub and o. county alliances.
There are now 2204 sub-alliances represent
ing over 100 900 members. Every county
but one has been organized, and commits
sion has been sent 10 that one.
We have now 4 thorough lecture system
iuaugurated which we think will increase
OFT membership at least 30 per cent by 1892.
The outlook is gratifying to us. We have
300 sub-lecturers, % county, 9 district and
= state lecturers.
More than 95 per sent of our order are a
unit for 'our demands as adopted at St.
Louis and Ocala. W. S. BARNES,
Secretary North Carolina, F.. \. and l. U.
Raleigh. \. G.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12
Sentiment for the Third Party Movement
in Kentucky.

The approximate strength of the Farm
ers' Alliance in Kentucky is 100, 600, one
fifth of that number having been added
since the Ocala meeting. Something near
five hundred sub-alliances have been organ
lied since that meeting. The number would
have been much greater had l been able to
have supplied the demand for organizers.
y large number of our members Concede
the necessity of placing an independent
ticket in the field III 1892, and if proper ma
terial is chosen in my Judgment it will be
supported by large majority of them.
They are becoming weary Of waiting for
some ray of light to brighten their hope for
relief from the two old political parties.
There is no available force sufficient to
check the Independent movement recently
started at the labor council in Cincinnati,
| opposed any independent action at that
time, believing it premature and that it
would be better for our future interest to
give the next congress a fair opportunity to
redeem some of the many promises made to
the people, but [ found myself in a hopeless
minority. The line was drawn, and from
present indications the year 1892 will be
noted for one of the most heated contests
ever witnessed in American politics, the re
suit of which cannot be foretold.
T. 7. GARDNER,
President Kentucky F. A and l. T.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12

The growth of the Farmers Alliance in
this state since the Ocala council, has been
highly satisfactory. and We are standing
sJuarely upon the demands then made.
We do not expect in 1892 to support
Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison nor
any other candidate who does not favor
these demands or the leading ones, sucn as
the abolition of the national banks" the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver and
the "sub-treasury plan" or some other
plan equally as good for the supplying of d
circulating medium to the people in suffi-
cient volume and at low rate of interest
to meet the business requirements OF the
country.
1t would be premature to give at this time
positive expression rs to the position of
the Alliance in regard 10 Il third party
THE people" have made demands. and if
one party will not respect them and pledge
themselves to them and work for them
then another will, and if it be necessary III
order 10 obtain our demands we will have
a party made to order" Should we be
forced TO do that we expect to be a unit.
H. Il. MARTIN,
Secretary Western Virginia F. A and l. c,
Neponset, W. Va.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12

The Farmers Alliance in Texas has been
on a grand rally ever since the national
meeting in December last. Over four hun
bred sub-Alliances which had been dormant
since 1856 have recognized and have gone
to work, and over three hundred nnw sub
Alliances have been organized. Five new
county Alliances were formed the first
week in May.
The prospects are that the order will
double its membership in this state this
summer. Every county has from one to
three organizers and lecturers.
S. O. DAVIS,
Secretary Texas T. A. and |. q.
SDrinpfOwu Tex