The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

that Justice could not be had, and that the
facts would never become known. we felt
compelled, as true Alliance men, as pa
triots, to resort TO the only means of de-
tense of our noble order-to
APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC.
President Jones will not deny, that l
more than once las many as four times)
protested against his per diem pay of s.,
and q salary Of $1,000 per annurn. Be it
known that l. as a member of the executive
committee, refused to audit his accounts
for per diem, whereupou he (Jones) said II
the committee did not allow him the So per
diem. that he would make It cost the state
Alliance more than that, as he would stop
al 1irst-class hotels, etc, as under the con-
stitution his travelling expenses we're al
lowed. This fact WAS made known by NE
to the delegates to the state Alliance
in 1859, and was largely instrumental
in defeating him for reelection at that
time. But the whole machinery Of the
order was put TO work, and the sub-treaS-
ury element contributed no little in that
direction to secure his election at the last
state meeting.
Il is further stated that McCunningham
and | have been Kicked out of pOwcr-and
hence our Madness" To this l have only
to say that the constitution bars anyone
from serving on the executive committee
for more than two terms consecutively,
and that we were elected as such in ISIS,
and We're again in 1889 unanimously elected
by reclamation. Does this look as If we
were kicked out!'
Now. in regard to the steering commit
tee. President Jones is respectfully asked
to show the page, article and section of the
constitution, or the resolution, with day
and date OF passage by the state Alliance,
authorizing him 10 appoint a legislative
committee.
And he is further very respectfully asked
why he did not recall said committee, when
asked by a resolution to do so, by the
Farmers Alliance members of the house;
and he is further asked TO explain TO the
Alliance members Of the house, and an in
quisilive public, why this committee SO
strenuously opposed the repeal of the oil in
spection lawl And why the said committee
often and separately threatened TO publish
certain ones (or any one) if they did not
vote
ACCORDING TO ITS DICTATEsi
And he is further asked 10 state why he
appointed q man on that committee whom
he well knew had no influence with goOdly
number OF the members of the house; and,
above all, he will oblige Us (and the public,
if he will state from whence and what fund
the said committees per diem and e1penseS'
were paid, rs he We'll knows there is NO
IlLbLltN III bL4C oANLtE lItsIoh4
the same. VIII he please explain if it
is a fact, as stated BY said committee,
that it was working for nothing and pay
ing its own bills2
Again. viii he please state why, since
the meeting Of the last state Alliance,
certain parties have secured new char
ter for the Southern Mercury In other
words, made it a private corporation!
And why the Mercury. il its pr5tenSe Of
fairness, viii not publish both sides Of
this controversy, but says it will publish
nothing unless it is in the line of dis
cussiOn Of state or national demands, Or
Is under seal OF a sub or county alliance!
And was his denunciatoTy letter, or Tracy's
supplement, TO the Mercury in this line Or
OF this kind2
VIII he state how, and by what means,
he made thorough examination" Of the
exchange in April or May, ISIS, and GER
tilted over his official signature that tho
capital stock was intact, and that every
thing w.sssall right when, in fact, there
dollar on handl
'sSSfE-I speak from memory and am not
certain rs TO dates, but am il regard to
facts.
~ conclusion, since he and others have
SO LOUD IN DENOUSCING
the sigpers of the circular as traitors, will
Re dare point 10 a single instance in which
/ ha4 ever failed TO boldly stand up for the
pr4fiples of the order; or when 1 have
uasRr stopped to cOudone corruption in our
sfauks: and will he allow L comparison OF
his own, and his committees standing, ~
home, ana among the good people Of their
respective communities; and then yisf4ssst
gafter this is done, persist in saying that /
and others are traitors and deserve to be
condemned by all true Alliance mems
Permit ne TO say that no one regr5&S tAs'
necessity of issuing that circular more Pt3n
l do. and no one contributed more to bring
about that necessity than President Evan
Jones.
My resats5as state lecturer and as mens
siRan6e ~ executive committee is before the
word. Us his j., and while | may have made
mistakes, and do not say that did not.
challenge him to cite an instance of official
corruption or misconduct, or where l ever
received a cent from the state treasury that
was not allowed by the strict letter OF the
law, or by resolution of the state Alliance,
or where I ever certified as 4 fact some
thing knew TO be false. And he did this
in regard to the exchange, as above cited.
This not being discussion of state or
national demands" the Mercury is not
asked to publish, for it would not do so If
asked Yours truly, s. l.. ROGERS.
The Best Result,
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