The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1891-03-28

An Address to tie Farmers, Laborers, md all
l. people of Texas.
AUSTIN, Texas, March I've the un-
| dersigEed members of the Farmers ALI
snce of Texas, come before the people
| with facts that ought to be known.
The grand principles of the order are as
enduring ss time. Their very. grandeur
adds to the calamity caused by any viola
tion of them. They are being and have
been violated by. the very 'oen in whom
we have most trusted. These violations
and their perpetuations have reached that
limit where forb'a:alce 5ases to be vir-
tue, therefore we enter our solemn protest.
| These princi Pies were violated oIn the
organization Of the Alliance Exchange at
| Dallas, where thousands Of dollars were
wrung from the pockets of many poor
men in Texas, by taking advantage of
tender ties OF fraternity, with circulars
making professions which have IHover
| false and promises which were never in
tended to be fulfilled. The management
of that concern was false and fraud llert
from start to finish, Some of those en-
gagged therein knew this, and yet no single
one among the leading spirits rais ed pro
testing hand while theif enormous salaries
were teng pocketed While the lesser
lights did protest. they We're vilely and
maliciously slandered rs traitors in dis
gu'se. By tactics rs shrewd and plausible
as they were devilish. tnay gained 3 conf
| dence from the mem bership which for in
tenslty and unsninity was phenomenal,
and then violated it by robbing them with
merciless greed which has no parallel in
history. This does not apply to the
anagement of the commercial agency,
now in existence } The men who led in
this outrage have By some strange mis-
chance of practice. Continued to lead our
people They have been leaders in the
several movements looking to, torturing
the principles of the order into political
| platform They lave been leaders in im-
pellirg upon the country what is known
AS the subtreasury bill in asshape that it
must parforce co operate towards the
organization OF a third party, which can be
used hp these leaders either to gain
Pol'..es, svsnr OF TOO much or in
out as political farce.
TIE Alliance Of Texas is in position to
purify the leading party in .exas' II
nurity is needed, and soon to BRING ABOUT
coalition of things which Will relega'e
chronic office hunters and those VINO nave
controlled the party ia the interest o.
the money power which is wiling 10 pay
corrupt men any price to defsat ,he peg
nle's cause We sincerely beleve +ne
forts of these leaders are with vie" u
breaking the peoples power, ana we oe
lieve in the parity OF an honest govern
mept and to perpetnate the salie anu
nohla o,6er. to aid in defeating 50 fearful
and calamitous purpose as s now oelns
. narnetra1ed by lot of steeIers upon tn'
~. nf
g tLo Alliance of that State dIscovercu Gu
trsi,orcus plot, and defeated it by 9,
fastinp their candidste. a millionaire raj
e rosd man. and a leading spirit in the gan
IL hing speculations of Wall street.
le These leaders did not stop at this. Prie
- n the late S.ase Alliance, their trus'e
!, u and 100 williog satellites bush"hacRe
II Taxss and secured the election OF sui
IL 6,;ent number Of delegates to the STA
rs AIlisnce to pack that body in their II
torast make it a tool of their neiarlo'
l. schemes and secure it's quasi endorsemel
. nf the subtreasrry plan; not only this. o.
thew waited until large number Oh oei
1t gs,es (some 70) had gone home, keepif
the willing tools on hsnd-when the
~ fraudulently ana by false pretense' .
u ,urad control OF our organ-all tnaS W
nc left to the order. And to do THIS =
~ chairman, at the hour OF htan1gnt-"n
~ three of the members we're IN Deo-'io
~ the promise that the que ton shou.u
ltu come up, he allowd it to be proaens
no and on q tie vote the chairman cas-. the
W. Gliding vote by casting the vote OF VI oe
'Mu' M cate from Young county. VINO nao ~
TO home three days before
'a0 This shameful fraud was pelPe'fs
.h for the sole purpose OF making ~ uoi.
f,,tn
~ time named the Mercury has so ue'en.
the sia,, Th,ir leaders and their organ
am inc and as ain BEEN challenged to ans
len 80 charges of falsehood, fraud
SEQ tr;ckerv against farmers, as committed
ano tha leaders. and endorsed by the Mercu
They have all avoided meeting any
OF these issues sqaarely and honestly,
wi hanca in the eyes of the world. n
ana stand convicted, The action OF II
the leaders steering legislative comml
): lvh;ch one of the executive comm
'aay saws never was appointed except Dy
'heo nresident). now at the capitol, is enoug
aiso d;sorace any order and condemn then
the ewes of all honest m IN in Teras:
,'ioh are being led by men and ngnting
heni measures that at the polls last mover
las. the peopla buried; closeted Win Pa
no ~ whn have not the interest OF the peopl
such heart. They have tried to defeat Inc
but nls of Texas in securing just and eq
pp1s rsilway commission bill. Appea
nds bsfore the committees and making spec
Is. sar . measure that the people have sp
~ numbering tones against. such &C
orc not only condemned by all All
anec- men in this legislature, bat al o.
rown here Volumes mere could be urged,
nma- in heavens name this is epcugh.
Il the Our purpose in this is to appeal 10
rince A1I;onca man to aesist in purifying
ineIy noble order of these men who nave
table. orsced us: robbed us and who 90 NJ
Fritz. Serve any mans col fisnce and symI
;a and Tbese men who have never touche
pveral order at any point, without leaVl
,sro,'s noisouous and kankerous sore upon
p,roG,ed by our calamis''. Brethet'
;ngers th- name Of or grand ier-our n.
+ food | for the sake Of your ana ".
ineers we appeal to you to put thooofaha oi
10 the ,isannroyai upon them in such II
as .a force them to ply their outr
not tn nrac.ice elsewhere or at the worst.
fs and us at the ntx stare Ailauoo W
forgot them from place and power and
their stead men Of honor, patfio'h
id his resi- love of our great ORDER and eau
Let us labor for the education
ss bid agricultural classes, in the SCIENCE
nperor nomical government, in q s'rci
led the partisan spirit" Equal rights 10
There special privileges to none, should
ed. His motto.
Nv un- Therefore we should stand fora
ment that is OF the greatest gooa
J: they greatest number; government OF
sply = Die. for the people, and by the
Let US purify our order' es'.es