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

! charges made against him in Georgia as
| Drlbe-taker and corruptionist
Resolved, further, that we deprecate tn
wholesale Recommendations by President Jone
ana others, OF their accusers, rather than
submission to an investigation.
! Resolved, further, that we pledge ourselye,
: TO assist by all honorable means in bringin.
I ABOUT SAID investigation; and that if Presi
Z don't Jones and oilers who have been ac
/ cused, can SUGGEST ally and before an i'm
! partial tribunal re- ute the charges agains
! them, we will surei ' assist him and then
to forever expel The accusers from the
| order.
| And, resolved fur her, that until Presi
| dent Jones and othe who have been ac
| cused, refute the charges against them
| that 1t is the sense Of this convention that
( they are at least resting under cloud, and
! that copy of these resolutions be furnished
/ Evan Jones and r. j. Sledge. The reso
lutions were unanimously adopted as read
Mr.. Rogers read the following telegram
ST JOE, TEX, June IL, 1891.
| B F. Rogers, Alliance Congress:
Sickness prevents my attendance. Give
the boys my regards. Three cheers for
| Newton's letter. Yours to command,
A p. eagle
The following resolutions from the Aus
Tin County Alliance were read:
Whereas, from imperative necessity a
meeting of Alliance members throughout
the state who are opposed to the plans and
workings of the executive officers of our
noble order, now in authority has been
called to meet in Fort Worth July 10 and
II. 1891; and,
Whereas, we are glad to know that our
brethren are rallyIng to our support in the
fight which we made some two years ago.
And whereas, The Southern Mercury
has refused to publish our proceedings as
hVTO 1rr L., ~,
mouthpiece of those only who see fit to
lndorse the sub-treasury scheme and GER
tam Alliance bosses who try to bulldoze the
thinking element of the order into the sup
port of these measures. And
Whereas The Farmers World" has been
founded and brought forward to the aid of
the conservative element of the order:
Therefore, be it resolved by the Austin
county Farmers Alliance, in regular ses-
sion, that we lndorse the call meeting at
Fort Worth, July 10 and II. and the Farm
ers' World" and bid them Godspeed in
their efforts to purify our order and rid it
OF men who are acting from selfish motives
And further resolved, that we denounce
the Southern Mercury for the one-sided
stand which it has taken
Resolution No. 2 was read rs follows:
VIII ereas, the State Alliance last August
in Dallas referred the scheme known as the
sub-treasury plan back to the sub and
county Alliances for consideration and ac-
ton; and
Whereas, we believe this plan to be:
l. Contrary to the Alliance principles of
equal Justice 10 all and special privileges to
none.
= That it is another movement towards
Capitalization of power and parental gov
eminent.
3. That instead of increasing it will lessen
the amount of money in circulation.
4. That instead of raising the price of
farm products it will only give spectators
ami the money power surer and stronger
hold on the market prices.
.. That it IS impractical, visionary and q
probable campaign movement originated by
our enemies to split the Alliance.
Therefore, be it resolved by Austin
county Alliance in regular session, that we
are opposed to the said sub-treasury plan,
and that our delegate to the state Alliance
be instructed TO vote against il.
After the reading of the last resolution.
Hon. w. S. McAlester was introduced, and
proceeded at once to his subject, which was
an exposition of the objects and principles
for which the Alliance was organized:
At the conclusion of his address Presi-
dent kendricl resigned the gavel to Vice
President c. NJ Wheeler of Fannin county,
Chairman Kendrick being forced to take
the 1870 train for Weatherford. Upon the
retiring of Mr.. kendrick from the chair
resolution was unanimously passed thank
ing him for the fair and impartial manner
in which he had presided over the conven-
ton since ASSUMING the chair
The committee on resolutions was then
as ready to report 4 motion
and resolutions be read by sections. the con-
vention passing upon or rejecting the said
sections as it saw tit. The platform was
accordingly read and adopted section by
section and then as a whole, the only cor
rection being in one word, where NAL |
was substituted for the |
word malfeasance. The platform was as |
follows:
We, your committee on resolutions, beg |
20 submit for your consideration the follow |
ng. to-wit:
We. the anti-sub-treasury members of |
he National Farmers Alliance and In
iustrldl Union, recognizing the grave and |
duties resting upon us as farm
'rs and citizens and members of our be-
owed order, the Farmers Alliance, hereby
present for the careful consideration of our
brother Alliance farmers the following
preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, the Farmers Alliance has been |
II ganiZed to the end that its members
night become educated in the science OF
economical government, and that we might
,ecome more united in our action, having |
var, while We have ever been united Ill |
and,
Whereas, our beloved order, the Farmers
Alliance, was founded for the express pur-
ose Us set forth in our constitution to bring
bout the above most important results, and
hat this education and union should be
rought about in 4 strictly non-partisan
enSe and manner; and
Whereas, we declare to the world in our
constitution that the Alliance would ever
dvocate, equal rights to all and special
lvors TO none;' and
Whereas, we declared to the world
trough the Alliance that we would make no
ar upon any of the legitimate interests of
ur country; and
Whereas, we were assured when we en-
cred the organization that no one should
G ostracised for opinions sake and refused
imittance into or turned out of the order
n account of any belief he might hold on
official questions; ard.
Whereas, we felt assured that this organ
alton would be directed and controlled by
lrmerS, who were honest men and who |
ould labor 10 unite the farmers of our
ommon country who were divided by the |
ar; and
Whereas, we now find that the purposes
nd objects of the order have been defeated |
nd the organization DETECTED and turned
ON this original purpose and intention in
lie following manner and ways:
!. BY violating the plaineSt principles
Id declarations of our constitution, by adj
)cating and declaring in favor of the sub
easury and land loan scheme and the gov
ownership of railroads.
.. Bv debarring persons from member
!ip and Office for opinions sake.
3. By putting men in important Offices {