Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-22
THE ALLIANCE.
The Delegates Welcomed to
Waco by Rev. Stump Ashby.
PRESIDENT JONES' ADDRESS.
Resolutions Adopted Denouncing the Au-
thors of the Austin Circular, and Re-
iterating Confidence in Jones
and Macune.
Special to the Gazette.

WACO, Ten, April 2l-Rev. Stump
Ashby, the famous eX-evangelst and act
| i've agitatOr, was appointed To deliver the
| address of welcome this morning TO the
Farmers Alliance conference, a duty he
fulfilled in characteristic style. Many
were his complimentary remarks of Waco
with her artesian water.
PRESIDENT EVAN JONES
delivered the opening address. He eviewed
the history of the Alliance organization
from the time of its birth to the present
and said it was organized not to antagonize
any class or association but for the pro-
lection OF its members from the burdens
placed upon them by the representatives Of
corporate power. He said its mission was
10 reduce taxation and inaugurate i reign
of prosperity among the people OF Texas,
especially the farmers, who We're bearing
the OnerouS burden of the government.
He said the Alliance was opposed to mo-
nOpolieS and that ii demanded the free and
unlimited coinage of silver, and that this
was virtually its platform.
Mr.. Jones speech was well received, and
was loudly applauded 4 number of times.
The chairman, after Mr.. Jones address.
announced that there was no further eXer
ciSeS on the programme, and that at p.
IN. there would be an executive session.
The convention adjourned till > p II.
At p. IN. the Alliance met in executive
the arrival of delegates on the north and
south-bound Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
simultaneously. There was some very I'M
portant work done in this session, as the
following resolutions will forcibly show:
Whereas certain gentlemen who claim to
be members of the Farmers Alliance. and
said gentlemen have been elected to high
and honorable positions as legislators by
the vote of the Alliance brethren, and
Whereas, said gentlemen having for
gotten their sacred obligations by circulat-
ing in public manner through the news
papers, malignant, false and malicious
libel against our worthy president, Hon.
Evan Jones, and our ex-president, DR.. j. d.
Fields, and against Dr. G.. w. Macune.
Brothers Harry Tracy and K. J. Sledge, who
were placed in Austin by the authority of
the Farmers State Alliance as a legisla-
tive committee, and also against the editor
of the Southern Mercury, which is the
official organ of our order in the state of
Texas, in all of which they have violated
their obligation voluntarily taken upon
themselves as Alliance men; therefore,
be it
Resolved, by the delegates from nearly
every county now assembled in Waco in
conference for the good of the order, that
we denounce in no measured manner the
acts of all these signerS of said circular as
being false to the order. false to their fam
place in this great ORDER the Farmers AL
lance.
Resolved. .. That we reiterate our undi-
vided confidence in Brothers Jones, Ma
cune, Fields, Tracy and Sledge; also our
hearty support of the editor of the Mer-
curry, and invoke Gods richest blessing on
each and every one of them, and promise
them our earnest support in carrying on
the great work of reform to liberate their
co-workers from the bonds of servitude that
monopoly is fastening on US.
Tonight public speaking was the pro-
gramme, and in the absence of Hon. L. F..
Livingston, Chairman Fields brought for
ward and introduced W. Ward Coleman,
editor of the Southern Mercury, who chose
for his subject the General Condition of
the Country as an introduction to to-
morrow mornings address by DR.. G. W.
Macune on the Necessity of Financial
Reform and the Sub-treasury Plan
Remedy" Mr.. Coleman delivered quite an
eloquent oforatory in line with the old
greenback theories somewhat modified
Mr.. D. NJ. Rump followed with
lengthy speech touching on the general
situation and citing the sub-treasury plan
as the panacea of all financial ills, but in
all good talk
Several other prominent men spoke
There was quite a display of long and
careful study of the general financial con
ditiOn of the country. The speeches
We're intelligent and appreciated by the
audience