The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-18
THE STATE ALLIANCE.
BIG MEETING OF THE FARMERS REP
REsENTATIvEs IN THE C0PITAL.
Large Attendance from All Over the State
Address of Welcome by Acting
Mayor Linn, and Reply by
Mr.. Stump Ashby.

crowd OF members vi UP slaIo ALI
ance present in the hall of representa-
tives, but President Jones announced
the formal opening of the Allianc
would be deferred till after tn
speeches of welcome.
In addition to those published yes
terday the following members regis
tered their names:
G.. J. Jackson, Williamson; w. 7
Martin, Gregg; f. 5. Peters, Robert
son: j. S. Gilbert, Houston; A. b
Brukes, Medina; w. ID. Ingram, Hill
j. w. Guthrie, Hill; w. ID. Melon
aid, Grayson; j. d. Cady, Llauo; A.V
Gates, Kendall; f. f. Kidder, Blanco
J. w. Teel, Hardin; j. n. Potter
Blanco; r. j. Sledge, Hays; e. Brown
Lampasas; w. w. Parker, Upshur
H.G. King, Camp; G. 9. Holder
Harrison; Nj. Sets, Nolan; Tom Thax
ton, San Saba; j B. Carroll, San Saba
j. Nj. Pettigreen, Leon; J. b. Barker
Walker; J. Dougler, COmanche;
John Gabriel, CALDWELL S. o. DAVIS,
Wise; l.. NJ. Langley, Pamela; James
Gregory, Wood; l.. l.. Rhodes, Van
Zandt; E. M. James, Atlas
cosa: A. Cranberry, Dewitt;
S. X. Mcfarland, Burnet;
James Townsend, d. w. Shannon, II.
HI Moore, Geo House, all of Lampas-
as; II. f. McCulloch, w. G. Barrier,
Gillespie; w. r.. Cole, Dallas; w. H.
Frilder, Jones county; A. ): b. Gar
rett, Marion; L. w. Medlin, Greer
county; j. w. Hughes, Wilbarger;
w. A. Russell, Madison; l.. j. Far
mer, Kaufman; r.. B. Transum, Blan-
co; j. A. Singletary, Anderson; F. A.
Paulus, Gillespie; II. Il. White,
Mills; A. Red, Scurry; l.. M. Camp
bell, Cass; B. H. Knowles, Brazos;
Isaac Raborn, Limestone; G. V. New
ton, Cook; j.. I. Car
ruth, Bee; o. l.. Mcmahon,
Mason; w. T. Walton, rarrant;
j. M. Bowen, Angelina; II. G. Ash
ford, Grimes; j.. S. Moss, Johnson;
Mrs. Jose WEIGH, Rusk; w. HI. Rob-
inson, Brazoria; A. F. Darnell, Fay
cite; A. j. WEIGH, Rusk.
The presidents gavel fell at 10
o'clock, and Mr.. Cranberry, at the re-
quest of President Jones, arose and in
troduced to the Alliance Hon. H. A.
Linn, acting mayor of Austin, who
delivered the address of welcome
Mr.. Linn rendered hearty well
come TO Austin to the members
of the Alliance. He descending upon
the principle of the Alliance which he
said the people Of the state ought to
study. He hoped that during their
stay the delegates would visit the
great state institutions of charity and
fhat hara unIlH houa a most
pleasant sojourn in their capital city. |
Mr.. Linn was replied to by Mr..
Stump Ashby on behalf of the ALI
ance. He made hearty response to
the sentiments uttered by Mr.. Linn
Mr.. Ashby alluded to the fact that
the relations of the people of Texas
towards the people of Austin were not
strained, and the people of the state
took an equal pride with those of
Austin in the Capital City. The
speaker then gave an amusing ac-
count of the origin of the Farmers
Alliance and the meeting, many
years ago, of five old farmers in a
blacksmith shop in Parker county,
who elected a president, had no need
of treasurer, and who in resolutions
adopted signed themselves, ave, the
people of the United 5tates.n Yet
from five men the order had soon
grown into ten thousand.
Mr.. Ashby then spoke substantially
as follows:
/ think with the mayor that it is
good for us to meet in the capital city
and to become familiar with the in
stitutions of our state in which we
are all so much interested. We are
gratifed to meet here with such a
cordial welcome and are glad our re-
la-ions to the people of this great city
are free, full and hearty. AS in a
large measure representative men of
Texas, we are proud to have present
so good looking a body of men from
the rural districts. We are here today
in such numbers as will be respected
by the people of the whole state.
Men love perfection, in manhood or
grit, as is technically known. We
have had the patience. courage and
vigor to build up from very small
beginning a mighty institution that
covers this great hospitable state of
country that spreads from sea to sea
and from the lakes to the Gulf, and in
WnlCu tll0Ic 10 hO spun III "hISh pholC
is not farmers Alliance. ZAP
plause.) Our aim is to educate our
people in the science of government,
and last, but not least, to improve our
financial condition.
From an humble beginning we soon
grew into an association of 10000
farmers that with banners and music
won applause and now we look abroad
our country and see 1000, 900 farmers,
the tramp of whose marching shakes
the whole land. (Applause.) We
have satisfied the people that we are
engaged in a laudable work and we
are not satisfied but will lend a help
ing hand to our laboring urban popu-
lation. (Applause.) Our work is
the life work of the people.
The speaker closed by glowing
tribute to the women as leaders of re-
form, and also to the State University.
At the close of Mr.. Ashby's remarks |
President Jones called the State ALI
ance to order, with the request that
all not entitled to seats should retire,
which let the reporters out, with
them went the spectators, who did |
not amount to many. The Alliance
then went into secret session at 1890,
President Jones in the chair.