Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-16
THE ALLIANCE ADDRESSED.
The Farmers Alliance Exec
utlve Committee
COuasELS ITS TEXAS MEMBERS.
The Evils of Government and the
Woes of Society
Graphically Plotured-The Cause
and the Remedy-The Crisis of
the age is Upon Us--owe 1t to
Humanity to Join the ALI
ance, They Say.


Dallas. Tex, 10. The following
address is self s. CoD,
No the Alliant "a, = /srtas and 10
All Who Dcst cs "6s,he Con-
ditions of the Toih ~ X@t.
The Farmers AllioncerS Hoe ~ gam
lied for over seventeen IL "a has
grown from an obscure birth Il, Paro-
liz settled West Texas community to be
one of the most powerful industrial asso-
Citations in the worlds h.-tory; and ex-
tending into almost every STATE aud ter
ritory in the Union.
one exciting cause Of its rise, as well
as Of its remarkable progress, was the
well defined knowledge Of the great
macs of wealth-produccrs that they We're |
oppressed by social and governmental |
systems which made it possible for Others
to deprive them unjustly Of portion of
the fruits and rewards Of their own
toll. Another cause, probably equally
as potent, was realization of the fact
that better knowledge Of social, farm
home unl political economy and u wider
| dinusion of general information among
| the toiiers was indspensaby necessary
| in order 10 enable them to successfully
combat any system through which amy
| other class or portion OF the cOminu-
/ nifty mglt unju,Ly encroach on lher
rights, privileges, opportunities or hper-
| ties.
The encroachnents Of corporate power
| MS well rs the growth of social and COM
mercial evils, were sufficient years ago
| to arouse the toilers and cause them
to unite In bonds of fraternal unions Tor
the purpose Of educating themselves ana
| being able TO successfully cope with any
| adversary which might come against
them. hut today the conditions rendering
a general fraternal association OF all pro,
| dnrer, absolutely essential to their mutual
| wpll-being are mcOmparably greater than
then. .,,,,,
producers are daily becoming more. intol.
cradle. While the inventive genius OF
The race has chained the living dormant
forces of steam and electricity and mace
them subseryient 10 mans use aud me
nroniotion of his comfort IN the produc-
linn nf food. rainent and shelter us well
az the transmission Of intelligence ana
tbc exchange of commodities; .wnlle mar
yplous improvements In machinery mas
further increased his ability 10 create
wealth, the great mass oil toleIs sruM
YEARLY more poor, thousands are ea'h
year added to the army Of unelhplOSeu,
while suffering misery, poverty, crime
and all the other inherent ana consc-
0ucnt evils Of decaying civlllzaVioh arr
| aiarmingly on the increase.
In the midst OF the alarming soelhl
disorder confronting our country IN view
OF the general depress ion ana ,Wlle-sl.va,.s
distress. SO plainly and painfully appnrent,
that il is known of all men, one sh2tiltu
ycnlously inquire into the cause Muivvn
! hermit such to exist and to constantly
Z s'TTSe United States has only per Ger
! &C. tbe wnr.d's population. vet It produces
ON nm average, 33 per cent oil an lhe
; great staple products Of the farm nine,
, | Workshop and factory. N9f y na'l.s
/, or the proyidences OF Goa iaheu 70 =,
favorable to our Efforts 10 suvn NJ IN, a,,,'
4 as TO warrant the conditions when aln
i nv iustify the universal discomfort exist
+ ing among the masses. .,.,r
Therefore. at no time In American
Il history has It been so necessary tIlil
a the people thoroughly understand theil
G SURROUNDINGS and be educated IN tups'
, matters which affect their welfare Us ~
l. present. They cannot be educhteu Hl'
enabled TO act as power for good uhles'
= they rrgnnize and meet of I'm tor"iie
2, and discuss calmly and dispassionatel!
d with each other all questions perhihlhl
tn their interrsts as farmers and prodnc
70 ers and rs citizens =,
y In this age of marvellous progress III
"a other classes are complclly gr,g{aille
= and are prepared to move rapldy an
10 with precision. Largely as a consequence
~ Of this aA other classes ore pe,eI ~
for the services they render 10 tue CON
ID munitv than the farmer, c0nmonslahore
le and mechanics. The majority OF tines
latter classes are yearly growing NOR
poor and dependent thus paving %
way TO the final overthrow OF our so'i'
fabric because, notwithstanding that a
n useful pursuits are necessary 70 ~
II feet civilization, the farmer anu iap w
is being the primary iac;or Of ' NJ M,
as the permqncut prosperity OF al ''"e'
be Is dependent on them. -, 80.
II. ORGANIZATION among the classes me-
ut Toned * NOT only ne'eSsarf' ,,,...,
imnerotive Our system Of dvillzaho
nnd sosiai or,-,intsri is intensely ~
itire rather than cooperative: oNmh
iris and Other raugps 0rnNl :,
lis one Of the predominaung trN -.
ut hiirnan heart ln's " ,,,,nds m
IN and renressed 10 lis proper pounus a
en- siorn ~ its haneful effects nv an ~
is. sato5 ond an enlightened people -e'iWeA
at u ,nl on'i.htened on the prae.ical tnln
Of life and the essential pflncip1us
in hove iutorrs's anH A.,t
Tbe classes most interested IN 9ntai
no ING iusti,e cannot hone TO ausr','' H
their conditions II rmedr',,'el W.
re- united. They canrgi ial af,s
toward divlner avihya.op \, ~ sdneat
no to eonsl and exact justice II sN''-
q. and unor~qniznd. A.. -.1Irf
es' The Far,ners' Alliance Is me ra m x.
M. roini FOR the ar-onpishmeni o, ~ ~
w 4 hieh and noble in human .t ~,
DD, Is the rouncil FIRE around wn,',i ..
IONS ~ tolers may meet ana 'is.ns -,
no questions necessary 70 mruls ~ -
nd pipess II Is the piaee to disarn pr
udire in the simiisht Of human = io w.
im. teach The brotherhood q mani 10 IT,, ,,,,S
mes thu horie life ~ fhr to'lefs WY. ,.-
tf.. / N arm the pau