Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-04
p0PULISTS BOUND BY OATH
SWORN NEVER TO SUPPORT MEN,
BEERS OF THE OLD PARTIES.
a secret, solemn Compact Entered
Into by the Alliance Appealed to
to Prevent Fusion in Kansas
aud Defeat ObJectionablcs.
Press Report.


broadcast over the state be OF binding
tween Popu'ists and Democrats to the
extent at least that the names Of any
open and avowed Democrats can ever
be placed on Populist ticket this OF
any other year. This oath is explicit
and binds all members OF the Indus
trial alliance never to vote rrmo-
cratic or Republican ticket or for a
member OF either of those parties while
life shah last"
This secret oath is the feature OF an
appeal which is being sent out to all
parts OF the state and portends a bitter
heht On the present state officers In the
coming pupulist state convention. rhe
contest which has been begun will be
Kept up until the bitter end of the
convention, and 1t is generally believed
here will bear fruits even though scores
Of delegates to the state convention
were instructed for dwellings renom-
nation.
II is said that the opponents of the
governor held in reserve letters pre-
fcrrirgs gruver and more specific
charges against his administration. II
this letter fails to receive the lndorse-
nent Of the Citizens Alliencc to tho
extent expected moro serious causes of
the opposition will be explained to the
rank and lille. II has been sent to
every one OF the $50 alliance secretaries
in the state. and n copy has also been
forwarded to Chairman l3reidenthal Of
~, state central committee
rhc Oath of the Alliance.
The first bomb in the fight upon fu-
sion and Lewelling is as follows:
To officers and Members of the Ma
tlonal Citizens Alliance, No. - of
Kansas;
Dear Brothers and sisters--II,t' Ing
been taught in the secret work of our
heroic order that when in the dark
days Of the war of independence WASH
ingtor's army, encamped at Valley
Forge, by traitors in the camp had
been sold for British gold, and he had
caused the arrest Of the traitors, he
issued the command. Put none but
native Americans and true patriots on
guard torighl,' so we. who in the past
by your commands have been given
the Offices OF your organization, re-
memhering the solemn obligations we
took upon the flag Of our country
would be traitors to the cause we have
sworn to defend did we not by this
lelAtl blNG MuIHlHk 10 lIlt lIulltIS III
our camp-those In control Of the Peo-
ple's party organization in this state,
who FOR the sake OF the emolumonts
of office have contracted to surrender
the principles of the reform cause in
this state, to the British financial hes
slams, the Democrats of Kansas, who
indorse and support Grover Cleveland
and the gold standard.
For months the governor, attorney
general. state auditor and Breidenthal.
Zercher and Cone, the executive COM
mlttee of our state committee, have
been arranging with the leaders OF the
Democratic party a fusion ticket for
our state convention to nominate, to
be followed by the Endorsement of the
Democratic state convention. The
agreed plan is to renominute the
present state officers, with the excep-
tlon Of secretary OF state, which is to
be given 10 a Democrat. as well as the
nominee for associate justice of the
supreme court, and John Martin is to
be reelected United States senator for
IA six year term, j they succeed in
controlling the state convention and
carrying out their program every
member Of the National Citizens In
dustrlal Alliance who votes the Peo-
pies ticket must violate the obligation
taken upon his cOuntry's flag, of
never to vote a Democratic or Re
publican ticket, or for member of
either Of those parties while life shall
last, to the fultillment of which pledge
! pledge my sacred honor. and call
upon the members present to witness
my obligation and which / ask AL
mighty God to assist me in keeping.
Plain Charges of betrayal.
Brothers, 90 you intend to repudiate
this obligation for the paltry boom
that recreant members of our party |
who. by bargains and fusions, have
disgraced our principles and the offices |
they fill, may be reelected to those
offices by Democratic aid? If you
choose to prove recreant to your VOWS.
the undersigned will not. and we do |
not believe that you will.
BY Democratic Endorsement OF orr |
ticket two years ago, our state offices |
We're iilled by men who have used their |
uIhclal positions to strengthen the |
Democratic party in this state, by the |
election of Democratic United States |
senator ana majority of the police |
commissioners OF the metropolitan cit
les as we'll as a large number of the |
subordinate state officers and the sinh |
ordinate positions IN the state insti-
tutons, are today filled by Democrats
ana Republicans, casting upon our
party the odium of not having within
CUR party men competent to FIJI those
positions
Win their fusion record of the last
,wo years giving the lie to their pre-
tensions of zeal for our reform cause
we are led TO believe that the renom.
nation of the present state officers will
prove the death blow TO the success Of
our reform principles in this state
and endanger the same In the nation.
and as the entire official patronage
p this state and the party machinery
mas heen prostituted to that end. we
,all upon you 10 exert your utmost
powers to send delegates to the state
convention solemnly pledged 10 defeat
ne denomination OF the present state
'tneers and TO kill Off fusion In our
party, and II We meet with defeat and
,annot nominate true reforrners free
rom fusion faint, we believe that the
my way We can prevent the abandon
nent OF our principles, which we have
III pledged ourselves TO defend, n for
ne members Of the Knights OF Labor.
'armers Alliance and Industrial union
ma National Cltizens' Industrial AIN
lnee to call another convention and
nut straight ticket In the field. and
ve ask you to send us the names Of
i've members Of each order In your
ounty who VIII work to this end 10