Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-25
THEIR SINGLE AIM
APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ALMOST,
IL NOT ENTIRELY, OF a Po-
LITIcAL NATURE.
Meeting was Originated ana EnEi-
neered by Leaders of the Far
mer'~ Alliance of the state.

Lampasas, Texas, August 2i.-(spe-
ial)-The most remarkable political
meeting In the history OF Texas closed
here today. The expression political
meeting ~ uJed advisedly, though the
brisfators and leaders OF II would
doubtless Insist that Il was non-politi-
cal, but an industrial meeting" II ls
true a number OF industrial orgnnl-
cations were represented here, but the
fact remains as stated In these dis
patches last Tuesday, that the multi
named aggregation was collected spc-
cially and solely in the Interest OF the
enemies of democracy. No other aim
was to be seen during the whole week;
and this was apparent TO the most un-
obserVant at every turn, II Is doubt
less true, as DIR. Aston said In her ad-
dress that she had no thought OF COM
ing here In the interest OF political
srhome other than her own; and It may
be also true, as stated In a converFn-
tion by Mrs. walton u leader Of the
equal suffraglsts. that 1--WE attached
ourselves to this movement because II
Is new and IN the form OF an uphcavnl;
and excitement is necessary to the NE
OF any reform movement"
At any rate whatever the motives
that prompted the coming Of any spec
clhl cast OF these political characters
the fact tremalna that every one who
occupied the platform, with single eX-
ception, had nothing bcttor than abuse
Tor the Democratic party Besldcs this
the leaders OF the Alliance uyoAyod
Nv private generally that they had the
defeat OF Democracy na the object to
be accomplished The more consrrvu-
tive Z aders did not say MS Executive
Secretary McMeans, that THE Alliance
y political institution, and don't you
forget IT." on the contrary, most OF
them insisted that "thcre Is differ
ence between the Alliance and the
PopLllHts," But the most careful OBJ
server could not distinguish this diffcr-
enee. The prominent Alliance man
VINO made Il speech In the open mcot-
Ing became at once rabld Pupulist
and entered at once Into u TRADE
against the DemocratH And, II may
as well be stated here, the Popullst
leaders are greatly encouraged over
the results OF their meeting. They
made but one algnal failure, They did
not succeed In capturing the Fedora
tion OF Labor. on the contrary, II IL
possible that tho other feluwal cap
tured the Alliance men. THAT. how
ever remnlng to be seen, Scott Castle.
Bench and others. who nrc active ana
reliable Democratic, think they acotChrd
the serpent, and perhaps they dd.
But az stated above, the popullat
leaders consider that the meeting was
q great success.
The crowds were lurge. and grew
lnrgcr TIL the very last day. There
was no lack OF enthusiasm, Not a
speaker sat down but ne felt himself
specially honored by the ruuuda OF rec
verhcrating APPLAUSE that fell on his
anxious ears The Alliance man, the
straight Popullst. the single tnNer, the
suitragist, the proportional reprcsen-
ietionist aud the what not were all
oheered and checred nHain, tn some
times the bathers In the sulphur watcr
pools below fain would hide them
selves from the failing floors, Tho
greatest ovation was 70 Judge Thomas
l., Nugent referred TO By Congress-
ionnl Candidate Charley JonltlnH ns
the saviour From his entrance to
& the town he was cheerod lie was
looked upon as by far the biggest man
IN the outfit Harry Tracey and Colonel
Fort Worths own Noodle was not In
II when tho smooth and gllstenng nate
of tile perennial guhernatorlal candidate
doomed into view. He was an the talk,
politically. after his arrival ON the
scene. There has been talk OF trying
20 secure FOR him u place on the ma
ticnhi ticket, but the overwhelming
opinion IL that he should not be thus
sacrificed. lie is the popular candidate
for governor. II he ~ not the nominee
Of the next Populist state convention.
Il wiz be because he refuses tho honor.
and Il Is not believed he will refucs Il.
He thinks, as every other member OF
that party thinks, that II the bad blood
IN the Democratic party can only be
Kept boiling, tho nominee OF the popu-
lists will be the next Governor OF Texas.
That feeling OF course pronpts the
course pursued In this meeting. They
also most clorsly recognize that they
have nothing to tear from the gold-hug
element of that party. That Is why
they make all their war on the free
SILVER Democrats. They know that TO
be the stronghold nf the Democracy.
2sld consequently, the point most 20 he
pssaulted. This strategic movement
has been more clearly pcreeptlble--if
the dominant idea with the Popullst
leader ia "oflice''-always and oontin-
ually office This Is much more TO
han Thar the reform that he 30
Ylibly talks about.
Speaking OF reform" reminds one
nc the unfalllng recurrence OF that
word IN the speech OF the multitude.
u ~ not to be douhted for a moment
that the great mass OF the Popullst
party Is honestly in search OF gov
npiuic conditions. And they taik-thcse
n inouHhtlcsa looking farmers and their
( nnleh.-dapghters rs well as sons
~ Familiarity Of psychological prOb-
'emst and Economic questions" as
gid Johp Stuart Mills or the learned
lefder Of the Harvard school. They
1ft .nnek full Of statistics and phil
esophic facts--so-called-nnd the man
,"nln. sets out 70 argue with them Is
nnplc - get called down the first hun
ne attempts. The Alliance has GER
mniy tet the small farmer and the
ttnsnt and thoir daughters to rfadlnE.
hfie word Alliance IN that last scn-
Z tfnct1 ffctlle me to some OF tho atm
,YorA; 81 the ntnte meeting thai
closed last night They spent con-
al0efhplf nmrunf- Of time, II. seems.
~ paasirE and unpassing motions and
N lsrpordeuth have wired out the adop-
ilqr q resolution, only 90 wire next
g, 4 Y .tlez news "a ita reconsideration.
wv the tanEIe Into which the body
KY ~ ne resolution protected into
rofornte o. thu preferential ballot.