The Southern Mercury, Texas Farmers' Alliance Advocate. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1890 Page: 4 of 8
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THE SOUTHERN MERCURY: DALLAS, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1890.
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of Texas that ceetain efftrts to scare
us off the track will prove abortive.
We are in the fight to stay and will win
and the farmers of Texas be protected
against extortion in high rates.
The coterie of mongrel gatherers at
the State capital aided and encouraged
by a certain official (God sive the
mailc) might as well desert their scent
and like the Arab roll up their scroll
and silently steal away, for the alliance
people of Texas are getting used to the
efforts of their enemy to cause confu
sion in their ranks.
GENERAL HOGG AT RUSK.
General Hogg's speech at Ruik
The leading candidates for gover
nor have all spoken and the country
knows their opinions on the issues of
the campaign. McDonald dealt in
ñgures of speech and flowers of rhet-
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Wot Stat* VrMivror.
To tbo Democry of Texas:
I hereby announce myself a candidate for
State Treasurer of thu Htateof Texas, iiibject
to the aetinn of tho democratic «tato conven-
tion. A. II. IUbhv,
of Botque County.
Meridian, Texas, April 14, 181 .
Oounty Treasurer.
We are authorized to announoo A. MoCora-
mas a candidate for tho olliae of county treas-
urer of Dallas county, at theensulng November
election.
Wo are authorized to announce (J. H. Patrick
a* a candidate for tho oltlco of county treasurer
of Dallas county, at tho ensuing November
•lection.
Wo are authorized to announcu Jacob L. Wil-
liams a candidate for treasurer, Dallas county.
Election, Nov. 4,18VU.
Oounty Oollootor.
We are authorized to announce J. P. Irwin a
candidate for Oounty Tax Collector, at the en-
suing November election.
Wo>ro authorized to announce *W. II. Patter-
son as a candidate for tho olllao of¡tax collector
of Dallas oountv, at the entnlug^Nov. oloctlon
Wo aro authorlzoil to announce W. II. Cullum
a'candldato for tax oollectorof Dallas county.
Election November 1,1890
We are authorized to announce Louis Jacoby
as a candidato for tho ofltco of tax collector,
Dallas county, Texas, at ensuing oloctlon.
Sheriff,
Wo are authorized to announoo Monroe For-
fiuson a candidate for the oillco of sheriff, Dal
as county, Texas, at ensuing election.
We are authorized to announco W. M. Moon
as a caudldate for sherlll'. Election November
4th, 1090,
Oounty Clerk.
Wo are authorized to announce Lee Hughes
as a candidate for county clerk. Election No-
vember 4th, 1890.
When writing to the Mercury upon
any subject whatever always address
your letters to "The Southern Mercury"
Dallas, Texas, and not to any individ-
ual. Make remittances payable to
"The Southern Mercury." By com-
plying with this simple request, your
Utters will be insured prompt attention.
General Hogg speaks at the Op-
era House in Dallas on next Saturday
night.
Gen. Hogg will speak at Waxahat-
chie Friday, May the 9th and in Dal-
las Saturday night May the 10th.
Those who desire to hear a thorough
discussion of the issues ot this cam-
paign can be accommodated by at-
tending these appointments.
The Texas Cartoon's representa-
tion of the political situation is good
enough for Puck or the Judge. George
Clark as a ringmaster wielding the
whip and placing the anti-commission
forces in line can be read even by
people who never heard of a free
school.
Wood county has opened the cam-
paign in a practical way. The demo-
cracy of that county metinconventipn
on the 19th, elected delegates to the
state convention and unanimously in-
stracted them to cast the 6 votes of
that county for James S Hogg as the
democratic nominee for governor.
If laboring for a railroad commission
is "advocating principles contrary to
the alliance" Thb Mercury is doing
it. We will say to the alliance people
Hogg, "by the gatlins," struck out
from the shoulder at corporations, and
trusts and combines and monopolies
of every sort so quick and fast that
they were unable to tell what hit them
until the Newsec gathered up the frag
ments, brushed away the dirt and be-
gan the work of resuscitation.
A WORD FROM THE EDITOR.
It is always to be regretted when
our readers have reason to complain
that their letters to The Mbecury are
not promptly answered. In many in-
stances it is impossible to do so. The
work of this office is much greater
than out readers have any idea. The
prompt answering of all inquiries com-
ing to this office is a physical impos-
sibility with the present help. We are
doing our very best to attend to your
requests, but with the great amount ot
work required to make ends meet we
cannot always be prompt. Brethren,
don't get impatient with your over-
worked editor if your letters are not
answered as early at you think they
should. He is now giving fourteen
hours a day to your paper, and some
of you have written unkind letters de-
manding even more work. The labor
of this office is great. The book-
keeping has to be done; the bills col-
lected; accounts examined; subscrip-
tions entered, and hundreds of letters
to read. All these require time and
talent. But we will soon catch up
with our work, and will give you the
best paper ever published in Texas.
Mark this latter promise; we mean it,
and we know you will appreciate it.
A QUESTION ANSWERED-
It, or It not Mr. W. W. Lang lato grand
matter of the grange good farmer authori-
ty V Will or will not the Mercury accept
Mr. Lang's opinion!, or will it have the
temerity to denounce him because he quet-
tlont the wisdom oi a commliiion f—Parlt
News.
The Editor of the Mercury atten-
ded the meeting of Farmers at Oak
Cliff, April iath. When Col. Lang
got through reading his little essay
which some papers of the state insists
on calling a great speech, we were in-
clined to believe him good authority,
and really honest in his opinions.
(Remember he prefaced his remarks
by saying the railroads had not sent
him there.) But when he had finished
and handed his essay to the newspa-
per reporters for publication just as he
had so eloquently (?) delivered it, and
Hon. Tom Brown began to pour hot
shot into his weak arguments against
a commission and he began to squirm
and explain the meaning of certain
languages and finally to recant and in
the presence of all—even the newspa-
per reporters—to declair that he fa-
vored and would vote for the amend-
ment, we lost faith in him as a man of
authority on railroad commission reg-
ulation. ,
No well informed anti-commission
editor would dare refer to Col. Lang's
speech as an argument against the
adoption of the amendment. Now will
the Paris News have the temerity to
denounce W. W. Lang for supporting
and voting for a railroad commission ?
had the true ring, and has
struck a responsive chord in the breast
of thousands of people all over
the state who have long waited for
some man with the ability, courage
and boldness to throw himself in the
breach and challenge those who would
make his party the tool of corpora-
tion! and money extorting combines
of every kind. No speech delivered
since the days of Sam Houston has so
stirred the public mind . and won for
its author so many adherents. It re-
minds one of the lime «hen intellectu-
al giants guided the destinies of our
state and they went forth to mighty
victories under wise and courageous
leadership. For clear cut ideas, vigor
of expression and logical presentation
of frets, it reminds one of the style 01'
Jack Hamilton, himself an ihtellectu-
al giant. For sledge-hammer blows
and direct assaults on the política
evils that have fastened themselves
on our government, it reminds one of
Coke's campaign against Davis and
his cohorts, who had entrenched them-
selves behind the state government
and were defying the people.
The contest with powerful corpora
tions for the mastery over the agricul-
tural and commercial interests of this
great and growing state is no childs
play, and it requires the energies and
ability of just such a man as General
Hogg to carry it to a successful ter«
m ¡nation.
The railroads will not willingly give
up control of a "truck patch" of the
productive capacity of Texas. The
power to fix rates of transportation on
the commerce of this state, without
intervention on the part of the state,
is worth millions to them and they
will fight to the last ditch every pro-
position looking to a curtailment of
that ¡tower.
The exercise of state supervision in
the levying of freight tariffs, through
the agency of a commission, is also
worth millions to the producing classes
and this is, sherefore, a contest in
which every producer is vitally inter-
ested, and if the victory ia not won it
will be because of a want of a proper
appreciation on their part of the is-
sues involved.
The primariy is the place
to give expression to your views
on this question. Whatever may be
the objections urged against conven
tions and convention methods to farm-
ers, the fact remains that the next gov
ernor of Texas will be selected at the
primary conventions and elections to
be held between this time and the
meeting of the state convention in
August, and the man who desires to
have a voice in his selection must at
tend the primaries. Go to the pri-
maries if you want to help out in this
fight and put in your beat licks there.
roads and kindred influences are com
bining against them for the supremacy
Which will win ? It is easy to answer
if every man who made a pledge
wi 1 keep it and battle for the
perpetuity of a better system and the
dom nation of the State by the people
THE OUTLOOK.
There has never been anything
equal to the present movement of (arm
ers all over the country for equal
rights before the law. Organization,
organization on every hand tell too
eloquently the tale of oppression and
wrong. It shows a dissatisfaction
with the existing conditions which all
the eloquence of politicians and news-
papers can not disprove. Hie farm-
ers move is not confined to any par-
ticular section. It is not astonishing
when one considers that the financial,
commercial and other conditions which
disastrously affect tbe farmer and
stock raiser of the South has a like
effect upon his brothers in the East
and West. The iniquitous financial
system of the national government,
the oppressive and conscienceless
railroad combinations, the abominable
liigh tariff taxes, the centralized money
power of the country are among thé
the main causes which contribute to
the depression of the agricultural in-
terests of the country. To change
thesejeonditions, to correct these abus-
es is the work the farmers of the na-
tion have undertaken. It can be done
only through the power of organized
influence.
The farmers of Texas are in tbe
midst of a very great conflict, the rail-
A STUPID LIE.
With a great flourish of trumpets
and beating of drums, dispatches were
sent out from Washington a few da>s
ago announcing that a "dickei" hac
been made between th<t Farmers AUi
ance, the Knights of Labor and the
republican party for certain política
purposes. The news-gatherers went
so far as to go fully into the details ot
the "dicker." It appears that the
whole story was concocted based on a
reputed interview with one John J.
Holland, of Florida, who claims to be
a Knight of Labor committeemen. Mr.
H., in the interview referred to, said:
"in the main tbe two orders expeet to
work with tbe touthera republican!, and
tbey calculate that tbe aid of tbe republi
cant, white and plack, will make tbe more
effective; that It wat found Imponible to
secure repretentatloa In congrots without
a general movement conducted in the teal
clrole manner that is now being proposed,
and that the Farmert Alliance will tee that
the votes of whltet an4 biaekt are eoant-
ed."
Mr. Holland may and he may not
have said what he is charged with say-
ing. It matters not. He does not
speak the sentiments of the Alliance.
He is not a member of that order, and
very little of anything else. . So far as
the Alliance entering into a compact
with any party is concerned, it is ut
terly untrue, and the charge unworthy
of serious consideration. Alliance of-
ficials at Washington are not dickering
with anybody. They are working for
the order they represent. There is no
joint legislative committee of the Alii'
ance and Knights of Labor. Both
orders have a committee of their own.
They are looking after the affairs of
the class they represent.
One of the Alliance organs, in
speaking of the charge referred to,
says;
"Thti statement it not only a lie, but tbe
heart of «very true Aillanoe man knowt it
to bs a lie. This it no light matter. We
know that some politiolans now la powsr
hold their position by an ascertain tenn •
and are putting their wltt to work la order
to inveat tome tehease which will demor-
alise the AlUanoo and destroy their power.
It It an easy matter tor taoh men to Invent
great Imaginary sohemes of this kind, and
S'i insinuate sad olreulate thsm as to get
tbem Into the ears of newspaper reporters
and then they are ttrislltd."
ANOTHER LIE.
The Austin correspondent of the
Times-Herald has had snakes in his
boots again and has telegraphed that
sheet another "sensation in alliance
circles." This time the snakes are
great angry looking moccasins each
with a jug of mean rum in his mouth
belching forth liquid fire. The e
perience of years of failure ought to
have learned this acrimonious Bohe-
mian that his vaporings will be about
as affective in causing the disruption
among the alliance people he so much
desires as the historic fly's attempt to
disturb the fabled ox. It will be re-
membered by our readers that while
President) Fields and the Executive
Committee were in Dallas in Febru-
ary attending to alliance matters and,
in conjunction with the officials of the
Wheel, were discussing th¿ union of
these two orders, this same mongrel
newsgatherer sent a long telegram to
this same T-H. making the very
extraordinary announcement that the
officers of these two bodies, with other
farm organizations, were in secrect con-
ference in Robertson county with the
view of bringing out a state ticket and
that President Fields had agreed to
permit the use of his name for gov-
ernor. Not satisfied with this false
alarm he concocks a second one. In
alarm second he says:
"For some weeks it has been rumor-
ed here that dire confusion exists in
the ranks ol the Texas Farmers Alli-
ance. It is alleged that the alliances
are dissatisfied with the way jmatters
are running at Dallas, and it is repor-
ted lure they are having papers pre-
pared and will institute suit at Dallas
o recover property including the
Mercury, the alliance organ, which
is asserted, is being run in the politi-
cal interest of a few gentlemen."
Well, yts, the alliance people are
dissatisfied They will express their
dissatisfaction at the polls next No-
vember. They are dissatisfied with
the way corporate influence is domi-
nating in this state—dissatisfied that
corporate gold controls the opinion of
men who claim respectability among
gentlemen and some of whom are lying
awake at nights concocting schemes
to cause disruption among the farm-
ers alliance of this state that corpor-
ate influence may move up another
notch in its effort to more complete-
ly subjugate the people of Texas
The alliance people of Texas may ex-
pect many such telegrams. The ene-
my is at work and if he can once
get you divided and fighting among
yourselves you will be an easy prey
to corporate greed.
All alliance people know that the
Mercury was not sold with the ex
change and that it is the property of tbe
state alliance and is now .being con-
ducted my men selected by a board
who have control of the paper. The
persons now in charge are subject
to removal and thry will net resist
should the board desire to remove
them at the demand of the alliance.
GOOD IN TEXAS TOO.
The Southern Alliance Farmer (At
lanta, Ga.) one of the best edited al-
liance papers in the whole country
contains the following advice to its
Georgia readers. The advice is equal-
ly applicable to Texas. Here is the
advice:
llemember the eat and the chcitnutt.
Whenever you tee a man trying to uto the
Alliance to feather hit own nett while
thoie of the brethren are left bare, let him
down at onoe. Whether it be eaty or hard
l«t the circumstances deoide. but drop him
all tbe same."
"Be careful what you do. To continue a
clast of men in office who are not in eynr
pathy with you will be more than monu-
mental folly, and your aillanoe efforts for
reform, like Dead Sea applet may turn to
ashet on your lips."
ONE OF THE DANGERS.
Under the above caption the Alli-
ance Farmer urges Alliance men to
vote for measures and principles and
not men. This is the duty of every
man whether farmer, mechanic, teach-
er, merchant or lawyer, and as soon
as they realize the fact that the per-
petuity of our government depends
upon just such politics they will fall in-
to line and vote for no man who is op-
posed to the people in their struggle
to free themselves from the oppressed
condition into which they have been
driven. Here is what Alliance Farmer
says:
Hall Alliance men be true to the caute
and withhold their votet from men who are
not, and have never been, in sympathy with
the struggling matted, and will support on-
ly tbote whose pait records, not only in of-
fice but at home, show plainly that their
heartt are with tho people, and that tipy afe
of pure character and worthy of ooqflcienoe.
our success is assured. Our danger llosin
division. Alliance men have their personal
friendt among tho polltiolani, and may be
induced to vote for tbem when tbey know
they are not in full sympaty with ut.
Seetional, oounty, or town pride thould
beieftout ofthequeitlon. Men who are
true to our interest are tho men to support.
As wo have said before, simple ability will
not do, for If it was turned agalntt us it
would do great harm. The heart mutt be
right. Wo can no more afford to turn our
legislation over to men who serve the mon-
ey powers than wo ean afford to leave our
children's Inheritance in the hand! of a
faro dealer. Being a farmer or an Alliance
man only, doei not fit a man for office, but
being in fuU sympathy with the people,
and having the will and tbe ability to work
to tholr interest, does make a man worthy
of support. Whoro will you And suoh
men? Tho time whon a few politicians in
oach county, district or state, can meet to-
gether and apportion out tbo different offi-
ces is at an end The people will take a
band In this business and have determined
to have representation.
THE FRIENDLESS TARIFF.
Ac-Governor Throckmorton de-
voted mueh of his opening speech to a
discussion of the tariff, which reminds
us of an old story told at the expense
of a neighborly church deacon. The
pastor wag absent, and a new minist-
er, somewhat noted for his fighting
proclivities was ascending the platform
to fill his place. The deacon gently
lulled the tail of his coat to attract
lis attention, and said: "Brother,
don't say anything about the Presby-
terians to-day, I see ruling elder Smith
in the congregation, and he is a mighty
good man and frequently visits us.
Then the Methodists helped us in
>uilding our house of worship and
you must spare them in your remarks.
We and the Episcopalians are to have
a joint church entertainment and it
will never do to wound their feelings." j
"My brother, who in the name of
common tense am I <0 preach about,"
said the astonished minister.
"Just give the Mormons fits, they
haven't a friend in town " said the
good old deacon.
It is safe to tackle the tariff, it hasn't
a friend in Texas.
^MERC URISMS.
Aurora—Here is $2 for two new
subscribers. * # # Continué
your light for a commission, lana
Republican, but endorse most heartily
your fight for primary elections-
James Gray.
Buffalo Gap—I am well pleased
with The Mercury lately. The Alli-
ance of this county is with you in yow
fight for a railroad commission.—Tons
Blake.
Shelton— Look out for our enemy.
They declare vengeance against The
Mercury for its fight tor the commis-
sion. We are all for Hogg here.—L.
E. Daws.
Spivy—Some of us here want Evanf
Jones for governor, but we all want-a '
commission.x We can't do without The
Mercury—P. Rye.
Mineóla—The post master tells me
The Mercury list is increasing here
of late. I am glad to" know it. It
deserves the support of every farmer
in Texas. Keep it at its present ex-
cellence and I promise you a large
club soon Sul Moore.
Stockdale—Wilson County Alliance
sends good cheer to The Mercury.
We are all for the amendment yoa
so ably advocate. We want Hogg
Sidney Smith
Good—We love The Mercury for
its noble fight for the peoples rights,
for the railroad amendment, and its
continued improvement. Yet we are
for Throckmorton first and then for
Hogg.—Geo. Stanley.
Wimbly—Continue your fight for
the'people. We are proud that yon
are so bold in your advocacy of a
commission. Your subscription list
has doubled here the past few weeks.
—James Sims.
Wealder—The Mercury is qniet-
ly but surely gaining a foot hold here.
I am watching your fight for the con-
stitutional amendment with interest. I
shall vote for it and believe it will be
adopted—Gustave Sprigguan.
Brownwood—Here is the money
for The MiRCURT^for .THE
Mercury is growing in favor fast heve.
All praise to you for the noble course
you are pursuing—E. C. Kitchen.
Coleman—Here is two dollars for
The Mercury. We are doing all we
can for The Mercury as The Mer-
cury is doing all it can for the op-
pressed and for equal rights to all
men and special privileges to none.
We want primary ejections and Hogg.
-J. M. Key.
Santo—The Mercury's prospects
here are brightening. Our Alliance is
looking up and the prospects all along
most favorable. Keep up your fight
for a railroad commission—E. Lyne.
V.
The State Alliance of Minnesota
again resolves that none but farmers
shall be eligible to membership.—
Granger, Nehama, Neb.
The Alliance men of Woru and Ir-
win counties, Ga., propose erecting a
cotton warehouse as soon as their co-
operative store is completed.
The Farmers Alliance of the United
States will establish agricultural works
at Iron Gate, Va., and supply all sub-
Alliances in the country.
The Farmers Alliance is fast gain-
ing ground in almost every state in
the Union. It has a strong hold in
the southern states. If they donU run
the Alliance into politics they are all
right; if they do, their career will be
as short as was the old Grange. What
they should do is to band together to
maintain their rights and to be able
through the organization to procure
better prices for their produce—Las
Animas Democrat
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