Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-08
MACUNE'S DEFENSE.
TGere srs sscr.t Gireulsrs and Srcre!
Crcalars-Comments Upon Tsrisus
Productions OF that Eslure.
Editorial Comments By Shs Texas Yarn ~
Upon DIR. Macune's Rec-u;Iy Published
Artio!erDlGersnca IN N me. clatare.

DALLAS, Tx, June ;, l'Ss
70 the Editor OF tAe Gazette.
TIE Texas Farmer will reppblish tbs
article CT Dr.. iiLcuue in iu.l il It's mex,
issue. Iae following is its editorial con
nent: Texas Farmer, Is it believes
proved up some very serious charges
sgs.nst tee AlHsncs Egcharge. Dr. Ma
cune in reply reasserts that the horse is
sixteen feet high, bur fails 20 produce the
qusdrupet and foot-yule. He
follows this sti3s-to-lt sidea, how
ever Nth qualifications tEst really amoup.
to an admission If tie charges made.
He sdnsts that the lsngusge o1 the cir
culsr i3 inaccurate" This is 8 new
name fer !t-but DR.. Mscune has the
right 10 direct bis peculiEr genius to
noInerclstare. "In the mein,n SAYS the
Doctor, "the sentiments set forth in tie
circular are strl:t y true, and ersce p.ioIe
OF proof" Perhaps the thiag did express
the true '"sentiments" of its satho $,
though we hope not-but what ebout tbs
"f2cts?" Tat is where the complaint
sgaiGst these over enthusiasts Gene $ il (;
they are guided 100 much by
sentiment and % lit leIby ''71c'. p
al would rGE undertake." ssys De.
Ms defense, S'to sustain the assertion
lnst there is al organized opposition u
our movement u Dallas" But thai
secret circular SO asserted positively {;
listen: "The mask has been thrown CR
| by bankers, Wholesale merchants, impIe-
ment deSlers and manufacturers of farm
ing implements and machinery, and they
now stand in one solid orgsnlz1tion, de-
termined 10 crush the Alliance Tx
! Chs3ge." That circular bears DR.. Ma
cune's signature, s1d YET ne says he will
not attempt to sustain that assertion! Is
this what Dr. hiaCure terms "insccurscy
| CT spsechf" "f.ilure ct
Language 10 always convey our e3sc7
uesniDs?" Would an Intelligent jury,
although but iIdi1srently posted as noasl
enclators, call It an "iGRccuracy ?" bon
ever, Texas Farmer is under oblisgssor
to Dr.. Macule for changing the ssgaifi-
canoe CT this WORD. 1t is not hsrsn
word. and Texas Farmer Is anxious not
10 get beyond parl tmentary expression.
But IS DR.. NJ. seems liable 10 mlsu der
stand himself he Will excuse Texas
Farmer for few questions: Wnlle
you knew positively there wss no
such organization, WAS that rcuar,
or vas it not, intended to make
Alliance members believe there WAS
SO it would inspire generosity when "the
bat il passed" at !A0se big rallies? 10
regard 10 tbs Houston banker, the secrUt
| firsccurecv" says "He either sold out,
or purposelY deceived u.s." The revised
version gays DE-. Mscune wss absent
waen :be circnlar was printed (aot when
It was writteb), snd thai the ether two
! gentlemen who sigacd It were 'misin-
formed" There Is missing Iink-sn
| 'iGzCcurscY," SO, to epe2k-WhiCh pre-
YEATS this statement, it seems TO US,
from catching on as real csse
Of misinformaHon, especially ia view OF
| Dr.. Mscune's statement in the re-
vised version tnss he has had no commun-
icstion with the Houston man. Here is
| the link: TIE secret circular published
| in last weeks Farmer was dated Msy y.
| Now Texas Farmer is possessed Of az
other document, also for claudest.ne dis
! tribu,io1. Il Is called "Mscure's report
| to the executive committee" and dated
! MaY 10. (See it elsewhere.) This re-
| port refers 10 the Houston man IN this
| lsDeusge:
| "Of all the banks, the worst damage has come
| from w. o. Ills $50, houston. Mr.. Ellis, by
one p-eteX t and aEotler, prolonged the inVes
| ti2ation and decision for about three weeke,
and then after haT!ng agreeI to advance 5000,
and to ACCEPT draets for $4,000 mo con the
strsI 9Th of which the amusement made proas-
ses to pay money-Eliis either sold out TO ths
opposition, or lacked the ability to execute Ei
! pre- misses, and forced the Ex hange to let some
| paper go to protest. This has damaged the
| bu lresa great deal, and an effort viii be
made to secure damages from said banking
| firm"
| This statement in DR.. Mscune's report
to the executive committee, (,nd upon
which thnt committee doubtless based its
il fismmatory call for {. grand rally in
every county J, is resffiEmed in the secre:
ciIculsr four days lster. Now, Zine days
after said secret circular was issued, DR.
| Mscune claims It is an "irsccurscyn for
which the "misfnformation" of two other
| people is responsible. Where WAS DR..
| 81. VIXEN his report was sent to the execu.
tive committee The new adaptation
OF the word 'insccurscy" fits Ia here
very nicely, 1t seems 20 US. For fear,
DO 7ever, thai the poverty or f:xibilitY
OF lsr gusge has made DR.. NJ. little OBJ
scu;r. to himself, we venture smother
question: Suppose this information (O
had not come to light, and had been given
to the county allisnces, e1 psrte, would
/. not have materially aided this. shat
collection?" This is only suggested as 8
possibility, IN view Of DR.. Ms own state
ment that n the "secret inaccuracy"
sent out the English language is handed
somewhat cnreless.y. Texas Farmer
wants to sid the Doctor to IN
ders!and himself. The secret circu-
lar charges as follows: "Belng be-
trayed in Dallas, we went to Fort
Worth, Galveston and New Orleans TO
raise money-but the hawks followed us,
kept tie wires hot and msils full Inalign-
ing US" DR.. Mscune's revised version
OF tie secret "insccurecy" is as follows:
SIN our negotiations in other cities we
were informed time and again that the
parties with whom we were negotiating
had received letters and telegrams from
Dallas" We presume the new sdap!a-
ton OF the word "inaccurscy" is intended
to bridge over the chasm between this
last hearsay statement sad tie positive
charge that organized Ds .,as "hawks"
kept tie wires shot" and the
mails "fuil." DR.. M, in his re-
yised version, asserts that the banks
"never either promised or refused
money" TIE "secret inaccuracy" says
in one place, "The mask mas been thrown
90 bp tho hspHoyr ..tc u1ud