Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-03
MACUNE'S DEFENSE.
There are Secret Circulars and Secret
Cireuisrs-Cemntnta Upon Various
: Predscilens Of that Nature.
Editorial Oo0neots By The fsxss Ensmer
Upon DE- Ascuue's Recently Proiisned
AEsisle4-DsAefene s N NepaeLciatuse.

Afsselsa-DsAefene mes IN Nc rueLclasufs.
DALLAS, TEX. esne 2, 1883.
To the Edisss Of the sAzesse.
: The Texas Farmer will republish TIT
article of DE-. Mscune In fun in It's mex
issue. The following is its editoIiateom
ment. Texas Farmer, as 1t believes
proved up some very serious charge.
sgainst the Alliance Exchange. DINA.
cune in reply reasserts that the horse ia
sixteen feet high, bat falls &c produce the
qusdruped and foot-rule. He
follows this stick.to.it tlidea, how
ever, with qualifications thstrsally smeun
to An admission of the charges made
He admits tnst the lshgrage OF the cir
culsr is ''inaccurate, This Is Q new
name for it-but DR.. Mscune hiss the
right to direct his peculiar genius &c
nomenclature. "In the MAN," SAYS the
Doctor, "the sentiments Set forth in the
circular are stri t!y true, and susceptible
Of proof" Perhaps the thing did express
the true sentiments" of its autho s,
though we hope not-but what about the
"facts?" That is where the complaint
against these ovsf-enthasiasts come 8 In
they are guided too much BY
sentiment" and ioo lit lesby Tsc.. -
81 would net undertake. says DR..
Ms defense, "to sustsin the assertion
that there is an organized opposition Il
cur movement n Dallas" But that
secret circular SO asserted positively !;
listen: "Tne mask has been thrown IF
IN han Uhole q ID mi. rcb sr.a ,,,,l.
ment dealers and manufacturers of farm
ing implements and machinery, and they
now stand in one solid organization, de-
termiDed to crush the Aliiance Elk.
change" That circular bears DR.. M.-
cune's signature, and yet ne says he Will
not attempt to sustain that assertion! L.
this what DR. Mscune terms "insccurscy
of speech2" & "failure OF
language to always convey our exscs
Would an intelligent jury,
although but IL differently posted as nom
call IL an "inaccurac 2" Il W.
ever, Texas Farmer is Under obligation
to DIR. M.CuDe for changing the signlf-
canoe of this word. IL is not harsh
word. and Texas Farmer is anxious NOT
to get beyond psrl ementnry expression.
But as DR.. NJ. seems liable 70 misu der
stand himself he will excuse T.x.s
Fsrmer for few questions: Wnil,
you knew positively there was no
such organization, WAS that rcular,
n was it not, intended to make
Allisnce members believe there was
30 it would intpire generosity when "the
lat ia passed" at those big rallies2 Ia
.egard to the Houston banker, the secret
'ineccuracy" says: "Ha either sold cut,
" purposely deceived u.s." TIE revised
-ersion says DR.. Macune was absent
wen the circular was priated (lot when
t vas writer aud that the usher two
Gentlemen who signed it were "Gi-in
ormed Tnere ls missing liuk-sn
go 10 epesk-Wnich pre-
ents this statement, it seems to US,
rom catching on IS real case
1 misi1formation, especially in view OF |
Dr.. Macune's statement in the re-
ised version that he has had no commun |
cation with the Houston man. Here is
he link: The secret CIRCULAR published !
4 last weeks Farmer was dated M.y %. |
low Texas Farmer is possssset Cf a.
Their document, also for cisnuestipe dis
ribution. 1t Is called "MacnLe's report |
} the executive committee" and dsteo
lay 10. (See it elsewhere This re.
ort refers to the Houston man In this
"Of al the banks, the worst damage has come
ON w. y. f lis & Co., Houston. Mr.. Ellis, by
ae pret' xt and another, prolonged the Or yes, I
cation and decision for about three weets,
nd then sfter having agree 70 advance S 900,
1d to acceEt drafs. for SIS COO mo 90 tne
TEL 9Th OF which the ma asement m lde pre- m.
es t, pay money-Eilis either 500 out to the
u position, Ur lacked the ability to execute nj
e mise, and forced the Exchange 10 let some
ADJ go to protest. This ma, cam ged Inc
l.ires' great deal, and an fort viii be
sde 70 eecare damaged from said banning
m"
This statement 10 DR.. Mscune's report
, the executive committee, (aDd uuon
hich that committee doubtless based its
fsmmatory call for grand rally in
yery county }, is resffirmed in the secret
rculsr four days lsier. Now, nine days
ter said secret circular was issued, DR..
scune claims it is an "insccuracvn for
Mich the "misipiormstion" Of two otnshk,
.ople is responsible. Where wss 8r.
j. when his report was sent to the exfcu
We committee The new adaptation
the word "iDsccurscy" frs ! hersE
ry nicely, it seems 10 US. FIR ieaxSJ1
'wev r, that the poverty or fisxibftzf5 3
language has made DR.. M Little oh. !
ure to himself, we venture smother
lestlon: Suppose this information (?)
d not come to light, and had tesn given Z
the county alliances, ex parte, wouto ]
not have materially aided that "nat q
Ilec,ion?" This is only suggested IS a
ssioility, in view Of DR.. Ms own state
mt that in the ''secIet inaccurscy"
ot out The English language is handled
mswhat careless.y. Texas Farmer .
Ints to aid the Doctor 10 ua-
rstsnd himself. The secret circu- s
charges as follows: "Belng be-
'yed in Dallas, we went TO Fort I
ortb, Galveston end New Ofleans- TO q
sc moreY-but the hawks followed us,
pit the wires hot aud mails full mali IN g.
. u.s." Dr.. Mscune's revised version .
tie &c cret "insccurscy" is as follows: =
n our negotiations In other cnies We =.
re Informed time and again that the
rites with whom we were negotiating =
4 received letters and kilograms from '
Has" We presume the new sdspta- :"
n OF the word "inaccuracy" is intended :,
bridge over the chasm between this VI :,
{ hesrssy statement srd tle positive =
!rge that organized D, las "hawks" :,
,t the wires "bot'' snd the .,
lis ''full." DR.. M, in his re- -
ed version, asserts that the banks -
ever either promised or refused a
so. u