Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-19
Has Been inadvertently Exposed by
the Leaders of the Aforesaid
Movement.
Although Opposed to the Suh-Treas-
ury BIZ, They Supported
1t Strongly,
Hoping by Making 1t an Issue. They
Would Split the Southern
Democracy.

publish the following message from st.
Augustine, Fla: Since the final adjourn
ment of the National Farmers Alliance at
Ocala. on Monday last, incontestible
proof has been brought out to show the
existence Of a gigantic plot to use thi, ma.
tl0nal organization as a meant for Drom0t-
ing a third party scheme which came to
the surface in two or three different forms
during the recent gathering. A significant
fact in this connection is the vote of the
northwestern Alliance men, who are al
most without exception republicans, and
who came to Ocala with the avowed pur-
pose of forcing the National Alliance to
indorse their pet schemes for a third party.
1t soon became apparent, however, that
this Endorsement could not be secured, al
though vigorous work in this direction
was put in during the first three or four
days of the session. When the sub-treas-
ury scheme came up for Endorsement on
Monday last, the final vote on the passage
OF this demand was a surprise in many
respects. NOrthWesterners were found
solld IN their support of the measure, al
though their political afiliation in the
past and the sentiment of the people whom
they are supposed to represent, would
naturally have led to open opposition to
this measure.
THE LEADERS
in the third party movement from this sec
ton are: McGrath of Kansas, Loucks OF
South Dakota and Willis of Kansas, and
they are warmly supported by delegates
from Wisconsin and near by states. Dur
ing a tour of the states, which has beer in
progress for the past four or five DAYS.
these third party plotterS have unbosomed
themselves to a certain extent in their con-
versation with their fellow excurslonists
and newspaper men, and their admissions
have laid bare the political scheme which
has prompted their every act in general
and their statements are to this effect:
That they are really opposed to a sub
treasury bill; that they regard it as wrong
In principle and as a legislative device
which can end only in financial ruin to the
farmer and to every other industrial class;
that the people of their section are opposed
to it and that they, as delegates, were par
tlcularly charged with a mission to defeat
the measure when they left their homes,
They say, also, that upon their return they
will be asked to make explanation of their
strange conduct in giving their support to
this demand of the National Alliance, and
UIlS "a pIultGlOl WulCl tlCf VIII III IOrfPn
to make is this:
TO SPLIT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
That the sub.treasury demand is of such
nature it can never gain the support of the
democracy in the southern states, and that
an attempt to secure such democratic sup
port, can end only in a split in the demo-
cratic ranks in the south. This, they say,
will break up the "solid south,' and this is
an end which they have had in view. They
profess to believe that their people will
applaud them for having entered into an
arrangement by which this end can be &C.
complished, and That they will feel the
sacrifice OF their principles in connection
with the sub-treasury scheme has not been
TOO great, II thereby the democratic party
can be hODelesSly divided. In support of
this general policy as outlined, several Of
these plotters have been placed upon
record. For instance,
PRESIDENT M'GRATH
of the Kansas alliance said in the presence
of several witnesses yesterday: "We did
not vote for. the ~sub-treasury bill because
we believed in it. The fact is, we are op-
posed to it; but we saw by making it an is
sue in the south we could break up the
democratic party. This is the explanation
we will give our constituents when we re-
turn home"
j. G. I'LL
of Kansas, who is the most prominent can.
didate for the United States senatorship
in opposition to ingalls,, said: 1--WE never
did like the sub-treasury bill and we have
no confidence in it now, but we supported
it at Ocala so as to divide the south and
break up the bourbon democracy"
Three Indians Killed.
PIERRE, Dec. 19.-GoVernor Mellette to.