The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-17
ALLEGATIONS,
A BOOK WITH A QUEER TITLE WHICH
TELLS A QUEER
STORY.
1t Reaches Out After the Management of
the Farmers Alliance Exchange
ana PROPOSES to Show Up
Something Interesting

minor chronicles OF the GOOQly
Land of Texas"
Seeing the above and lots more per-
tanning to the Farmers Alliance Ex-
change, reporter called on Mr.. Nc
Arthur, whose name is attached to
the circular, for particulars, and in
answer to inquiry he said
eyes, have sent these circulars
out to every part of the State. They
invite attention to little book of
about 100 pages which tells exactly
what is stated in its title"
Being further questioned he con-
tinued by remarking:
at means that the writer has spent
several months at Dallas and other
places investigating the causes that
brought the Farmers Alliance Ex-
change to bankruptcy. AS the facts
are not known he takes advantage of
the only means to place this matter
before the whole people; believing
that when the members of the Far
mers' Alliance learn the truth as to
these causes, they will make a
thorough investigation and redeem
themselves in the esteem of that in
telligsnt outside public which now
criticises their supposed credulity."
81 presume you are acquainted with
the Texas libel law" meekly said the
reporter. Twill the statements. you
publish involve you in libel suit?"
81 have carefully considered the re-
suits of this publication. AS cit
izen of Texas am amenable
to her laws. | have stated facts with
out making single pers nal charge;
but the acts l have named can be
easily Traced to the actors. Where [
have been compelled to call names |
have use fictitious ones; but this has
been done for other reasons than a
purpose to disguise"
"What effect will this book have on
the Alliance organizations? Will it
not tend to confuse and disintegrate9"
cit will have the effect of cement.
ing and bringing them into perfect
union. 1t will, mest assuredly, bring
about investigation, and as result of
this, the Alliance will be purged of its
bad members; and, with base of
first principles which are founde d
upon right and justice, it will live on"
"What political effect will result
from the publication of this matter?"
"None whatever, the press and the
people have been wondrously deceived
as to the causes producing the great
wave OF political sentiment that comes
from the agricultural source.
This sentiment is the outgrowth
of an intelligent comprehension by
the masses of the political issue pre-
scented, and is not due to the infu-
ence of any Alliance leader or Alliance
organ. 1t is evident that this must
be the case from the fact that the AL
lance organ is not read by as many
as the very small number of two per
cent of the present and original men,
bership of the Alliance. And since no
Alliance leader has spoken to the
farmers on political questions, they
have imbibed political knowledge from
that source only which 1 have men,
toned. No, sir; ii every Alliance pa
per and every Alliance speaker in the
United States had used their COM
bined influence to change this senti-
ment the effort would have proved flu
tile. The present political sentiment
would have existed with the same pop
ular choice OF standard bearer These
are facts Notwithstanding the impress
sions that are being created by those
who have axes to grind hereafter"
The reporter then asked other ques-
tons relating to individuals affected
by this publication, but Mr.. Macarthur
was silent on this subject, saying:
"Read the book OF Minor Chronicles
and you will find your answer"