St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
Unpleasant RumoPs About
Two National Farmers Al
lance Newspapers.
A Hint That They Were In
fiueneed by an Applica-
ton OF "Soap."
The City Of Washington
Chosen as the Place Of
Meeting Next Year.
Democrats Said to Be Getting
in Their Fine Work on
the Side.


resting more or less to-day after the
labors of the past five days, still there
has been large amount of committee
work going on and many important con-
ferences have been held. All of this
will facilitate the convention work to-
morrow, and it is predicted that more
real business Will be done than dur
ing all the previous sessions put
together. The Maeune matter is
much talked about. and opinion differs
widely as to the report of the commit
tee. When Macune addressed the con-
yention last night with reference to the
manuscript explanation of President
Hall. of Missouri, he made plain state
ment showing that in accepting $1,000
from Pat Calhoun, of Georgia, he took
it as loan; that the National Eeono-
mist at that time had needed
money, and that Pat Calhoun had
advanced $1,000 as an accommodation,
taking security for 5000 in checks
drawn against the bank account of the
Economist. and salary vouchers drawn
in favor of a member of its staff. He
said that lie did not make this explana-
ton to satisfy Hall, but in justice to
himself, and as something which the
National Alliance had right to know.
Macune'S friends say that transporta-
ton over the West Point Terminal lines
had been furnished Macune long before
The Senatorial Contest
came up to Georgia, and was accepted
by him as a courtesy ordinarily extend
ed 10 press representatives. Macune'S
connection with the Alliance Farmer
at Atlanta and the National Economist
at Washington compelling frequent
Journeys between those cities. They
say further that the carrying of West
Point time tables in the columns of
both newspapers was consideration in
The case. As to Nacune'S lobbying for
| Caihoun's nomination and election as
United States senator from Georgia,
Col. Livingston, on the floor of the con-
ventlon last night, read all extract from
the Atlanta Constitution, i'll which was
statement signed by over $50 members
of the legislature to the effect that Ma
cune had never approached them on the
subject. As to the policy OF the EcOnO-
mist and the Alliance Farmer, it eX-
planned that both newspapers were
owned by stock companies, and the Ma
tIOt.al Alliance has no proprietary
interest in either. The Economist is the
outcome of the plan adopted at Mer-
idian, Miss. by the Alliance annual
convention in 1888. By the terms of a
business contract existing between the
Economist company and the National
Alliance, the company operates the
newspaper, DR.. c. W. Macune to he It's
editor, and the paper itself to be the
recognized organ Of the National AIli-
ance. bond of $4,000 being given by
the Economist company, which Is to be
forfeited whenever it breaks the specific
terms of the contract as to policy, etc.
This contract was
To Run Ten Years.
1t is not within the power of the Ma
tional Alliance TO remove or suspend
DR.. Macune from its editorship. The
Ecenon i,t would simply lose its adj
vantage of being the recognized organ.
IF by any violation of policy the con-
tract should become null and void''
According to the statement of one of its
owners, the Georgia Alliance Farmer is
operated by stock company,
shares, par value Fl each, and
friends of his two other blocks OF stock,
giving these three the controlling inter
est. Ii the policy of The Farmer was
changed at ali.this was tOb be when they
acquired such interests in January,
| 1890, nearly whole year before the
Georgia senatorial contest came off, and
could not. therefore, be attributed
to Calhouu'S financial interest in
it. or TO any influence affect
ing the senatorial election. The
Farmer did not change its
previous policy with reference to the
Olive bill. then before the Georgia leg
islature, TO one in advocacy of absolute
state control of the railroad passenger
and freight rates. Despite all these eX-
plantations there are Georgia men here
who say that the opinion is prevalent in
that state that
Corporation Capital
controls the policy of the Alliance
| Farmer and the Economist as well. The
whole affair has been an unfortunate
! one for the National Alliance. and its
/ more conservative members say that eX-
| perieRce ought to teach the national
officers a lesson with regard to in
;sermeddling in state politics. Be
| fore adjournment last night Wash
ingten. p. c., was decided
upon as the place and November the
! time for holding the next annual meet
! ing OF the National Alliance. Strong
| efforts. it is said, will DE made tenor
row to revoke this action and make In
! dianapolis the place, with consid-
! cradle hope of success. Prejudice
! against Washington has been
excited by Westerners here. An
! opinion is gaining ground here
| that the national Traders of the De,noc-
raey have many lobbyists here i'll their
| interests, and that the policy of the AL
! lance in many respects VIII be in
| fGenced by them, notably in the case of
1 the subtreasgry bill. That measure is
/ now under consideration by the Ma
! tional Alliance, and has been for sew
erat days past. 1t is predicted that
| when it finally comes from the
| committee win have been modified and
! changed 1t i'll many important parteal-
! ais with Il view to making it accord with
| the Democratic doctrine to such an ex-
/ tent that 1t caH easily he indersed by
! the national Democratic convention in
! 1882. or perhaps be passed by congress
prior to that event, with some slight
! changes ard notifications.
The Alliance Platform
will. it is predicted. secure absolute
| adoption by the National Democratic
| convention. and this, with the adoption
| of the modified sab-treasury bill would
! place the Democratic party squareiy
| upon the Farmers Alliance platform.
/ LII this way it would gain the sup
| port of the entire Alliance and
Democratic vote throughout the
| country. a strong effort will
! be made to allow press repre-
sentatiyes to be present during the de-
! bates Tomorrow on the report of the
! committee on the Sub-treasury bill. as
+! its results will be by Tar the most i'm
p0rtant action of the Alliance on any
/ public measure which has bearing on
! national politics. There was Il Citi-
/ ZeRs' Alliance formed here to-day
| for the purpose Of establish
! ing local Citizens Alliances in
| cities and large town Of the country. 1t
| organized with J. ID. Holden. OF Kansas,
] president; Ralph Beaumont. OF New
l.; York. secretary. and ). P Wild, of
! Washington. ID. e.. treasurer. These
/ three officers also constitute its execu-
! tive committee. 1t will at once eSfab-
| hsh national headquarters in Washing
| Inofni, u e and