The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-07
A SERIOUS MATTER.

Merriam will receive a nomination.
The Democrats will indorse Mr..
:Scheffer's candidacy, and DIR. Ames
will be nominated for mayor"
Another friend sends us a copy of
: the Hector Mirror, one of the vilest
opponents of the Alliance in the
state, in which the editor take up
; the cudgel for Mr.. Sprague.
Another letter is just opened in
.which,we are plainly informed that it
would be better to give fair record
: of all that had been taking place, as
that,was 'swhat you are there for"
All three of these writer's are from the
southern part of the state.
Hence let every member of the Al
lance understand that the following
comments are wholly on behalf of the
Alliance-that only the imperative
, demand of1the hour could induce any
man to make accusations of perfidy
to a cause so sacred as that of hu-
mainly against oppression.
The history which has been given
us of the transactions OF the past six
months shall not be drawn OUTPUT
on, the basis of information placed at
our disposal the following accusations
are made, with the assurance that
the facts will add multitude of con-
,demnatory circumstances:
That Mr.. Spragueis in s'combine"
with Mr.. Scheffer and others to use
1the. alliance for their personal benefit.
That this combine included salaries
for at least three alliance men.
That after entering into written
agreements with the president of the
National Alliance Fire Insurance
Company, in which the company
was to pay all the expenses of put
ting the. Company into the state, and
after they had received financial as
Ssistance .therefrom, Mr.. Sprague and
Others with Mr.. Scheffer, united to
break those agreements with the
Alliance Go. and organized a company
ITO be. controlled by Mr.. Scheffer.
That that Company was to have
800, 900 of stock set aside from the
funds of the st. Paul German ms. Co.
That Mr.. Scheffer was to own $50, 900
in Experimentation alliance men,
including Mr.. Sprague, Mr.. Furlong,
and Mr.. T. C. Hodgson, were to have
81 900 of stock assigned to them in
perpetuity. That the farmers were
to have a time "option" on the
SAG goo left, and if not taken, of
course Mr.. Scheffer was to own it all.
That the Executive Committee"
control of the stock for a limited
period Was confined solely to the four
holding the placed stock-and hence
any change in the executive COM
anittee would not change the location
OF the stock or the control of the
company.
That the clever men mentioned
were to receive salaries-paid by the
'1Ins. Co." as all annex OF Mr.. Schef-
fer's Co.
That men were to be under employ
throughout the state under pay, and
under the supervision OF Mr. Sprague,
and hence under control OF Mr.. Schef-
fer las owning majority OF the
stock to work for any aim, political
or otherwise. and that these men
would be in every alliance where they
could be secured.
That the GREAT WEST, disguised
with the betrayal of the National
Alliance Ins. Co., placed the columns
of the paper at once at the disposal
of President Wardall, but that for the
Alliances sake he forbore exposing
the fraud.
That the quarrel at St. Louis was
manufactured to cover treachery.
That Mr.. Sprague in his Office
sought to secure the influence of this
paper with thousand dollars in
stock at a nominal fgure-and
thousands of dollars" of printing
and advertising.
That almost Immediately after
wards he was informed that the
scheme must be dropped or it would
be exposed-that he agreed to drop