Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1891-04-23
HORN SIDES ARR HEARD.
Charges BY MeAiilster aaa DenIaI Dr.
narkilt.

Some weeks s.,o w. \. McAIlis-
ter made tbs following charges
against Jessrs. McCune and Bur
Kilt which were prints-i broad cas-,
owe he country
DR. g. W. Mcclure. 81 the Ma
tiOnal Economist, IL the author "a
the sub-treasury scheme Last
year there occurred in Georgia a
senatorial election, Gov. John II.
Gordon was the pronounced candi-
date. His election was generally
conceded until Just before the
Georgia legislature convened DIR.
g. W. McCune LIFT Washington
City and went 10 Atlanta and in
duccd q major " 81 the alliance
mcmbs ~ "a Islor-e Patrick Cal
houn for lflte,l States senator A
great scan al grew out ~ McCune's
presence n Atlanta and connection
with th Georgia contest, aud when
the y .tional alliance met at Ocala
last Deoemter, II f.lt constrained
10 Investigate the charges against
McCune The facts adduced be-
fore the investigating committee,
With McCune's own admission,
shows o. a certainty, that for and
In consideration "a free railroad
passes on the lines controlled by
the West Point Terminal company,
of which Patrick Calhoun 10 gener-
al attorney. and $1,000 in cash.
McCune worked the deal for Cal
houn on the Georgia alliance men
When the national alliance or
dered the Investigation the Missis-
sippi delegation was recommended
by Capt Frank Burkitt as the
member from Mississippi. in the
belief that he would "fearlessly
expose official corruption In high
places" II he found IL Instead q
realizing b. Us our expectation, be
drew zap a report under which Nc
Cune was whitewashe,l, and rend.
cred efficient service in plotting Il
through. After the report was
male aud adopted. Capt Burkitt
Admitted to two members "a the
Mississippi delegation that il was
whltrwash. that McCune was
guilty. AMI that he Burklttl hat
acted for the guol - the order. !"
II any man denies the truth q The
above. 1T him di,proye Il by pub
fishing the authentic testimony al.
dressed before the investigating
committee at Ocala
MI BUEkITT's REPLY
Replying Ia the above ia the
Chickasaw Messenger, 81 April
ljtl, Mr. Burkitt says
Thar "WHIrE WASH" Jon Bro
McAlllster, IN his resent comma
uication 81 the press. seems % be
cut ~ humor because the executive
committee didn't consider his posi-
tlon ON the sub-treasury bull and
his relation b. the alliance - suf-
hcent importance 20 prefer charges
against him, that be might make a
test case ''to 90 before the nat iunal
alliance about the only way he
could ever appear before another
national alliance AMI forthwith he
turns his attention 90 the business
~ eliminating the editor a the
National Economist and the Chick
asaw Messenger, doubtless with
hope a precipitating q newspaper
quarrel aud keeping himself con
spicuously before the public.
IL what Bro. - McAllister says
with reference Ia DR. McCune and
ourselves has any truth ia il what
ever, be was guilty ~ gross der
Election Of duty Ia not denouncing
the report u the committee al the
time, aud perhaps sonie, ut least,
IL the twenty five or thirty other
members II the committee, WHO
signed the report, might hays been
made 10 understand that white
wash" hal been used. But failing
10 do this h. waits until a political
canvass il on hand 10 uncork his
virtuous Indignation, thereby plac-
ing himself Ia the unenyiAble attn
tude ~ either Deliberately mis-
stating a fact or Violating his sac
rel obligation by exposing that
which should have been kept strict
~ within the order We shall
leave a just pablic 10 decide upon
which horn Of the dilemma be
should impalel. and NO most en-
phatioally decline to have any con-
troyersv with him over the matter