Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-15
ALLIANCE ROW.
8. F. Rogers Answers President
Evan Jones.
DENIES THE ALLEGATION,
Alleges Corruption in the management of
the Alliance and Claims Patriotism
nS the Incentive of the Re
cent Circular.
4 STATEMENT OF FACTS.

AUSTIN. ZEN, \ prll II 1891.
! Editor Gazette
| desire space in your columns for a state
/ meHt OF facts i'll regard TO the circular sent
| from here on March 4, and the circum-
! stances that led to the issuance Of the same
/ lnasmuch as II Is being denounced as false.
| and the SIgnerS thereof denounced as trait
/ ors The sinners Of the circular were fully
! conscious OF the grave and important step
/ luey were taking. well knowing that it
and they would be assaulted on every side
ana their motives lnpugued: and that it
would be said that charges should be
brought against the parties and proceed
lngs had IN pursuance OF the law OF the or
der; but when 1t IS remembered that the
parties in power have been charged with
fraud. lying and corruption. both in Texas
and out Of it. why the use Of preferring
charges and demanding trial before a
stocked jury jury who IS, and has been.
IN the business of whitewushing Macune
and his satellites.
The circular was and s justified on the
ground that il was time to place the facts
before the people. ana have the parties
tried before the bar Of public opinion. And
the writer. for one. is willing to stand or
fall 10y that clrcu.ar-in its main essential
features.
FOR PROOF OF MAcUNE's CORRUPTION.
if proof is needed, reference need only be
had TO his exchange record, leaving out of
sight his record prior 10 that period. and
the facts as stated by Mr.. Mcdowell. editor
Of the "Toiler," the Alliance organ in Ten
nessee: also the published letters OF L. S.
Hall, president of the Missouri State Ali
ance. in referencesJo his (Macune'sl actions
il the Georgia senatorial contest. But it is
repeatedly asked, Why did not Rogers and
McCunningham divulge the facts while
they We're i'll Office" To which | answer
that they did try 10 have an examination,
and fearlessly and boldly denounced
the corruption of Macune and President
Jones, this was all Inside of the Alliance).
and when it became so glarinsly apparent |
that justice could not be had. aud that the |
facts would never become known, we felt |
as true Alliance men, as pa |
triotS. TO resort to the only means of de |
Tense of our noble order-to
APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC.
President Jones will not deny, that
more than once las many as four tines) |
protested against his per diem paw of Sc |
and salary of $1,000 per aunum. Be is4
known that l. as q member of the executive
committee. refused to audit his accounts |
for per diem, whereupon he (JOneS) said if |
the committee did not allow him the 50 per
diem, that he would make il cost the state
Alliance more than that, as he would stop
IT tirst-class hotels. etc, as under the con-
sntution his travelling expenses were al
Owed. This fact was made known by me
to the delegates to the state Alliance
n 1889. and was largely instrumental |
n defeating him for reelection at that |
line. But the whole machinery of the
order was put to work, and the sub-treas-
lry element contributed no little in that
direction to secure his election at the lastA
tate meeting. ~
1t IS FARTHER stated that McCunninsham |
md have been kicked out of power-and |
hence our madness" To this have only
o saw that the constitution bars anyone