The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24
The Anti-Sub-T Convention.

The Anti-Sub-T Convention.
The nti-Sub-Trcasury men, headed
by u. $. Hall of Missouri, met in st.
Louis on Sept. 18th in their much-ad-
vertiscd convention. The Associated
press dispatches state that mot more
than half the delegates expected made
their appearance" That the public
NAV we'll believe, as everything midi
Gates that it was II very much over
rated affair. To conceal how small it
really was and how few States were
represented, the committee on credcn-
tials reported in general terms, recon-
mending that "all delegates i'll the
hall be entitled to seats SubSe-
ducntly q test vote disclosed the fact
that of all the odds and ends from
everywhere participating in the meet
ing, there were only IS.
Col. Bill Interview McAllister, the
tall, sun burnt, horny handed son of
toll from Madison county. Miss, was
appointed chairman of the committee
on resolutions, and of course included
in his report denunciation of DR..
Macune, which, after considerable OPP
position 10y some of the more con-
sentative and sensible delegates. was
adopted.
The chief grievance of these self
appointed saviors of the Alliance
seems to he that they think the order
is being perverted from its original
purpose and purity by "Macunc and
his henchmen' (his henchmen, pre-
sumably, being such men as President
Polk Col. Livingston, Major Barksdalc,
Frank Burkitt ct ally, and that the
Sub Treasury and land-lOan schemes
are damnable heresies to which they
can never subscribe. In other words.
the Alliance must be purgcd and re-
stored to the hands of the saints and
the elect, in accordance with its orig
inal design, and it was resolved witt
great enthusiasm that Hall, McAllis
ter & Co. are the saints.
The saints may be sincere, but t.
one at this distance it looks like the
whole movement, from beginning tC
end, is II scheme conceived by Il lot o
ambitious, MISUNDERSTANDING tricksters
whose ultimate object is to divide OF
control the Alliance in the interest O.
the plutocrats and old party machines
and if successful in this, then do what
they now so unctiOusly accuse MacunC
of doing, sell ont the order to the
highest bidder and pocket the price OF
their treachery.
The intention of starting new AL
lance organization was expressly dis.
claimed, and committee of seven APP
pointed to present their views and
grievances to the Supreme Council OF
the Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union which meets at indianapolis
next November. The committee OF
seven is us follows: II. n. Nicolls OF
Missouri j. NJ. Crews, of Tennessee
+. j. Patillo, of Texas; b. f. Pass.
more, of Mississippi at large, L. S
Hall, w. S. McAllister and w. Pope
Yeamans.
AS McAllister and PassmOre of Mis-
sissippi no longer have any standing
in the Alliance (the former having
been impeached and expelled for con.
duct unbecoming an official, and til,
latter having resigned because, though
an Radical, the Alliance is no.
Democratic enough for him), it viii
require vast amount of cheek fol
this committee to go to the Nationa
Alliance and expect the slightest re
cOgnition, and we shall be very mucl
surprised if it is accorded any. FO
that body to stop to parley with sucl
agitators would be at the expense o
it's own dignity, and only increas
their power to work mischief to tn
| order.