Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-05-27
HE is ALL RIGHT.
o. W. Macune Receives an Ovation at tn,
Waco, Tex, Alliance Convention.

C. Vincent, of the Winfield, Kan,
Nonconformist, in writing for his paper
an account of the Waco convention of
alliance representatives, has this to
say:
"Wednesday morning was occupied
by DIR. Macune on the subject of FL
nance and the Sub-Treasury Plan.
There are Some smau-souled, Jealous
Hartisans who have been conveying the
impression that DIR. Macune was fall
ing into ill-repute with the alliance
people Of his own state. If they could
have seen the reception that greeted
him on this occasion, they would realize
the extent of the error into which they
had been led
The Dallas News, the leading demo-
cratic daily of the state of Texas, in
giving a synopsis of DIR. Macune's
speech, has the following:
To-day was Macune day, sub-treasury
day, as it were. Macune, at the open
ing, was introduced by venerable old
farmer, who said it was the proudest
act of his life. 1t has been published
that DIR. Macune dare not return to
Texas because the alliance men would
mob him. He was sure DIR. Macune
had never feared an alliance mob.
There was immense enthusiasm the
moment DIR. Macune appeared on the
stand and the cheers were of the regu-
lar degree of deafening.
After also stating it was the proudest
moment of his life to meet the Texas
alliance, after two years of SANDER and
calumny, and receive such greeting as
that to-day, he proceeded to read his
personal explanation as follows:
''For five years l have held position
of trust and honor in the alliance. l
was chosen president of the National
Alliance when it was first organized
and held that position three terms,
during which time instituted the sys-
tenn that was successful in organizing
all the southern states and Kentucky,
Tennessee, Missouri Kansas, Arkansas,
Colorado and New Mexico. Eighteen
states organized under my administra-
ton and never received for that SER
vice one cent of salary. Here in Texas
l was chosen in 1886, at Cleburne, chair
man of your executive committee, and
by the resignation of the president and
vice-president | acted as president and
called meeting of the State Alliance to
fill the vacancies. l was then appointed
state business agent, new Office with
new duties, and l am prepared to
demonstrate that as state business
agent during the year 1887 I was in
strumental in making a clear gain to
the farmers of Texas in the price tkey
received from their cotton crop of ST.
500, 900.
81 was then chosen business manager
nf tho and Sa,.vod IN,
sition for a year and half. Our
enemies call the exchange failure, but
/ say it was the greatest success ever
started. Even grant that it has en-
tailed direct loss of nearly 500, 900, it
has saved the farmers of the state on
the average one dollar where it ever
cost them a cent. If it only reduced
prices 90 per cent. for one single year it
has done this much, and saved $40, OOO,-
600 to the farmers of Texas Now /
call your attention to the fact that
have never been a candidate for
any political position or for
the nomination to any political posi-
ton. l have never been a candidate
for any position in the alliance, never
held position in the alliance without
being chosen with no opposition, ex-
cept the first one, and then was elect
ed while / stood on the floor protesting
against it. Now in spite of all this
have been shamefully prosecuted ever
since commenced doing effective work
for the order. | expected bitter fight
from our enemies and 1 expected the
jealousy, spleen and malice of the
traitors within the ranks. but it is not
my duty to fight back at the assailants.
1t is my duty to perform the work as
signed me by the order and keep nv
record clean and pure and always open
for the inspection of the proper officers,
and it is the duty of the order to shoot
back at those who shoot at their Off
GERS in the performance of their duties
If / perform the work you have as
signed me you must protect me in it.
The object of the past persecution in
Texas is perfectly plain. l had pushed
your sword of cooperation to a place
where it cut hole in the pocket of
monopoly
THE object of the present persecu-
ton, not only in Texas but throughout
the country, is fully as plain. They
have by common consent ascrihed to
me the authorship of the sub-treasury
plan. In this they do me too great an
honor, but at the same time they focus
the vengeance of organized monopoly
directly on me, and there is no man on
earth can alone survive it. All in the
world that prevents the immediate as
sassination of man who has the repu-
tation of being author of the sub
treasury plan is the fear of tie people.
the same fear that preyented the rulers
IF hn "a
Christ to death
Il am proud of every move made in
your behalf as state business agent and
as manager of the exchange, every
single act is a matter of record and is
IN the hands of your state officers.
where they have now been subject to
inspection by membe OF the order
for the last two years once the books
have been audited and twice examined
bT experts and by a competent com
mittee. A committee was formed nv
the delegation from congressional dis
tflcts, each electing one member, and
that committee of eleven reported to
the State Alliance, and that body gave
me unanimous standing Endorsement
and still the tongue of the slanderer
never stopped, but impugned the COM
mittee OF eleven and the whole State
Alliance.
i am proud of my every act In the
national affairs, and especially In con-
nection with the Georgia senatorial
contest When the National Alliance
met at ocala, President Polk, President
Livingston and myself had been 50 free
iy criticised by the enemies from wi4l-
put ana tho traitors from within Ii. t
we thought best to ask for committee
OF investigation. This was granted by
the body by having each state delega-
ton elect one naas te form aco1nnittce.
This committee was composed of TWEEN