The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-08-31

and at least dozen handsome, healthy
looking young women, who wrap up liter
ary produce for market, contribute an
agreeable aspect Of virtue and innocence.
1t was when the Morning Advertiser
correspondent began to ask questions that
his confusion in regard to which part Of
the layout was Macune's and which the
national alliances was speedily dissi-
pated The whole outfit is Macune's, and
Polk's and the other leaders for they are
the national alliance, and the rest of the
farmers all over this broad land-haven't
the ghost Of show.
MaCune was away in Texas, attending
the annual meeting Of the organization
of the state he halls from. Treasurer
and Secretary Turner was not in. One
of The farm hands, with chin Whiskers,
collected twenty-five cents, the combina-
ton price Of the light-blue and the light
green pamphlets, five cents for the cur
rent number OF the NATIONAL Economist,
and let the cat out Of the bag.
The working capital Of this enterprise
is derived from a per capita tax Of five
cents, collected annually. The local,
county and state organizations are sup
ported by quarterly assessment Of twen-
ty-fve cents. The only salaried officers
Of the national alliance are the president,
the treasurer and secretary, and the lee
turcr. The three members Of the na-
tiOnal executive committee are allowed
per diem of s. when they are in the field.
When two Or three millions Of people
chip in five cents each for the support of
the national alliance, a little figuring
shows that there are some large salaries
or big surplus To what use would this
surplus naturally be put, when the chief
pride Of this organization is its dissent
nation of knowledge? Why, in the pur
chase and distribution of Macune's liter
ary output, of course. But that is not
what the national alliance is here for, as
the chin whiskered farm hand stated
plainly. The price Of the light-blue pam
phlet and the light-green pamphlet is
marked plainly on their covers, and both
stay on the shelves of Macune & Co =,
along with stocks of the National EcOnO-
until the quoted price thereof has been
received. The more you look at it the
more beautiful this style of farming ap-
pears What does five cent per capita
tax amount to beside the cash in advance
profit on such crop as this?
Without counting President POlk's side
issue-thc Progressive Farmer, published
at Raleigh, n. C.-the combination oper-
ating on North Capitol street runs two
publishing concerns-the National Econ
Omist Publishing company and the AL
lance Publishing gcompany-while Secre-
tary and Treasurer Turner takes a shy at
manufacturing. He advertises a ballot
box, gaycl and forty white and ten black
balls, manufactured expressly for the al
lance and delivered anywhere, for the
low price of 81.
Here is partial list of the literary out
put of the combination, large part of
which is reprinted from Macunes paper
National Economist per year, *lO0
Library of National Economist, extra:
published monthly, per year, 10
Philosophy of Price. 20
Handbook of Facts, Il
Monthly Economist ScrapbOOk, each, Is
Sub-Treasury System, monthly. each, Is
Political Tickler, u
and dozen other styles of rehashed poll
tical and economical nightmares. On the
word of the National Economist, this is
medicine that must be taken by every
self-rcspecting, free born American Citi-
zen. You are invited to send for it all.
But don't imagine that because you are 4
member OF the Farmers Alliance. and
have paid your per capita, that the alb
sence Of cash with your order will be
overlookeds for it won't.
After gently scratching the surface,
this is what the national alliance soft
snap looks like.
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