Dodge City times., 1891-05-22
HE IS ALL RIGHT.


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r 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 Dr. Macune on the subject Of ''Fi-
nance and the Sub-Treasury Plan"
There are some small-souled, jealous
partisans who have been conveying the
impression that DIR. Macune was fall
ing into ili-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 Dr. 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 a venerable old
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 proudcst
moment of his life to meet the Texas
alliance, after two years of slander and
calumny, and receive such greeting as
that to-day, he proceeded to read his
personal explanation as follows:
.'For five years / have held q position
of trust and honor in the alliance. i
was chosen president of the National
Alliance when it was first organized
and held that position three terms,
during which time instituted the sys-
ten 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
i was chosen in 1856, ut Cleburne, chair
man of your executive committee, and
by the resignation of the president and
vice-president acted as president and
called a meeting of the State Alliance to
fill the vacancies. Twas then appointed
state business agent, n new Office with
new duties, and am prepared to
demonstrate that as state business
agent during the year 1887 l was in
strumental in making a clear gain to
the farmers of Texas in the price they
received from their cotton crop of ST.
500, 900.
81 was then chosen business manager
of the exchange and served in that po-
sition for 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 n cent. If it only reduced
prices 20 per cent for one single year it
has done this much, and saved $4,000,
900 to the farmers of Texas. Now
call your attention to the fact that !
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 tirss one, and then was elect
ed while stood on the floor protesting
against it Now in spite of ali this
have been shamefully prosecuted ever
since commenced doing effective work
for the order. / expected bitter fight
from our enemies and l 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 my
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 l 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. 1 had pushed
your sword of cooperation to a place
where it cut hole in the pocket of
monopoly.
1.-The object of the present persecu-
ton, not only in Texas but throughout
the country, is fully as plain. They
have by common consent ascribed to
me the authorship of the sub-treasury
plan in this they do me too great an
nj thnx
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 the people,
the same fear that prevented the rulers
of the synagogue from putting Jesus
Christ to death.
81 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 members of the order
for the last two years. Once the books
have been audited and twice examined
by experts and by a competent COM
mittce. A committee was formed by
the delegation from congressional dis
tricts, each clecting one member, and
that committee of eleven reported to
the State Alliance, and that body gave
me a unanimous standing Endorsement,
and still the tongue of the slanderer
never stopped, but impugned the COM
mittee of eleven and the whole State
Alliance.
Il 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 SO free
" criticised by the enemies from with
out and the traitors from within that
We thought best to ask for a committee
of investigation This was granted by
the body by having each state delega-
ton elect one man to form a committee.
This committee was compOSed of tven-