Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-27
McAllister Interviewed.

Your reporter dropped in at the Molloy
hotel and met William 5. McAlliSter, chair
man of the national executive committee of
the anti-SubtreaSury wing of the Farmers
Alliance, who was in fine spirits, and after
the usual courteses the conversation natur-
ally drifted 10 the object of his visit to this
part of the Lone star state. MIR McAIlis-
ter is very hopeful of the success of the
anti-subtreasury move, and responded quite
freely to questions prop0unded by your
reporter The following is the verbatim
conversation:
''What is the object of the Alliance con-
vention here Tomorrow. and has it any po-
litical signifcaace!"
''As | understand, the convention here
tomorrow will represent the genuine
TeXaSAlliance in conradiStinctiOn to the ele-
ment that has DETECTED it from its original
purposes, and have disgraced If not wrecked
il. The Alliancemen who will compose to-
morrows convention are unalterably op-
posed to transforming the order into a Sc
cret political organization. They know that
such organizations are repugnant to the
spirit and genius of free institutions and
repGisive to every ennobliug instinct of
American manhood. Their purpose is 10
restore the Alliance to its fundamental OBJ
jects by driving political issues from it and
freeing il from the communicating influence
of time-scrvers and office-seeking dema-
HNg uGS WHO nave III d spirit VI SILL
ishuesS engrafted upon it the fungus scion
of politics. The convention. therefore, has
no political significance beyond removing
politics from the pale of the order and the
incidental effect this course will have in ar
resting the deeply-laid scheme of the third
partyites TO use the Alliance in aid of their
movement / don't think the Macune-
Evan Jones wing of the Texas Alliance has
any legal life IN it. The wing here to-mor-
row certainly has the legal and moral call,
so TO speak, on the third party insurgents.
They are going to work under the original
charter. which they hold and have never
violated or disgraced.'
''What is the object of the Memphis con-
vention you called for December IL, and
what will be tie effect of to-morrOw'S con-
vention upon itl''
THE Memphis convention contempiates
bringing about concert of action among
the true anti-poiitical Alliance men of the
country for the ultimate purpose of re-
generation and rehabilitation. In other
words, to restore it back to an industrial
organization, and to wean it away from its
political idols. The policy adopted here
will measurably determine that at Memphis
N December. The order having had its
origin in the Lone Star state, it is some
what natural for its disciples elsewhere to
look to the parental fount for the means of
salvation and redemption. You see, folly
and selfishness have killed the Alliance.
and we are now trying TO eXemplify the
doctrine of resurrection after DEATH
Does the Alliance IN its cardinal princi-
pies authorize boycotting.'
Certainly it does not. On the contrary
it teaches Just the reverse. BOycotting is
the insane freak of fools in their folly and
irlbecilcs in their stupidity Nothing bene-
fetal ever has, nor from the nature of
things can, ever be gained from ii. In
stead of redressing wrongs, real or ina
ginary, it aggravates them
'.What were YOUR impressions at Indian
apolis as to third party in the South
"A deal was made looking to dividing
the South in the presidential election of
next year Polk is to be the third party
candidate. Republican Doodle will back it.
Their plan is to make North Carolina. Geor-
Sia. Tennessee. Alabama and Louisiana the
Stampiug-ground of this new horned po-
litical chief, playing second fiddle to the
Republican party. The Republicans recog-
nize the danger of their losing four or five
Northwestern states and their plan is to
Offset it by backing the third party in the
states named. Influential Republican poll
ticians were at indianapolis masquerading
as third partyites They aided in consum-
mating the deal which threatens the South
with repetition of sinister, irresponsible
government
1t is rumored here that there will be
genuine sensation in Alliance circles, grow
ing out of the fact that this wing of the Al
lance holds the original charter, and pro-
poses 10 proceed On it, throwing the Ma
cune-Evan Jones crowd out of legal exist
ence-into the soup.