Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-07
A MISERABLE FlAsco.

Gcab C0nvOntion Casts . Total of IS votes
and Adopts . Democratic Tariff Reform
and Hard Money Platform.
The much-talked-of and grandilo-
Quently -heraldeda nti-sub-treasury con-
vention met In St Louis on September
ID. This convention, so thoroughly ad-
vertissd by the partisan. plutocratic
press. and which was confidently pre-
saged as the grandest gathering of
farmers which ever convened In the
United States, consisted of q mere
handful of sore-head politicians and re-
calcitrant alliancemen.
A IL Il certain that the associated
press would of necessity and preference
picture the convention in as good a
light - possible we give the associated
press report Of the proceedings:
ST. LOUIS, Sept 16.-In the farmers
convention, yesterday. q. s. Hall ex-
pounded his views. He favors a new
permanent organization. John j. Hall,
Of Missouri, threatened to leave the
convention IL the committee on orpani-
cation reported In favor of a new alli-
Ance.
At the afternoon session Chairman
Hall announced the committee on reso-
buttons as follows: w. S. McAllister,
of Mississippi, chairman; DIR. Ransom,
of Tennessee; c. A. Hitler and J. F.
Davidson, of Missouri; R C. Bragg, of
Texas. W. b Wilsey, of Illinois; A. S..
Mcconnell, of Iowa.
While the committee was out Rev.
w. Pope Yeamans, of Boone county.
Mo-, in a speech took up the govern
ment land loan scheme and sub-treas-
ury fad, and dissected them, to the evil
dent satisfaction Of the delegates. He
asked the convention who, under the
loan scheme, would make the price of
grain-the farmer or the Spectator?
This sub-treasury folly" said he,
would only place the farmer in the
hands of such men as Old Hutch, who
would bull or bear the market as it
suited them; bear it when they want
ed to buy from the farmer and bull it
when they wanted to dispose of their
grain" DIR. Yeamans claimed that it
was Illogical to suppose that the farmer
would derive any profit from borrow
Ing frOm the government as proposed
by the land loan scheme. Should the
farmer meet with reverses and his in
terest fall due, he would have to paw
1t or forfeit his land, as the government
agent would grant no extension.
Other speakers followed and scored
points against the sub-treasury and
land loan schemes.
Finally the committee on resolutions
presented . partial report, which was
read It included the same platform
adopted by the Fort Worth convention
with modification Of the last resolu-
Gon as follows:
Resolved, That we denounce c. w. Macuna
and hfs corrupt methods, toe ether with the
acts Of his tools and henohmen, as being a
disgrace TO the order and q stencil in the
nostrtls Of all honest men who know of their
corruptions and villainy.
After the reading Delegate Wade, of
Tennessee, excitedly sprang to his feet
and moved that the Macune resolution
be stricken out While he personally
was C0nf1d0nt-in fact knew-that
Macune was one Of the most corrupt
men In the country, he was not pre-
pared to GO on record in q convention
which was called in the interests of
harmony to attack one Of the leaders of
the alliance. It was well known that
the 0calA investigation committee had
adopted report whitewashing Macune,
though he was dishonest to the core.
Chairman Hall spoke against the mo-
ton to strike out the Macune resolu-
ton. Every allianceman knew that
Hall was opposed to Macune and would
fight him to the bitter end
w. 8. McAllistar, of Mississippi.
favored the defeat Of the motion. He
said: ''Macunism is the fatal octopus
0ncircring with its Shiny coils the es.
cutcheon Of the order. sitting its purity
and destroying its virtue"
Delegate Murray, Of Texas, climbed
on chair and gave Macune a great
drubbing. Wade, of Tennessee, then
moved to amend his motion to strike
out by stating that 1--WE denounce the
chairman Of the Ocala convention and
the editor OF the National Economist"
Confusion reigned, but order being
restored the motion to strike out was
defeated-42 to %. Wade's motion to
amend was then defeated by a large
majority.
Tho convention adjourned until nine
o'clock this morning.
ST. Louis, Sept 17.-When the anti
Sub-treasury alliance convention reas-
sembled the first order of business was
the question OF the resolutions and
they were carried by good majority.
An EFFORT to make the vote unanimous
revealed some negative voters who did
not relish the resolution censuring Ma
cune.
The committee on permanent organ
ixation, with Rev DR.. w. Pope Yea
man a. chairman, then made its report
a. follows:
We, large number OF the Farmers Ali.
anee and Industrial Union representing our
constituencies. In convention assembled.
Deing DESTROYS of settling the differences ex-
listing In our order, agree 70 the appoint
ment Of q committee Of seven members who
are authorized TO- 60 before the supreme
council of she Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Union of America, which convenes at
indianapolis in November next, and submits |
to said council our objection to that part
OF tne demands Of the order Sub
treasury and government land loan
schemes) which were adopted by
the supreme council at its meet |
ing at 0oala, Fla. Said committee are au.
thorixed and empowered to use their own
oiscresion In the premises Pending these |
negotiations for an amicable settlement of |
our differences the committee her to pro-
Vided for shall constitute bureau of infor. |
nation and shall use all legitimate means
for informing the subordinate unions and |
the people In regard to the true views and
principles now engaging the attention of |
the industrial c'asses of America said |
committee Is authorized to secure compe. |
tent speakers and suitable literature and de- |
wise ways and means for paying all expenses
OF an educational campaign.
Said committee Is authorized to call a CON |
Vention of all the anti sub treasury brethren
throughout the country to consid err the re- (
port OF the committee as to the result of tho |
conference with the supreme council and !
may Ax the time and place of meeting. and |
make such arrangements as may be deemed |
necessary
We further recommend that each state |
select committee, such committee to con- |
stituto state bureau OF information. which |
shall be empowered to make all ne, essary |
arrangements to obtain speakers and CON |
duct q campaign of education AGAINST the !
SUBJ treasury and land loan schemes in the
respective states, and shall CO operate with |
the national committee
This did not satisfy r W.. Nicholas. |