Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-16
AFTER MACUNE.
The Anti-Sub-Treasuryites In
troduce a Strong Resolution
AT THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION
After Heated Discussion Action is Postponed
Unit! To-Day's Session.
Tho Democrats of New York in Conven-
ton at Rochester-An Ailusion to
David Il. Hill Sets the Dele
gates Wild With Delight.
Anti-Third Party Men.

Anti-Third Party Men.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 15.-The anti-third
party and anti-Sub-treasury wing of the
national Farmers Alliance met at 1880
o'clock this morning. Not more than one
half the number of delegates expected made
their appearance The purpose and object
of this convention have heretofore been
stated in these dispatches, and from the
tenor of speeches this morning 1t is quite
evident that the plan is 10 be followed out
lined i'll the Fort Worth platform, to the
effect that the third party and Land loan
schemes are TO have no place in the new AL
lance that will be organized this week.
The convention was called to order by
L. S. Hall, eX-president of the Missouri
alliance, and a temporary organization was
effected by the election of |. :. Hall us
temporary chairman and William II. Muir
ray OF COrsicana, Tex, temporary secre-
tary. The next order of business was the
appointment of q committee on credentials,
as follows: F. B. Wade Of Tennessee, W.
l.. McAllister of Mississippi. DR.. W. Pope
Yeamas of Missouri. W. r. Wisely OF Hi
nois, J. L.. Goodman of Texas and \. J.
Mcconnell of Iowa.
The committee on credentials retired TO
the committee room. and during their alb
sence Dick Dalton. for the governor of
Missouri, addressed the convention on the
aims and objects of the Alliance. He was
opposed, he said, TO the government land
loan scheme. II would be the most ill.,
furious movement to the farmers that
could be inaugurated. The Farmers Ali
ance should return to first principles, that
is for the protection OF the farming inter-
eStS, but not in political party. The
necessary protection must be obtained
through the ballot not through the forma-
ton of new party which will form laws
10, 10 - "A
other and perhaps as vital interests.
The committee on credentials then re-
ported that all delegates in the hall Were
entitled to seats, and the report was
adopted.
The temporary organization was then
made permanent.
a motion was made to appoint commit
tee on resolutions and permanent organiza-
ton, with Instructions to report plan OF
organization and the policy 10 be pursued
i'll future.
This motion brought about a long, and at
times. heated discussion. Some Of the
delegates contendcd that plan of perma-
nent organization was out OF the pueStSon.
They were not here for the purpose of from
ing Il new Alliance, rs the delegates pres
ent were members of the national organiZa-
ton and why in the name of God said
one. should we want Il permanent organi-
zationl'' 1t was decided after long discus
sion to appoint Il committee of five TO out
line plan of procedure to be presented 10
the convention this afternoon, and al $3.50
the convention took a recess until o'clock.
The afternoon session was called to order
at 2:30 o'clock. Ii was about as lively is
any convention could well be. AS soon as
the delegates were seated Chairman Hall
announced tina committee on resolutions as
follows:
W. S. McAllister of Mississippi chairman,
n Ransom Tennessee. G. A Miller,
Missouri; j. L. Davidson, Missouri; H. {.
Bragg, Texas: S. W. Wilsey, Illinois and
A. j. Mcconnell, Iowa.
1t was moved and carried that the COM
mittee Immediately go 10 work and prepare
the platform, which they forthwith pro-
ceeced to do.
During the absence of the committee DR..
w Polk Yeaman of Boone county, Mo, was
called on for an address. The doctor took
up the subjects of the government land loan
ana sub-treasury scheme and dissected them
to the evident satisfaction of the delegates,
who applauded the good points without
stint.
Regarding the sub-treasury plan by which
the farmers could store their grain and re-
proposed by the Ocala platform, he
asked the convention who would
make the price of the grain. Was it the
government, farmer or Spectator! This
sub-treasury folly, he said, would only
place the farmers in such hands rs Old
Hutch who would bull or bear the mar
ket, lust as It suited them. Bear 1t when they
wanted to buy from the farmer and bull it
when they wanted to dispose Of 1t.
In regard to the land loan scheme he said
it was Illogical to suppose that the farmer
would derive any benefit from bor-
rowing from the government. In the
first place he said: Suppose farmers
meet with 4 succession of reverses while
his land is mortgaged to the government:
when pay is due be would nave to pay II.
He would not be dealing with county
bank which would in all probability grant
an extension, but he would come i'll contact
with a government agent who was backed
probably by grasping monop-
olies who had its eye ON
mortgages farm and wanted 1t. The gov
ernment agent would say Pay up or | will
have to sell your land and the poor devil
of a farmer who has not cent In the
world is thrown out of house and home
through this beautiful government land
loan scheme, which the politician, backed
bv the capitalist, is trying to force the rank
and file of the Alliance to adopt.
DR.. Yeaman was followed by several
other farmer orators, who We're received
with cheers and their speeches frequently
punctuated with applase.
About 80 the committee on TeSOlutloHS
made partial report. which was read.
1t is the same platform adopted by the
Fort Worth con vention. except that the
last resolution is modified as follows:
Resolved, that we denounce c. W. Ma
cune and his corrupt methods, together
with the acts of his tools and henchmen, as
being disgrace to the order ana stencil
in the nostrils of Il honest men who know
of their corruption aud villainy.
This led to heated debate. When the
reading of the resolution was COM
pleted Delegate Wade of Tennessee
sprang to his feet and moved that
this clause be stricken out. He
said the convention had not been
called to make personal attacks
upon any person or persons. While he per-
sonalIy was confident. in fact knew, that
Macune was one of the most corrupt men
in the country. he was not prepared
TO go on record in convention
which was called in the interest of har-
mony to attack one of the leaders of the
Alliance 1t was We'll known that the
Ocaia investigation committee had adopted
a report generating Macune. That re-
port was merely a whitewash, and
Macune was guilty of the grossest
irregularities and was dishonest to the core,
but this was neither the time nor the place
20 adopt such d resolution. Therefore"
he said, Il move that the section be stricken
OUT
Immediately there were dozen
delegates on their feet yelling
for recognition. DR.. Yeaman OF
Missouri was finally recognized and
he made very conservative speech, ap-