The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-21


English's, and the Alliance oath was ad-
ministered to them by Terrell and " illetts.
SCORING MAcUNE.
McAIiister, OF Mississippi, Addresses n Red
Hot Letter to the Public.
While the Supreme Council of the Alli-
ance was going over more OF less prosy de-
tails in secret session yesterday w. s. Mo
Allister. the head of the anti-sub- treasury
wing. was debating to q good Hooking young
typewriter at the Occidental Hotel tran
script of lengthy document which he had
brought up from his home Mississippi.
Like his native climate IL was hot, even
scorching. In fact. when he got through,
Mr.. McAllister had an impression that he
had roasted DR.. G. w. Macune. chairman Of
the executive committee of the Alliance
to a turn. 1t reads as follows:
To the Pablic aud Alliance ~ embership:
The Mississippi state and Farmers Alliance,
in annual session at Starkville, last August imt
peached me as assistant State lecturer, for at
tending the antisubtreasury, anti-third- party
convention of Alliance men, which met at Fort
worth, Tex, ~ July last and for issuing call for
ance of the declared purposes set forth In the
Fort Worth platform. The Fort Worth conyen-
ton condemned the subtreasury and land-lOan
schemes, and denounced the "official corruption
OF c. w. Macune and his tools and henchmen"
IL is the refore, sefevident that was empeached
for participation in the convention OF Alliance
men which condemned the sub-treasury and de-
nounced Macune. whilst the so-called Missis-
sippi State Farmers Alliance, with a moral
cowardice that was simply con temptible at
tempted TO disguise the real cause against me by
charging conduct unbecoming an Alliance offi-
| Ger for participation in the Fort Worth conven-
tion,' yet ii is undo ubtediy true that was i'm
| peacned solely and alone because of my pro-
nOunced opposition to the sub-treasury heresy,
| third-party craze and exposure of Macunes dis
honesty and official yiilalny. In my answer TO
the notice OF impeachment petItiened for a con-
| cause Article 6. Section 2 of Alliance constitu-
ton provides that, when any officer or member
| shall be guilty or c0nduct unDecoming an Alli-
| anco man, such officer or member may be inn
| peached at stated meeting, and tried at the
trAa =. 81. ~ a.sn =, rd saSa
| your petitioner will prove and establish beyond
| reasonable doubt, first, that G. w. Macune sold
| his official influence TO Patrick Calhoun. OF At
lanta Ga, the senatorial contest OF that State,
last year. fortwo thousand cash and three railroad
| passes the lines controlled by the West
| Point Terminal Company of which the said Pat
| rick Calhoun is general attorney. Third -1hat
the said c. w. Macune, while general manager OF
| the Texas Alliance Exchange, did rob- swindle,
| cheat and defraud the Texas Alliance men OUT
| OF thirty thousand or more. The eo-called Mis-
sssppi State Farmers Alliance, which would ba
| more appropriately described as a hOwling mob
OF agrar1an prejudice-"wrinkled, dim-eyed. dis
| colored. torpid'-hysterically refused to grant
| the continuance asked for, thus violating their
| constitution, which they had solemply sworn TO
obey, and daring not To face the issue present
| ed against their idol, c. W. Macune The public
Is familiar with what followed; how WAS con-
victed, without even the form o; a trial, at the
behest OF {. w. Macune and his ally and bench
man, State Lecturer Burkitt and how the des-
potism followed my conviction with q resolu-
| tion laudng Macune 10 the skies as "a pure,
| pressed farmers, etc. Having failed 20 get
| Macune on uia, In the Alliance, i shall now
members OF the order whose minds are free from
| the fogs OF benghted prejudice and who de-
| light not in the acts of apish stupidity, oh the
| Mississippi State Alliance 1t may not be out OF
place for TO state that am not controlled IN
| this matter by personal resentment from the
/ treatment mefed out TO me- under the inspira-
ton OF Macune, but solely In virtue OF the duties
incumbent upon me as chairman of the national
| ancemen, who, in national convention recently
| at St Louis, Mo-, denounced and declared "nn-
s his tools " and henchmen. and in the abiding
| hope that BY presenting the proof we VIII nnally
get a hearing before the honest, well-meaning
from the plunder. ruin and desolation OF the
| worst and most corrupt band OF organized
scoundrels who have preyed on the credulity OF
| ment.
THE DEAL WITH CALHOUN.
As to the charge that Macune sold his Official
| influence to Patric Calhoun IL is unnecessary for
| present purposes TO introduce n mass OF conclu-
sive testimony adduced before the investigating
| Il
state that neither Maoune nor Calhoun have
| ever made any public denial OF the charge, al
though it was made by Hon. u. s. Han and my
self six months ago and published throughout
| the country President Frank McGrath OF the
Kansas state Alliance. a member OF the Ocala
| committee. has said publicly that "Macune was
guilty as charged and Is a corrupt scoundrcl
who should be expelled from the order" Presl-
dent J. III. Mcdowell OF the Tennessee State
Alliance. and chairman OF the ocala
I. j. Middleton, of Texas. in which ne
stated that Macune was guilty ana that the com.
mittee's report was clearly a white-wash."
Lecturer Bnrkitt. OF Mississippi, another MEM
Der or the Ccala committee, admitted 20 Hon. j.
H. Beeman and myself that Macune was guilty
rs charged, and that he lBurKittl drew up the
report white-washing him." President l. 4.
Polk admitted 20 me. In a conversation az Hazel
hurst, Miss, so late as June last, that "Dr Ma
| cune undoubtedly sold himself In the Georgia
senatorial contest, and no truthful man who
knows the facts as we do can defend him"
| President Polk also complained bitterly OF tho
Injustice or the Ocala committee In censuring
him "for writing Tie Norwood letter IN order 10
| please Macune and his friends"
| As 10 the charge that &C. w. Macune did. while
general manager OF the Texas Alliance, ex-
Texas Alliance men out OF $4,000 or more" I
shall submit facts or record that can be estao-
| lsshed before any fair tribunal or COM
| petent court OF jurisdiction At meeting
OF the Texas state Alliance in 1856 c. w. Ma
| cune secured the passage OF the following res0-
formation OF joint stock companies IN sub and
| county alliances for the pni poses OF trade anu
/ for the personal bene OF the members financial
! ~" This resolution in due time worked up q
sentiment favorable to a general Alliance ex-
change. which accordingly established at
Dallas, Tex. with q. W. Macune az general man
ager. As soon as Macune was Installed he pro
mulgatcd a circular letter soliciting silbscrip-
tions for the capital stock OF his Alliance ex'
change. The following are excerpts from the
remarkable document. and were prophetic o'
that career OF rottenness. spoilaton and pundes
that has made Macnne's name odious IN Texas
aud causes Texas Alliance men 10 tremble Anc
shudder when alliance exchange" Ia men
l toned: ssIlis exchange il one Of the great