The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-08
MORE ABOUT HIM
The Fraud Polk and His Comrades
Exposed.
The Methods Employed to Fleece the
Farmers.
A RECORD THAT is TERRIBLE TO SCI
A Full Account of the Alliance Frauds
as They Exist in This COun-
try To-day.

A Full Account of the Alliance Frauds
They Exist in This Coun-
try To-day.
Colonel Dunham, travelling correspon-
dent of the New York Morning Adver-
tiser, has had another interview, this time
with Colonel Ramsey, of the Professional
Farmer, and writes of the fraud as fol-
lows:
Lieutenant Polk, of the Forty third
regiment of Georgia, state troops, who
also bears the military title of colonel,
and who is president of the farmers al
lance, authorizes an explanation Of the
charge that during the battle of Winches-
ter he lay in the tall grass on the safe
side of stone wall. According to this
explanation, which is less minute than
the charge, Lieutenant Polk, while march
! ing with his company to the field Of Win
chester, was shocked to see one of his
men fall, pierced by Union bullet. With
out moments hesitation the brave lieu
tenant took the poor fellow in his arms
and, refusing all assistance, carried him
rapidly to the rear, never once stopping,
even to catch a fresh breath, until we'll
out of reach Of exploding shells and other
dangerous things. A few nights after
ward the lieutenant lay calmly sleeping
in his tent. The first intimation he re-
ceived that his conduct at Winchester
had been regarded as out Of the ordinary
was when several members of his COM
pany awakened him out of this calm
sleep and told him that he had been un-
animously elected to the legislature, and
must start for Raleigh at once. There
was no appeal from such a decision as
this, and so Lieutenant Polk was forced
to abandon military career
President Polk is somewhere in the
West, but the Progressive Farmer is still
here and doing rushing business. J. L..
Ramsey has editorial charge in Polk's ab-
sence. He is a young man who has grad
uated from farm life into the ranks of
the fortunate few who run the farmers
alliance. His chief characteristics are
unbounded admiration Of Polk, unswery-
ing belief in the integrity of Macune, and
discretion beyond his years.
eff you want to learn ali about Colo
mel Polk" said Mr.. Ramsey to the Morn
| ing Advertiser correspondent, "this is
the place to inquire, right here in Raj
| oi ho hoc o1u liuol -
Being assured that such information
had come voluntarily from dozen diff
ferent sources, Mr.. Ramsey said that
there were many campaign lies floating
about, and chief among them one to the
effect that Macune had received 1000
b ibe from Pat Calhoun.
"Does Macune deny that he received
this money!"
mo; but he denies that it was bribe
or gift. The facts are known and are
perfectly satisfactory to the alliance.
Macune needed money. Calhoun had
plenty of money, and be and Macune were
old friends"
"Colhoun is first vice president of the
Richmond Terminal system, isn't he?"
Yes"
"And Macume is chairman of the ex
ecutive committee Of the national alli-
ance and member of the alliance ma
tional legislation committee, isn't he?'
eyes"
"And he took $4,000 from the biggest
man in one of the biggest railroad COM
binations in the country"
"Yes; but it was a loan. Macune
needed the money to put into The Ma
tional Economist. He borrowed it of
Mr. Calhoun and gave him as collateral
a warrant on the national alliance treas
ury The loan has since been repaid"
What right had Macune to give a
warrant on The national alliance treas
ury as security for loan to improve
private property?"
This question secured from the head
quarters of President Polk corroboration
of statements recently made that the ma
tiOnal farmers alliance is nothing more
nor less than a corporation organized
and conducted solely for the pecuniary
profit and political preferment of its
members. Macune could use the ma
tional alliance treasury to improve the
property of The National Economist be-
cause that publication belongs to the ma
tional farmers alliance. The members
of the national alliance are elected by
delegates representing state and local al
| liances. When this election has been
held the farmers are no longer in it at
all. The national alliance then organizes
itself into a close corporation, with the
| following names and functions:
l. The national farmers alliance-object;
To collect an annual tax of five cents on
| every male member of the local alliance
throughout the country; to turn the or
ganization into political party and TO
enjoy the results.
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