Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-17
CASE & BISHOP.

disgrace to the order and a stencil In the
nostrils OF all sOnrst men who know of
their corruption and viliainy.
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 the
clause be stricken out He said the
convention had not been called to make
personal attacks upon any person or
persons. While he personally was con-
fident-in fact knew-that Macune
was one of the most corrupt men in the
country, he was not prepared to 60 on
record in a convention which was called
in the interests of harmony to attack
one of the leaders of the alliance. 1t
is we'll known that the Ocala investi-
eating committee had adopted a
report generating Macune; that
the report was merely a whitewash;
that Macune was guilty of the grossest
irregularities and dishonest to the core
but this was neither the time nor the
place to adopt such a resolution.
Therefore, Mr. Chairman" said he.
81 move that the section be stricken
out"
Immediately there were a dozen dele
gates on their feet crying for recogni-
ton. DR.. Yeaman, of Missouri, was
finally recognized and he made a very
conservative speech, appealing to the
better Judgment of the delegates, ask
ing that they think twice before ADOPT
ing the resolution. ut will have the
effect" he said, ''of unloading the work
we came here to do"
Chairman Hall then called Mr.. Nc
Clintock, of Missouri, to the chair and
taking the floor spoke against the
motion to strike out There was, he
said, nothing personal in his desire to
have Macune arraigned for his mis-
deeds Every alliance man knew that
he had opposed Macune from the first
and he would fight him to the bitter
end. He was tool of politicians and
of monopolists, he had accepted bribes
from them and why should the alliance,
which was trying to reform the govern
ment have a corruptionist at its helm2
1t was the most illogical and i'll advised
policy that could very well be con-
ceived of.
w. S. McAllister, of Mississippi,
chairman of the committee, said that
he had no malice against Macune. Not
withstanding the fact that he had
knocked him off his feet and had booted
him, he bore him no i'll will But cor
ruption must be routed Macune had
done or was doing for the alliance what
Warren Hastings had done for India.
do you" he asked, want such a man
at the head of your alliance? can't
believe it, and 1 pray that the motion
to strike out may be defeated Ma
cuHism is the fatal octopus encircifnR
with its Shiny coils the escutcheon of
the order, sitting its purity and de-
stroying virtue"
Mr.. Wade, of Tennessee, moved to
amend his motion TO strike out by stat
ing that 1--WE denounee the chairman of
the Ocala convention and the editor OF
the National Economist" etc,
A motion was made to adopt the re-
port of the committee as presented. bat
this was declared out of order, the
motion before the house being to
amend the original Several orators IN
the meantime were trying to get the
floor, but confusion reigned supreme
Finally order was restored and Muir
ray, of Texas, moved the previous
question and the motion was defeated
Yeas. %, nays A
A motion to adjourn here failed and
after eonsiderable debate Wade's mo-
ton ~ amend sFas defeated AZ largo