The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-20
Unnecessary DeniaIs.

There appears 20 be a rather extraordi-
nary demand for denials in the campaign
| in this state for the gubernatorial nomina-
! ton. Since the adjustment of the interests
of Col Northeu and Col. Livingston, rela-
tive to that nomination, Col. Northen has
denied that there was any bargain made to
which be was party or any pledges given
by him. He was moved to make this denial
by something which was published in
some one of the state papers which limited
at bargain of some sort. OF course Col.
Northens denial was accepted without ques-
ton. He had no occasion to make any bar
gains or pledges. He was so far ahead of
Col Livingston in the race for the guberna-
torial nomination at the time the adjust
ment was agreed upon that he could afford
TO say that it was matter of little conse-
queDce to him whether Col Livingston
announced himself as a candidate for the
nomination or not. 1t is probable that all
that Col. Northen did in his conference
with Editor Brown and Col Peek was to
satisfy those gentlemen that he was about
as good an alliance man as either of them.
Under the circumstances, the alliance could
not have afforded TO oppose him. Indeed,
it is doubtful if it could have been
induced to do so, even if Col.
Livingston had determined to be a candi-
date. As Col Northen had no intention of
retiring from the race the only wise thing
that could have been done was done.
day or two ago Col. Livingston came
to the front with a denial that he had made
trade or bargain with any one. He
declared that he was a candidate for con-
gress from "the standpoint of duty" There
may have been some reason for this denial,
but if there was it has escaped our notice.
1t is difficult to understand why anybody
should charge Col. Livingston with having
made trade. or bargain, or promises in
connection with the gubernatorial nomina-
ton. If we are rightly informed, he never
had any chance of getting that nomi-
nation as long as Col. Northen
remained candidate for it, and
as Col. Northen has never signifed any
purpose to withdraw from his canvass, it is
strange that anybody should suggest that
Col Livingston retired from the contest in
consequence of a bargain or trade of some
sort.
Col Livingston says that he is a candi-
date for congress from the Standpoint of
duty" That being the case, it is fair to
assume that he never seriously thought of
being a candidate for the nomination
for governor. If his duty led him
toward congress it must have been
ambition that turned his eyes toward
the office OF governor, assuming, of course,
that they were for brief period turned in
that direction, and as a good allianceman
it would not take him long to decide be-
tween duty and ambition. 1t would seem,
therefore, that there never was any occa-
sion for trades, bargains or pledges, and
hence no necessity for denials.
Editor Brown also has deemed it neces-
sary to make denial. In the last number
of The Southern Alliance Farmer, in an
article on the Northern Livingston adjust
ment, he denies, in effect, that his paper
retreats or retracts." OF course, Editor
Brown can hardly mean that he never
makes mistakes. He would be a phenome-
nal editor if he did not commit errors of
judgment once in a while, and it is quite
probable that if he were convinced that he
had taken wrong position he would retreat
and retract. He would not, we feel sure,
insist upon maintaining a wrong position
This being the case, there does not seem to
have been any reason for his denial