The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-11
LIVINGSTON ON THE RACK
REVIEW OF THE SCANDALS HERE
ToFORE PUBLISHED.


for Elm in the Most Energetic Fash
lonesome of the Charges Too Dis
gushing for Public Print-Col. Liv-
ingston Denies All the Charges.
ATLANTA. GA, June 10.-The Georgia
Alliance MonthLu, which came from the
press to-day, rakes President Livingston
over the Goals in the most energetic fashion
possible. The greater part OF the scandals.
heretofore published against him are re-
viewed. The article begins with compar-
ison of the mansion caucus with the capitol
caucus of 1888, when r. n. Jackson was
president of the alliance The Monthly says:
s'The mansion conference was nothing but
coming together of alliancemen to talk
about some frightful things they had heard
about the Alliance Farmer and the presi-
dent of the state alliance and other officials,
and to see if these things were true; and if
SO, TO present them to the alliance. The
leaders and the organ knew the charges to
be brought against them and they went to
work to pull the wool over the eyes of
alliancemen by deception and abuse. Ii
alliancemen only knew how utterly false
and untrue the Southern Farmer has been
IN its statements they never would again
believe it on OATH"
TWO CAUcUsEs COMPARED.
The Monthly concludes that the two eau
cuses were alike, in that they were both
composed of about twenty-five members,
both included alliancemen only, both held
secretly, both were held to inquire into ru-
mors and squash charges against the leaders
in the alliance with q view Of getting rid Of
those leaders If they we're found unworthy,
both di6 not try anybody because they had
no Jurisdiction and both were called by
Secretary Burks. W. 8. Copeland is ac-
cused Of inconsistency, in that he in
dorsed the conference Of 1888, yet
denounced the mansion caucus and
The reason for the extensive abuse OF the
mansion caucus. says the Monthly, at the
hands of the Alliance Farmer, Col. Living
ston, Copeland and Daniel, is that they
knew that the conference would expose
lot of corruption which none of them
wished 70 face. The Monthly says: 1--WE
have full knowledge Of an immense amount
Of corruption In the order and we have
determined in justice TO give our columns
to its exposure. II we arraign the accused
before the executive committee the state
lecturer would be prosecuting officer.
How could Copeland properly repre- repre-
denouncing against the parties for whom
he has been seeking indorsement all over
the state? A trial before the executive
committee with such a prosecuting officer
would be worse than a farce, as the commit
tee form nothing but a court to hear the
case as he would present 1t. We cannot
undertake to tell all we know in this issue,
but, at any rate we will make a beginning.
The charges are too numerous for the oom-
pass Of any ordinary article.
NOT FIT FOR PUBLIC PRINT.
"Again, some of the charges are too dis
gusting for public print. These we cannot
give until we are further forced In defense
of the conference and the order 1t will,
doubtless, be enough for us to say that we
have on file documentary evidence, all
submitted by true alliancemen,
which, If true, shows a prominent
alliance official to be absolutely
without moral character"
Continuing the Monthly quotes editorials
from the Atlanta OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
against Col. Livingston, accusing him Of
selling out, and one protecting him from
the accusations of other papers and insist
ing that Gov. Northen, who has been quoted
as a witness to Col. Livingston's ugly be-
havior, denied that the colonel was guilty.
The last of those editorials, the article
charges, was published on the authority of
false statement made by Col. Livingston
to the managing editor.
STORY OF A DEAL.
This quotation is next given:
"ATLANTA, April /, 1891.
"About Nov. 1, 1890, Mr.. Daniel came to
me at the Kimball House and said to me
that r. ]. Sledge and DR.. q. W. Macune
wanted to see me at the alliance head
quarters. l went over. I suspected that
something was wrong, because of a very
bitter article that had appeared against the
betterments claim in the last issue of the
Southern Alliance Farmer. Mr.. Sledge
DIR. Maoune and Others were present.
Mr.. Sledge and DR.. Macune in
vited me out on the porch.
As we went ont DR. Macune said to me:
'Saffel owns no stock IN the paper. We are
responsible for what appeared in it. Harry
Brown is not. The article that is objection
able to your people | am responsible for
but that is nothing. l am going to roast
you on one side and burn you on the other ,
DR.. Macune then turned and went back
into the house. r. ]. Sledge then said to
me: You are a big corporation and you
can afford to come down handsomely.
You must pay me $40, 000-S5. 900
cash and 5000 when the legislature
adjourns-and you get what you want.
This is an alliance legislature, and our
paper is the organ OF the alliance, and we
control the legislature
There is quite a good deal more in
this paper. and it is signed by a
representative of the old lessees of the
state road-a man of character and
responsibility. He tells about propositions
ucuo W JULIET partles iOOhAuB 20 money IN
the sale of the influence of the organ. The
rest Of the Alliance Monthtys article is de-
voted to repetition of the charge that Col
Livingston offered to support the force bill
in exchange for Senator Quay's support
and that at the Ocala convention he en-
deavored 20 prevent the convention from
expressing its disapproval of the same
measure.
ALLEDGED SALE OF A JUDGEsHIP.
The conclusion is as follows: "If spacs
permitted we would tell you something
about the sale of judgeship for $40 easi
and $50 when you get what you want II
order that there may be no question as {,
the authority of the testimony submitted
above, we will say that the originals of tn,
evidence are on file, together with a gooC
deal more, and subject to the inspection
of the chairman Of the executive
committee In this connection it may b,
in order to state that Gov. Northen did
not deny that Col Livingston was guilty Of
the charges preferred against him on &C
count of the celebrated Macon fair episode
Furthermore, no such demand will b
forthcoming from the governor in the flu
ture.n