The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-02-12

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TIyE SAME TACTICS AT q.
PIERRE, S. d., February 4.--In arc
cent interview i'll the Chicago Tribune.
John Livingston, president of the New
York Farmers Alliance, WHO has Just re-
turned from Topeka, Kansas, where he.
went to aid in Senator Ingalls, contest,
said:
81 car see nothing but destruction for
the state OF Kansas. | would not be sur
prised if blood were 10 flow freely within
the next few days.
"Ihe excitement there today is as in
tense as that which went before the
French revolution.
''Some OF the leaders OF the Farmers,
State Alliance there are anarchists. and
are in daily communication with the
editors OF the Voice, which is known to
be in sympathy with anarchy"
In addition, Mr.. Livingston says that
through his communication with the
Alliance he learned the secrets Of tile
leaders and they include tile most terri
bic IDEAS, No member of the orga,iza-
ton is allowed to read any newspapers
Other than those selected by the leaders,
and the oatl, Is renewed daily. After
Mr.. Livingston's speech in favor OF
ingalls,, he was invited TO leave the city
Immediately. Upon refusal he was
threatened. He was followed by spies
during his entire stay; hooted at on the
streets and told he ought to have been
hanged. He says he was waited upon
after his speech, by q committee, OF
which "Sockless Simpson" WAS a me-
moer, and told that If IngaIls is elected
you will never leave the state alive"
Saturdays Free Press. commenting on
a similar state Of affairs here says:
SIN this connection it may not be
alniss to call attention to the fact that
color is given to Mr.. Livingston's story
from the action OF Alonzo Wardall at
Pierre, when he said that any indepen-
dent who went back on his party ought
to have II rope around his neck. Also
to the threats Of personal violence made
against Mr.. Gleason, Of Klnssbury, for
his mariliness in refusing the bossisln OF
the southern alliance, of which %orgauiza-
ton both the Kansas and Sout!! LaEo-
ta alliances are branches.
The above article lets III somc light
upon the method OF this Independent
legislative ghost dance. The statements
OF intiniidations practiced by the indie.
pendent organization here in Pierre ear
be readily verified.
The alliance OF this state, as is wei
known, is a branch Of the southern ku.
kluX alliance, and when it went into pol
tiles it took with it the secret organiza
ton, grips, passwords and terrible oatllE
and penalties Of that notorious society
for controlling it's members The lodg,
room is substituted for the caucus
Early in the session it is said a commit
tee purchased Il rope to winch a hang
mans Oose was attached which was
hung i'll the room where the caucuses ar,
held.
Not only the leaders but leading ALI
ance papers have threatened members
OF the legislature with hanging ii the,
dared to vote contrary to the part,
edict. 1t is well known that the ~a!Eianc
members have been frequently threat
ened with the rope here in Pierre an,
have assigned as Il reason for votin
against their convictions for unsentin
} the Lawrence county members that the
! knew it WAS wrong but they chad to d
| it."
, Ii such methods prevail in politics j
is but the beginning OF the end, tie sut
version OF the republican government
to end i'll riot, bloodsIled and anarchy.
But there is no danger OF the Graz
reaching such an extreme. The alarci
ists.lave shown then hands Ill GOO
: time and two years hence q betrAyc
and indignant people will sweep t!!eI
out OF political existence and OH IL.
face OF the earth,-A. ]. S., III Rapi
, City Republican.
We will not insult our readers wit
, comments on any OF the above artic.
which is from the pen OF that pure G.
statesmen, 81. A. S." but that porto
copied from the Chicago Tribune needs
word. We all know Of the bitter cor
test in Kansas and the glorious results
Livery HicftilS, Dotll lalf anu lhul WEI
used by the opponents OF the alliance t
: to divide their ranks and secure the 7,
election Of Ingalls,. In the midst OF til
struggle John Livingston, the prcsider
OF the New York state alliance, appear
upon the scene and undertakes to us
his influence as an alliance maj to 81
cure the election Of Ingalls,. 1t Is plai
that Livingston was either a knave or
fool and it, just ais plain that alliant
men Of Kansas took him for the forme
regarded him as a hired tool OF the OF
position and that some OF the he.
:, headed members of the party threatene
him, is not at all strange.