The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-16
LIVINGSTON GIVEN FITS.
THE TaIRD PARTY MEN wHACE-
ING AT HIM RIGHT AND LEFT.

The Control OF the Alliance Farmer
ATLANTA. Ca, April 15-The alliance
third party mon have begun a desperate
warfare on President Livingston.
Since the meeting Of the executive COM
mittee on Wednesday, at which Col. Liv-
iugston had the resolution adopted requira
ing the suballianoes to rescind their indorseA
ment OF the third party or surrender their
charters, the breach between the president
and his alliance colleagues who favor tina
third party has broadened into gulf that
promises to develop a most bitter political
fight. To-day the following communion
tion was furnished by leading third party
alliAnceman who was formerly on the inside
with Col. Livingston:
At the Cincinnati third party conference last
summer when the committee was in consulta-.
tion the president OF tue Georgia state alliancs
appeared AMI In substance said in opposition to
the formation OF new party at that time.
"rhe alliance in the south Is not ready, and q
new party would weaken them. We can't bring
over the alliance yet without splitting it. bub
wait little longer and we will bs with you
in 1899. We are really third party
men aud want to destroy the Demo"
cratic party. but the time has not come
yet to make it known. You know we have to
use some hypocrisy in politics. You know we
are Just hypocrttes enough 10 acknowledge the
fact without blushng" Some onegasked the
president of the Georgia alliance ii the fear of
negro supremacy would not prevent the south.
ern alliance from coming into the new party in
1899 and keep the south solid, NO" was Mrs
Livlngston's reply, "the necessity for solid
south is all nonsense, and so Is the talk of negro
supremacy. We can buy the negro vote
whenever we want it. We buy a negro preacher
for so cents and he brings fifty votes
that he gets for nothing. We can do this and
doing it right along all over the state.
Why. year or two ago when Mills OF Texas
was losing strength in his district that was
what he did, and that Is how he kept his seat In
congress,
The gentleman who gives the above as
part of the Cincinnati third party oonvena
tion record stands we'll here. He will inA
dorse the same over his own signature, he
says. II Col. Livingston denies the language.
CIRCULAR ISSUED.
The following circular has also been Issued
by the alliance third party men, charging
Col. Livingston with being the daddy" OF
the third party:
To all Whom IL Nav Concern:
WHERKAs, II has G me to our knowledge that
Col. L. Il. Livingston has frequently denied
that he at any time IN the past has favored the
formation OF q new political party, or ever gave
utterance TO any expression which couli bo
construed into favor OF such party. therefore
we, the undersigned, positively assert that Col,
Livingston has for two years past made it his
habit to say privately TO all parties
whom he believed would listen
Obliged to have a new party aud that we wonld
be quiet about 1t, and all march out OF the
Democratic party together; that the Demo-
cratic party, like the Republican party, be-
longed to the money power and that we would
Join hands with the labor element of the west
aud dethrone both. Each one OF the under
signed certifles that said /. j, Livingston has
repeatedly used the same or familiar language
TO him. and that to number Of US he has said:
"Just wait for Feb. 70, 1892 and wen go out TO-
gether."
H. c. Brown, JAMES BARRETT,
NJ ID. IRWIN, T.. II. ELLINGTON,
w. X. GoRMAN, A. G.. DANIEL,
j. H. TURNER c. o. PosT.
A. w. lVT. j. ID. PERKKRsoE,
W. H. PERKINsoN. w. p BRAswELL,
s. A. WALKER, OSCAR PARKER,
b. j. WooTEN, ], M. ARMsTEAD,
H. P. STRICKLAND.
STILL ANo TIER BLOW.
Still another blow is aimed at the alliance
president by Capt II. @. Brown, president
OF the Alliance Farmer Publishing Com
pany. in a letter to Col. Livingston, declin-
ing to allow Editor Irwin to step out of the
way for Mr.. Massey, who was appointed To
edit the alliance organ because Editor Irwin
has espousod the Peoples party. Capt.
Brown charges Col. Livingston with collu-
sion with the jute bagging trust. Mr.. Mass
sey is state agent for the trust and in ap-
pointing him editor Capt. Brown says Col.
Livingston was working in the interest OF
that monopoly. He says in his letter:
Again you notify me that you appoint Joseph
NJ. Massey as editor in place OF Mr.. Irwin, whom
you desire TO displace, but unfortunately Mr.
Massey, as you know, is the state agent OF the
National Union Company, which is backed By
the National CordaRe Company, or in other
words. the bagging trust This is the company
which, through its agents. has for soma
ing and striyen to fasten itself upon
every alliance enterprise. While Editor
OF the state organ. steadily refused TO en-
courage or indorse this company, though 10
was indorsed by our state president and the
president of our exchange. This company
was repudiated by our state exchange, and
do not feel that, as a faithful alliauceman. I
can consent to place its state agent In charge
Of the Southern Alliance FGrmeT. Allow me
also to suggest that your committee Is
not the alliance OF Georgia, but the Great
ure OF that alliance. and Is expected to
have the will of that alliance carried out. The
National Farmers Alliance called a meeting OF
industrial organizations at st. LOUIS to deciCs
whether or not they should take independenb
political action. Therefore the national and
state alliances, more than any other organiza.
tlon, ara expected to carry out the decision OF
the convention, and the Southern Alliance
idtnler is entirely in line with the organlzat on
in its present policy. The word partisan which
Irwin in characterizing his policy
seems to have a very convenient meaning. You
never in any way objected to the strong demo-
cratic policy Of Mr.. CAN'T or characterized 1t
as partisan, neither did my own strong demo-
cratic policy seem partisan. but ia following the
policy, recently outlined by the alliance Mr..
sonal policy and is therefore partisan. Itseens
to depend entirely upon whose OK
is gored. The will of the ma
jority of the alliance OF Georgia IL
the proper law for the editor of
the official organ to follow, and should be the
law which you desire executed. l feel that the
majority Of your committee has overstepped
its duties in unwarranted and presumptu-
GUS demand for Mr.. Twins removal and are
making another and last effort to make the
Southern Alliance Farmer the tool Of individu-
ais and use 1t against the alliance of Georgia.
such domination will not be longer tolerated.
and IL your committee, in view OF this fact,
desires tn withdraw from it your official in
dorsement you are at liberty to do so.
The aliancemen OF Georgia will take care OF
the paper. Therefore, allow me again to state,
in brief, that because the paper is prosperinZ
under tho management of MIR. Irwin, the best
interests of the stockholders and creditors de-
mand that l sustain him In proof of It's being
in harmony with the alliance, beholdits greatly
increased patronage, and for the sake OF its
patrons l sustain Mr.. Irwin. Be-
cause Of the unreasonable and parti-
san demands Of your committee
l sustain Mr.. Irwin. Because Of an absence of
all contracts with the company, do rot recog-
nize your authority. In behalf of the alliance
OF Georgia refuse to allow you to put the agent
OF the great monopoly In charge OF the paper
and agree with Mr. Ellington in his minority
report. Yours respectfully,
H. G. BROWN.
Col Livingston was not in the city to-day aud