The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-17
livingston and the Third Party.

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The leaders Of the third party in this state
| charge that Col. Livingston lie largely re-
! sponsible for the existencs OF that party in
! Georgia. In support of this charge they
! quote his utterances in conversations with
/ them, and point TO his actions upon certain
! important occasions. Whether the charge
is true or not, il is certain that 1t Is quite
generally believed. He may never have
intended to carry the alliance into the third
party. and may have thought the course
be was pursuing was the one
most likely to keep it out of that
party. This is the charitable view to take
Of his conduct, aud the one doubtless that is
taken by his friends. but it is difficult to see
how he aud the newspapers that sustain
him could have doubted that they were pre-
pairing the way for an enemy of the Demo-
cratic party. They not only declared the
Ocala demands were in entire harmony
with tho doctrines of the Democratic party,
but they encouraged the alliance in every
way to abandon the original objects for
which it was organized and to take, as an
organization, a more decided and active
part in politics.
There were a few papers in the state,
among them the MORNING NEWS, that re-
fused to make any concessions to the alliance
as long as it persisted in becoming factor in
politics. They pointed out the danger of a
secret society becoming a political organiza-
tion and declared that the Democratic
party would never approve the Ocala de-
mauds. These papers we're boycotted by
the alliance, and it it certain that Col. Liv-
ingston, as president Of the alliance, did not
say word against the alliances action.
Indeed, there are good reasons for thinking
that be approved it. At that time he
thought be had the alliance well in hand.
and could mold 1t as he pleased. Had he and
the newspapers that acted with him taken a
stand squsrely with the Democratic party
and opposed the efforts that we're then be-
ing made in a quiet way TO prepare the alli-
snce for going to the third party there
would not now be enough Of the third party
in Georgia to attract attention.
Ever since the Ocala demands were an
out the danger which threatened the Dsmo-
cratic party in Georgia. 1t saw clearly
that the Democratic party would not accept
these demands, because they are not consis-
tent with democratic principles, and that
being accepted by the alliance they would
lead to trouble in the democratic ranks. 1t
said as much many times, because it was
anxious not only for the welfare
Of the farmers, but also Of the Democratic
party. 1t had no objection to the alliance
SO long as it confined itself to the objects
for which it was organized, but it opposed
the entrance of the alliance into politics.
There are ambitious men in the alliance.
They no sooner saw the use they could
make Of it in politics than they began to
draw it away from It's original purpose.
They knew the danger there was in making
it a political organization, but they did not
hesitate on that account to use It TO
accomplish their ends. They would now
like to shirk the responsibility of their
work. but they will not be permitted to do
SO. As the state campaign progresses the
facts relative TO the beginning and growth
of the third party will be clearly brought
out, and the responsibility for it's existence
will be placed where 1t belongs.