▁increasing ▁criticism ▁from ▁opposition ▁polit icians ▁who ▁accused ▁him ▁of ▁massive ▁cor ruption . ▁ ▁The ▁Log an ▁cor ruption ▁sc andal ▁( 1 8 9 2 – 3 ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁he ▁secured ▁a ▁government ▁contract ▁for ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁associate ▁James ▁Log an ▁which ▁involved ▁a ▁ 1 5 - year ▁mon opol y ▁on ▁the ▁c ater ing ▁for ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁Government - run ▁Railway ▁system . ▁▁ ▁The ▁deal ▁was ▁immediately ▁discovered , ▁and ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁most ▁powerful ▁liberal ▁polit icians , ▁including ▁J W ▁S auer , ▁John ▁X . ▁M err iman ▁and ▁James ▁Rose - In nes , ▁protest ed ▁and ▁attacked ▁the ▁deal . ▁Event ually ▁the ▁Rh odes ▁government ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁cancel ▁the ▁deal , ▁however ▁it ▁non eth eless ▁compens ated ▁Log an ▁mass ively ▁with ▁government ▁money . ▁The ▁liberal ▁polit icians ▁then ▁refused ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁any ▁government ▁that ▁included ▁S ive w right , ▁however ▁S ive w right ▁still ▁had ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Rh odes ▁and ▁his ▁connections ▁with ▁the ▁Af rik an er ▁Bond ▁which ▁were ▁essential ▁for ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁the ▁Rh odes ▁government . ▁ ▁The ▁surrounding ▁sc andal , ▁and ▁the ▁stand - off ▁that ▁it ▁caused , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Rh odes ▁Government . ▁▁ ▁S ive w right ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁discrete ▁and ▁uno fficial ▁railway ▁diplom at . ▁ ▁Progress