The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-26
CLEVELAND ATTACKED.
A Democratic Congressman Makes Some Hard
Hits at the Administration.

ADemOcratic Congressman Makes Some Hard
Hits at the Administration.
Charleston. 8. o.. special.
Congressman George D. Tillman, of the Sec
pnd district, delivered campaign speech at
Johnston, which has caused a sensation through
out the State Colonel Tillman, who is a Dem
crat, began by expressing the wish that he
could talk cheerfully to the people, but said he
eff did you weuld know lied. You know
Ehat the political and industrial horizon is not
bright" After dilating upon the idea that "the
United States government has usurped all pow
er once vested in the State" the speaker went
on to say that cotton brought 8 cents
now. when it cost 10 cents to
make 1T He stated that times were harder
now than when President Cleveland was inaugu-
rated 'Why is this9' he asked. II maintain
that it is through the mismanagement of Presi-
dent Cleveland. We made very unwise noni-
nation and election when we placed him in office,
but now we must make the most of 1t. When
Cleveland was elected [ thought we were going
to have white mans government, but Cleve-
land still keeps TOO negroes in fat offices iu Wash
ington, and is still appointing them, when there
are hundreds of our women who would be glad
TO have places. He appointed them with the
curses OF every prominent Democrat in the Dis
trict of Columbia. / maintain that President
Cleveland has not given US legislation any more
than he has given US our share Of the offices.
Outside Of running Republican Office holders In
South Carolina, he has done nothing for the
South. The sum total of his actions in our favor
has been in running these Republican officers.
Cleveland is the cause of the present indus
trial depression throughout the country. He
has caused 1t oy holding taxes in the treasury,
warning on silver and refusing what law de-
Tnands and allows-to have debts of the country
paid in silver instead of gold The restriction
of the coinage of silver by the President causes
millions OF dollars worth of silver bullion to be
taken from this country to India yearly, where
free coinage is allowed, and this is another
cause for cotton selling at 81 cents less than it
otherwise would. This Is what is done by our
so-called Democratic President and until we
get some one in his place it will continue to be
the case.
81 do not mean to say anything against the
South Carolina Senator'S but it Is just little Pc
culiar that out of three Senators from the South
who voted against me on the silver question
Hampton and Butler were two. President Cleve-
land is carrying out the administration OF the
government more in favor of Republican govern
ment and of Wall street bankers than either
Grant or Hayes dared to do.
"When I was nominated few day ago, and
when il was proposed to indorse the administra-
ton of Cleveland, asked that it should not be
done, because [ objected to having his govern
ing accepted and Endorsed by the same conven-
ton which nominated me. l am opposed to
Clevelands financial management Van Buren,
was beaten at the elections many years ago for
just such jugglery in finances as Cleveland is en-
gagged in now. and the only chance Of Cleve-
lands not being beaten at the next election is
that Mrs. Cleveland may wish to stay in the
White House four years longer, and if some
good Democrat would explain to her the situas
ton she would make Cleveland do right-she can
DO 1t. DIR. Tillman thought that some of the
Presidents advisers were incompetent, and that
Dir. Bayard was not to be trusted.