The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-25
A Noted Speech:

The Hon. George ID. Tillman, upon accept
ing the nomination of the congressional convention
in the second South Carolina district, which had
lasted more than month and in which an attempt
had been made to beat Mr.. Tillman because Of his
tariff views, made the following speech:
AS long as negro suffrage hangs about us like an
avalanche on the Alps over traveller below no true
Carolinian can ever fail to touch elbow with the
nobler race to preserve his liberty and his glory
So we are obliged to be united We are Obliged to
be Jeersonan democrats for that is all that Is left
of it, There is no place for decent white man to
60 but into the democratic party and to fight for its
nominees from the president down, [Applausel
whoever these nominees may be-
Great Godl Somebody has suspected mel would
Just as soon be charged with lack of love to my
wife and children as u lack of devotion TO the demo-
cratic party of the United States. [Applause do
not charge my competitors with 1t, but have to
charge their Jealous friends with it, for some per-
sons have said 1t in anonymous letters, and am
told it was said privately that not democrat"
STANDING BY CLEVELAND.
Mr. Chairman. the gentlemen who waited on Inc
to inform me of my nomination and to invite me to
addressyou, read some resolutions to me indorsIng
Cleveands administration Why, would be fool,
knave and q traitor if didn tindorsc his admins
tration Tapplausel generally. mo applause.
WITH MENTAL RESERVATION.
That resolution though says 'all " the measures
of his administration. Well, don't indorse AL"
nor do six intelligent men in the United States do
it. In an interview which authorized to be pub
lshed in the Chronicle said Endorsed it gener-
ally as all democrats do bat l expressly said
didn't indorse his financial policy and / say now
with tremendous emphasis don't do II, and if
you want to revoke my nomination now do it and
beat me. What is his financial policy, but to carry
out the republican financial policy which his pre-
decessors left him; and didn't he send Manton Mar
BILE TO Europe to say that there would be change
In the republican financial policy? Didn't he write
letters TO democrats asking them to go for the act to
compel the coinage Of S2000,000 silver, and didn't
the house almost unanimously slap him squaey in
the face.
1 said in public Speech which ] distributed In
the district that didn't indorsc that policy that it
was the ofeotton selling low and that very few
southern men could save u dollar even when they
lived scantily, aud that they cannot educate their
children simply because money grows searcer as
population grows larger. In saying this simply
say what every southern senator said except three
Gibson Of Louisiana and the two from South Car
olina l said what all except bakers dozen said.
and If you choose b revoke my nomination, revoke
i'll
scoRNs TO TELL LIE
III would scorn to tell You lie or deceive you.
fAppiausel Ifyou want some man 10 20 10 Wash.
ington, hat in hand to the president to crawl his
belly in the dust and to eat the few crumbs Of rat
ronage in the shape Of the Offices by doing his bid
ding, elect somebody else and not me. If you
want some underlng to go to the white house, send
another representative If you are not going 10 allow
me some discre ion, some judgment some indepen
dcnce to fight the best can for you and to vote
with the best lights before me after have studied
the questions that come UP for decision
WORDS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEES SPOKEN SOONER
Now hay commented on that word "a'I" But
for that word / could haye ndors the tesolut on,
but TO say That / indeed all bis measures
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