The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-06-11
TILLMAN INTERVIEWED.
HIS IDEAS ABOUT THE DEMANDS OF
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.

Crying Need for Money-Opposinr
Cleveland FOR Ills Free Silver Views
He IL Opposed to tho Sub-Trensury. Uut
VIII Follow Ills Party.
OEANGEErnH, 5. G., May 3O-The
Cotton Plant Of last Thursday con-
talned lhc following account Of an IN
lerNlcW with Governor Tiliman:
81 found him quietly sitting in his Of
lice looking over his mail. lie greeted
me quite cordially, and, farmer like, in
ulllred about the crops, rains, etc.
lie was neatly attired, in the conven-
tlonal alpaca coat. He appeared some
what St0utcr than last summer.
"llc remarked that he had gained
lorr pounds since he ad been here, but
that his clean shaven face gave him a
Stouter appearance.
"Farmcr Ben then proceeded to give
his ideas about the purposes, demands
and ideas OF the Farmers Alliance, of
which he IS Il leading member.
1T was founded upon the broad prin-
cirie that were expressed and contain
ed in the motto Of the ordor: "IIuual
rights to all, and special privileges to
nunp."
lie believed tha Alliance was Il great
ana good organization and that it will
hehrilt the agricultural classes very
much. lie had long thought Of the
farmers dsorganized condition and
wondered that they got along as well
;t' they did under the crcumslar les, for
tie manufacturers ana the capitalists
lr"hrn,' Il an organized front to them
"ilr great and crying need Of the
day was more money, for there was an
absolute dc;'rth OF money in the agri-
cultural sections, and the circulation
Shuu!d pc increased us speedily as pos
Slble until Il reached $40 or $40 per
capita.
"One Of the means of increasing it
was the free coinage Of silver; this he
bellcVcu would be passed by the next
Congress aud 1t Harrison Votoed it that
would make it 50 much the stronger for
Il campaign issue in 1892
"lle strongly opposed MIR. Cleveland,
because Of that gentlemans opposition
70 the Tree coinage Of silver and also
because his sympathy WAS with Wall
street and its money.
~ great danger TO The Democracy
was that the nominating convention in
1882 might name Mr.. Cleveland as its
standard bearer for the next campaign.
lie thought that our farmers, not
only in this State, but all over the coun-
try should go to work and see that
delegation was sent from each State op-
posed TO Mr.. Cleveland or any man of
his ideas about money.
Gle believed the farmers could con-
troll the Democratic party or influence
its actions and thus press forward their
demands for reform
"AS to the sub-TreaSury bill, he Says
he is opposed to it personally in its de
tails and Will fight it on the stump if
need be. He does not think that after
1t Is properly presented to the people
they Wlll support it, but if a majority
OF the party in South Carolina still con-
tlnuc 10 support il. he is Democrat
enough to Eall in line with the majority.
lie does not set himself up against the
majority, nor essay to dictate to them
lie believes that The government should
Issue treasury notes until the volume
IS sufficient to do the business of the
country on a cash basis.
"Ilc also fuVorS the abolition of ma
tionai bank and the adoption Of a
sound land loan system. In other
words he said that we wanted more
money, ana we didn't care SO much how
we got it, just so We did get it.
"lle objected to currency being based
upon coin altogether.
"lliS idea of Il flexible currency was
that it must Gc one SO large that the
monopoliSts and spectators cannot
SoiIlo VI IL, oilNIllliS IL tlON Ii NlltH IIlcy
wished and expanding when profitable
to do so.
"Ilc thought that white supremacy in
the South should keep the white people
together and within the ranks of the
Democratic party.
lie thought the farmers Of this State
should go to wolk, not pressing the sub.
Treasury plan now or uuarrelling over
1T but depending upon tree silver and a
sound land loan system for increasing
the currency. presenting Il unite d front
SO that del"gatcS in sympathy with
them, aS to the reforms demanded,
could be sent to the nominating con,
vcntion in 1892.
lie dld not see the need for q third
party the Democratic party properly
controlled is the party OF the people.
"llc favored the other Alliance de-
mandS and wanted it distinctly under
stocd that he stood squarely with the
majority after they had become
thoroughly informed.
"Somc reporters that interviewed linn
recently Had gnrblcd his language
somewhat and h" asked the writer to
state particularly that what he said
about the headers using the order for
selfish O0%,' was intended to have Il
general meaning.
"That he did wish to call attention to
the extremists of The West, who wanted
third party, SO tlIat they cOult. get Oh
the ticket and he warned the order TO
watch them. Ills statements had no
reference whatever to the leaders Of
the order in this State, for N the first
place he had the utmost con .idence in
them and did not think 70 Il moment
they would do such Il thir 2. And in
the second, his relations with them are
OF the plea%antest nature. He wal ted
the people to keep their eyes open and
to think-that was the object of the
AlllancC--tO educate.
WIN. &. WOLFE"
Challenge Accepted.