The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-07-29
uzurpation of authority not granted bE
constitution OF the Alliance.
TESTING THE ocALA PLATFORM,

TESTING THE oCALA PLATFoRMssz22 y
Governor Tillman then took up tife 9f1]
platform and discussed 1t from the opep348
| the closing section. He laid great atfey9z4
| the value and Importance of the 1reee1i01[
OF silver and explained the robbery c0mnl|
| ted by Its decentralization. He then Afgue44
| favor Of an income tax and the absofl3t44
cessity OF having Senator'S elected dtreCt1-N
the people 80 AZ 10 get rid OF the power 8&f
cised by mlllionaires who bought apd BQH
the people like cattle or hogs. ~
He claimed that the sub-treasufy btu sN1I
come to the people downward from tb&&(
Louis meeting In perfunctory way. and
It had gone back TO Ocala and had beeu ~
dorsed in the same way, with the resulfS4{
effects not understood by the peopls ~
not deny" he said, THAT the agitationS63
done great good in this broad country oE1Q1
for 1t has called attention OF the world t1aH
fact that the producing classes are sofesy4{t
pressed, and are demanding, crying for rei1f<
(Applause) $
Governor Tilman then touched npon flz1
currency question. / am, he said, In fa4cE5|
a flexible currency, OF greater yoIume 81
currency; but maintain that f1exi63et5I q
rency az enunciated by Col. Terrell meBnH -
attempt to fix prices by Legislation, to1x
price of commodities by statute. Thrtn1I
regulated by the intlexible law Of supply z14
demand. 49,
Governor Tillman said in case cctton M
damned up In the warehouses the conspRst<
would know that II would have to come 4{y<
In time and that just as soon as the quauf3<
was known, which could not be eonceaf32f
the price would gravitate to its normal i1ey6s
This Illustration he introduced to show fb9
an artificial means conld not evGde i0fe4l}f
counter 10 an established law in the c0snr16<.
clal world. 1t was asserted, he said, th6t2bF
spreading the supply over twelve monshe -
iall In price would be prevented and thaS4
evils Of inconstant prices would be obv1af44|
They had however, forgotten that bX3H/
terms of the bill by which the whole cou54
only held for twelve months, one-tWe1QHB{
he crops must be sold each month, and t14<
there was absolutely nothing to preyegt Ic
speculator from having the same chapf85M<
he holds under existing laws. He would hA
the same chance with the sub-treasary 49,
10 the position that the sub-treasury bffs#4
class legislation, or, as he put IL to-day tItS3
special privilege rather than rfghEn ~
money, but the right ior such action nj is bss<6 =
on the general welfare clause OF the C0n4tlp05
tion, and not upon proscriptive or stata5
right. 1t will not be denied that any sch W
may take for Its assumption Of right tbee}a4
tic general welfare clause OF the ConstttuSHL
which from its very name settles no Rpec649
right or principle. "a 81
GOOD DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE. i
hold again. said Governor Tillman m q
next branch OF discussion, that the Gubsty
sury bill Is fairly open to the charge, or p4{H<&
nalism. 1t proposes 10 concentrate the 61e
ness or the people in the hands Of centT9t5
ed power in Washington. This Is In ahtol15
OF the principle laid dawnFF
that governs least. [Applanse.] IN a5AS
words, that there should be equal riRbH{Q
all and special privileges to none. he Eo4!9
appeal. be said. to the good sense and pa<E14z2
the obtaining OF just and reasonable laws t11S1
stead Of the partisan favoritism shown 4lz3
ent In the maintenance OF naffo1E4k
banks and nursing private manufactlxt1)
industries. [Applause.] ssSs5t52 ~
POLK AS A SOCIALIST. ::
He characterized Col Folks views on5 f]5
money question, referring to the Govetnn&nH
lending money with the avowed intent 81 7t<
juring other classes OF business, as Soclnllen331
It would amount In the end to diyfnten$4&
the property Of the people and produces g eon4
provident would share alike.
Governor Tillman repeated here stnatES!z4I
A lliance all agreed as 10 grievous wren&
Isting and that the dispute was only an Toll
remedy. He pointed out as causes ofsf
burden on the people OF the South the
eoualities of the burdens laid on their 6h0u{Q
ers as compared with the people Of the NQyt
and elsewhere. He showed that the utH541
aire and the poor farmer were the simu1t4 4Il
pous and necessary product OF such laws ~
thought that there was just as much h0p4&H
present for getting the sub-treasury5
through as there was ior me Soutn. 49,
paid Tor negroes or getting the Federa1sRs
sions reduced. On the contrary. he SAW 81
position TO pension every hummer, 2WnGlHf[3
Or not he had ever heard the whiz Of bulse
In fact, he believed the time was c0n4
when the pensions would be 1ncreaseQ e5'
200 OOO, 900. ~
soMETH1LG ABoUE THE THIRp PARTY
Governor Tillman then paid his respecte 3kE
the Third Party. He read tabulated ste35
ments showing the ELECTORAL strengths Sof 3Uk<
Democratic and Republican parties OF al t64,
States. He took those States In which l
farmers were in the majority and gaid tn&H5t
all Of them declared for a Third Perry t12
could not elect the President. The idea 18IH
said, for the Western and Southern farEno1A#
control the country. but that would be fMEH
sible II they carried all the States In MhsA
the farmers have q majority. 1t snoutq 70
mem bered that, while there were 80UOsUV4 9(L<s
gagged in agriculture. there were l.O00s0U Sn%
gaSed in other occupations. They Should t8fH
member that the Republican farmera lnHtA
North were particularly bitter, nosuiest t13}
partisan as regards the South, andytbat t141
Democrats were for the most part nom &As2
cities. They should remember that the Oen44
ocratic majority Of GU, 200 In the city Of H44
York had been, and could be, disSounte19
the Republican farmers OF New YORK StaL94
rhey should remember that Kansas had R1fSf
Ell 5000 majority for Harrison, ana y6I ~
are asked by them to turn our backs 0n3h&t
Democrats Of Connecticut, New Jerseys5N6H
York and Indiana and this too for the Mer87
risk of electIng Democratic President By th<f
Western vote. sss7Ft
THE DANGER OF DIVISION.
Governor Tillman showed the subtreesnIx
bill could not be forced on the NaLionaa l,e4zz33
ocratic Convention and that the issues kn0M
could only have the result OF dlfloing9 49,
National Democratic party, as II dlu IN t1aQt;
and give the Republicans continued leas&
of power. I ask you, he said, 40 you mol le5s:s
lie that there are anxious politicians altoseS3
the United States, and right here, TOO, ia
South Carolina, who are IerVentlyS paay5sS
that we divide here to-day? Do yon not;
know that the Haskell party watoheasqqE5
Z prHEee Tvson and % SO are the Rubiicans and aIl5
other opponents OF the Stale DemocraSyssts1S3
would remind the Alliance that SenatQ
Peffer, the exponent OF the Kansas AAlanS9s>
AIijance. but he would vote with the RePupst
lIcans on other interests, and tnat foMoekt4t q
the chief of the other wing OF the industrlet3
army, the Knights Of Labor, coupled ms up 8
port of the Alliance demands Win the conotss5
ion that political equality should be accQTQ1
ed the negro / maintain, he concludoa ln2
vigorous style and earnest manner, tnat 54ks4
vision in South Carolina means the neSrQ.ss
rI1E GOVERNORS IDEAS ON THE cURREEgx
Governor Tillman gave as his remedy fQE4S
flexible currency the repeal Of the 10 per; cent
lax on State banks and the establishmen$0lj
banks 10 issue money based on land an45
and morteapes. He was In favor of the Sfa1zs
mers establishing their own banks aud prtpSs
Ing their own money instead OF paying apeH
high rates OF Interest. He held that we mteHH
n sub treasury under national capxrol me4pf
the perpetuation in power tne fafty by.
which II was established. S,
A'TIMELY WARNING. I
He would warn his brethren that division
In the Democracy at this junction meant q: