The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-03-08

Carlisle mas Salu Indb uo utu uoo hi!hu
having the seigniorago coined. II That
bili becomes q. law 1t does not mean
disaster. 1t maysbe mistake. 1t is
only the last gun of retreating army
The men In New York who dread free
silver are unnecessarily alarmed" And
elsewhere he says: eff the bill to coin
the seigniorage passes, 1t is merely to
let these SOutherners 20 off the field Of
battle with their side arms" Uaugh
Mr.. Chairman, we have asked no
terms. We have not asked to be per-
mitted to carry off our side arms. We
have not asked to be permitted to fire
the last gun Of retreating army. So
far as 1 am concerned, do not believe
that the retreat has begun at ALL I do
not believe that we are yet ready to
capitulate on this qu'estin. Now
want to say word for Col. Patterson,
as he Is not here to say 1t for himself.
repudiate the gentlemaDs apology
made for me. owe no apology to the
people of New York; do not propose
to make any, and / do noS propose to
have any made for me. But 1 do not
think any man ought to be held down
to very rigid Account for an after.
dinner speech at a banquet. Why, sir,
1 recollect not long ago l went to a
banquet in Baltimore, where every
thing was so good, where L was sur
rounded by so many rich men, that by
the time 1T came my turn to speak 1
felt so we'll 1 addressed them as "fellow
capitalists" Naughter.) Therefore
beware of the influences surrounding a
banquet If L were not perfectly IA
miliar with the abstemtous habits of
my friend from Tennessee 1 would
have thought on reading this speech
that he had gotten somewhat under
the same influence that another Ten
nesseean did that travelling man told
me about. The story was about rag
ged, stedy, hard looking fellow, who
learned that the travelling man knew
his brother living in Kaufman county,
Texas. The Texas brother was well
Off, and the Tennesseean asked the
travelling man if he ever saw his
brother again to tell him that he was
hard up, and that If he was ever going
to do ANYTHING for him that was the
time. Under the influence of two or
three drinks, however, things began to
brighten with him, and the last the
travelling man heard from him was the
request to tell his brother in Texas
that If ne wanted anything, "just to
oloW ou ule. \LduBllIo NOW, uu-
der the influence of one Of these New
York banqUats," said Mr.. Allen, "with
all they have good to eat, and the &C.
compartments, one feels, by the time
speaking begins, like telling the rest of
the world to draw on him. Uaughter) J
Therefore. l, on my own motion, would
never quote a banquet speech on any.
body, because do not think it Is ex-
actly the square thing"
In conclusion Mr.. Allen said: IL
would that l had the eloquence of the
chairman of the committee on ways
and means, Wilson OF West Virginia
IN his last appeal here for the passage
OF his tariff bill. 1 would like to invoke
the Democratic patriotism of ouI
Democratic colleagues. do not claim
that a vote for this bill is the roll of
honor, but l do claim that In the con-
dition with which we find ourselves
surrounded today, the roll Of honor be.
longs to those d Democrats who are will.
ing to let Democratic Congress do
the business of this Congress, and 1 do
not believe any man can claim a place
upon the Democratic roll of honor who
stands here longer and gives his pres
ence and his influence to Iilibustering
tactics that keep us here and make a
spectacle. as has been made, of our
selves" (Applause.)