The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-10
TILLMAN is WROTH.
CAROLINA'S GOVERNOR SPEAKS HIS
MIND ON EASTERN DEMOCRATS.
Denies That He Is a Populist. but Says
That the Southern and w estern
Democrats Should Com bine.

Columbia, S. c., April S.-Governor Till
man today gave a surprising interview to
the press.
An extract from a letter from a popu-
list, in which the writer said that the only
thing he did not admire about the govern
pr's political course far was that he dld
not have the moral courage to come out
suuarely and call himself d popullst, was
read to Governor Tillman. Then he was
asked if he had seen all the references maze
TO him by the northern press as the popu-
list governor.
Governor Tllman rose and walked up and
down. His eye flashed fire, and i'll the most
determined manner he said:
Yes they call me populist. L VIII tell
them that / am the truest representative
of Jeffersonian democracy in the lead III
American politics today. Let me tel YOU
l don't see anything ahead now but lor the
southern democrats to combine their forces
with the western populiSts ana so lhto inc
next national campaign on new party INES
The northeastern democrats ana rtpun-
hcans are now together II IS IL coliioiii"-
ton of the moneyed interests.
DcSpIses AiuGHUHhps
Tho governor then turning, suddenly and
in a somewhat excited and very iorclole
manner saic: ,,,,e
He is no better than the rankest repup-
lican. He has destroyed the democrttlI
party. The south and west VIII pc, re lo 49,, ~
ganization Of party lines The people vac
are afraid of the negro and other questions
will have to east aside their 1eaFS on M rilo0 &c
scores and come together on tNe oiS ny 81
dehtinss the money combination. CieVelahd
has been working under the ulctatlo ii 90, 81
the New York bankers and bargaining:
with them in the matter of the issue OF
bonds. He promised the bankers tHtI Il
they would take the bonds there Wouu nc
no more legislation on the SILVER question:
nv his congress Congress passed the segn-
forage act and he vetoed the BILL indicating
plainly the nature of his bargain with the
Scheme of Robbery.
..Tbe whole thing is such scheme of
robbery that he ought to be impeaGhed Tor
it. 1t is a shame ana a dlsSrafe, ne d r'e,I
OF this great government having To nrE d
lot Of shvIoCkS for assistance IS 50 PUCid-
geous that there is not any lan$aasG 100
strong in which to char3cterl@e IT, NieNt-
land is owned body and soul, by lheSe
scoundrcls. He secured his NOMINATION. at
Chicago throueh the influence OF Il supSl-
died press, and what votes ne laGhe4 theIe,
after eXhaustinE SUCH means, ne po ,5,,l
with promises OF patronage. when prom
have been delivered. His attempt to brow
haat and dehauch the senators ana repre-
sertatives was outrageous IN the extreme.
If those coWardly congressman up tIeie
rad any appreciation Of their duty 10 their
constituency at home they would illpe"ch
him. .. -, 49,, :,
terestss of the masse in issuing bonds I'M
d., - uratenSe Of increasing he gold re-
serve y. her. that same gold is paid in at
one window and drawn out at another with
silver certificates And the same process
can 90 ON till the silver certificates are cN-
hausted and the people have to pay me m
terest"
Get Together.
well. governor what is your idea of what
ought to Ice done?" was asked.
The governor thought for an instant and
wen. I'll tell You. I think that the silver
mon of tins country ought to meet in con-
--cutfru AZ Memphis or St. Louis and organ
fze light to control the next congress-.
Let the west and the south cast aside Al
questions upon which they now nave any
differences and Get together 1t IS a Nght
between gold and silver or poverty and nroS-
reritv one more word as 10 Ir. Cleveland.
7 thiuk that it is most damnabie and out
7ageous his being dictated to and bought
his high Office. He is abusing his power to
dicker with such people and barter &Way
the peoples blood even upon the preteXt
OF financial relief.
Abused by Paid Uirclings.
''Thc newspapers which are snarling and
enanping at NV heels as being Il pOpulist
are the paid hirelnes of his bosses. am u
D00t!list i'm this sense. that am for the peo-
rle's rights. but there are many planks in
the populist platform which | 90 not en-
d0rsn. # the silver congressman VIII IS
sue a call for silver convention and car
~ the war into Africa will teach those
understanding gold thieves lesson IN pCI-
itics such as they have not had since Jack
sons campaign against the banks. The
farmers of the south and west VIII move
on Washington in Il solid body and demand
the grinding poverty produced by 6-cent
and 30-cpUt wheat.