The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-09
GOV. TILLMAN RAVES
He Says Cleveland Is Owned Body
and Soul by the Shylocks,
Talks About ScOundrels, Newspaper
Hirelings, COwardIy congressman and
Proposes New Deal in Politics.

COLUMBIA, S. c., April S-Gov. Till
man comes to the front with the sugges-
ton of upheaval in national politics.
While the Associated Press correspondent
was at the executive mansion to-day the
Governor read a letter he had received
from a Western Populist, in which the
writer said that the only thing he did not
admire about the Governors political
course so far was that he did not have the
moral courage to come squarey out and
call himself a Populist. The Governor then
called attention to the fact that many of
the Northern and Western papers were
speaking of him as the Populist Governor.
Then. after a little deliberation, he said:
Yes. they call me a Populist. l will tell
them that 1 am the truest representative
of Jeffersonian Democracy in American
politics to-day. Let me tell you, / don't
see anything ahead now but for the south
ern Democrats to combine their forces
with the Western Populists and go into
the next national campaign on new party
lines. The Northeastern Democrats and
Republicans are now together. 1t is
combination Of the moneyed interests"
The Governor then. turning suddenly, and
in a somewhat excited and very forcible
manner, said: Il despise Cleveland and
his mugwumps. He is no better than the
rankest Republican. He has destroyed the
Democratic party. The South and Weet
will be forced to unite and have a COM
plete. reorganization OF party hnes. Ine
people who afraid of the negro and
other questions Will have 10 cast aside
their fears on those scores and come to-
gether on the one line of fighting the money
combination. Cleveland has been working
under the dictation of the New York bank
erS and bargaining with them in the mat
ter of the issue of bonds. He promised the
banks If they would take them there would
be no more legislation on the silver ques-
ton by this Congress: Congress passed the
seigniorage act and he vetoed the bill, in
dicating plainly the nature of his bargain
with the bankers The whole thing is such
a scheme of robbery that he ought TO be
impeached for it, 1t is a shame and a dis
grace. The idea of this great government
having to beg lot of Shylocks for assist
ance Is so outrageous that there is not any
language too strong in which to charac-
terize 1t. Cleveland is owned body and soul
by these scoundrels; he secured his NOM
ination at Chicago through the influence
of a subsidized press, and what votes he
lacked there after eXhausting such means
which promises have~since been redeemed !;
the goods have besn delivered. His at
tempt to browbeat an1 debauch the Sen
ators and Representatives was outrageous
in the extreme. If these cowardly Con-
gressmen up there had any appreciation of
their duty to their constituents at home
they would impeach him. Consider the
farce and treason to the interests of the
masses of issuing bonds under a pretense
same gold is paid i'm at window and
drawn out at another with silver certif-
Gates. And the same process can go on
till the silver certificates are exhausted and
the people have to pay the interest"
well, Governor, what is your idea of
what ought to be done?" was asked
The Governor thought for an instant and
then said: "Well, I'll tell you. / think
that the silver men of this country ought
TO meet in convention at Memphis or st.
Louis and organize a fight to control the
next Congress Let the West and the
South cast aside all questions upon which
they now have any differences and get
together. II is a fight between gold and
| silver or poverty and prosperity. One more
word as TO Mr. Cleveland. L think that il
| ing dictated to and bought up by these
| bondholders. 1t is debasing his high office
| He is abusing his power to dicker with
such people and barter away the people
| blood even upon the preteXt of financial re-
| lief
1.-The newspapers which are snarling and
swapping at my heels being a Populist
| are the paid hirelings of his bosses / an
| a Populist in the that / am for the
peoples rights. but there are many planks
in the Populist platform which / do not
| indorse. If the silver Congressman will
issue a call for a silver conyentioa and
| those blood-suckng gold thieves a lesson
in politics such they have not had since
| Jacksons campaign against the banks The
farmers of the South and West will move
| onward in a solid body and demand Iegis.
lation that will give them relief from the
grinding poverty produced by scent cotton
| and S0-cent wheat"