The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-09
TILLMAN'S STAND.
Saws He Is a Jeffersonian
Democrat.
AND ALMOST A POPULIST.
Thew Must Combine With Friends
in the South.
AND ALMOST A POPULIST.
PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO GROVER
South Carolina's Executive Gives
Free Expression tc His Views on
the Political Situation.

COLUMBIA. S. c.. April s.-While the
ewes of all the people of the United States
are on this State in Consequence OF the
recent alleged insnrrectlon in Darlington
Governor Tillm IN comes to the front with
the suggestion of an unheaval in national
politics.
While q correspondent was al the exec
utive mansion to-day the Governor read
letter be had received from a Western
Populist in which the writer said what he
did not admire about the Governors
course so far was that he did not have the
moral courage to come squarely out and
call himself POpulisi.
The Governor called attention to the fact
that many of the Northern and Western
papers were speaking OF him al the Popu-
list Governor, and, after some delibera-
ton. be said:
Yes, they call me Populist, but will
tell them L am the true represen tatiye Of
Jeffersonian Democracy. in the lead in
American politics to-day. Let me tell
you ! don't see anything ahead now but
for the Southern Democrats to combine
their forces with the Western Popalists
and 60 into the next national eampaign on
new party lines. The Northeastern Demo-
Gratis and Republicans are now together.
II is & coinSin alton of moneyed Interests"
The Governor then, turning suddenly
and in a somewhat excited and foreible
manner said:
81 despise Cleveland and his mugwumps.
He is na better than the rankest Republi-
can. He has destroyed the Democratic
party. The South and West will be forced
to unite and have complete reorEanIza-
tiOn OF party lines. The people who are
afraid of the negro and other q uestions
will have 10 cast aside their fears on that
score and come geIher On one line of
fighting the money combine.
'Clev eland has been working under the
dietation of the New York bankers and
bargaining with them in the issue CT
bonds. Re promised the banks if thew
would take them there would be no more
legislation on the silver question BY this
Congress. Congress passed the seigaior-
ags act and be vetoed the bill, indicating
plainly the nature of his bargain with the
banks.
The whole thing is such q scheme of
robbery that he ought to be impeached fol
il. 1t is a shame and q disgrace. The
idea of this great Government having to
beg lot Of Shylocks' assistance is so out
rageous that there is no language too
suong in which TO characterize it. II
Cleveland is owned body and soul BIZ these
scoundrels. ne secured his nomination at
Chicago through the influence of subj
dized press, and the votes be lacked after
exhausting such means he bought with
promises of patronage. which promises
have been redeemed. The goods have been
delivered.
His attempt to browbeat and debauch
the senators and representatives was out
rageous in the extreme. If these covardly
Congressman ap there had any apprecia-
ton of their duty TO their constituents al
ONE they would impesch him. Consider
the farce and treason 10 interests of the
masses of issuing bonds nnder pretensr
of increasing the gold reserve when the
same gold is paid in al one window and
drawn out at another with silver certih-
Gates. And the same procession will 90
on until the silver certificates are ex-
hausted and the people have TO pay the
interest.
"Well. Governor, what's your idea of
what ought to be done?"
The Governor thought for an instant
and said:
"Well. Pll tell you. / think the silver
men Of The cauDtry ought TO meet in con-
vention at Memphis and organize a fight
To control the next Congress Let the
West and South cast aside all Questions
upon which they now have any differences
and get together. 1t is fight between
gold and silver. or poverty agains: pros
perity.
lone more word as to Mr.. Cleveland
think Ii is most outrageous his being die
tated to and bought up by those bond
holders. Ii is debasiny to his high Office.
He is abusing his party TO dicker with
such people and barter away the peoples
blood, even on the pretext of financial
relief.
"The newspapers which are snarling
and swapping at my heels as being
Populist are the paid hirelings of the
bosses. lam Pnpulist in the sense that
l am for the peo rle's rights, but there are
many planks in the Populst platform
which l do not indorse. If the silver Con-
gressmen. will issue a call for a silver
convention and carry the war into
Africa we will teach these blood
sucking gold thieves lesson in
politics such as they have not had since
Jaekson's campaign against the banks.
The farmers OF The South and West will
move onward in solid body and demand
legislation that will give them relief fr ON
The grinding poverty produced by cent
cotton and 30-cent heat"
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