St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-09
GOV. TILLMAN'S WHEELS,
THEY ARE RUNNING NIGHT .AaO DAKi
es NOW p
HE is A RANK popuLisT,
But Insists Upon Being Called a
Democrat-Says He Despises
Cleveland and the Mugwuinp rs,
and 1hat the Former Is DIVINE ed
by New York Scoundrels, 9th
erwise Known as BANKERS. =,

COLUMBIA, S. c., April S.-While the
eyes of all the people of the United
States are upon this state in conse-
quence of the recent alleged insurrec-
ton in Darlington, Gov. Iillman comes
to the front with the suggestion of an
upheaval in national politics. Willie
the Associated Press correspondent was
at the executive mansion today the
governor read letter he had
received from a Western POpulist, in
which the writer said that the only
thing he did not admire about the gov
ernor's political course so far was that
he did not nave the moral courage to
come squarely out and call himself
Populist. The governor then called at
tenti0n to the fact that many of the
Northern and Western papers were
speaking of him as the POpuIist gov.
ernOr. Then, after little deIipera-
ton. he said:
Eyes, they call me Populist. l will
tell them that | am the truest repre-
sentative Of Jetfersonian Democracy in
American politics today. Let me tell
You, l don't see anything ahead now
but for the Southern Democrats to COM
bine their forces with the Western Pop
uliStS and go into the next national
campaign on new party lines. The
Northeastern Democrats and Repub-
llcans are now together. 1t Is COM
binatiOn of the moneYed interests"
'The governor then, turning suddenly
and in somewhat excited and very
forcible manner, said:
II deSpiSe Cleveland and his mug
Wumps. He is no better than the rank
est Republican. He has destroyed the
Democratic party. The South and West
Will be forced to unite and have COM
plete reorganization of party lines. The
people who are afraid of the. negro
and other questions will have to cast
aside their fears on those scores and
come together on the one line of fight
ing the money combination. Cleveland
has been working under the dictation
of the New York bankers, and bargain
ing with them in the matter OF the isSu-i
ing of bonds. He promised the banks
If they would take them there would be
no more legislation on the silver ques-'
ton 10y ills congress. Congress passed
the seigniOrage act. and he vetoed the
bill, Indicating plainly the ma
ture of, his bargain with
the bankers. The whole thing is sucIi'
scheme Of robbery that he ought to be
impeached for it, 1t is shame and
disgrace. The idea of this great gov
eminent having to beg lot of shylecks'
assistance is so outrageous that there is
no language too strong in which to
characterize it. Cleveland is owned body
and soul by these ScouhdrelS. He secured
his nomination at Chicago through thes
Influence Of subsidized presss
aud what votes he lacked there. after
eXhaustiig5 such means, he bought with
promises of patronage, which promises
have since been redeemed; the goods
have heen delivered. His attempt to
browbeat and debauch the senators aud
representatives was outrageous in the
extreme. If these cOwardly congress
men up there had amy appreciatiolkDf;
their duty 10 their constituents at Home
they. would iinpeach him. &
Consider the farce and treason tofhe
interests of the masses of issuing b0lfdS
under pretense of increasing the gold
reserve, when the same gold is paid lii
at one window and drawn out at an
other with silver certificates. And the
same procession goes Oh till the silver
certificates are exhausted and the people
have TO pay the interest"
well, governor, what is your idea of
what ought to Ue dOneT' was asked.
The governor thought for an in
slant. and then said:
We'll, I'll tell you. l think that the
silver men of the country ought to
meet i'll convention at Memphis or st.
Louis, and organize fight to control
the next congress. Let the West
and South cast aside all ques-
tiOns upon which they now
have any difference, and gel
together. 1t is fight between gold and
silver. or poverty against prosperity.
One more wcrd as to MIR. Cleveland. |
think that it is most outrageous, his
being dictated to and bought up by
those bondholders. 1t is debasing his
high office. He is abusing his power to
dicker with such people and barter
away the peoples blood. even upon the
preteXt of financial relief.
The newspapers which are snarling
and swapping at my heels as being
PopuliSt are the paid hirelings of his
losses. am Populist in the sense
that L am for the peoples rights, but
there are many planks i'll the PepuIist
platform which | do not indorse. If
the silver congressman will issue
call for silver convention
and carry the. war into Africa. we will
teach those blood-sucking gold thieves
a lesson in politics such as they have
not had since Jackson's campaign
against the banks. The farmers of the
South and West will move onward in Il
solid body and demand legislation that
will give them relief from the grinding
poverty produced by 6-cent cotton and