The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-09
TILLMAN'S DEMOCRACY
He Declares Himself an Original
Jefferson Democrat
CLEVELAND BITTERLY DENOUNCED
Tho President, Says soutb CaroIinn's Gov
srnor, Has Destroyed tho Democratic
Party. and Has Been Working Under
tho DictntIon OF New York Bankers.

srnor, Has Destroyed tho Democratic
Party. and Has Been Working Under
tho Dictntion OF Now York Bankers.
COLUMBIA, S. G., April 9.-While the
eyes Of all the people of United States are
turned upon this state in consequence of
the recent alleged insurrection in Darling
ton, Governor Tillmnn comes to the front
with the suggestion of en- upheaval in ma
tional politics. While the Associated
Press correspondent was at the executive
mansion 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 was that he did not have
the moral courage to come squarely out
and call himself Populst. The governor
then called attention to the fact that
many of the northern and western papers
were speaking of him as the Populist gov
ernor. Theu after little deliberation he
said:
"Yes, they call me Populist | will
tell them that am the trucst representa-
tive of Jcifersonian Democracy In Amer
lean politics today. Let me tell you, l
don't see anything ahead now but for the
southern 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 arc now together. 1t is
q combination of the moncyed interests"
The governor turned suddenly and in
somewhat excited and very forcible man
ner snid.
81 dcspise Cleveland and his mug
wumps. He is no better than the rankcst
Republican. lie has destroyed the Dem
Ia Mt ha MI tf,.i1l t,a
forced to unite and have a complete reor-
ganiHaton of party lines The people who
are afraid of the negro and other ques-
tions will have TO cast aside their fears on
these scores and come together on the line
of fighting the money combination.
"Clcveland has been working under the
dctation of the New York bankers, and
bargaining with them in the matter of the
issue of bonds. He promised the banks if
they would take them there would be no
more legislation on the silver question by
this congress. Congress passed the segn-
forage act, and he vetoed the bill indicat-
Ing plainly the nature of his bargain with
the bankers. The whole thing is such a
scheme OF robbery that he ought to be i'm
peachcd for il. 1t is shame and dis
grace. Tho idea of this great government
having to beg lot of Shylocks for assist
ancc is so outrageous that there is not a
language too strong in which TO character
ize it.
cleveland is owned body and soul by
these scoundrels; he secured his nomina-
tion at Chicago through the agency of II
subsidized press, and the votes he lacked
there after exhausting such means he
bought with promises of patronage
which promises have since been redeemed;
tho goods have been delivered His at
tempt to browbeat and debaach the SEN
ators was outrageous in the extreRe. If
those cOwardly congressman up there had
any appreciation of their duty to their
constituency at home they would impeach
him.
"Considcr the-farcc and treason to the
interests of the masses in issuing bonds
under pretense OF increasing the gold
reserve when the same gold is paid in
at one, window and drawn out at an
mother with silver certificates. And the
same process can go on till the silver GER
tihcates are exhausted and the people
have to pay the interest"
"Well, governor, what Is your idea OF
what ought to be done!' was asked
"Well I'll tell you. Think that the sill
yer men of this country ought to meet in
convention at Memphis or St. Louis, and
gress. Let the west and the south cast
aside all questions upon which they now
have any differences, and get together. 1t
is fight between gold and silver or pow
erty and prosperity. One word more, as to
Mr.. Cleveland. | think that it is most
damnable and outrageous, his being die
tated to and bought up by those bond
holders. 1t is debasing his high Office lie
is abusing his power to dicker with such
people and barter away the peoples blood,
even upon the pretcXt of financial relief
"1he newspapers which are snarling
and swapping at my heels as being Pop
ulist are the paid hirclings Of his bosses |
am Populist in the sense that | am for
the peoples rights, but there are many
planks in the Populist platform which /
do not indorse II the silver congressman
will issue a call for silver convention
and carry the war into Africa we will teach
those blood sucking gold thieves lesson
in politics such as they have not had since
Jaeksons campaign against the banks.n