The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-25
TlLLMAN IN OPEN REVOLT.

TILLMAN IN OPEN REVOLT.
It Is Time For the South to Cnt Loose From
Cleveland and Join the Populists.
A recent dispatch from Columbia, S
c., says that Governor Tillman gave
newspaper man startling interview.
The governor read an extract from let
ter from a Populist which he had re-
ceived, in which it was said the only
thing he did not admire about the gov
ernor's political course so far was that
he did not have the moral courage to
come out squarely and call himself
Populist He was then asked if he had
seen all the references made to him by
the northern press as Populist govern
or. Governor Tillman rose and walked
up and down. His eye flashed fire, and
in the most determined manner he said:
eyes, they call me Populist. will
tell them that am the truest represent
alive Of Jeffersonian Democracy in the
lead in American politics today. Let
me tell you, I 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.
'sThe northeastern Democrats and Re-
publicans are now together. It is a COM
bination of the moneyed interests. -
The governor then, turning suddenly
and in somewhat forcible manner,
said: 81 despise Cleveland and Mug
wumps He is no better than the rank
est Republican. he has destroyed the
Democratic party. The south and west
will be forced now to unite and have
complete reorganization of party lines
The people who are afraid Of the negro
and other nations will have tocast aside
their fears on those scores and come to-
gether on the line of fighting the money
combinations. Cleveland has been work
ing under the dictation of New York
bankers and bargaining with them in
the manner 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 seigniorage act,
and he vetoed the bill, indicating plain
~ 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. It is shame and dis
grace. The idea Of this great govern
ment having to beg a lot Of Shylocks
for assistance is so outrageous that there
is not any language too strong in which
to characterize it. Cleveland is owned,
body and soul, by these scoundrels He
secured his nomination at Chicago
through the influence of subsidized
press, and what votes he lacked there,
after exhausting such means, he bought
with promises Of patronage, which
promises have been since redeemed-the
goods have been delivered. His attempt
to browbeat and debauch the senators
and representatives was outrageous in
the extreme. IF those cowardly congress
men up there had any appreciation of
their duty to their constituency at home,
they would impeach him.
Consider the farce and treason to the
interests Of the masses Of issuing bonds
under pretense of increasing the gold
reserve when the same gold is paid in
at one window and drawn out at anoth
er with silver certificates, and the same
process can 60 on till the silver certifi
Gates 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. 1
think that the silver men Of this coun-
try ought to meet in convention at Mem
phis or St. Louis and organize fight to
control the next congress. Let the west
and the south cast aside all questions
upon which they now have any differ
ences and get together. It is fight be-
tween gold and silver, or poverty and
prosperity. One more word as to Mr..
Cleveland. think that it is most damn
able and outrageous, his being dictated
to and bought up by those bondholders.
It 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"