Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-17
TILLMAN TALKS.
He Fairly Roasts Cleveland and His Wall
street Masters.

street Masters.
An interview last week by Gov. Till
man. the Democratic Alliance Govern
of South Carolina, with a reporter of
the Associated Press, has attracted
wide attention. Among other things
he said:
"Yes, they call me a Popu!ist. l viii
tell them that ! am the truest repre-
sentative of Jeffersonian Democracy in
the lead in American politics today.
Let me tell you: | don't see anything
ahead now but for the Southern Dem
ocrats 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 a
combination of the moneyed interests y
The Governor then, turning sudden
ly. and a somewhat excited and very
forcible manner, said:
Il 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 now to unite and
have complete 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 oil one line
of fighting the money combination.
+ Cleveland has been working under the
/ dictatlon of the New York bankers and
/ bargaining with them i'll the matter OF
/ 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 We
toed the bill. indicating plainly the
nature of his bargain with the bank
ers. The whole thing is such scheme
of robbery that he ought to be impeach-
ed for it. 1t is shame and disgrace.
| The idea of this great government hav-
! ing to beg lot of ShylOckS for assist
ance is 50 outrageous that there is no
| language too strong to characterize it.
cleveland is owned, body and soul,
by these scoundrels. He secured his
/ DIT SIlCdSO tliC LII
! fuence of subsidized press, and what
votes he lacked there, after exhaust
ing such means. he bought with prom
ises of patronage, which promises have
been since redeemed the goods have
been delivered. His attempt to brow
beat and debauch the Senators and
/ Representative was outrageous i'll 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 masses in iSsueing bonds under a
pretense of increasing the gold reserve,
when the same gold is paid in at one
window and drawn out at another, with
silver certificates. And the same pro
cess 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
South cast aside all questions upon
which they now have any differences,
and get together. 1t is fight between
gold and silver, or poverty and pros
perity One more word as to Mr.
Cleveland ] think that 1t is most
damnable and 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
/ prcteXt of financial relief.
The newspapers which are snarling
and Swapping at my heels as being a
Populist are the paid hirelings of his
bosses. am Populist, in the sense
that am for the peoples rights. but
there are many planks i'll the Populist
platform which | do not indorse. II
the silver congressman will issue call
for Il 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 hao
since Jacksons campaign against the
banks. The farmers Of the South and
West will move on Washington in q
solid body and demand relief in legiS
lation from 6 cent cotton and 30 cent
! wheat"