The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-08-01
SENATOR TILLMAN AT TIRZAH.
WHAT HE SAID TO THE ALLIANCE.
MEN IN YORK.

WHATHEs SAID TO THE ALLIANCE
MEN IN YORK.
The Cloak OF National Democrac
Thrown nAside-Governor Evans o
tho Constitutional Convention.
Benjamin II. Tilman made his lirs
appearance on the hustings nine year
ago ut TirZhh, in York County, and tn
Reform movement there had its origir
He spoke there again on last Thursda
at an Alliance picnic, and openly d.
clered his purpose to throw oil alleg
ance TO tho National Democracy if tn
South and West will join in the formt
tion of q new party pledged to silver
Senator Marion Butler, of North Care
lika first addressed the meeting in
long and vigorous speech. Hc mali
tained that Congressman were mlsrel
resentatives of the people that the
had covered the financial question
that the people had risen in revolt
that q big crop Uf millionaircs ha
grown from the present financial sv,
TEN; that the currency question hu
become SO serious that the time ha
come for Ghe masses to form their nc,
party and fight; that the present lead
ers were traitors; that the fOreigl
financial policy was revolving; that tn,
time had come to choose between allie
glance to party and allegiance to the
Constitution that Cleveland had acted
as q faithless overseer to the peoples
farm; that party labels should be
wiped out that he was q Popu!ist be-
cause he was q Democrat. Then he
exclaimed dramatically, Would to
God we could call up Andrew jackson
today from his grave to lead these peo-
pie against the same enemies that ho
fought and thought he had crushed,
to hurl defiance at and crush the gold
bugs"
He went on to say that we had to-day
: the English on our shores as then and
we had the Tories here fighting with.
them. Now that we have all those
dangers here as in his time we need an
Andrew Jackson to lead the people
against this tri-headcd monster which
will destroy American prosperity and
American liberty.
I" did not have the privilege Of liv-
ing in .Iackson's time, but when | saw
your distinguished Senator here (Till-
mani stand up at Memphis, and noted
the flash OF his eye, the set of his
and the ring Of his voice
as he declared for liberty, first, last and
all the time, | said to myself: Here
we've got another Andrew jackson who
will stand against the Tories and
drive them OUT"
Senator Tlllman made the closing
nary remarks he spoke as follows:
"When | received the invitation to
speak at TirZah my mind travelled
back to 1886. Capt. Tillman, who had
been raising some rumpus in the News
and Courier with his pen, was invited
to York." The Senator then indulged
in a Ii tie fun at his own expense,
and referl cd to the old Tirzah. where
he made his first extemporaneous
speech nine years ago. :" had been
previous to that, but the
people Of York clipped it, and my
tongue has been wagging ever since"
He was glad to be on hand today.
He thought they liked him, because
he had always tried to tell them the
truth. This was what he wanted to
do now. This was an Alliance meeting.
The Alliance was not so strong in
numbers as heretofore, but as an cdu-
cative force its principles were strong
er than ever. He felt proud that the
Alliance was the organization through
which our principles of reform had been
advanced. Why are you SO poor? He
said that Senator Butler told 4 truth
when he said fifty voters in one party
are cutting fifty others votes in Il dit
ferent party.
"Look at your condition. Although
the United States has produced un-
exampled crops for many years, there
are million 9 OF our peOp Z starving, and
other millions naked. We will always
be Democratic in principle, because
we sucked those principles, with our
mothers milk, but we cannot continue
to wear the livery Of party in which
such debauchery and trcachcry exist.
when you look back at the repeal
Republicans and Democrats OF the
Northern section voted without regard
to party lines. They buy your Con
gressmcn up there at Washington like
you buy sheep. They also controlled
the nomination for President in both
parties
1t did not matter whether Harrison
or Cleveland was elected. The tcpub
licans had been trying for years to
dem0netize silvor and could not do 1t.
The change Of tho government from
one party to another enabled Clcvc-
land, by the use of the patronage, to
demonetiZe silver. The greedy Demo
Gratis who had pledged the people to
fight for silver. sold their votes for
Offices for their friends or for money,
! don't know which, and tho conspir-
acy was consumed. The Democratic
platform was good enough to be elected
on, but not worth carrying out. The
result has been that our yardstlck
which measures values has been cut
in half, with the effect Of doubling the
purchasing power Of the gold dol lar.
1t takes now twice as much OF labor,
Or the products OF labor, to buy a dol
lar. Everything has shrunk in value
except debts. TO all intcnts and pur.
pose they have been doubled. J will
illustrate. If q man had ten biscuit;
and there were two plates OF butter
one white and one yellow, and yol
throw away the white (silvcr), there
Is only half as much butter to the bis
cult as there was before. The shrink
age in the amount of buttGr represent
the shrinkag. of the price Of commodi
ties, and until we make them brin.
back that other plato OF butter all th
producers Of this country will hav
to spread it very thin, and IL grca
many will have neither bread nor but
ter.
1t il clear that both old parties ar
disintegrating and Il new alignmcn
ia In DrC cess Of formation. Party tic