The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-21

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black the English officers boots Cleve-
land and Carlisle are today licking the
shoes Of John Bulls Jews. loud
cheering.D
They argue that if we restore silver
to the right our dollars will only be
worth so cents This they tell
to the working men. They ap-
peal to the wage earners, factory
operatives and clerks: "You want
sound money and as good dollar as
anybody else,s dollar; you want your
dollar to buy as much as possible. :"
This means that we farmers must pay
the piper. One half of the people of
this country is composed of farmers
and we voted it on ourselves. We are
no longer consumers, however. We
are too poor to buy. The army of
tramps is increasing. Prices for labor
have been driven Gown. We must
get a reasonable price for our products
before wages and prices will increase.
We are the basis of all prosperity; we
grow prosperous before the merchant
can sell us any goods; or the manufac-
turer can increase the wages Of his en-
ployes and give employment to the
idle thousands. The wage Garner is
working at starvation rates because
these idle men stand ready to take his
place, and until there is work for all at
fair wages, this must continue. This
work will never be furnished as long
as the farmers are too poor to buy.
The home market has been destroyed
by the impoverishment of the agricul-
tural class and denomination of sill
yer has been the prime fector in pro-
ducing their poverty.
What are you going to do about 1t?
The shoe pinches; the blood is even
running out. There's not enough pa
per money; there's nothing to base it
on, and until we get silver back, we
are goin to suck the hind teat witE no
milk in it. (Cheers.) Those who tell
you that this is not making this coun-
try nation of slaves are either liars,
or they are deceived themselves.
I told you that the old parties were
breaking up. They have been telling
you the tariff was the cause and means
of your being robbed.
Whenl Cleveland got in and the
Democrats took charge of the govern
| ment for the first time in thirty years,
did he call Congress to relieve us
by LOWERING the tariff? No. When
he got in he said to Congress, come
here and repeal the Sherman law and
stop this. Didn't they keep their
pledges? Oh, my, Cheers
Cleveland used his high office and
his patronage to debauch the peoples
representatives. He was a Judas.
| What were they2 Benedict Arnolds,
and worse! (Cheers.) The Democrats
and Republicans voted together then
for goldbugism. Some of them were
| not millionaires then, but l expect they
are now. (Cheers:) Now, can't all
these people who are opposed to such
schemes Democrats and Populists
and Republicans-come together and
put out a ticket that will stand a yainst
Wall and Lombard streets? Cant
they do this, under a new name If
necessary, and go into the fight to
| win.
Voice-Yes.
Tillman-Well, that'sa mighty weak
Cry, but you people here are divided
into bitter factions. All, know what
it is to have a bitter personal feeling
| of that kind, but friends the time has
come to put patriotism above all party
feelings, drop factional feelings to the
rear, put all our shoulders to the
wheel and rescue the country. You
have everything easy of attainment
here in this matter.
How will the Republicans of the
West and the Democrats of the South
get together:
Voice-By going into the Populist
party. (Cheers.)
Tillman-Ah, that's so simple that
you ought to have chrome for 1t.
Cheers.
But, my friends, this is all fun. This
is a time to be serious. We have only
twelve months in which to work. In
that time, if we all haven't come to-
gether, then our handouts are forged
on US. We will have on the gold bug
bonds, and we will be in abject finan-
cial slavery for generation. 1 hope
that you have enough true men here
to send to the electoral college dele
CATION above suspicion; men who
would be scared if they nominated a
gold bug to 60 home for fear that the
outraged people would hang them for
it. This is the kind of a delegation we
are going to send.
The Republicans cannot take the
name of Democrat. They hate our
name they have spoken of US as cop
per heads" and all that. We can't
take the Republican name, for we
have been taught from babyhood to
hate that name. And we can't join
the Populists and swallow all your be-
iiefs, for you have too many cranks
at your head and too many cranky
notions.
Voice-We can't 90 back to Cleve-
land Democracy.
Tillman (reaching down and grasp
ing the hand of the owner of the
voice)-Gimme your hand on 1t.
(Cheers.)
Now, my friends, we South Carroll
mans are going TO the Natlonal con-
vention to support only strong free
silver man. If we don't get Demo
crat, then as a last resort, we may
have to vote for a Populist. But we
will not under any circumstan ;es vote
for Democrat who is not tlatfooted
on the free silver platform.
The leaders Of the Democratic party
have left us shadow for the sub
stance Of a party; we have the name
left; all the principles have gone.
Their efore why should not you Demo
Gratis 60 off and say start up a new
party for North Carolina and for the
United States: |
Voice-The other fellows might fool
US
Tillman-My friend, you go ahead;
leave that fooling business for Marion |