The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-15
TILLMAN's ISARCHISTIC SPEECH.
Ihs South Carolinian Furnishes sen'a-
ton In tina Memphis Convention.

! IA South CaroliDian Furnishes sensa-
ton In the Memphis Convention.
In the Free-silyer Convention at Mem
phis Thursday afternoon Benjamin X
Tillman. the Populist United States SEN
stor from South Carolina. 20 whose APP
pearance everybody had been looking for
ward with great interest. furnished sen
sation- Senator Tillman * plain man
Of not very attractive appearance. HIS
original manner and plain speech attract
ed his hearers at once, and ne held their
close attention for over an hour. tie SAID
mir. Carlisle picturing the despair and
destruction that would follow the rehabii-
itation Of silver. mentioned among otner
classes who would be the great sufferers
from this scheme OF bimetallism ana re-
Mobilization OF silver. were the savings
banks depOstors. The savings bahhs
could pay of their depositors. represent
ing millions OF dollars In all the northern
and eastern States, In 5o-cent dollars
That was the claim he made. Wei, now,
VINO are Mr.. Carlisle's hackers VINO are
his owners. / would rather say IL Is a
nard thing 10 say Of the secretary vl
the Treasury that he has owners. but then
/ am plain, blunt man. and l VIII speak
my thoughts. applause
The bankers of the United states TO-
day 10 a man are the ones who are clam
oring against silver. and oh, wonderful 70
tell, these very savings banks, presidents,
and directors present 10 this country the
spectacle OF pretending to object 10
scheme OF finance which would enable
them 10 pay off their debts 10 their de-
posit0rs In J-cent dollars.
u am not here to discuss this question
IN partisan way, as you VIII ma OUT
directly. | am a silver Democrat. but
NJ. Sibley and Mr.. Thomas went too far
In the announcement OF their belief that
the Democratic party was hOpelessly
spit. am not going that FAR, but | am
gong a long way toward IL, and l am
a faI ttrHx 80 al .
things that / can say that no other man
dare say.
The PRESIDENT ''TRAIToR."
what is the condition now of the Dem
ocratic party? Now. this has direct
bearing on silver, and you will see IL di-
Tectly. What is that condition; As a
Democrat / am almost Ashamed 70 cata-
logrc u or 10 speak Of IL I'm an assembly
mostly Democratic. The President. whom
We elected by a vote almost larger than
mat received by any of his predecessors,
mas betrayed the party. There Is no use 10
dehy that fact use the good old honest
language that you know, and | believe
ne IS nrst cousin 70 Benedict Arnold in
pOhtcs, FOR II that platform on which ne
was nominated and elected. and which ne
accepted without any dOdging-l did not
see IN MS letter OF acceptance any sign
OF dodging it, say II that platform
meant anything. IL meant that silver
should nave the same access TO the mlnts
some middle about parity and they
nave gone and killed poor silver on that
pea OF parity. W men this was done and
We tled through the income tax 10 get
Dack some Of the money wrung from the
people. the Supreme Court. after one JUS
tee mad slept on IL and considered IL, re-
Velsed himself in three weeks, and de
eiared - law unconstitutional. Did they
Il don't say so. think. Ike Mr.. CIeve-
lahll ana AR Carlisle. that he IS the
victim or his environments. He could not
stand the social pressure OF the Roths-
chllds and Belmonts. ana other million
aires. who eat under his mahogany, ana
VINO invite him OFT occasionally.
An INCOME TAX THAT WILL TAKE ALL
20. they charge me with being a new
nreDrand, preaching sectlOnalism. because
/ mention the South and West as against
the bast ana Middle and New England
states. IT there Is sectiOnalism in thar 10
Is the sectonalism Of poverty and wrong
on one side against robbery and rascal
ny on the other. and the day Is eOing 10
come very soon, for come IL must, when
YOU can stand this much longer. when
tnefe VIII be day OF reckoning with
these men. We will have constitutional
ahehdmcnts enough 10 give as an income
'aA, ana IL VIII be a graduated income tax.
Such as VIII only tax the income above
a certain dmOunt-a reasonable per cent.
OF lt-Dut. as IL goes up, the tax itself will
go up ana whenever a man gets above "A
certain amount we will take all OF it. CAP
plause.J
socialism they will cry: hear that
SOCIALIST from South Carolina. hear that
Anarchist. that agrarian.' IL Is simplv the
danming up OF the waters OF Indignation.
anu when 1t breaks loose il viii wash
thines beyond all reasonable bounds
mere going 10 be a new Mason and
DiNons line drawn next year. Ii viii
start at the mouth OF the Chesapeake
bay, and run 10 Chicago by way OF GIN
Gihnau Every Republican and so-called
De.nocIal northeast OF that line is going
70 vote for gOld-bug. and every Ranitb-
mean and Populist and Democrat south
OF II j. going 10 vote for somebody Who
y an honest friend OF the people, let MIN
De from Whatever party ne may