The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-20
SENATOR TILLMAN
At CONCORD.
FREE SILVER HIS THEME ON
THAT OCCASION.
There Must Be a Free Silver Prcsi-
dent, and if He Cannot Get DEM
ocrat Populist VIII Do.

Tillman and Marion Butler spoke 70 a
crowd of about 5000 Populists at Concord,
n. c.. On Tuesday. Tillman said he wanted
free silver President, from the Democratic
party if he could get him, but if not, even
from the ranks Of Populism. in spite OF its
crazy leaders aad crazy notions. Butler said
patriotism must be placed above partisan
ship--ercn above Populism-in placing an
honest free silver man in the White House.
After al introduction by Mr.. NJ. II. Cald-
well Tillman was greeted with loud cheer
ing The South Carolinan said he was glad
to come from the North. reekInS with
slavery and corruption. to be with his people
in the South, poor but honest 1--WE down
here arc locally free, but nationally slaves
The Democratic party so long held together
in the South by the fear Of negro DONNA
ton. was disintegrating, because there was
no longer apprehension from that cause, put
new issues were coming to the front. The
great fight ahead is how to keep down pow
erty and that oppression which consisted IN
making money for some other man to enjoy.
The financial conditions were such rs to
favor the Northeastern section OF the coun-
try. The Democratic party stood pledSed
to right '.the crime OF 1873 the denoneti-
zation Of silver. and pledged to free silver,
but when we had majority IN both houses
there was Il Presidents veto in the way, and
So the crime Of 1878 remains unrighted. The
Republican party was the tool OF the money
power. The Democratic party had always
been committed to bimetallism, but when it
did not fulfil its pledges the Alliance came
along and taught that we would no longer
stand by Democracy unless it did some
thing
The speaker blamed the free silver :'re-
form element i'll the other Southern States
for not capturing the Democratic machinery
in the State. as was done in South Carolina
The Alliance and Polk had the Democratic
party in North Carolina in their breeches
pocket. but you went out and lost. But the
solld South was broken up in the last cleo
ton. Jarvis and Ransom went over the
State trying to catch the Senatorship, but
this young man (pointing to Butler) cooned
MP Il tree. got the persimmon and away he
went. (Great applause.9 But with the
breaking Of the solid South came the break
ing Of the solid North. I'll stand by the
Democracy if it purilles itself, but I'll never
follow thieves and rascals.
1t is the duty Of the people to consider
carefully the financial issue and to follow
where their interests lead them. The old
Puritans and their descendants. acting on
the saints, and we are the saints, had gov
erned this country long enough.
Mr. Tillman then went into long discus
sion of what money is. Carlisle says that
law cannot affect the value OF a metal. That
statement is absurd Talk about fiat money.
Gold is as much fiat money as any other,
and because the law makes it so, and silver
bullion cant be carried to the mint and
coined as gold, simply because the law for
bids it,
The old arguments Of the silver men were
gone over. that prices fell because of striking
down silver. that silver was demonetized by
4 snnakins legislation in 1878, that the panic
of 73 WIS the result. The national bank
question was discussed. The speaker asked
if Government bonds were SO good. why was
not little flat paper good too? The bonds
themselves were fiat. he said. nothing but
promise to pay. Paper is not desirable in
vestmcnt. say the gold bugs. Ah. that is
where the shoe pIncheS.
Cleveland and Carlisle came in for abuse
for arranging the last bond issue and letting
England dictate the terms Of it. There is
not enough money in the country. Metallic
money has been stricken down and until we
get it back we will suck the hind teat that
has got ne milk in it. daughter and ap-
plauSH) Democratic politicians howled for
a long time about the tariff iniquity. Did
Cleveland call Congress together to repeal
the high tariff or to repeal the Sherman law?
What is to be done? Can the Democrats
of the South and the Populists Of the West
get together? Will they let bygores be by
cones and fight together against Wall street?
We have only eighteen mouths to work, and
if desirable men Of all parties don't come
together in that time we will have our hands
fasteEe! in shackIeS. We will have gold
bonds forced on lis, and be tied hand and
foot for generation. He would work to
have his State put ou. an election ticket
which would cast its vote for a dyed-in-the-
wool silver man. 4 man east of the Missis-
sippi would do. Western Republicans hate
the name Of Democrats. Southern Demo-
Gratis hate the name Of Republican. Wecan't
Join the Populst party because you have too
many cranks ut your head.
We are here to consider how to get to-
sethrr. IT we in South Carolina cant get a
silver man far President in the Democratic
party. W.: may have to take one from the
popujSt party would rather have Popu-
ism with its cranky leaders than to follow
the false leaders iii the old party, who have
proved traitors North Carolina is over
whemingly for silver as South Carolina is.
They must stand together. Their interests
ar" identical.
Timan spoke about two hours and was
followed by Senator Butler. Of North Car
olina who made q free silver speech OF the
same length.