The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-11-11
Tillman on the Result.

ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. o.-Oenator
Ben Tillmao. of South Carolina. who
was here to-day on bis way home from
Chicago. declared that Bryan would be
the nominee of the Democratic party in
1900
'.The battle has been the most heated
and hardest fought political contest in
our history. and the Democratic party
has never shown to better advantage, !"
said Mr.. Tillman. The issues have
been clearly defined aud bravely sus-
tanned, while our great leader. Bryan,
has covered himself with glory aud is
the ideal Of the Democratic masses" J"
To what causes do you attribute Nc
Kinley's triumph 2"
There we're several causes. all Of
them making combination that it was
impossible to overcome In the first
place the odium attaching to the De-
mocracy from Clevelandism aud all that
it implies drove from US hundreds of
thousands of mep Hard times, the
issue of bonds 10 time of peace, the So
called free trade tariff bill, the loss Of
employment, all these we're charged to
the Democratic party. aud the Demo-
cratic speakers and the few Democratic
newspapers which reached the masses
10 the Northern cities we're powerless
to obliterate the impression. The Dem
ocra,ic party suffered. although it had
repudiated both Cleveland aod his pol
10y.
''Theo the unblusing use Of money
in unlimited quantities controlled many
thousands of voters. The campaign Of
the Republicans was conducted by the
Republicans with great vigor by large
corps Of we'll trained speakers, many Of
them men of natioual repute, while the
Democracy. without means, relied upcn
volunteer speakers. and these could not
cover the field as thoroughly as their
opponents.
"a third factor was the threat,
open or implied, by thousands of own-
ers of manufactures and workshops
that Brgau's election meant the closing
down of works The army Of the idle
were promised work if Mckinley should
triumph, The Republican masses in
the ceaotry or agricultural districts
were promised return Of good prices
and prosperous times under Repnbli-
can tariff policy and with a restoration
of confidence. The natural alliance Of
the South aud west. though not CON-
plete. hae received an impetus which
caunot be stopped or prevented. Tie
issue of financial reform aud the re-
storatiou Of the money of the Coostltu-
ton is oot dead, aud will not dowo.
1--WE have broken the solid North.
while the South is practically solid
The tyranny of the Federal Judiciary
and the greed of the plutocrats will
drive the masses by the million to our
support 10 the next great struggle.
Jefferson lost his first battle 10 1896.
but won in 1900. The Republican
party was overwhelmingly defeated in
1856 apd Lincoln was defeated for the
Senate 10 1858, but be was elected
President 10 1860. We will win in
1900. Mckinley caurot give relief
or restore prosperity unless the Law Of
supply and demand, as it affects mooey.
has been repealed
"Will the policy of the party leaders
look to conciliating tbe gold Demo.
erats?"
"No. They have not in the party
to which they belong, and are good
riddance. There can be no step back
ward. The Southern people and the
Eastern Democrats are separated by an
impossible barrier. They are our task
masters, and We know it, We have
turned to the West and must look and
work in that direction If tee Demo
Gratis had put up gold platform We
would not bave carried single State
The men which are claimed to be the
gold Democrats voted for Mckinley al
most solidly. There may be spasmo-
die rise 10 prices aud resumption Of
business activeity. but it cannot last.
'.What do you think of David B.
Hills future?''
'sHill's dead duck and will never
agaio rise to the surface" was the en-
phatic declaration of Senator Tillman