Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-05-09


the people, yes, you do. You represent
the bondholders and the bankers"
After criticizing bond issues, Senator
TfIlman exclaimed: IF you force this
thing much further there will be repudia-
ton of bonds, and interest, too"
"And if you can not have that" coolly
suggested Senator Hill, Il suppose you'll
have bloodshed."
yes, and the blood will be on your
hands" responded Senator Tillman.
Il tell you we are desperate. [ have
been through the west and L know how
the people feel"
The senator drew a comparison between
Andrew Jackson and Grover Cleveland.
One was the man of the people, he said,
but Cleveland stands as the tool of the
classes, adding that the president rep
resented only money, the almighty dollar.
The president had no policy except the
policy Of the senator from Ohio (Sher-
mani.
"If Grover Cleveland" he shouted, lever
goes before the people again he can bear
on his brow the eulogy of the senator
from Ohio (Sherman), who declared on the
floor of this chamber that the president
had simply done his duty They are linked
together. Grover Cleveland, John Sher-
man and John Carlisle are affinities"
"The question is, will the people be so
damnably foolish as to trust them again?"
Proceeding, he argued with vehemence
that taxes to pay for the bonds would be
wrung from the hands of the tOiling
masses Nothing would be paid by the
plutOcrats who sat in their offices and
clipped coupons.
SHERMAN WAS UNMOVED.
Senator Tilman referred to the Ohio
senator (Sherman) and his associates in
their contemplate work"
Senator Sherman sat across the aisle,
apparently unmoved
perhaps you can bamboozIe the peo-
pie" he said, addressing Senator Sher-
man. The fools are not all dead yet, but
they are getting mighty restless"
At one point Senator Tilman directed
direct question to Senator Sherman
concerning the interests of the Iaboring
people.
"Will the senator answer me that?'
asked Senator Tillman, pausng in antici-
patton of response by Senator Sherman.
But the latter looked directly at the South
Carolina senator and remained in his seat
without answering.
Senator Tillman next took up Secretary
Herbert who had made speech at Cleve-
| land to some bankers. and made running
comments while he read a speech recently
made by the secretary before the Cleve
land chamber of commerce.
IF the people wanted this Cleveland
Carlisle Sherman rule, all right; let them
have it; let them fry. But tell you l can
see the end coming" said Senator Till
man. "One thing l know: there is a God
! in heaven, and reckoning must come.
J We need a publication of public life. We
need q constitutional convention to de-
! clare the peoples rights and to tie the
| hands of thieves who are rObbng them.
| You are damming up the waters But
! wait until there is full head on. You
! people are going to see some fine grinding
this year, or within the next four years. -
Then turning again to Senator Hill, SEN
| atOr Tillman said: And now for the bene-
! tit of the senator from New York, whom
/ love; the senator whose motto is i am a
/ democrat. l will say: I am a democrat
| too a democrat after jefferson and Jack
! SON He PIRATES of sound money; | cry
! hard money. He is a democrat for the ma
! tional banks: | am for the national gov
| eminent" But the senator added that the
! democracy could not win in the coming
| election Ii the farmers could be fooled
! into voting that ticket any longer, let
! them do it. And what will l do?" the
| senator asked of himself, and then an
| sWered: II expect to go to Chicago as a
/ delegate. / expect to try to get my party
! to throw off its rottenness. If we have to
! bid goodbye to New York and Tammany,
| We may shed few tears. But if they sue
coed in buying a few more delegates-as l
understand they did in Michigan the other
! day-so as to enable them 10 indorse Gro
! yer Cleveland and sound money, then l
| am going to take my hat and bid the SEN
| ator from New York and all like him a