The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
T|LLMAN TALKS 70 GOTHAM
THE SILVER FREAK LIGHTS INTO
HIS AUDIENCE ON THE SAM
JONES ORDER.
THIEVES. ROBBERS AND Villains.
A Scathing Arrangement of Those Who
Did Not Believe in Free Silver-Ncw
York Termed an Ignorant Com
munty BY the Senator.

New York, June 25.-The first organ
lied movement in behalf of free silver in
this city was inauguratcd tonight at
| Cooper Union and the hall had Il vast as
scmblagc. The meeting was under the
auspices of the American Silver Organi-
cation, which has for its sponsors the
young Democracy, better known at Til
den's followers.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina had
an ovation as he walked upon the plat
painting of Horace Greedy. The meet
ing was called to order by George Z.
Keely, the organizer, who called attention
to the presence of Senator Tillman.
The mention of the senator's name set
the audience to applauding again and it
chcered for several minutes.
Senator BiXby of the state Democracy
and Alexander Delmar made brief
speeches, after which Senator Tillman
was introduced. He was again loudly
cheered and began his speech with Il bitter
attack on the press of New York.
Continuing, he said in part:
Some of you nave perhaps formed
your opinions about me. have also form
ed mine about you. You are the most
ignorant and benighted community in the
United States. Your newspapers, on
which you alone depend for your news
and knowledge of public men and affairs,
have studiously kept you hidebOund and
narrow NV giving YOU only one side of
this question. Right here let me say
that You are the biggest lot of newspaper
guttOns | ever saw in my life. | have
seen the time | would vote for any man
ot his bidding. whether idiot or thief, but
I have pot above that. Though | appear
here as a Democrat, | appear also in the
niger role of an nm American
lie sorcosticolIy reviewed the political
history and legislation since Mr.. Cleve-
bitter attacks on him. He then declared
that the currency fight was sectional
one. adding that bimetalism is national
while old-buggery is sectional.
You are driving to the alter of re-
pudiation or confiscation," he de-
clared. 'rhis is why | am
clad to come here and carry the
war into Africa. for this is the head of
the devilmcnt. That is why | came to
New York, within a mile of Wall street,
where YOU are surrounded by million
aires. where you belong to them as slaves,
and ask YOU to rise in your majesty and
throw off this yoke. But | tell you right
now that we are not calculating upon your
doing if. We do not expect your help
and orr planning is to beat you ut the
nolls in spite of YOUR money"
lie compared the wealth of the east
with that of the west and south and
added.
"rhc south and west cultivate corn and
wbnnt The eastern man cutivates
bonds rho wealth gathercr sits on vel
vot cushions waiting for dividends to
r;non which he gathers from trusts and
camhinos
same one in the audience said: 1--WE
hustle far if :" and Mr., Tillman quickly
rnnIcd.
II s,v if Won claim Won are more eco
,omicni have more sense or are more
;ndustr;ons that Won are liars"
"IIow many Of Won here have got
,yoaitbp If such n ono has wandered
IN bnro bn will ca out and hang himself
haforo ,,orn;ny for he knows that he
b oso, .toIon ' II rho millions in your cot
rn "S I have hnop stolen from thc rank and
Ga tho to;Ior. horo ne wnll ms in South
Corolino and Ulinois"
- A. ,,;,.l,, 60 Il, tb,t
&c th n, ,,ald hmgS had cohhind nm all the