The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-19
TILLMANS IDLE CLAP TRAP.
THE THREADBsRE BOAST OF A
BOLT REPEATED AT ATLANTA.

Half of the 5000 Persons in the
Audience Promise 10 Follow suit il
the Chicago Convention Declares
Tor sound W0ney--The Meeting
Criterion What Genuine Demo-
Gratis Must Expect From the IG to
Faction.
Atlanta Ga, May 1s.-'If the democratic
party puts gold plank in its national
platform. 50 help me God, 1 will not sup
port it,"
This was the cardinal declaration OF
Senator Ben Tillman's speech under the
auspices Of the local silver league at the
Moody Tabernacle tonight.
And" he concluded, 4 want all or
you who viii stand with those who will
refuse 10 support such platform to hold
20 your hands"
Half of the hands in the audience or
5000 people went UP. while the owners
vented their enthusiasm at the open dec
laration of one Of the chosen leaders OF
the silver cause in favor of a bolt from
the democratic party when it shall pro-
mu. gate creed that is in variance with
their views.
Senator Tillman made this declaration
words were still warm upon his Inns lie
local silver leaders crowded about him
and ShOWered their expressions OF appro-
val and consratulat.on upon him.
The Ttllmau meeting tonight was got
ten up by the silVerItes a s. the preliminary
move toward the organization for thr
campaign to select delegates to the state
convention The organization Of the cam
paign club is to be perfected on Wednes-
gay night after the speech of Congress
man Bailey Of Texas.
rnnu Hrfrrnn nod Ia q b.
Ben Tulman was engaged by the local
leaders as being one of the most az
eressve and pronounced leaders of that
cause. His recent declarations in the
Senate that he would no longer supDort
the democratic platform If it should not
contain free silver plank was evidently
,n direct Inc with the purposes of the
local free silNerites, and the manner in
watch his declaration in favor of bolt
was received must be taken as the DELHI
crate lifting Of the veil from the sinister
tn plain terms, the fight is now on TO
the death for delegation to the ma
tional convention that will either have
the party committed to the free coinage
Of silver at the ratio of 10 TO ! independ-
emily, or bolt the convention and align
the stale with any party that viii de
clare for such policy, whether the name
il shall sail under is popul.st or some
ri shall be &c to / or bust with me-
declared Senator Tillman to his audience
tonight and the sentiment was loudly
apulJu1ed. THE south and west will Join
hands on the issue and place principle
above party. I have been in the west,
ana have told the people there that the
south would meet them in mis- movement.
Ine' are with US. We Will no longer be
A3ked and driven like cattle under the
party lash"
FROM the beginning to the end Senator
IIinan' speech was a harangue to incite
the prejudices of his hearers and commit
t1em 10 an out-and-out split off from the
G"mocrauc party on the silver question.
a. Played upon al the strings Of pas
SION IN leading up 70 his climax using the
imprisonment of Debs and the Chicago
strike TO touch the prejudces of the work
ing classes and arraying class against
class ny every device at mis- command to
accomplish his purpose. He declared that
rs a matter Of ms tinct the people should
De opposed to sound money because all
me bankers We're in favor of It, Their sell
fish purpose he said, was TO grind the
poor and enrich themselves. A populist
governor Tor every southern state waT pre-
dicted if the party declared against free
silver coinage in its national assembly un-
less the people took hold of the machin-
cry and ran il regardless OF the national
creed.
Speaking of how South Carolina stands
on the money question, Senator Tillman
said: Everybody in the United States
knows where I stand, and two weeks ago
the counties Of my state spol1e out and
1t is putting it rather mildly to say that
to that part of his audience which failed
TO respond to his poll on the bolt from the
national convention, which was about one
half, Senator Tillmans speech was a SEN
satiOn. He was expected to discuss the
money question. but save for few stock
remarks, called forth in the main by
questions fired at him from the crowd, he
gave argument a wide berth, and devoted
himself to showing that 1t was inevitable
that the silVertes should split off from the
party in case IL is controlled by the sound
money men. The silver leaders here have
expressed themselves as opposed to such
split, and the declaration tonight was
an eye-Opener. AS Senator Tillman was
the chosen oracle to officiate at the launch
ing of the silVerite campaign, the line of
his adyisement is taken as the declaration
Of the lines upon which the fight for the
control Of the state convention is to be
made They want to send a delegation to