The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-02

nndtss .Ia en iarsler tners will be q re-
quotation OF bonds and interest, too"
AND II you can't have that" coolIv
have bloodshed 2" '01 -
Eyes. and the blood will be on Won,
hands," responded Mr.. Tillmsn. bie
words ringing through the chamber.
~ tell you we are desperate" Mr.
Tillmsn went on. IT have been th,on,S
she West and 1 know how the peonie
feel" peopAe
The Senator drew . comparison be-
tween Andrew Jackson and Grove,
cleveland. zone Was she man of the
people," he said, "but Cleveland stands
as the tool of the classes" he declared
adding that the President Represented
only the money, the almighty dollar.
fhe Hresident had no policy, he went
on, except the policy Of the Senator
from Ohio. (Shsrman).
III Grover Cleveland" he shouted
with an emphasis that fsirly made the
cnamoer ring, ever goes before the
people again he can bear on his brow
tne eulogy OF the Senator from Ohio
(Saermsn) who declared on the floor
OF this chsmber that the President IL d
simply done his duty. They are linked
together. Grover Cleveland, John Sh r.
man and John Carlisle are afinities.
Ihe question is, will the people be so
damnably foolish as to trust them
sgain?"
proceeding, no argued with yehe-
mence that the taxes to pay for the
oonds 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.
Mr.. Ttllman referred to the Ohio
Senator tShermAn) and his associates
Tin their contsmptible work" Mr..
Sherman sat across the aisle apparently
unmoved.
Perhaps you can bamboozle the peo-
ple," he said, addressing Mr.. Sherman,
the FOOLS are not all dead yet, but they
are getting mighty restless"
At one point Mr.. Tillmsn addressed n
direct question to Mr.. Sherman concern.
ing the interests of the laboring people.
"Will the Senator answer me that?"
asked Mr.. Tillman, pausing in antici
patton OF q response by Mr. Sherman,
But the latter looked directly as the
South Carolina Senator and remained in
his sent withsut answering.
Mr.. Tillman next took up Mr.. Her
bert. who, said the Senator, had been
making o speech ct Cleveland to some
bond owners and coupon clippers, and
made running comments while he read
the Secretary's speech. II the people
wanted this Cleveland Oarlis le-Sher-
man rule, all right, let them have Il,
let them fry.
"But tell you can SEQ the end COM
Ing" said Mr. Tillmsn. Zone thing 1
know. there Is God in Heaven and q
reckoning must come, We need q new
constitutional convention to declare the
peoples rights and to tie the hands of
the thieves who are robbing them.
You are damming up the waters. But
wait till there is q full head on. You
people are going to see some fine grind
Ing this year or within the next four
years
Then, turning again to Mr.. Hill, Mr..
Tillman said:
And now. for the benefit of the SEN
ator OF New York-whom I loye-the
Senator whose motto Is Il am q Demos
Graf, Will say Il am Democrat, too;'
q Democrat after Jefferson and Jack
son. He pirates of Sound money! cry
hard money! he is o Democrats for ma
tional banks; for the national Govern
ment."
The Senator added that the Democ.
racy could not win in the coming cleo
ton. II the farmers could be fooled
into voting that ticket Any longer, let
them do 1t, "And what will l do?" the
Senator asked Of himself, and then
answered, III expect to 20 to Chicago as
delegate. l expect to try to get my
party to throw of Its rottsnness. II we
have to bid good bye to New York and
Tammany may shed few tears.
''If they succeed in buying q few
more delegstes-as I understand they
did In Michigan the other da $50 az to
be able to endorse Grover Cleveland and
sound money then / am going to take
my hat and bid the Senator from New
York long farewell. Where 1 will go
l do not know. can't 20 to Populism.
Populism Is only an explosion of wrath.
The Populists tried too much and apas-
tered themselves on the wall"
The Senator declared that the DEM
ocrsoY was On Its final trial. II It did
not pronounce for silver at Chicago IL
WAS one forever.
"We may not beat you this year" he
concluded, dramatically. ut would be
marvellous IL disorganized mass, held
together by an ides, could defeat st the
polls well-disciplined, compact organ.
izntion backed by money.
but 80 help me God we will serve
notice on you that our slogan Ia America
Ior Americans, TO hell with Britain and
her tories II we don's defeat you this
year we will serve notice that we will
interest you In 1900"
With these words Mr.. Tiilman threw
his arms up into the air with . gesture
az to say: 81 Am done, walked over and
took his seat.
When the Senate had regained its
breath, Mr.. Hill characterized Mr..
'Iil ne ana apaerh n II = hla ra-
and expressed doubt a. to
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