Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-02
WHEELING W VA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1896

associates Gin their contemplate
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 theyI
are getting pretty restless.
At this point he addressed direct
question to Mr.. Sherman, concerning
the interests of the laboring people
will the Senator answer me that?"
he asked, pausing for response. But
Mr.. Sherman looked directly at the
South Carolina Senator and remained
in his seat without answering.
Mr.. Tillman next took up Mr.. Her.
bert. who, said the Senator, had been
making a speech for Cleveland to some
bondholders and coupon clippers.
''If the people wanted this Cleveland
Herbert Carlisle rule; all rgiht, let them
have it. Let them fry. But | tell you
| can see the end coming" said Mr. TILL
man. "One thing | know, there IS
God in heaven and restitution must
come. We need a new public life. we
need anew constitutional convention 10
declare the peoples rights and to tie
the hands of those who are roDping the
people. You people are going TO see
some fine grinding this year or Within
the next four years"
Then turning again to Mr.. Hill, Mt.
Tillman said: And now for the benefit
of the Senator from New York, whom !
love the Senator whose motto is l am
a Democrat | will say l am Demo-
crat, too a Democrat after JEFFERSON
and Jackson. He prates of SOUND
money hard money; he is Democrat
for national banks; for the national
government" "but," the Senator add
ed. that Democracy cannot win IN
the coming election. If the farmers
can be fooled into voting that ticket
any longer let them do it.
"And what will l do? the Senator
asked himself, and then answered: i
expect to go to Chicago as a delegate.
| expect to try to get my party to throw
off it's rottenness.
IF WE HAVE TO BID GOODBYE
to New York and Tammany, | may shed
a few tears, but if they succeede in buy
ing a few more delegates, as l Under
stand that they did in Michigan the
other day. so as to be able to endorse
Grover Cleveland and Sound money
then | am going to take my hat and
bid the Senator from New York and
those like him goodbye. Where I'll
go do not know. To Popul!sm? The
Populists tried too much and shatter-
ed themselves on the wall"
The Senator declared that the Dem
ocracy was on its final trial. II 1t did
not pronounce for silver at Chicago it
was gone forever.
I'VE may not be at you this year"
he concluded, dramatically, ''it would
be marvellous if disorganized mass
held together by an idea could defeat
at the polls a we'll disciplined, COM
pact organization backed by money.
But so help me God, we will serve no
tice on you that our slogan is America
for Americans; to hell with Britain and
her Tories If we don't defeat you this
year we will serve notice that will in
terest you in 1900"
With these words Mr.. Tillman threw his
arms up into the air with a gesture as if
to say: "I am DONE" walked over and
took his seat.
When the Senate had regained its breath,
Mr.. Hill, who had been taking notes. took
the floor.
At the outset Mr.. Hill characterized Mr..
Tillman's peech as a remarkable per-
formance" and expressed doubt as to
whether he did not err in making any re-
sponse at all to anything that had been
said. He, however, assured the Senate
that he should confine himself to some of
the gratuitous, uncalled-for and undigni-
fed remarks of his friend who loved him.
"The Senator has denied here to-day that
he was a Populist," Mr.. Hill then pro-
ceeded.
Let me say to him that what he said
leads me on the straight road to Populism,
or" after pause, ito some worse place"
Uaughter)
Mr.. Hill congratulated Mr.. Tillman, how
ever, on his assurance that he would not
join the Populist party. AS to what the
Democratic party would do at Chicago Mr..
Hill declined to make a prediction, in view
of the rapidity with which events were at
present marching. But 1 say to the Sem
ator from South Carolina that if he loves
Jefferson and Jackson and still represents
his people, he will have no reason to leave
the party he has served so well in the past"
As to Mr.. Tillman's statement that he
Q1ilD no longer spoke for New York, he
admitted smilingly that that might be true.
He recalled the fact that previous to 1893
New York had rema cd in tba Dapocr,.;
column for eight years. But" said he.
''in 1882. State after State instructed for
Grover Cleveland, over the protest of the
Democracy of New York. You did not get
free silver" he added. sarcastically "but
you got Grover Cleveland. Are you salts
fied?" Oaughter)