Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-01-31
TILLMAN'S PlTCHFORk.
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issue all paper money and give the m
MONOPOLY of that function"
Senator Tillman referred to the Sher-
man silver law in 1890 and in this connec-
ton said 1.-The silver Republicans OF the
West, who had deserted the silver Demo-
Gratis of the South and accepted the COM
promise offered by Senator Sherman,
NAV take warning as to what faith or trust
they can put i'm any utteances or ACTIONS
of the senator from Ohio as to Legislation
in regard to our finances. The time for
presidential election approaches. Iney
must understand that the election OF any
man to the presidency who would veto
free coinage bill mean defeat. 1t means
more it means continued disaster TO our
industries and increased poverty 10 the
masses of our people.
Under the Sherman law he continued,
there was dimunition OF the amount OF
i, ee gold in gradually decreasing sGale'
but not enough to cause any alarm. Dur
ing the entire year of 1891 and the entire
year 1892, there was approximately as
much gold as there was during 1854 ana
1885. He said: 100,
"If the secret history of the year 1892
shall ever he written, it will disclose the
fact, which cannot be proven now, put OF
which l have not the slightest DOUBT,
that the gold ring of New York, whlcn
embraces nearly all the bankers III the
Eastern and Middle States and the STOCK
gamblers of Wall street controlleu the
presidential nominations OF both tne
Democratic and Republican parties and
had an understanding with the managers
or with both the candidates themselves,
in regard to what policy should be pursued
towards our finances. They contrlpu-
ted money for the booming OF Mr.. CleVe-
land. as the only available DemocratlG
candidate, and they abused and ridlculed
every other Democratic aspirant. H..
"There was plain evidence to show tnat
the president himself had weakened on
the question Of tariff reform ana the nnan,
cial blank was cunningly drafted so as to
satisfy both gold and silver men with the
Intention that it would be Interpreted, II
Mr.. Cleveland was elected, as meaning
the cessation of silver coinage and the
forcing of a gold standard upon the peo-
ple, Interpreted according to the plaln
use and meaning Of the English words,
the platform means bimetallisnl, but there
are conditions and ambiguous phrases
which have afforded an excuse TO the con-
science of the bull-headed and Jself-ldola-
trous man who holds the reins of power to
pursue the policy he has. Whether the
scheme was agreed to by the president IN
DersOn or not, will perhaps, never be
known, His course has been answering
in the absolute contradiction OF his public
professions and letter of acceptauce. The
Expectations and interests OF the people
have been forgotten and ignored. Inc
party which elected him has been be-
trayed and its banners, which foated SO
trinmphantly in the breeze % OF leSZ' now
trail IN the dust of defeat. The practical
destruction of the party has been accom-
plished."
There had been no trouble with the gold
reserve. the senator asserted, and no hlnt
If auy loss of confidence in the national
credit, until about the time OF the last
presidential election. Then, for the hrst
time. we got a glimpse of the conspiracy
which he had referred TO before. MIR. Eos,
ter gave the holders Of greenbacks and
treasury notes the option OF having govern,
ment paper cashed in gold or silver, ana
as they all demanded gold, the golu III tne
treasury rapidly ran down. The flnancial
papers look up the cry of the country 60
ing TO silver basis, and the first premon-
itory bIeezes of the panic OF 1873 swept
over the land, and the consplrators 10
mented it by every possible means. -,
"Instead of Ofendeavoring to stem the tlde
of ruin. and redeem the pledges OF the
Democratic party, to give the people re-
lief President Cleveland lent aid and COM
fort to the conspirators by his utterances
and official atoms in continuing the policy
of his predecessor" .,.
The senator quoted from President
Cleyeland's response to the conmlttee that
notified him of his nomination the last
time, and declared there was nothing III
it to warrant one to expect that the leauer
of the Democratic party would ignore the
platform and treat with contempt the
trusted lieutenants whom the people had
sent to the national capital to assist III
shaping legislation.
"The language would lead us to expect
the very reverse. How many ol tnese
reasonable expectations have been met!
"How many Of you men grown old ana
gray in the service of the party and OF the
nation, men who were the trusted Leaders
before Cleveland was ever heard OF, now
many, say, have been called INTO MS
councils? Ifany speak, | shall be glad 10
personality? Whom has he consulted
Whose advice has he recognized? None,
but that of the bootlicks and sycophants,
who have crawled on their knees Tor the
crumbs of patronage and betrayed their
constituents for the offices in his git.
"In the entire history Of this country,
the high office of president has never been
so prOstituted, and never has the appoint
ing power been so abused. Claiming 10
be the apostle of ciri! service re1orii' ne
has debauched the civil service by making
appointments only of those whose spon-
sors would surrender their manhood, ana,
with bated breath, walk With submissive submissive
head in his presence. With relentless
purpose he has ignored his oath Of office
uphold and obey the law law and ilHlad has Idnds padla
to buy more gold, by both actions over
riding the law and giving no heed to the
interest of any but moneyed iriends-l
might say his owners or partners.
"Whilc TO this besotted tyrant coin has
come to mean gold alone, he cannot by.
his mere 'ipse dixit' change the law ; OF
this land and pervert the plain meaning
of the English language. His Republic
can partners in crime, who set the un-
righteous and unlawful example whlcn
he has SO persstently followed, and en-
couragcd him in it to the utmost extent,
cannot escape the condemnation , o, Of the the
honest, working, business men Oh tne
country as equal partners in his guilt"
The repeal of the Sherman law, it was
asserted, which, was the first point OF