The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-02

to pay for the bonds would be wrung
from the hands of the toiling masses.
Nothing would be paid by the pluto
Gratis, who sat in their Offices and
clipped coupons. Tillman referred to
the Ohio senator (Sherman) and his
associates in their "contemptible
work."
Sherman sat across the aisle, ap-
parently unmoved. Perhaps you can
bamboozle the people," he said. ad-
dressing Sherman. The fools are not
all dead yet. but they are getting
mighty restless" At one point Till
man directed a direct question to
Sherman concerning the interests of the
laboring people. "Will the senator an
swer me-" asked Tillman. pausing in
anticipation of a response by Sherman.
But the latter looked directly at the
South Carolina senator and remained in
his seat without answering.
Tillman next took up Secretary Her
bert, who had made a speech at Cleve-
land to some bankers and made run
ming comments while he read a speecn
recently made by the secretary before
the Cleveland chamber of commerce.
IF the people want this Cleveland
Carlisle-Sherman rule all right: let
them fry. But tell you. 1 can see the
end coming" said Tillman. zone thing
/ know; there is a God in heaven and
reckoning must come. We need
publication of public life. We need
constitutional convention to declare
the peoples right and to tie the hands
of the thieves who are robbing them.
You are damming up the waters. But
wait till there is a 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 Hill, TNllman
said: And now for the benefit of the
senator from New York. whom l love:
the senator whose motto Is. I am a
democrat; i will say, 1 am democrat,
too;' a democrat after Jefferson and
jackson. He prates of sound money
l cry hard money, hard money he Is
a democrat for national banks; l for
the national government" But the
senator added that the democrats could
not win in the coming election. II the
farmers could he fooled into voting that
ticket any longer, let them do IL. And
what will do?" the senator asked of
himself. and then answered: "I expect
to go to Chicago as delegate. i ex-
pect to try to get my party TO throw off
dts rottenness. II we have to bid
goodbye to New York, Tammany may
shed a few tears, but they may succeed
In Luying a few more delegates-as i
understand they did in Michigan the
other day-so as to enable them to en-
dorse Grover Cleveland and sound
money Then l am going to take my
hat and bid the senator from New York
and all like him a long farewell.
Where l will go don't know. l can
not go to populism. Populism is only
an explosion of wrath. The populists
tried too much and shattered them
selves on the WALL
The senator declared that the democ-
racy was 'on ITS final trial. II II did
not pronounce for silver at Chicago II
was gone forever. 1--WE may not beat
you this year." he concluded drantic-
ally. 1T would be marvellous IL a dis
organized mass. held together by an
idea, could defeat at the polls a WELL
disciplined, compact organization,
backed by money. But, so help me
God, we will serve notice on you that
our slogan is America for Americans:
to hell with Britain and her tories II
we don't defeat you this year we will
serve notice that we will in 1900" With
these words Tillman threw his arms up
into the air with gesture as If to say,
II am DONE" and walked over and
took his seat.
When the senate had regained its
breath, Hill, who had been taking
notes. took the floor At the outset Hill
characterized Tillman's speech as a
pressed doubt whether he did not err
in making any response at all to any
thing that had been said. He, however
assured the senate that he should con-
fine himself to some of the gratuitous,
uncalled for and undignified remarks
of his friend who loved him. 'The SEN
ator has denied here to-day that he
was a populist," Hill proceeded Let
me say to him that what he said leads
on the straight road to populism, or
Cafter a pause) to some other place"
daughter) Hill congratulated Till
man, however. on his assurance that he
he would not join the populist party.
AS to what the democratic party would
do at Chicago, Hill declined to make a
prediction, in view of the rapidity with
which events were at present making
But l say to the senator from South
Carolina, If he loves Jefferson and
Jackson and still represents the people.
he will have no reason to leave the
party he has served so well in the
past" AS to Tillman's statement that
he CHilD no longer spoke for New York,
he admitted, smilingly, that he might
be true. He recalled the fact that pre-
vious to 1898 New York had remained
in the democratic column for eight
years. But" said Hill, lin 1892 state
after state instructed for Grover Cleve-
land and free silver over the protest of
the regular democracy of New York.
You did not get free silver" he added,
sarcastically. but you got Grover
Cleveland. Are you satisfied?" Gaugh-
teri Despite the serious reverses the
democracy had since sustained, he an
nounced that, in sunshine or in shadow
in veal or woe. he would be for the
democratic party and would support
the nominee. no matter what the plat
form might be. This announcement
was greeted with a marked demonstra-
tion of applause in the galleries
Proceeding, Hill said that IL was to
the everlasting credit and renown" of
Sherman that he had acknowledged
that the present democratic admins
tration, in the distressing circum-
stances confronting it. had done it's
duty.
do you contend that. while congress
is in session. charged with the duty Of
raising the revenues, the president has
the right of taking matters in his own
hands?" inquired Tillman.
Il do not come from a state where
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