The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-02

So damnably foolish as to trust them
again2"
Proceeding. he argued with vehe-
mency that the tax to pay bonds would
be wrung from the hands OF the toilimg
masses. Nothing would be paid by
the plutocrats who sat TIA their offices
and clipped coupons. Mr.. Tillman re-
ferred to the Ohio senator Sherman
and his associates lin their contempt
Bile work" Mr.. Sherman sat across
the aisle, apparently unmOved-
Perhaps it appears you can bam-
boozle the people" he said. addressing
Mr. Sherman The fools are not all
dead yet, but they are getting mighty
restless"
At one point Mr.. Tfllman addressed
a direct question to Mr.. Sherman con-
corning the interest Of the laboring
people
WIN the senator answer me that2"
asked Iillman, pausing in anticipation
of response by Sherman. but the lat
ter looked a the South Carolina sena-
tor and remained in his seat without
answering. Mr.. Tilman next took up
Secretary Herbert's statement, who
said the Senator aad been making a
speech at Cleveland to some bond own
ers and coupon clippers. and made run
ming comments while he read a speech
recently made BY the secretary in the
cleveland chamber of commerce
If the people wanted this Cleveland
Carlisle-Sher rule, all right. let
them have it. let they fry.
But I tell you I can see the end
coming, said Mr. Tillman. zone thing
i know. there is a God in heaven, and
a reckoning must come. We need
purifcato Of public life. We need
constitutional convention to declare the
peoples rights and to tie the hands
of thieves who are robbing them You
are damming up the waters. But wait
till there is a fun head on. You people
are going to see some fine grinding this
year or within the next four years.
Then turning again to Mr. Hill Mr.
IiIIrnan said: And now. for the ben
enf OF the senator from New York.
whom I love, the senator whose motto
is I am a Democrat 1 viii say. 7 am
Democrat, too, Democrat afer JEFF
ferson and Jackson. He prates Of
sound money; 1 cry hard money, he
is a Democrat for national banks.
for the national government"
But the senator added that the De-
m0cracy could not win in the coming
election If the farmers could be fooled
into voting that ticket any longer. let
them do it. And what will I do2'
the senator asked of himself. and then
answered II expect to go to Chicago
as a delegate. i expect to try to get
my party there to throw off its rotten
ness. If we have to bid good bye to New
York and Tammany, we may shed
few tears. But if they succeed in buy
ing a few more delegateS-as I under
stand they did in Michigan the other
day-sO as to be able to indorse Grover
and sound money. then I am going to
take my hat and bid the senator from
New York and all like him a long fare
we'll
Where III go don't know. can't
go to POpulism. POpulism is only az
explosion of wrath The POpulists tried
too much and spattered themselves on
the wall" TIE senator declared that the
Democracy was on its final trial. If it
did not pronounce for silver at Chicago
it was gone forever.
We may not beat you this year" he
concluded dramatically. lit would be
ff0rra
together by an idea could defeat at the
polls well discipline compact Organ<
ization, backed by money But so help
me God. we will serve notice on YOU
that our slogan is America for Ameri-
cans: to hell with Britain and her
torch
If we don't defeat you this year. we
VIII serve notice that we will ia the
year 1900 2"
with these words Mr. Tillman threw
his arms up into the air with a gesture
as If TO say; Il am done" and 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
Tillman's speech as a remarkable per
formance'' and expressed doubt as to
whether he did not err in making any
response at all to anything that haze
been said He. however. assured the
senate that he should cOnfine himself
to some Of the gratuitOus, uncalled Tor
and undignihed remarks of his friend
who loved him
The senator has denied here today
that he was a PopuHst," Mr.. Hill then
proceeded Let me say to him that
what he has said leads on the straight
road to Populism, or. after pause
to some other place (Laughter) 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
prediction. in view of the rapidity with
which events We're at present making.
But I say to the senator from South
Carolina that if he loves jefferson and
Jackson and still represents his people
he viii have no reason to leave the
party ne has served so wen in the
past"
As to Mr. Humans statement that