The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-14


exhibition here" replied Mr.. lIi.l, "ci
getting anything into his head"
Mr.. Hill went on to show that MIR.
! Tillman and Mr.. ShcI man occupy tho
same platform rs to greenbacks. add
! ing that he would leave it to tho. two
Senators to fight it out between thom.
selves.
MIR. Tillman aguin Interrupted to re-
mark: From your view, She rman is
better Democrat than Cleveland or
better Democrat than yourself"
| "Ihe Senator IS defending tho De-
| mocracy Of Mr.. Sherman ?" asked Mr..
Hill.
That's about it," said Mr.. Tillman.
THAT Is wherc wanted to get YOU. ="
responded Mr.. Hill.
Mr.. Hill turned his attention To MIR.
humans statement rs to quitting tho
Democratic party. The New York
senator said the essential principle Of
the Democrntic party WAS its rccogni
tlon OF the rule Of tho ma jority. The
South Carolina Senator dec tures he will
go TO the Chicago convention. Mr..
| hlll supposed, ho said, that the Som
ator nkc true Democrat would abide
oy the DEGREES of tho convention.
IL he goes there with AIRY other
IDEA, exclaimed Mr.. Hill, with ring
ing vehemence, no ought not to bo
admitted and he will not hc admitted" :"
Mr.. IiilulHn Interrupted, this time
| securing the permission Of the chair.
! he salo parties were voluntary associa-
! tlons OF individuals who Thought alike.
They lasted only while the individuals
! thought III coILmnn. The ID ,mocratic
! party had split once before, aud in his
! judgment i: Was going to split again.
, MaJoritieS did not rule hcrc. or in the
! tiousc OF Representatives, or in the
! Kentucky .cgisiutWre. The New York
Senator wanted the majority to take a
goldbug pciicy. But they would not
have II. II it was forced upon them
they would get out.
Mr.. Hill shook his head a. this re
/ sponse. No." said he, lit will not
do for my fricud to give that as the
sentiment OF the south. Tho Democ-
I racy OF the South is no. going to that
! convention With one idea. The D9moc-
; racy has more than one idea. 1t
would bc blind folly for that great
party to split, % divide on the hnau-
cial question. There is more in Dsmoc.
. racy thar III the single question Of
silver"
| MIR. Tillman asked - Does not the
Now York Senator know that nova
days the President is the party that a
Senator like himself has no more con
! SideratlOn rs to patronage since that
man went into the White House than
any bootblack -
Mr.. Hill replied that the Democratic
party was not confined to patronage.
Mr. Hill went on to say that as
" Democratic linen is being washed. VIC
had better have it out" and he spok,
OF his association with tho admin
istration. 1t was not true that he
was its defender. He had said littl,
aS To the ADMINISTRATION except to re
ply to attacks rs to bonds, aud tha
was without comforting with admins
ability OF Mr.. Carlisle, the Senator be
lieved MIR. Carlisle had made mis-
take, very serious mistake, when ht
iailcd TO aid Senator Blackburn. wht
was the Democratic caucus nomine,
before tho kentucky Legislature.
Replying toa remark of Mr.. Allel
(Pop. OF Nebraska), MIR. Hill asserted
that the Populists Of kentucky coult
have elected blackburn, but there, a
here, they pcddlcd out their vote frs
to one party, then to the other.
Mr.. Allen resented this insinuation
In answer to MIR. Hills interrogation,
as to what would keep him In the De
mocratic party. Mr.. Tillman suit
tersely: "SiXteen to one or bust"
"Tncn you will bust" returned Mr.
Hill contemptuously.
In tho course OF another passage q
arms, .lr. Tillman announced that tn
, people needed billion dollars. wv
arc going to have it," said he.
/" y mere triiic," sneerod Mr.. Hill
"What would you do with it,"
Build battleships and coast dc
+ fenscs," replied MIR. Tillman. "Pu
the tramp at work, set every wheel i
motion and make the country aga
prosperous and happy
, Mr.. Hill used this answer to show tn
, depth to which the Democracy Of Sout
/ Carolina has fallen. Mr.'Hill protestc
against tho reckless attacks on tn
President, the dragging in Of mino
pensions, vetoes merely to express pei
sOnal venom.
" IN my judgment he Is not n cund
date for denomination" continued Nj
Hill. The national convention wi
assemble In a. fow weeks. Let us pre-
, paro ourselves against the commo
+ enemy, instead Of quarrelling anon
, ourselves"
, Mr.. Hill closed with an apt quota
tion, "ln essentials unity, in non-csscr
, tials liberty ana in all things charity.