The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-01
TILLMAN IN NEW YORK.
HE MAKES AN ADDRESS ON THE Sill
YER QUESTION.

Walked Upon the stage-Hot Shot
Poured Into the Press and Goldbues.
New YORK, Junz 25.--The silver
mass meeting at Cooper Union tonight
filled the large auditorium and all the
available standing room was occupied.
The audience was enthusiastic and
applauded loudly every time an op-
portunity offered itself. Senator B.
r. Tillman of South Carolina occupied
prominent place on the platform and
was cheered lustil ly when ne entered
the auditorium few minutes before 8
o'clock.
George P. Keeney, general organic,
er OF the American silver organization
presided. He said that the object of
the meeting was to get resolutions ad-
opted declaring for the free coinage OF
silver and urging the adoption of free
coinage by the Chicago convention.
After Senator Bixby had made few
remarks in which he said that the
country needed free silver and was 90.
ing to get it, Hon. Alexander Delmar
was introduced as a recognized autho-
rlty the world over on the money
question. He made lengthy speech
in which he said that the capitalists
were not content with the mig 4 rates Of
interest, but they wanted to bind the
people to pay in gold, of which they
had monopoly. The country neededa
medium of exchange. Gold would
not do because it would flow out OF
the country. Silver and greenbacks
would do because they would stay
here. Fifty per cent. of the business
OF the country, the speaker said is done
by note, proving that thereis sufficient
money IN both gold and silver for the
business ofthe country. This nation,
If 1t IS to remain in politics, must de-
wise and maintain its own system OF
money, " said Mr.. Delmar, 'and say
with the monetary commissions of
1875 and 1878 that all attempts to rem
der money international are doomed
to destructive failure"
1t took several minutes for the vast
crowd in the auditorium to get through
| cheering when Senator Tillman was
introduced.
Senator Tillman began by paying
his respect to the newspapers. He
said that the night would give an op.
portunlty to show the members of the
audience what newspapers were un-
considerable liars. The owners of the
newspapers, he said, were prostitutes
OF Journalism and not a paper in New
York would dare print his speech in
full. The speaker said that although
he had been much talked about and
lied about, he had written his name on
a page OF South Carolina history in
such way that it would remain there
always.
Coming to the money question, the
senator said: III lt,,,e Chicago con-
vention does not give us9zAcr r1ocracy
and return to the faith of WashingtsaE,
and Jefferson I will have nothing %
do with it afterwards.
The money question is up and has
got to be settled. 1. is as important
as was the slavery question, and if
enough of you can get together 10 re-
verse the verdict of the two millionaire
conventions you will deserve the
thanks of the whole country"
Senator Tillman referred to the
money of the east and thimble riggers
and repeated his assertion that Cleve-
land was a tool of Wall street. The
senator called on all those who had
handled gold within year to hold up
their hands. Half dozen hands
were raised. Then he called on those
who had not handled gold coin to raise
their hands. Possibly 1000 hands
went up.
Then where has the gold gonei"
asked Senator Tillman.
You have not handled it although
$3.50, 100000 of the S550,000,000 in
government bonds were sold on Man
haitian island.
The senator said that if he were on
the senate committee investigating the
recent bond sale he would ask P7esi-
dent Cleveland why he made the
private contacts to sell bonds at 104 ]
per cent. when they were selling on
the public market at III.
The senator then talked about un-
employed labor, which, he said, was
lever by which those employed were
ground down to low wages. ''You
see on your own street car, lines" he
continued, "cars labelled United States
mail. Those cars don't carry any mail.
They are labelled this so the car lines
can claim the protection of the United
States troops in case of q strike"
Senator Tillman characterized John
Sherman of Ohio as the high priest of
mammon and the joint owner with
Hanna of VIM. McKinkly.
"All Of you who are going to vote
for gold holo up your hand, concluded
the senator. Five hand were held up.
Gall who are going to vote for sill.
yer regardless of party hold up your
hand" Over half the audience raised
their hands.
The speaker said as he sat down:
America for Americans, and to hell
with England and all other countries. !"
Clarence Ladd.Davis read resolu-
tions which were adopted by acclama-
ton. They demand the Incorporation
in the platform of the National De-
mocracy the following:
| First. That the mints Of the United
States shall be reopened to equally un-
restricted coinage for gold and silver
into unlimited legal tender money of
the United States.
The gold to issue in the present
standard gold coins and the silver to
issue in the present standard silver
dollars. The depositors Of the gold or
silver at the mint to receive, if they
| prefer, in lieu of coin, at the coming
value, coin certificates which shall be
redeemed on demand Of gold or at the
coinage option and according to the
convenience of the United States.
And as against panic and money
sIringency the secretary Of the treasury
shall be empowered to issue such coin
certificates additionally against depos-
its of intetest-bearing bonds of the