The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-10
CHARACTERISTIC TRADE.
PitchfOrked Out by TiiIerman of
South Carolina.


This precipitated this issue and Sen
ator Tillman was the first speaker. He
delivered a characteristic address. He
said:
II will begin by introducing myself
to the representatives of the Democ-
racy of the United States as 1 am
(cheers) and not as the lying news
Papers have taught you to think me.
loud cheers and laughter) 1t is said
that the truth never overtakes a lie,
but I hope that when this vast assem-
bly, shall have dispersed to it's homes,
the many thousands of my fellow citi-
zens who are here, will carry hence a
different opinion of the pitchfork man
from South Carolina to that which they
now hold. cloud applause.) I come to
you from the South, from the home of
SECESSION from that state where the
leaders Of the balance of the sentence
of the speaker was drowned by cries
and Kisses from the different portions
of the house,.
Mr.. Tillman, reSuming: There are
only three things in the world that can
hiss, a goose, serpent and a man.
cloud cheers and laughter) and the
man who Kisses the name of South
Carolina, if ne knows anything Of the
history Of his country, must be re-
minded of the fact that in the darkest
period Of the revolutionary war, when
it seemed that the cause of liberty was
hopeless, the indomitable courage OF
the men Of that state kept alive the
fires Of liberty. (Cheers).
81 have been in fourteen states since
April, making the announcement of a
new declaration of independence, that
of 16 to 1 or bust is the slogan. When
1 say that while there is danger Of the
Democratic party dividing, there is no
danger Of it surrendering it's time-hon-
ored principles-that there is no danger
of it disappearing from our politics
Some Of my friends from the South and
elsewhere, have said that the financial
question this year is not a sectional
issue. / say it is sectional issue.
This utterance Of Mr.. Tillman was
greeted with such vigorous Kisses that
the chair was some time in getting the
convention to order. Mr.. Tillman final
ly proceeded: 1.-THE truth is mighty
and will prevail Facts can neither be
sneered out Of existence nor
OBLITERATED BY Kisses.
I say that the question is sectional.
but sectional as between the Eastern
bosses and not between the people Of
the East the West and the South at
tended the national convention in this
city in 1892 Then, as now, my state
was arrayed in this cause on the side
Of silver. We went side by side with
New York then (applause.) New York's
CANDIDATE WAS KISSED
as have been New York's orator and
sponsor, this distinguished gentleman
(here gazing in the direction of Senator
DanieD-was howled down. The con-
ditions are reversed (applause) There
is New York's leader Applause and
| hisses.) The states which antagonized
him then to a man, when he was the
logical and proper candidate of the
Democracy, are here to-day behind
him." CAT this point the speaker was
interrupted by a great uproar among
which could be distinguished Kisses and
! derisive applause and calls for Hill y
The chairman vainly pounded for
order. Senator Tillman managed to
make himself heard sufficiently to de-
clare that the audience might just as
well understand that 1 am going to
| have my say, if / have to stay here
until sunrise" and then his voice was
drowned by the clamor. After the con-
fusion had subsidized Mr. Tillman pro-
/ ceeded as follows: '@The senator from
/ New York despised the president of the
| United States in 1892. He has cause
since to more than despise him. But
for some inscrutible reason, although
he has been betrayed in his own party,
in his own state, he appears here as
| the sponsor and apologist for the ad-
| n1inistration.
This fight as to the administration
is not of my seeking. Grover C1eve-
land stands for gold recommendation
1 and we have repudiated 1T (hisses.) We
are asked to indorse Grover C1eveland's
! administration, we are asked to write
| ourselves down as liars. applause
| They want US to say that he is honest
and as they link with him all of his
| cabinet, In order to try to bolster him
up. The only thing that 1 have ever
seen that smacked of dishonesty in his
career is that he signed a contract In
secret, with one of his partners as a
witness, which gave ten millions oil
dollars of the American peoples money
to a syndicate and appointed that
| syndicate receiver of the government
| applause and hisses.) They ask us tc
indorse his courage. Nobody disputes
the mans boldness and obstinacy. He
had the courage to ignore his oath OF
office and furthermore he has the
courage to
/ OVERRIDE THE CONSTITUTION
Of the United States and invade the
| state of Illinois to undertake to over
ride the rights and liberties of his fell
| low citizens. iApplduSe and h1SSeS)
They ask us to indorse his fidelity. He
! has been faithful until death, or rather
unto the death of the Democratic party
so far as he represents 1t, and so he
followed the friends that he had in
| New York and ignored the entire bal
! ance of the Uuion.
II came here in 1892 opposing Cleve-
land. We denounced him in South
Carolina as a tool of Wall street. ]
appear here today in the same attitude
and what was predicted then, and is
4 history now, Mr.. Hill appears here in
the attitude of his sponsor and apollo
gist We of the South have burned
our bridges as far as the northeastern
Democracy is concerned, have turned
our faces to the West. asking ouI
| brethren of those states to unite with
us in restoring the government. The
West has responded by its representa-
| tives. (Applause). The West, however
Is in doubt, while the South can deliver
It's electoral vote. But you must gel
the Republican silver men West and
the Populists in those states, to indorss
your platform and your candidate, OF