The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-30

the eastern and middle states and the
STOCK gamblers OF Wall street. controlled
the presidential nominations or both the
democratic and republican parties. and
had an understanding with the managers
or with both the candidates themselves iu
regard 10 what policy should be pursued
toward our finances They contributed
money for the booming OF AIR. Cleveland
as the only available democratic candi-
date, and they abused and ridiculed every
other democratic aspirant. Mr. Cleveland
was undoubtedly very strong with the
mass OF the people, and his patriotic and
sympathetic utteAnces during his FIRST
administration in behalf of the agricul-
tural classes gave him great strength:
but there was no doubt that money was
used lavishly and that there were pledges
made in regard to the distribution OF pat
ronage as a means OF controlling dele
gates and securing votes.
There was plain evidence to show that
the President himself was weakened on
the question OF tariff reform. and the
financial plank was cunningly drafted 80
as TO satisfy both the gold and silver
men, with the intention that IL should be
interpreted, II Mr.. Cleveland vas elect
ed, as meaning the cessation OF silver
coinage and the forcing of a gold stan
dard upon the people. Interpreted ac-
cording TO the plain use and meaning or
English words, the platform meant h-
metalltSm, but there We're conditions ana
ambiguous phrases which had afforded an
excuse TO the elastic conscience Of the
hull-headed and self-idolatrous man who
holds the reins of power to pursue the
policy he has. Whether the scheme was
agreed to by the President in person or
not, and whether he bound himself In
plain terms or not, would perhaps never
be known His course had been unswerv-
ing in the absolute contradiction Of his
public professions and letter of accept
ance. The expectations ana interests OF
the people had been forgotten ana ig-
nored. The party which held him had
been betrayed and its banners which float
ed so triumphantly I'm the hreezes of 1892.
now trailed I'm the dust of defeat. The
practical destruction OF the party had
been accomplished"
Mr.. Iillman quoted from Mr.. Cleve-
lands letter OF acceptance, and comment
ed upon Il I'm these words. There Is moth
ing here which would warrant one to ex-
pect that the leader OF the democratic
party, its head and guide would ignore
the platform and treat with contempt the
trusted lieutenants whom the people had
sent TO the national capital TO assist in
shaping the party's policy. The language
would lead us TO expect the very reverse
How many OF these reasonable expecta-
lions have been met? How many OF YOU
men grown old and gray I'm the service Of
the party and OF the nation, men who
were its trusted leaders before Cleveland
was ever heard Of. how many ! say, have
been called into his cOunclls2 II any
speak shall be glad to hear them. Where
has this man sunk his personality2 Whom
has he consulted? Whose advice has he
recognlzedY None but that Of bootlicks
and sycophants who have crawled on their
knees for the crumbs OF patronage and
betrayed their own constituents for the
OF this country the high office of the
President has never been so prostituted
and never has the appointing power been
so abuesed. Claiming to be the APOSTLE OF
civil service reform, he has dehauched the
civil service by making appointments only
Of those whose sponsors would surrender
their manhood and, with bated breath
walk with submissive head In his pres
ence. With relentless purpose he has ig-
nored his oath of office to uphold and obey
the law, and has paid out gold instead
IN h11t frgIa
by both actions overriding the law and
giving no heed to the interests Of any but
his moneyed friends-I might say his own
while to this besotted tyrant. coin
has come TO mean gold alone, he can
not by his mere ispe diXit change the
law or TINS land and pervert the plain
meaning of the English language. His
republican partners In crime, who set
the. unrighteous and unlawful example
which he has so persistently followed
and encouraged him In II to the utmost
extent cannot escape the condemnation
or the honest, working, business men OF
guilt"
The repeal OF the Sherman law. Il was
asserted, which was the first point OF
attack of this ''unholy alliance" was
only accomplished through the aid and
in conjunction with a majority Of the
"This democratic President accom-
plished what was not possible for any
republican executive under the cfrcum-
Stances TO nave pFOuRnt ABOUT. A change
or the party in power had left a large
number of offices In his gift with which
TO buy votes"
In discussing the honest meaning" Of
the parity of gold and silver in the Sher-
man law, he said: '"rhe object was TO have
them assist each other, to hold silver up
by holding gold down, and an honest Sec
retary OF the Treasury who should have
resigned his office rather than submit to
the dictation of a besotted chief, would
nave pald out silver 10 protect the treas
ury from the gold gamblers and bond
gamblers as the law and his oath of office
required. But. alas! the old breed of
southern statesmen, like Calhoun who
after a life spent in the public service,
mad TO be buried at the public expense and
his debts paid by the state of South Car
DINA, is no more. No wonder the senator
from Massachusetts feels warranted i'm
tWitting us with the decay of southern
craftsmanship and charging us with dis
honesty. He charges it, however in an
other connection, and as aiding and abet-
ting this Judas from Kentucky, who, after
a brilliant career of twenty years and
more as leader and champion of the silver
foIrtcses' has, in his old age, come to this
indictment thus brought against n whole
section should have so much color of
truth and OF fact TO back II up in the apos-
tacy from their principles of the two other
secretaries from the south of a PresIdant
racy.
THE south bows it's head in shame al
this exhibition of moral cowardice ana
despises the renegades; must I remind
the senator from Massachusetts there
IS as yet only moral turpitude and treaoh-
cry to be charged against these men
me southern congressman and senators
VINO came here poor are still poor 'Thev
nave not become millionaires, like some
of their northern brethren; and there is
no Credit Mobilier steal, or Colfax SCAN
dal or Belknap bribery chargeable 10 anv
southern man. Let him remember these
things and keep back his sneers and
taunts."
Discussing the Wilson tariff bill Mr.
Tillman said: ut is true he did NOT sipn
1t and allowed 1t to become a law with
out approval. But here again we have
a spectacle of the charlatanrv and hvpo
critical assumption of superiority to his
party which has always marked his ca
reer. The tariff law, which he repudiated
as unworthy, involving party perfidy and
party dishonor," Is the sheet anchor to
which he clings."
Again referring to the President. he said.
IF he was honest at the start (and / am
willing TO grant that much) his asso-
citation with Wall street and his connec-
tions with wealthy men had debauched
his conscience and destroyed all sympa-
thy with the masses"
The senator then referred to the fan I'm
the prices of all farm products. The inn
poverishment of the farmers had destroy