The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-17
TILLMAN's SPEECH At DENVER.
He says Popuiism Has Done Nothing
CondeInns sherman and Cleveland.

Denver. April is--rn his speech last nigh,
senator Bengiilmzn said:
The Republican party. since Hamilton
has been one OF the classes. They have
moDoPolized the fruits Of the earth aud
imposed upon the people OF this country
We have come TO that pass where few
rlil;onaires own more than the 90 ssB fssD
OF Americans do. RepubIican!sm was born
in pure motives and In patriotism Jeffer-
son said in his declaration. AN meg are
created free and equal but there was a
reservation In IL that the men who were
black were not free and equal. Lncoin'S
declaration Of emancipation included ali
men. We have those who claim 20 be Dem
ocrafs and those who glory in the title or
Republicans. We have on the one hard
the man In the White House rHasQuerzi-
ing IN the clothes OF jefferson and pretend
ing 10 lay down a new doctrine anl A neat
discipline unknown TO any man who has
scsntiiia OF Democracy In his composition
And the apostle OF the other party. John
Sherman. Of Ohio, Oh. God. TIA. IN. name
Democrat should be given 20 a man Ese
Cleveland and the name Republican 10 a
man Ike Sherman, They have gone far
sfi.s0 froEa the teachings OF the fathers
and. strange % say. today they are in unss-f
n the p1irDesA 10 ensiaye this country ard
transfer fts wealth 70 few. and We free
Americans claiming 20 be intelligent. Amer
70 the lard OF the free and the home Of
the brave
'Yoy Republicans. II there are any r,es
here. who. Ike bind sheep. drift nor. ard
more into the aeia 81 wolves. are using
your ballots 10 crush out our freedom
Az3 yog Democrats. who say you have
voted with the party and ALL contlnu. Z,
vote with 81 God have mercy uno- vosgr
hnbecIlisy, Uaughfer) But what are yos,
gang TO 80 with this other political char
aetsr. PopzAsn7 What czn this DO for the
country. or wha; must The country 90 for
it, What caused PoFuissrny II was caused
BY tse men who turned their bac Is on both
parties. What caused the Democrats who
taught ard felt and believed with Jefferson
20 tUra their backs on D~n7ocracy7 sim
ply disgust There Was that impatient
class os seceeiy which sometimes fies OF
the handle and gets lost. daughter
These impatient. hofoloasfs-d rash sser nat
risstc men Ers the men who orrauixas the
Pe0f5e's party The Peoples rar4y ought
70 De one into which every one womb be
wiling TO go because II ze are a fr4.. 49,
gls and believe IN the right Of the r.eov,gs
% govern Themselves aa5 the republic.
OF c5urse we want % heleng to the P@o-
pie party. Eas what sort Of a n3z,for-,
sAse they When tbs masses. ! say. are
a1xaols 10 secure good government. there
fore why 30 they not secure Etr, Il s-,sg-
Gates shst they 30 not und~rEtaas the qzs~.
.soa- OF if1at they are led by designing ard
interested me1- These men put 0sf drag
res IL re4ehs~a CUT AMI corraiiss4 an sIs-
rnent of re-Essrazzsi x71, anarchtsru pzterraI-
szn and every other ts-r1 that hss no bssxs-
uezS IN a po4iflcsi party. The result VA.
l1essfahle. X WASHED aa8 sEept over Kan
sas. cos0rass sns even southern states.
but Il not wzsa anything away