New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-02-05
A "BEs0TTED TYRANT.'
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Senator Tillman, Of South Carolina, So
Designates President Cleveland.
Carlisle Stigmatized as the Judas of the
South.
Charges Made That Wall Street Shaped
Legislation.
Senatorial Courtesy and Decorum Shat
tered.
"BEsOTTED TYRANT."

performed III the SENATORIAL arena o
Wednesday. 1t was rare performance
Expecting a show unusual in Its novelty
Il crowd that occupied every seat in tn
galleries and made long lines outside o
the doors, went to the Capital. Most O
the Senators were in their seats, the onl
notable abscntees being Senators Sher
man and Hill, for both of whom Senate
1'illman was loaded.
The opening of his speech was i'm
promptu. He did not propose, he said
to apologize for daring to address thu
Senate on SO short an occupancy Of hi
scat. lie had heard lot about senator
ial customs and senatorial courtesy anC
other slams which were used as a sort o
wet blanket on new Senators, but he
cared nothing about these ancient tradi.
tons. lie was there as the representa-
tive of South Carolina; nc had something
to say, and he was going to say it in his
own way, and would not be intimitated
either by the German stare or the Tam
many knife.
From that time on he spoke with his
printed slips in hand, but did not at all
c"ntinc himself to his prepared matter.
In fact his most effective hits were re-
marks made on the spur of the moment
Ills best hit was this: He told Of how,
when President Cleveland was elected for
his second term and both houses were
Democratic, there was great rejoicing,
and he, being among the jubilant, had
come to Washington to participate in
the celebration Of this great event; had
stood out in front Of the Capitol for four
hours, and was nearly frozen to death.
but full OF enthusiasm bccauss: he thought
the hour Of the nations redemption had
come
and hope God will forgive me for
being such fool" he exclaimed
The Senate and galleries burst out in
to u roar Of laughter, which lasted sever
al minutes.
The Senator continued as follows:
Mr. President, 1t is not saying too
much. and I feel warranted in charging.
that The arrangement in ctr iinpnccs and
all Al Il
maintaining the honor and credit Of the
nltch States are I'LL part and parcel OF
daMnablc scheme OF robbery, which
had for its object the utter destruction
OF silver as Il money metal; the increase
of the public debt; the issue Of bonds
payable in gold, and the surrender to
corporations Of the power to issue all pa
per money and give them Il monopoly of
that function,
Ii the secret history Of the year 1892
shall ever be written, it will disclose She
fact, which can not be proven now, bu!
Of which have not the slightest doubt
that the gold ring of New York, which
embraces rcarly all the bankers in til,
Eastern and Middle States and stool
gamblers Of Wall Street, controlled th,
presidential nominations Of both thI
=. Democratic and Republican parties, ant
= had an understanding with the manager
: OF with both the candidates themselves
= in regard to what policy should be pur
sued toward our finances. They con
tribNted money for the booming of MI
Cleveland as the only available Demo
cratic candidate, and they abused an,
ridiculcd every other Democratic aspi
rant. 2. 55% %5.S
There was plain evidence to show tina
the President himself had weakened O.
the uuestion Of tariff reform, and til
financial plank was cunningly drafted s
as to satisfy both gold and silver mcr
with the intention that it should be in
tcrpreted, if Cleveland was elected, a
meaning the cessation of silver coinag
=, and the forcing of gold standard upo
; the people. Whether the scheme was a
greed to by the President in person o
not, and whether he bound himself i
plain terms or not, will perhaps never b
. known. His course has been unswervin
e III the absolute contradiction of his pull.
lie professions and letter of acceptance.
There had been no trouble with til
gold reserve, and no hint of any loss c
confidence in the national credit, unit
abuut the time of the last presldentis
election. Then, for the first time, "
got a glimpse Of the conspiracy. secre
tary Foster gave the holders Of greer