The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-07

| remarks as to "coterie" included him
and exclaimed that he would rather be
in such coterie than with certain men
ON this side who go around labeled Dem
ocrats," but who are not Democrats, he
said
81 will prove it before l get through"
| The South Carolina senator said he
came from state that supported and
| followed him and that he would place
its vote where he desired.
"And can you say as much?" he asked
of Mr.. Hill.
Mr.. Hill blandly inquired if Mr.. Till
man meant to say that he could carry
the great state of South Carolina into
Populism.
| Mr.. Tillman replied that he meant to
| say he represented his state and could
tell where it was going and how it would
| vote, and turning to Mr.. Hill said saw
agely, land that is more than you can
do. The people of South Carolina have
not yet been bamboozled and de-
| bauched."
Then, again addressing: Mr.. Hill, he
declared sarcastically: "You represent
the people, do you? You represent the
bondholders and the BARRIERS
After criticising the bond issues, Mr..
Tillman exclaimed: eff you force this
thing much further there will be repudi-
alton of bonds, and quick, too"
"And if you cant have that l suppose
you will have bloodshed."
yes and the blood will be on your
hands" responded Mr. Tillman, his voice
ringing through the chamber. II tell
you we are desperate" Mr.. Tilman
went on. 81 have been through the
west and | know how the people feel"
/ The senator drew a comparison be.
tween Andrew Jackson and Grover
Cleveland One was the man of the
, people, he said, "but Cleveland stands
as the tool of the classes" adding that
the president represented only money,
the almighty dollar. The president had
no policy, he went on, except the policy
of the senator from Ohio Sherman.
with emphasis that fairly made the
chamber ring, "evef goes before the peo-
pie again he will bear on his brow the
| eulogy of the senator from Ohio (Sher-
mani who declared on the floor of this
| chamber that the president had simply
done his duty. They are linked to-
gether; Grover Cleveland, John Sher-
man and John Carlisle are alliances"
"The iquestion is, will the people be
so damnably foolish ms to again trust
themY'
Proceeding, he argued with vehemence
that taxes to pay for the bonds would
be wrung from the hands of the toiling
masses, while the plutocrats sat in their
offices clipping bonds.
Mr.. Tillman referred to Senator Sher-
man as their associate in their ''con-
temptible work."
Mr.. Sherman sat across the aisle, APP
parently unmOved.
perhaps you can bambOozle the peo'
ple," he said, addressing Mr.. Sherman.
''The fools are not all dead yet, but they
are getting mighty restless
Il tell you, you can see the end COM
ing" said Mr.. Tillman. GAS sure as
there is God in heaven reckoning
must come. We need publication of
| public life; we need a new constitutional
| convention to declare the peoples rights
| and to tie the hands of thieves who are
robbing them. You are damming up the
water"
Mr. Tillman then turned to Mr.. Hill
and said 'Now, for the benefit of the
senator from New York, whom love,
whose motto is Il am a Democrat and
will say that l am Democrat, too, Il
Democrat after Jefferson and Jackson.
He is Democrat for the national banks
l, for the national government
But" he added, 'for all that, the
senator added the Democrats could win
in the coming election. If the farmers
| could be fooled into voting that ticket,
| let them do it,
"And what will / do? expect to
go to Chicago as a delegate. l expect
| to try to get my party to throw off its
rottenness. If we have to bid good
| bye to New York and Tammany, | may
shed few tears, but if they succeed in
buying a few more delegates-as l un-
derstand they did in Michigan the other
dday-so as to be able to endorse Grover
! Cleveland and sound money, then | am
going to take my hat and bid the sena-
| tor from New York and all like him a
| long farewell.
| where I'll go, / don't know. I
can't go to Populism. POpulsm is only
an explosion of wrath. The Populists
tried too much and spattered themselves
| on the wall"
The senator declared that the Democ-
racy was on its final tide. If it did
not pronounce for silver at Chicago it
was gone forever.
| "If we don't defeat you this year, we
will serve notice that we will interest
you in 1900"
With these words, Mr.. Tillman threw
his arms up into the air with gesture
as If to say, 81 am DONE" walked over
and took his seat.
When the senate had regained its
| breath, Mr.. Hill, who had been taking
notes, took the floor the outset Mr..
I'LL denounced Mr. Iliiman's speech as
| a remarkable performance, and expressed
doubt as to whether he did not err in max
ing any response to anything that had
been said. He, however, said he would
confne himself to some of the gratuitous
| uncalled-for and undignifed remarks of
his friend who loved him."
"The senator has denied here today
that he was PopuIist," proceeded Mr..
| Hill.
| LET me say to him that what he has
said leads on the straight road to Popu-
lism or (after a PAUSE to some worse
place" Iaughter.)
| Mr.. Hill congratulated Mr.. Tillman.
however, on his assurance that he would
not join the Populst party.
Proceeding, Mr.. Hill said that it was
to the everlasting credit and renown of
Mr.. Sherman that he had acknowledged
that the present Democratic administra-
| ton had done its duty.
| "DO you contend that while congress ia
in session, charged with the duty of rails
ing revenue, that the president has the
right to take matters into his own hands?"
inquired Mr.. Tilman.
| Il do not come from a state where the
executive believes in taking the law into
his own hands," returned Mr.. Hill,
promptly. This seemed hard one for
Mr.. Tillman, and he sat down, but Mr..
Stewart of Nevada rushed to his rescue