The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-14

ain their contemptible work." Mr..
. Sherman sat across tho aisle, appar-
emily unmovcd.
"Porhaps you can bamboozle tho
people," he said, addressing MIR. Sher-
man. '"The fools are not all dead yet
but they are getting mighty restless" D."
At one point. Mr.. Tillman addressed
u direct question to Mr.. Sherman con-
cerning the interests Of the la5oring
people.
Twill the Senator answer me that"
asked Mr.. Tillman. pausing in ant tici-
patton Of response by MIR. Sherman.
But Sherman looked directly at The
South Carolina Senator and remained
in his seat without answer
MIR. Tillman next took up Mr.. Her
bert. and said tho Secretary had been
making a speech at Cleveland 10 some
bond owners and coupon clippers. and
made running comments while he read
the Secretary's speech. If the people
wanted this Cleveland Cariisle-She
man rule, all right: let them bave it ::
let them fry.
But toll you can see the end
coming" said, Mr.. Tilman. Zone
thing know, there is II God in heaven
and Il reckoning must como. We need
a publication Of public life: we need a
new constitution to declare the peo-
| pies rights ana to tie the hands Of tho
thieves who are rObbing them. You
are dammtng up the waters But wait
till there Is full head on. You peo.
! pie arc going to see some fine grind
| ing this year, or within the next four
years"
Then, turning again to Mr.. Hill, MIR.
Tillman said And now, for the
! benefit OF the Senator from New York
whom | lovc-the Senator whose
motto is 1 am u Democrat-l will say,
am u Democrat too, Democrat
after Jefferson and Jackson. He
prates OF sound money; | cry hard
money: he is Democrat for national
banks, for the national government"
The Senator added that the Demo-
cracy could not win in the coming
election. If the farmers could be fool.
ed into voting that ticket any longer,
let thcm do it.
And what will do" the Senator
asked of himself, aDd then answered /:
expect to go to Chicago as a. dele.
gate. l except to try to get my party
to throw of its rottcnnesS. II we have
to bid goodbye to New York and Tam
many, | may shed Il few tears. But il
they succeed in buying Il few moro
delegates-as l understood they did in
| Michigan the other day--so as to bo
able to endorse Grover Cleveland and
sound money, then am going to take
my hat and bid the Senator from New
York and those like him d long fare
we'll. Where | will go don't know.
| can't go to Populism. popuiism is
only an explosion Of wrath. The Popu.
| lists tried too much and spat,creu
| themselves on the wall"
Tho Senator declared that the Demo.
cracy was on it's final trial. If it did
not pronounce for silver at Chicago, i,
was gone forever.
| "We may not beat you this years.
he concluded dramatically it would
De marvellous If disorganized mass
at the polls a we'll disciplined. compac
organization backed by money. But
so help me God, we will serve notice
on you that our slogan is 'Americar
for Americans ; to hell With Britain
and her Tories If we don't defoa,
you this year, we will serve notice that
we will interest you in 1900"
With these words, MIR. Tillmar
threw his arms up into the air with 1
gesture as if to say 4: 81 am done,
walked over and took his seat. Wher
the Senate had regained its breath
Mr.. Hill, who had been taking notes
|
Hill characterized Mr.. Tillman'
speech as Il remarkable performance
and expressed doubt as to whether ht
did not err In making any response Il
ut all to anything that had been said
Hc, however, assured the Senate tha
ho should coniine himself to some O
the "gratuitous, uncallcdfor and un
dignitied remarks" of his friend wb'
"The Senator has denied here to-da,
that he was o Populist," Mr.. Hill thel
proceeded: Let me say to him tha
what he has said leads on the straigh
road to Populism, Or" after pause
"to sOme worse place." daughter.
Mr.. Hill congratulated Mr.. Tillman
however,, on his assurance that h'
would not join the POpulist party.
AS to what the Democratic part,
would do at Chicago Mr.. Hill declined
to make prediction in view of tn,
rapidity with which events were a
present marching. "But | say to til,
Senator from South Carolina that If h,
loves Jefferson and Jackson and still
represents his people, he will have NJ
so we'll in the past"
As to Mr.. Tillman's statement tina
he (HilD no longer spoke for New York
he admitted smilingly that that Nigh
be true. He recalled the fact that pre-
vious to 1893 New York had remainct
in the Democratic column for cigh
years. but in 1892" So i'd he, "Stat,
after State instructed for Grover Clevo
land and free silver over the protest o
the regular Democracy OF Now York.
You did not get free silver" h'
added sarcastically, "but you 60
Grover Cleveland. Are you satisfied?
(Laughter).
Despite tho serious reverses the De
mocracy had since sustained, he an
nounced that in sunshine or In shadow
in veal or woe, he would be for th'
democratic party and would suppor
the nominee, no matter what the plat
form might be.
This announcement was greeted will
u marked demonstration of apprOva
from tho galleries.
Proceeding, he said that 1t was tt
the " everlasting credit and renown
of Mr.. Sherman tina. he had acknowl
edged that the present Democratic ad
ministration in the distressing circum
stances confronting it had done it,
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