The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-17
PlTCHFORK BEN
Tillman Met at Wichita by
Thousands.
A PopuIist Club Carries Pitch
forks lin His Honor.
GIVEN AN OVATION.
Streets Near Depot and Hotel
Packed With People.
He Addresses the Crowd in
Circus Tent.
GIVEN AN OVATION

Iillman 81 south pima 81 49,,
on Santa He tram az Ae .f7 liiA7 -i.A
fna and was met ait the depot Dy LnouS
III ,,.,,,,l- ,-I,o hacked an adjacent
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.s-1-.. III. +t,as tied
GERS carrying pllchIolA7 lli7 e-t-'7 -
with red. white and blue ribbons es-
rortad the senator TO his hotel He was
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received "ieA
large portion or the croWu RAINING All D9-
hind his carriage
-r,a town is filled with visitors and
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ethoon lA q CIRCUS -4--
the purpose, Senator Illlmah II "
make an extended free SILVER speech
The audience viii pc one Of the great
est ever gathered here. senator
man was in the best OF huhaof anu "a
voice.
"A reporter asked him what ms pusl-
ness was when he was not IN pollllcs-
ST ANYBODY who reads the papers. much
less works on one. ought TO know
II am not anything but farmer
he continued excepting q Democrat
don't own anything but land and
don't want to-
.The next use i viii make of the
pitchforN viii be to probe the Pacllc
railroad swfndIe. 1T is the greatest
steal that was ever perpetrated on q
people, history has no record Of such
q gigantic fraud and it is time for it to
Senator Tillman brought his hand
down forcibly Oh the arm of the chair
as he uttered this sentence. His face
lighted and his form seemed to be III alt
ease in its confinement He wanted to
get on his feet to give force TO his Ut
terauces.
The Pacific railroads funding propo-
sitiOn is just now of as much interest
to the South Carolina statesman as the
Cleveland financial policy.
cit is the greatest subject have ever
D.
since 1852 and when have the time
aln going t0 sift the whole ATTAIN thor
oughly from the beginning down to the
present and inform myself ON this ter
ribIe question AIl that L know lust at
present is that the robbery has been
going on for more than 30 years. and
that Huntington with his agents are at
a bin through 10 continue the robbery
and to protect him and the others in
their past nisdeeds But don't think
they VIII succeed this time They are
boastug that they have the committee
but the bill that Huntington and his
friends want VIII never become q law
i understand that there is some inter-
est felt in the question out in the west
here Well. I cannot say much ait pres
enI, as nave not had time to inquire
3ntQ lhis monstrous business but viii
De heard from later
Unless the silver men of the country
get together Mckinley VIII be the next
president and i cannot see what rba
lit looks as IF he would get tbe T3arrlr1i-
can nomination without much effort b
continued Senator Tflln7an sraa1-irer IN,
the political outlook
The Democratic nomination is e-ofny
begging AS have before said no one
cares to have it, The party has been
betrayed and its banners which h0ata7
So trium phantly in the breezes of 1892
now trail in the dust of disgrace and no
one seems willing to offer himself as q
Nicarious sacrifice on the altar 81 a dis
8faced and dishOnOred parity
cleveland may be q candidate but
hardly think he is silly enough all
tnoug New cork may make him believe
Inat ne is the logical candidate and
New York is the Oniv place +ba+ p
Consults EIe is cOnceitad euol7eh ~ ~
fooled into ANYTHING Shoufd he ,ra+
the nomination may heaven forgive the
party
n % direct movement has been made
10y the silver Democrats towards the
securing of candidate in the co-,-s,,-
ton There is a big blank At present
Things are i'm a nebuI0us condition
41eie IS no organization and no con-
Sefled action among the Democrats
Ay ambition and desire. as wen III
those Who are with me ia The Tr,,,1,
cratic ranks IL rs rar7afr IL ~, 49,
oeratlc party and clean it out. rat -i1
of the Clevelands and Carlis1e ,5
drive out the anti-Jefersous ana +Te
anti-Ja cksoMs and the roT.7f,57--s 5
then build up Every efforf Nm ~
made by us to nominate p silver r7,
ocrat, and believe we win ba er,e.ss.
Hu- The sold people can never MONT
nate their candidate if the tvo-thfrds
rule is kept i'm force. If they fraal- f.
we viii have to make ourselves srar-e
and there viii be an a,-os75,s r-5-7 ~ ~ ,s