The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-05

gamblers and bond gamblers, as the
law and his oath office required. But
alas, the ond bread of southern strtes-
men like Calhoun, who after life
spent in the public service had to be
buried at public expense and his debts
paid by the State of Sounh Carolina
is no more. No wonder the senator
from Massachusetts feels warrented
in whiting us with the decay ofsouth-
ern craftsmanship and charging US
with dishonesty. He charges it,
however. in another connection as
aiding and abctting this Judas from
Kentucky, whs after brilliant ca
reer of 20 years and more as leader
and champion of the silver forces,
has, in his old age, come to this pitt
full pass. And then to think that the
Indictment thus brought against
whole section should have so much
color of truth and of fact to back
it up in the apostasy from their. prin-
ciples of the two other secretaries
from the south Of a President who
has so disgraced the name of Demo-
cracy
"The south bows it's head in
shame at this exhibition of moral
cowardice and despises she rene.
gades but l must remind the sena.
tor from Massachusetts that there is
as yet only moral turpitude and
treachery to be charged against these
men. The southern congressman
ard senators who came here poor are
still poor They have not beceme
millionaires, like some of their north
ern bretheren, and there is no credit
mobiler steal or Colfax scandal Or
Belknap bribery chargeable to any
southern man. Let him remember
these things and back has sneers and
taunts "
Discussing the Wilson tariff bill,
Tillman said "It is true he did not
sign it, and allowed it to become a
law without approval. But here
again we have spectacle Of chara-
tanry and hypocritical assumptian of
superiority to his party which has
always marked his career. The tariff
law which he repudiated as unworthy,
involving party peridy and party
dishonor,' in the sheet anchor to
which he clings"
And again referring to the Presi-
dent: "If he was honest at the start
(aud am willing to grant that
much) his association with Wall
Street and his connections with
wealthy men had debauched his con-
science aud destroyed all sympathy
with the masses"
The senator then referred to the
fall in the prices Of all farm products
The impoverishment of the farmers
had destroyed, he said, their ability
to purchase on the one hand, while
the decreased prices oftheir products
of export in European markets had
left our debts for imports and interest
on obligations abroad unpaid. Hence
? the export of gold to meet these
obligations. In this connection he
said, in part:
"Rotbschild and his American
agents graciously condescend to some
to the help the United States treasury
in maintaining the gold standard
which has wrought the ruin, and
ouly charge small commission OF
ten millions or so. Great God That
this proud government the richest,
most powerful on the globe should
have been brought to so low a post
that London Jew should have been
appointed it's receiver and presumes
to patronize US.
Other extracts are as follows
1.-The responsibility of providing
revenue and looking after the solvency
of the treasury, which rests With con-
gress, has been usurped by the Presi-
dent.
Why is be not impeached 3? Because
be is carrying out Republican policies,
aud the majority 10 the house of repre-
sentatives feel safe and believe that they
are certain to elect the next President
and obtain control of the government.
They are willing to load down the in
competent or dishonest Democracy q
say the incompetent and dishonest De-
mocracy) with the odium of the misgov-
ernment, to lend their help by acquies-
ence in wrong doing. The policy is to
do nothiog-to preserve mastery in-
activity, and only obstruct where relief
could be given.
"The encroachments of the Federal
judiciary aud the supiuepess and ven
alty-corruptiou, | may say--of the
representative branches of the govern
ment. are causes of dcep concern TO all