The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-30

i,u " hSh us IeaulnS was concluded the
wnole matter went to the calendar
Mr. Gray, of Delaware, also from the
committee on Foreign Relations, report
eu Dack the resolution Introduced on
the 2lSt instant by Mr. Call with an
dihenufheht striking cut the sentence
requiring the President to demand the
immediate release of Mark f.; Rode-
rigues and Louis Somerllein, and his
Son-American citizens arrested in Ha-
vana. The resolution simply requests
the President to report the facts as to
sucharrests. The resolution was placed
on the calendar.
AT y. IN. the Vice President laid be-
fore the Senate the unfinished business
being the House Bond Bill with the
flhance Committees free coinage sub
stitute, and Mr.. Tillman addressed the
Senate. coming to the frant row of
seats on the Democratic side and sneak
ing from the desk OF Mr.. Jones. Of
Arkansas, on that Senator's invitation
In reference to the Sherman silver
law OF 1880. MIR. Tillman said:
The silver Republicans of the West
who had deserted the silver Democrats
from the South. and accepted the silver
compromise offered by Senator Sher-
man. may take warning as to what
faith or trust they can put In any utter
ances or actions of the Senator from
Ohio as to legislation as TO oxar finances
me time for another Presidential cleo
tion approaches. They must under
stand that the election of any man TO
the Presidency who shall veto a free
coinage bill means defeat. 1t means
more-it means continued disaster to
Our industries ana increased p-verty to
the masses OF oIlr. people.
If the secret history OF the year 1882
should ever De written It would dis
close the fact that the gold ring in
Wall street. New York, which en-
braced nearly all the bankers in the
Eastern and Middle States. and the
stock gamblers of Wall street controlled
the principal dCminations Of both the
Democratic and Republican parties.
and had an understanding with the
managers or With both the candidates
themselves in regard to what policy
should he pursued toward our finances
In conclusion the Senator said:
~ day of reckoning will come unless
there is no longer a just God in II eaven
and when 1t does come. woe bc unto
those who have been among the op-
press)rs OF tale people. The present
struggle is unfortunately too like that
which preceded the late civil war, inas-
much as it is sectional The creditor
and the manufacturing States of the
North and East-those which have
grown inordinately wealthy at the cx-
pense of the producing classes of the
south and West-arc urging this policy
with the beSotted blindness of Bclshaz-
Har. The old Shareholders Of the South
We're not moro arrogant CT more deter
mined; the sordid despotism of wealth ;
to use the apt phrase 81 Justice Brown,
Is already felt throughout the land"
From the opening sentence of the
speech down to its close Mr. Tillman
comma anded the keenest attention and
curiosity Of numerous Senate and
crowded galleries. His attitude, gesti-
cnlationS. and manneriSmS causcd
much amusement. With his left hand
pressed against his side and with the
printed slips of his speech Grom which
ne frequently varieO in his right he
wheeled around in circle facing the
galleries, more frequently than he faced
the chair. At the point where he was
denouncing President Cleveland he
abandoned his prepared speech and
lapsed into description of how he
came 10 Washington to witness Mr.
Cierclands first inauguration. and had
exposed himself for four hours on the
plaza of the Capital in order to parti-
cipatc in the jollitication over q Demo
cratic President, Il Democratic. Senate
and Democratic House. and he ex-
claimed dramatically: God forgive me
Tor being such q fool"
Laughter and applause broke ont in
the galleries. which the presiding officer
tMr. Fauiknei) tried to suppress, and
TINS caused Mr.. Tillman to apostro-
phiZe the Chair. saying:
IF you let me down into the hnp md
quagmire of having nobody applaud
when | speak I suppose will get used
to II after awhile" Subsequently, he
got into a colloquy with Mr. Uoar as.
TO an expression of the latter upon the
aecadence OF Southern statesmen And
when Mr. Hoar said he would look mn
the record 10 justify himself MIR. Till
man said that he would wait, but that
he would not wet his whistle" booousn
a windmill could not be run by water
Qtcnewed laughter)
Mr. Tillman said that he would an
pend to his speech that infamous con
tract with Stetson Uhe syndicate ON
tracl), also an extract from the Demo-
cratic year book for 1888. showing tho
purchase of bonds with that surplus
which used to keep this man awake
at nights" UaughterD
Ana II must he authentic he add
ed. coming as 1t does from the Demo
cratic National Committee Haueh-
teri
Coming once more to a denunciation
of the President, Mr.. Tillman snapped
out the question to the Republican
Senator's:
why have you not impea ohed him .,
Mr.. Hawley replied that the last
Congress was Democratic.
II have already paid my respects m
the last Congress- Mr.. Tillman said
"and hoped better things from thn
Congress which the people Sent here
fut You are all of a .ltind-cowards
tools OF monopolists. (Sansation) He
Is not iinpeached because he Is carrv-
ing out Republican policy"
Mr. Tillman spoke exactly two hours
delivering with creot br, ,n.t;., ,..' -