The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-30
TELLMAN ON THE STUMP.
HE WAS NOT AOWLEO DOWN At
READING, PENN.

A Series of Questions Propounded to
HIm-Com Ing Home on the 18th Instant
Senator Tillmau. who has been con
6ucting a vigorous Bryan campaign
in Pennsylvania, will return to South
Carolina on the 25:h inst, TO rest
awhile. Ga the 18th inst. he spoke at
Reading, Pa, and the papers opposing
him have made much OF an alleged
bowling down to which ne was treated
there. Concerning his treatment IN
Reading, the Reading Elgle says:
a number of citizens said to the
Eagle: 1T is q mistake say that the
people on the fair grounds hollered
and hooted at Senator Tillman because
of his political ideas. They went there
to see the races. 1t was a mistake for
Mr.. Tillmsn to have been direcsed to
the grand stand at that time. Tne
people there wanted the races to go on.
When the crowd rushed on to the
track the race had to stop, and that IS
why the crowd yelled. 1t was through
no discourtesy to Senator Tillman.
The people of Reading and Berks
County are just as polite and courte-
Gus to strangers as any other people.
Had the Senator begun speaking else
whsre on the fair grounds nothing
would have been said. TIE small tena-
oorary stand erected near the grand
stsnd was too shaky. Had 8 special
hour been set apart for the Senator to
speak, which woold not have inter
fere6 with the races, no doubt the VS.
iting Senator from South Carolina
would have had as respectful hear
ing here as anywhere else IN tne
world
The Eagle makes the following re-
port of Senator Tllman's visit 70 Read
ing:
Senator Tllman's silver speech on
the fair grounds Friday afternoon Was
listened to by 1000 people.
He arrived at the park, 10 company
with Jesse G.. Hswley and John ".
Rauch, at 2:45, and, after several 10
Productions, was conducted to the
Judges stand on the race track. On
tie Stand, besides theabove mentioned
were President MCGOWAN. OF the Agrl-
cultural Society DR.. E. NJ. Herbst anG
Others. The race course was crowded
and the grand stand packed. Five
thousand were in the assemblage. The
Senator was presented by Dr.. aerbst.
Before the multitude was one OF the
most talked of men in the in this coun-
try and he was given cordial greet
ing.
Mr.. Tillman rolled his one eye
around for 8 moment and then began
TO speak. His voice was strong, nat
ural and distinct. He spoke a few
words and then puckered up his
mouth. which has been described as
scoEl but more an indication OF deter
nnination and faith IN what he ex-
pounds.
The Senator pitched right into his
subject. Before he had spoken ten
words there were many cheers and
some ieers, for his audience was com
posed of gold and silver disciples he
said that, Mckinley said, Open the
mills an not the mints. The Lemo,
cratic party say, Open the mlnts to
silver and factories will open. The
audience rather liked the expression.
The Senator sarcastically referred to
the inyecive which he said the news
papers piled on him and which having
induced people before seeing him to
believe that he was wild man from
Borneo. He was glad that "he had
no horns" This was 3 signal 'ot
laughter. Many in the crowd were
by this time trying to rattle the Sena-
tor by asking him questions and BE-
coming personal, but ne replied readl'
" to all.
He said ssI.ook st the fertile farm
ers in Berks and Lancaster County
What has caused the products to DROP
to one hsH IN price2 Some one IN the
crowd shouted: The F emocratlc ad'
minisration.n He replied: "lf the
Democratic administration CAUSED II,
why were the Republicans turned
down; in 1892 by fourteen hundred
thousand votesq" The spectators
cheered this remark. IF the so cali
ed Democratic party produced the de-
vsstation and fall in prices IN this
county," he said, 'slt will bring pros
perity back with silver" Uouo
cheering and here and there hlsses.
Senator Tllman then arraigned Presl
dent Cleveland in scorchlng terms.
He said that the President was as gooc
q soldbug as Mckinley dared to Ok
and that Sherman was his most trusted
adviser. He declared that the Demo
cratic party in power no more repre-
sented the principles OF Jefferson anc
Jackson than ne possessed those O
Mckinley. 1.-The very name OF CleVe
land is despised by all true Democrats
BE stands today before the American
people as the only Democratic Presl
dent who was ever reppdlated Oy nj
own party. He will go down into ms
Slo~ SIS the monumental failure OF TIM
century.' These>ssntiments were ap
plauded and jeered. AT this point tn
Senator poured Same hot shot on tn
Republican party and q man IN tn
audiepce shouted: Hoy about Ao'
Lincolns'' He replied: ''Lincolr
was too good a man for you to tax
his name in vain" The queslone
grew excited ana wanted 10 tnresn liz
Senator, but the latter was unshaSen
Then several In the crowd saw tn
horses and yelled. We've go
enough speech. We want races.
This cry was taken up by others. Th'
Senator started to speak. bis Volc
was drowned by yells: He calnl,
gazed on the audience for minute
then said: ''I don't know what a.
this nose is about" He was again
choked off. He waited another min
,te then commenced: Il came here
but he was interrupted. He turn
ed around and said to those IN IN
Judges stand, Its nobody but boys.
He made another attempt, and sgaiI
was stopped by cat-calls.
''If you fair people want me to &c
out" he said to the fair officials n n
s@e31 sIT will. if not 7 will S2y her