The Portland daily press., 1896-01-31
TILLNAN'S TRADE.
His Maiden Speech Proves a
ScOrcher.
THE SENATOR'S DID NOT BOTHER
TO CONGRATULATE HIM.

With Merciiess Bitterness and Almost
Anarchistic Language He Scored
Cleveland-"Bull Headed, self-Idol-
atrous, Betrayer of His Party and the
Partner of the Gold Ring
New York. January 80. - A Herald
special from Washington says:
Senator Allen Of Nebraska can no long
or pose as the champion OF the anarchists
on the floor of the Senate. IKE new
populist Senator from South Carolina,
Senator Tillman, made speech today,
by the side of which tho most violent Ut
terances of the Nebraska Senator seem
conservative.
He threatened Congress with an army
OF agrarians and communists. who
would march to Washington with rifles
ID their hands to regain the liberties
which have beer stolen from them, or
which the Representatives have sold. lie
predicted that, after having failed to
obtain relief by the ballot, the masses of
the country would rise up and obtain it
by bullets. All OF this wild talk was in
speech nom1nally in support of the free
silver substitute for the bond bill which
is now pending in the Senate.
In addition to threatening anarchy
and bloodshed if Congress did not at
once overturn the gold power by the
passage OF a free coinage bill, Senator
Tillman indulg5d in the coarsest abuse
of the Executive and Congress-
| During the delivery of this remarkable
harangue Senators sat in their seats and
| looked at one another in blank aston ish-
ment. They had been led to expect al
| most anything from the Senator from
South Carolina, but not one of them
was prepared for such food of abuse
| The galleries We're throDged with a Gu
rlOus crowd, anxious to hear the first
speech of the new Senator. That there
were. some persons in the galleries who
were in sympathy with the anarchistic
utEerances of the Senator was made APP
parent by the incipient applause which
folio we'd some of his expressions, but
which was quickly suppressed by the
| Vice President and the doorkeepers.
1t is customary in the Senate when a
Senator has delivered a set speech, and
especially when it is a maioen speech,
for his brother Senators to gather about
him and congratulate him upon his
effort, but 1t was noticeable today that
not single Senator, not even the Popu-
lists, congratu lied Senator Tillman.
"DAMNABLE SCHEME OF ROB
Berry,
When the Vice President laid before the
OcutttG tlc I1OuSc UOuNi Dllls I'LL VIC lIct
coinage substitute, Senator Tillman
walked to the front row of seats on the
Democratic SIDE and spoke from the desk
of Mr.. Jone-, Democrat, of Arkansas,
on that Senators invitation.
He charged that the financial derange-
ment and all the cry about sound money
were part and parcel of damna BILE
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first, tho utter destruction Of silver as II
money metal second, the increase Of the
public debt by the issue OF gold bonds.
and, third, the surrender to corporations
of the power 80 issue all paper money
and to give them d monopoly OF that fuDc-
| Iion.
ssIf the secret history of the year 1899
should ever be written, it will disclose
| the fact that The gold ring Of New York,
| which en- braced nearly all the bankers
| in the Eastern and Middle states and the
stock gam blers of Wall street, CONSTRUCTED
| the Presidential nominations 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 be pursued toward our finances.
They contributed money for the
booming of Mr.. Cleveland as tie only
available candidate, and they abused
and ridicuied every other Democratic
aspirant Mr.. Cleveland was undoubt-
eddy very strong with the mass Of the
| people, and his patriotic and sympathe-
| tic utterances during his first admins
tration i'll behalf of the agricultural
classes gave him great strength. But
there was no doubt that money was used
layishly and that there were pledges
made in regard to the distribution OF
| patronage as means of controlling dele
| gates and securing votes.
| EThere was plain evidence TO show
| that the President himself weakened on
the question of tariff reform, and the
| financial plank was cunningly drafted
so as to satisfy both gold and silver men,
with the intention that it should be in
terpreted, If Mr.. Cleveland was ele3ted.
as meaning the cessation of silver coil
age and the forcing of gold standard
| upon the people.
Interpreted according 60 the plain use
and meaning of Eng fish words
THE PLATFORM MEANT BIME.
| TALLISM,
but there were conditions and ambiguous
phrases which had afforded an excuse
to the elastic conscience of the bull
headed and self-idolatrous man who
holds the reins, TO pursue the policy he
has.
Whether the scheme was agreed to by
the President in person or not, an6
| whether he bound himself in plain terms
or not, would perhaps never be known.
His course has beel unswervinR in the
absolute contradiction of his public
professions and letter of acceptance.
"The expectations and interests Of the
people had been forgotten and ignored
The party which elected him had beer
betrayed and its banners, which foated
80 triumphanty in the breezes of 1892
now trailed in the dust of defeat The
practical destruction of the party hat
been accomplished.
In the entire history Of this country,
the high office of President has never
been SO prostituted, and never has th'
appointing power been 80 abused.
Claiming to be the apostle Of civi
service reform. he has debauohed the ciyi
service by making appointments only tx
those whose sponsors would surrender
their manhood, and, with bated breath
walk with submissive head in his pres
ence.
with relentless purpose he has ignored
his oath of office to uphold and obey thu
law, and has paid out gold instead O
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