Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-14
HEARD TILLMAN SPEAK
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ence whatever in the Cleveland system
and that which Mckinley promises to
give the country
For the benefit of Republicans who tie
their hopes of prosperity to high tariff,
he demonstrated conclusively that pro-
lection must be failure until the linan-
cial question is settled right He ex-
planned how the farmers of the South
and West must sell their products in
foreign markets, because the people of
the North and East have not got the
money to purchase the necessaries of
| life in such quantities as they should,
and ,by competing with the labor of In
dia and Egypt, which is four-fold cheap
or than the labor which emigrates to
America, the prices received for Ameri-
can products are so low that after fixed
charges are paid by the farmers of this
country they have nothing left with
which to purchase the products OF Nor
thern mills and factories. Consequent
ly, protection avails nothing to the
| ltlbblt lOl WIZ luIIltIS NHueT present
conditions, aud the mints must open be-
fore the mills can.
Continuing, he gave very instruc-
tive account of how the law gives value
to money, taking for his text the cry of
the 53-cent dollar Before concluding
he answered questions, and his replies
were very satisfactory to the audience,
il not to the questioners. A few times
he was interrupted in his address by
| persons in the audience, but his sharp.
caustic answers made that work too
dangerous to the Mckinley followers
who intended to tangle him in his argu-
ments. He retired amid great applause
after repeating his two famous propo-
Sitions, viz; To debate the money ques-
tion with Hon. Thomas b. Reed, ex-
President Harrison or any other man,
anytime and anywhere, or to speak con-
tinuously until election day in Joint
debate in this state with any prominent
Republican, claiming that he will there
by carry Pennsylvania for Bryan and
| Sewall.
Previous to Senator Tillman's address,
the audience was entertained by Chair
man John II. Biglow, of Hazleton, and
William Wilhelm, of Pottsvillc, two sill
yer Republicans. The latter made an
address, which, from its genuine sin
cerity, cannot have failed to make an
impression upon those independent citi-
zenS who heard it. The gentleman is a
noted orator and a Republican of ma
tional reputation. His explanation OF
why he, a man who has never voted a
| Democratic county, state or national
ticket in his life, left his party and ad-
vocates the election of Bryan, was given
in language as choice as it was pathetic
| He stated that he came from old Aboli-
tion stock; was born and reared on the
| Southern border, where years ago it
tried mems souls to be Republicans; has
been consistent party man since his
coming to this state; has been honored
time and again by his party, and receiv-
ed many dollars directly and Indirectly
through his connections with it; has
everything to lose, from worldly point
OF view, and nothing to gain, in taking
this step; how he had counseled with
the prominent Republicans of the coun-
try and tried to have his party become
tho savior of the nation in 1896 as in
1861; how he had failed to overcome the
money power at the st. Louis conven-
tion, and there saw his party turn from
the common people. His conscience
told him the cause of silver was morally
and legally just, and that his children
may say that he "tricd to be an honest
man" he acknowledges the faith that
is in him, let the consequences be what
they may.
The meeting closed with few remarks
from ID. j. Mccarthy, who had just ar
rived from the Harrisburg convention,
where he helped to set the Democracy of
Pennsylvania on the right track once
more. He issued a challenge, on behalf
of Messrs. Garman, Long and himself,
to meet the Republican candidates for
congress, the senate and the legislature,
or any others, in joint debate anywhere
in the districts.
A serenade to Mr.. Tillman by the
Liberty band ended one of the greatest
free silver meetings that Luzerue coun-
! ty has vet Witnessed