The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-26
TILLMAN SPEAKS
He Gives the Press of New York CITY
Fits


assemblage. The meeting was ,,ndar ~
auspices OF the American silver orpaniza
ton which has for its sponsors tho
Dung Democracy better known rs
ex-Sheriff James OBrien's followers
Senator Ben Tillman, of South Can.
lina the chief speaker, received an ovs-
ton as he walked upon the platform and
took his seat under an ancient painting
of Horace Greedy.
me meeting was called to order bv
george T. heeney, who called attention
TO the presence of Senator Tillman. The
mention of the Senator's name set the
audience to applauding again and again
ana they cheered vigorously for several
minutes
Senator BiXbie, of the estate Democ-
racy and Alexander Delmar made brief
speeches after which Senator Tillman was
introduced He was again loudly
cheered and began his speech with bit
ter attack on the press of New York.
Then continuing, he said in part:
some OF you perhaps have formed Your
opinions about me. | have also formed
mine ABOUT you. You are the most igno-
rant ana benighted community in the
oh!'eu states. Your newspapers upon
Mhich you alone depend for your news
ana knowledge of public men and affairs
have studiously kept you hide bound and
narrow by giving you only one side of
TINS question. Right here let me say
'nat you are the biggest lot of newspaper
Sluttons ever saw in my life
nave seen the time | would vote for
any man at his bidding whether idiot or
thief, but have got above that. Though
! appear here as IL Democrat. | anpear
here also in the higher role of an Ameri
cam
He sarcastically reviewed the political
history and legislation since Mr.. Cleye-
land was first elected President. maxine
bitter attacks on him.
He then declared that the currency fight
was sectional one, adding that "bimet
allism is national, gold-buggery is sec
tional.'
You are driving us to the alternative
OF Reputation or confiscation," he de-
clared. This is why am glad to come
mere and carry the war into Africa. for
TINS Is the head centre of the devilment.
This is why came to New York. within
II mile of Wall street, where Won are SIR
rounded by millionaires, where YOU be-
long to them as slaves and ask YOU TO rise
IN your majesty and throw off this yoke
But tell you right now that we are not
calculating upon your doing it. But we
90 expect your help and our planning is
money!
He compared the wealth of the Fast
with that of the West and South. and
added; THE South and West cultivates
corn and wheat. The Eastern man chiefly
cultivates bonds. The Eastern wealth
gatherer sits on velvet cushions awaiting
dividends -
Some one in the audience said: 1--WE
hustled for it, and Senator Tillman
quickly replied: ~ say that if Won claim
you are more economical. have any more
sense or are more Industrious that YOU
are liars
81 How many OF YOU here have got
wealth. If any such has wandered in
here he will 90 out and hang himself be
fore morning. for he knows that he has
stolen it. The millions in your Golfers
have been stolen from the rank and file
from the toilers here rs well as in South
Carolina and Illinois,
n man demanded the right To ask the
speaker if the gold bugs had gobbled all
the money, and the people were paupers
II the silver bugs did not do the same.
w We have not, said Senator Tillmnn
had silver bug in the United States
since 1873, but we are coming, Father
Abraham, 3O0,O00,000 strong. We ex-
pect to elect II President, II House and a
senate without men like you.
The Senator concludes as follows: "As
you seem to agree with the Democracy of
the South and West that silver should he
iuiiy remonetized, respectfully submit
1T to your candid Judgment whether this
restoration of the rights of our people'is
not more justly To he expected from the
action and power of our own Government
that has never failed in such an cffortt
than from Great Britain or any combina-
tion OF European powers who will do
nothing of the kind, except upon the i'll
ducement of some selfish motive?
The money of this country is congest
ed i'll the Golfers of Wall street and that
Is why the men of the South and West
complain
why do You hear now of 10c dollar
Because the ratio has been DESTROYED bv
Congress and it is now worth but 30 or
ou cents. Why is it to-day at Il ratio of
81 To -? Because CONGRESS i'm 1873
through the rascality of Sherman made il
so. They protected one metal and turned
the other out of doors. WHY did Sher-
man do it? Because at the close of the
war, the United States owed some $27.-
O0O,O and the first thing they did was
to have Congress make law that the
greenbacks should he paid for in coin of
81 grains fine of silver orss223-10 fine of
gold. y AT the conclusion of the speech
free silver resolutions We're adopted and
William p. st. John was delegated to 20
TO the Democratic and Populist conven-
lions TO press them upon the delegates.
y call for silver convention in st. Louis
July % TO nominate or endorse Il Presi-
dental candidate was read, closing the
meeting.
MONUMENT DEDICATED.
Dallas Tex, June 2j. The Confederate
veterans dedicated a monument ut City