The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-03-27
TILLMAN'S SPEECH.
EDITOR OF the BIMETALliST
SAYS IT'S GOOD.


. n 'efs energetic and quite unanl
nous In denouncing the recent speec
: OF the senator from South Carolina 4
: coarse and brutal" IL cannot. how
q ever. have escaped the attention OF IA
: discriminating reader that the advers
, criticisms have been leveled al the mer
veroiage-the style and temper OF N,
speech rather than its substance. an,
that no serious attempt has been maa.
10 show that he did not tell the truth
Everybody will admit that in the dis
cussion OF grave public questions ths
nearer we can keep TO the line Of decrr-
UNI and dignity OF expression. the better
But II should also be admitted that the
truth told in coarse and homely way
is INFINITELY better than deception ans
falsehood clothed in the most elegant
and polished diction.
Senator Tillman is a plain. blunt mar
He comes directly from the hodx Of tho
people. rejecting their thoughts ar
speaking their language with no efor-
az disguise. Being an entirely new
member OF the senate. il was regarded
as bordering on presumption for him
70 even speak al all upon the bond bill
OUT when he disda;ned 10 or Dlov the
smooth phrasing which NAV either cu-
like razor a mean nothing according
70 It's Interpretation. his offense was
most rank.
An examination of the speech as il
was actually delivered. al once dis
closes the reason for the line OF crit
cism. which. completely ignoring the
facts stated and the arguments made
was directed solely 10 the language in
winch ne expressed himself. II was
iar easier to accuse him of being --bru-
tai than II was to overthrox his state ,
ment OF facts. or refute the arguments
which he made.
eonceding that his attack upon Pres
dent Cleveland might have been made
httie less savage. and that one or two ,
'r MS epithets might have been
united. the speech is nevertheless
air presentation Of the industrial and
monetary situation as il exists in This
ountry to-day.
In effect he characterizes Cleveland
'ariisie and Sherman as the subserv-
ent tools OF the money power. and c
ne TWO former as traitors to democratic
rinciples. c
~ would be dificult matter for any ?
ian to successfully disp-ove these ac- e
nsations, and they will be accepted as 4
rue by millions Of American people. 4
here Is no room for reasonable doubt q
lat the moneyed classes Of the country
ave unbounded confidence in both y
leveland and Sherman. and IL they G.
ave not equal confidence in Carlisle "
Is only because he is so recent a con- n
art to their views. pl
II Is but natural that these classes in
iould be loyal TO men all OF whose ca
'mpathies and predictions seem 10 OF
on the side Of wealth. II is per- ID
city safe to say that every official az, III
utterance of Cleveland. Carlisle ana Sd
herman has. in the main. been salts
Glory to those hnanciers whose ambi-
On IL Is to absolutely control the mon n
airy affairs OF this country. That
csc nnanciers are actuated BY a self
motive Is too plain to admit Of Sc.
BUS discussion. That their Interest,".
e Numerically opposed to those OF
toiling and producing classes ought r,
De plain to any person who has
ougn Intelligence to comprehend any
'tter OF business. That when a syn -,
cate OF bankers buy Ss2 900 900 in
nds from the government for $40 600 i,
less than they are worth in the mar
I, man with as much sense Al an :.
1ia rubber monkey ought to be able
see tnat they have made IL out NJ :
toiiers and producers OF the conn.,
: Where else could it come from, -
oduction is the source Of all wealth :
the products Of labor constitute the
ID out OF which all money payments "n
st ultimately be made.
nat Cleveland and Carlisle have de-
erately turned their backs on The mel
nocracy Of Jefferson and jackson a.
tiers OF finance. and accented the
as OF Sherman. is fact that no hon
student OF American history will FRO
2 to deny.
nat they have also deliberately re- ~
lated the platform Of 1892 upon Tax
ca Mr.. Cleveland was elected and
en- he pretended to indorse. will no, II
seriously questioned by any person
able OF reading that platform. and Up I
capable OF distinguishing between III
h and falsehood You
We hold TO the use of both gold ana
r as the standard money OF the Is
TRY. and to the coinage Of both gold
silver without discriminating Tho
INST either metal or charge for mint
Ar
at IL part OF the language OF the
orm. and surely neither Mr.. Clexe- They
nor Mr.. Carlisle nor Mr.. Anybodv-
viii deny that IL means sometime An
language is the most positive Thou
ration for the coinage OF both me-,
ithout discrimination. An
es, says Mr.. Cleveland's apologist As ",
read what follows Wen here
Ne
hat the dollar unit OF coinage =.
metals must be OF equal intrinsic Az "a
xchangeable value. 70 be adius,es
gh international arream1o, 49, -