The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-02-06
Ti|man Pr0dS Cleveland
He USES THE FAMOUS P|TCHFORK,
Cleveland Bosolted Tyant" and Car
Isle the Judas from kentucky "--RepeaI
OF the Sherman Law "Damnabio Plot"

States Senate on the 29th ult. He
took tho lloor on the pending silver
bond bill, and as it was known that he
would speak on that day, the galleries
were quickly filed and he was accorded
the closest attention. He went dowr
tho aisle from his scat in tho rear tt
one in the front row, immediately ir
front of the presiding officer. Ho was
provided with manuscript, but spoke
extomporaneously Al the beginning.
Mr.. Prcsdont," !" the Senator began
it is not saying too much and fec
warranted in charging that the dc
rangement in our finances and all this
cry about sound money and maintain
ing the honor and credit Of the United
States arc all part and parcel Of a
damnabte scheme of robbery, which
had for It's object, first, the utter
destruction pof silver Us Il money metal;
second, the increase Of tho pubIic debt
the issue OF bonds payable in gold,
ana third, the surrender to corpora
tlons OF the power to issue all paper
money and give them monopoly of
that function"
Senator Tillman referred to the
Sherman silver law Of 1890, and in this
connection said:
"The silver Republicans Of the West
who had deserted the silver Democrats
OF the South and accepted the com
promise offered by Senator Sherman,
may take warning as to what faith or
trust they can put in the utterances or
actions of the Senator from Ohio us TO
legislation in regard to our finances.
The timo for another Presidential
election approaches. They must un-
dcrstund that tine election of any man
to the Presidency who would veto a
free coinage bill means defeat. #
means moro; it means continued
disaster to our industries aud Increased
poverty to The masses OF our people,"
Under the Sherman law" he con
tlnuCd, there was a diminuton OF
the amount Of free gold in gradually
decreasing scale, but not enough to
cause any alarm. During the entire
year Of 1891 and the entire wear of
1892, there was approximately rs
much gold as there was during 1881
and 1888.
WALL STREET DICTATED NOMlNA.
TlONS.
eff the secret history of the veal
1892 shall cvcr be written it will dis
close the fact, which cannot be proven
now, but Of which | have not the
slightest doubt that the gold ring O
Now York, which embraces nearly al
the bankers in tho castern and middle
States and the stock gamblers OF Wal
street, controlled the Presidential
nominations Of both the Democratic
and Republican parties and had al
understanding with the managers on
with both the candidates themselves
in regard to what policy should bt
pursued towards our finances. They
contributed money for the booming o
Mr.. Cleveland, as the only available
Democratic candidate and they abused
and ridiculcd cvory other Democratic
aspiraut.
There was plain evidence to show
that the President himself had weaken
ed on tho question Of tarilf reform
and the financial plank was cunningly
drafted so as to satify both gold and
silver men, with the intention that it
should be interpreted, if Cleveland
WIS elected, as meaning the cessation
Of silver coinage and tho forcing OF q
gold standard upon the people.
Whether the scheme was agreed to by
the President in person or not, and
whether he bound himself in plain
tcrms or not will perhaps, never he
known. His course has been unswcrv-
ing in the absolute contradiction OF his
public professions and letter Of nc.
ceptancc."
There had been no trouble with the
gold reserve, the Senator assorted, and
no hint Of any loss of confidence in the
national credit until about the time
Of the last Preside election. Then
for the first time we got IL glimpse Of
the conspiracy which he iIau rcfcrl ed
to before.
ORIGIN OF THE GOLD SCARE.
Secretary Foster gave the holders
nf groom hnrks and pptpS tho
option Of having government paper
cashcd in gold or silver and as they
all demanded gold, the gold in tho
treasury rapidly ran down. The iinan-
cial papers took up the cry of the
country going to IL silver basis, and the
first premonitory brcczcs Of the panic
OF 1893 swept over the land and the
cOnspirators fomontcd it by every
possible means.
The Scuator quoted from President
- Clevcland's response to the committee
that notified him of his nomination
the last time and declared thcrc was
nothing In it to warrant one to expect
that tho leader of the Democratic
party ruld ignore the platform and
treat W oh contempt the trusted lieu
tenants whom tho people had sent tC
the national capital to assist in shap,
ing legislation. The language would
leau us 10 expect tho very reverse
How many, he asked, Of these reason
able expectations havo been met?
Whose advice has he (the Prcsi
dent recognized? None but that o
the boot. ,ickS and sycophants, who
have cra"lcd on their knees for tho
crumbs of patronage and betrayed
their constituents for tho Offices in his
gift. In the entire history of this
country the high office of President
has mover been SO prostituted, anC
never has the appointing power bcor
SO abused. Claiming to be the apostl.
Of civil service reform, he has de
bauched tho civil service by making
appointments only Of those whose
sponsors would surrender their man
hood, and with bated breath walk will
submissive head in his presence.
CLEVELAND a "BEsoTTED TYRANT.
"With relentless purpose he ha
ignored his oath Of Office, to upholt
and obey the law, and has paid ou
gold instead of coin, and issued bond