Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-01
SPEECHOF 3. r. TlLLMAN AT DEN
YER, COLORADO.

copy OF the Rocky Mountain News con-
tanning speech Of Senator Tllman, delivered
at Denver, Wednesday evening April - de-
voted chiefly to the question of finance now
so prominently before the country Mr..
Severance commends the speech and
suggests handing it to the REGISTER to
publish. Want of space prevents us from
printing the whole speech, but we give several
extracts below The Rocky Mountain News
says:
In an imprisoned, vet logical address, Sen
ator Benjamin K. Iillman of South Carolina
held the attention of a magnificent audience
at the Broadway theater last evening for more
than two hours.
Such a speech has never before been heard
insDenver The man. fresh from his assaults
upon the citadels of the corporations at Wash
ington, spoke burning words. While his Ian
guage was strong at times, It contained al
ways the seed of truth. and the vast audience
was unstnted in its applause and its approval
of the sentiments expressed in unique fashion
by the "farmer senator.
To the surprise Of many, there was not
word OF personal abuse, save as the men In
high position were referred to in connection
with some principle. There is charm about
anayze Conviction comes with the first
glance at the piercing brown eye, and the
tightly-closed lips, as the spoken sentence
goes on its mission, that the man is dead in
earnest Taken into his confidence, the
auditors at once begin to view the subject
from the light Of the speaker. These rcla-
tions are continued until the last word is
spoken.
1t is not an eXaggeration to say that thous-
ands stood to listen to the speech An audi
forum with ten times the seating capacity of
the biggest theater in the West would not
have held the crowd And vet when the
speaker said that he would not long weary
the patience of those who must stand, it was
the people who had TO remain in the aisles
who insisted that the orator should continue.
ovEReeARlNo CORPORATIONS.
The thread that ran through all was that
the rights OF the people had been trampled
under foot at the behest OF the corporations.
Silver was talked, but not to the exclusion Of
other matters connected with the condition Of
the country. No Goals were unnecessarily
carried to Newcastle last night
Certainly an orator never looked into the
faces OF more enthusiastic listeners. and the
inspiration was manifest i'm the burst Of clo-
quence at times that aWcd and then drought
down the house with round, Of applause.
1ilman is natural-norn orator and rare
opportunity for display Of his gifts was pre-
scented last evening. From the stage he
looked upon what seemed an mmeaSurahle
sea of faces. Clear to the roof of the theater
men and women packed every available inch
OF space. Even the second and third bal
comics were crowded, and standing room was
i'll demand. Broadway theatcr has been
filled to its utmost on many occasions, but it
never held a crowd Within its wall, equal in
numbers to that OF last night.
The magnificent tribute was largely to the
man himself, and this the senator seemed to
deeply appreciate His speech is given in
full below, and a resume would do the argu-
ment injustice 1t was a terrible arraignment
of both the old parties for their treachery to
the common people.
Mr.. Tillman began as follows;
Mr.. President, Gentlemen Of the Demo-
cratic Convention, Ladies and Fellow titi-
zens;
discovered last night that Colorado never
does anything by halves, not even shaking
hands. (Iaughter.) And when | look
around and up to the right, to the left and
in front, must be excused when say that
this outpourng OF the citizens Of this state to
greet a stranger, touches me deeply. ! am
especially glad TO see SO many Of Colorado ;
fair daughters here They have the advan-
tage of their sisters in most Of the other
States, inasmuch as they are your equals IN
the question as to who shall be your officers.
They are Your superiOrs in everything else.
(Applause.) And knowing the women, as |
do, and loving the whole sex as do, am
assured that when the women take hold Of
this fight, and teach YOU your duty, if You do
not know it, that victory is near at hand
applause
taken somewhat aback last night by an
unexpected turn in the speech IT the gentle