The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-17
PITCHFORK BEN
TiIlman Net at Wichita by
Thousands.
& POpuIist Club Carries Pitch
forks in His Honor.
GIVEN AN OVATION.
Streets Near Depot and Hotel
Packed With People.
He Addresses the Crowd In a
Circus Tent.

TilIman of South Carolina arrived mere
on Santa Fe train at 1913 this morn
fng and was met at the depot by thous
ands Of people who packed all adjacent
streets The Populist club of 200 mem
bers carrying pitchforks the tines tied
with red. white and blue ribbons es-
corted the senator to his hotel He was
received with tremendous cheering,
large portion of the crowd falling in be-
hind his carriage.
The town is filed with visitors and
is ia gala attire. AT q o'clock this aft
ernoon ia a circus tent erected for
the purpose. Senator Tulman is tie
make am extended free silver speech
The audience viii be one of the great
est ever gathered here. Senator Till
man was in the best Of humor and Of
voice
4 reporter asked him what his bust
ness was when ne was not in politics.
Farming" he said with q laugh, as
if anybody VINO reads the papers. much
less works on one. ought to know
II am not anything but a farmer"
he continued. excepting q Democrat
j don't Own anything but land and
--The next use i will make of the
piIchforz viii be to probe the Paclflc
railroad sVindle- 1T is the greatest
steal that was ever perpetrated On
people. history mas no record Of such
q gl&anJle fraud ahd ll II lllile 4oI If 1o
be exposed"
senator AItITu1n DT0IZnr ms namU
down forcibly ON The arm of the chair
rs he uttered this sentence. Ills face
Ighted and his form seemed to be i'll ait
ease in its confinement. He wanted to
get ON his feet TO give force TO his ut
terances-
The Pacific railroads funding propo-
sitlon is just now of as much interest
to the South Carolina statesman as the
Cleveland financial policy
IT IS the greatest subject have ever
tackled YOU see 1T has been gOing on
since 1852. and when have the time
am g9lng to sifr the whole affair thor
ou@hly from the beginning down to the
present and inform myself ON this ter
rible question. All that L know just ait
present is that the robbery has been
going on for more than 3Q years, ana
that Huntington with his agents are ait
Washington industriQusly trying to set
q Dlh llfo1 n 70 continue the robbery
and to pro4ect him and the others in
their past misdeeds But 7 don't think
they VIII succeed this time They are
boasting that they have the committee.
but the bin that Huntington and his
friends want VIII never become a law
understand that there is some inter
est felt in the question out i'm the west
here Wei. cannot saw much AT pres
ent, as / have not had time to inquire
into -his monstr0us business. but VIII
be heard from later
On Mess the silver men of the country
ser together 4lcIAlnley VIII be the next
president. and cannot see what the
silver forces have to expect from him.
~ looks as II ha would get the I2cDubli-
can nomination without much effort +
continued senator Iilman speaking ON
the political outlook.
The Democratic nomination is rro5ner
begging. AS T have before said no one
cares to have it, The parity has been
betrayed and its banners which f0ated
SO triumphantly in the hreezes Of 1899
now trail in the dust OF disgrace and 10
one seems willing TO offer himself as q
Nlearous sacrifice on the altar of a dis
graced and dishonored party
Cleveland may De a candidate bl1t