The Irish standard., 1896-07-11

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John Prentiss Poe, Maryland,
SCI. w. Drew. New Hampshire.
9. Q. Holman, Maine,
"P. J.aFarrell, Vermont,
''Linde Harrison Connecticut,
David S. Baker Rhode Island,
Thos. A. C. Weadoclk, Michigan
flames E. OBrien. Minnesota,
John E. Russell, Massachusetts,,
''R. e. Wright. Pennsylvania.
william r. Steele South Oak.
"Allen McDermott. New jersey :
An amendment endorsing the admins
tration Of Cleveland was read and cheered.
Mr.. Whitney rose with the New York dele
cation and joined In the cheering, but MT.
Hill remained in his seat.
The amendments proposed to be onered
by Senator, Hill were then read as fol-
lows:
First Amendment-But it should be
carefully provided by law at the same
time that any change in the monetary
standard should not apply to existing con-
tracts.
Second Amendment--Our advocacy OF
the independent free coinage of silver, be-
ing based ON the belief that such coinage
will effect and maintain parity between
gold and silver at the ratio Of 16 to 1. we
declare as pledge Of our sincerity that
IL such free coinage shall fail to effect such
parity within one year from It's enactment
by law such coinage shall thereupon be
suspended.
The chairman then announced that Sen
ator Tillman of South Carolina. would
now offer an amendment ana would be
heard for five minutes. This statement
met the favor OF the audience and at 1880
Senator Iillman mounted the platform
amid much applause. He said that he
could do more than make partial allus-
ions to the important planks in the plat
form. He would begin by introducing
himself to the representatives of the Dem.
ocracy Of the United States as 1 am-not
as the lying newspapers have taught you
to think me. (Cheers.) He hoped they
would carry away from the convention a
South Carolina from that which they now
held. He came from the land of secession,
from South Carolina "a hiss. "Ah," said
Mr.. Tillman, turning in the direction from
which the offense came, there are but
three things in the world that hiss, the
goose the serpent and the man" CHEERS
and laughter.)
He did not know whether he could say
he was representative Of all the Southern
states. (Shouts Of Eyes" and ''No.") He
had gone through IA Southern states since
April last announcing a new declaration
of Observation-Disclosures silver at Is to L.
(Cheers.) Since the war the South had
solidly Democratic. While the South
thanked the Democracy Of New York,
Connecticut and New Jersey for it's assist
ance and cooperation in the past and for
its protection, the South had realized,
long since, that it's people were but hewers
of wood and drawers of water for the
North and East, to which they were tied
in bondage and were having their SUBJ
stance eaten out. The people Of the West
had also come to realize for the last years
that the conditions of the South and West
were identical. Hence it wos found that
tho nanonnrqf narfV- nf the West
here in almost solid phaianx to help relieve
the South Of that incubus. (Slight ap-
plause.)
Senator Tillman went on to give figures
from the census by way Of comparison in
order to show how the Eastern states had
gained in wealth over the Western and
Southern states for the last decade. He
said he knew that the newspapers would
not publish his figures, but he would state
them to his hearers. 1t had been asserted
yesterday by delegate from Massachu-
sets (Mr. George Fred Williams) that
this was not a sectional issue, but he (Mr.
Tillman) asserted that it was. (Shouts
of "No," "no.''}
'"The truth is mighty and will prevail"
he quoted and went on with his figures.
These figures he said proved the truth
Of what he had said, that the people Of
the South and West were nothing but
hewers of wood and drawers Of water for
been going to the East by reason Of the
finacial system and Of Republican legls-
lation.
Up to this time Senator Tillrian had fail
ed to stir up any sympathy or enthusiasm
in his audience, and the latter began to
give evidence Of Impotence and disap-
pointment by shouts of time" time"
although he had only occupied 20 out of
his so minutes. This demonstration plain
ly irritated him. but his anger was still
more aroused when ban1 in the vestbule
began, to play a popular air. The sergeant
alarms shouted to some Of his subor-
dinaes to stop that band
They were asked to endorse his honesty.
To this he opposed the fact of Cleveland
partner as a witness which gave ten mill
lion dollars to e syndicate. Cleveland
courage had consisted in overriding the
constitution which made both gold and
silver the money Of the country. His f.
deity was similarly ridiculed. Mr.. Hill,
he said, now appears here as Mr.. Cleve-
lands sponsor and apologist. In this con-.
applied them to thetNew York SENATOR:
IF fallen in evil days on evil tongues
Milton appealed to the avenger Time; !;
IF Time, the avenger, execrates his wrongs,
And makes the word "A1iltonis" mean
sublime" .
He deigned not to believe his soul in songs,
Nor turn his voice talent to crime.
He did not loathe the sire to laud the son
But closed the tyrant-hater he begun
The point Of the quotation failed to
reach the audience and it fell fiat.
'The people of the south and west"
Mr.. Tillman continued, "'being inlpover-
ished by the financial system, cannot buy
the products of the northern factories and
the consequence is that these factories are
idle and the home market which the Re-
publican party has always clamored for
has been partly OF wholly destroyed. The
farmers of the north and east are just
as Impoverished as we are and are ready
to join the army of emancipation (sone ap-
plause).
The music went on in spite OF those or
lers. Where Mr.. Tillrnai. asked as
soon as he could be heard once more,
where is New York now?'' CHEERS.
Where is its leader q silver delegate? In
the soup. (Laughter).
When Mr.. Tillrnan succeeded in getting
another spell Of a hearing he spoke of
the newspaper denunciation OF himself and
his silver friends as a lot of bowling der
wishes and silver lunatics and the aud
fence shouted it's approval Of that opin-
ion The men who opposed him four years
ago when he was a candidate for nOnina-
ton for the presidency he said, "are now
at my back
.Oh, boil it down" came as an interrupt
ton from one Of the audience and the
whole audience took up the idea and
shouted SO that Mr.. Tillnan, was forced to
be silent for some minutes. The sergeant
alarms threatened to clear the galleries
unless order was restored, but the threat
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