The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07
ment OF the great masses Of the peo-
pIs in both the South and West

Die In DOk0 the s0Utn anu W 1I-
SENATOR TKILKK's SPEECH.
The FIRST speech Was By Senator
Teller on last Wednesday. 1, WAS in
reply to . speech made BY senator
sherman In which he riaicgied the sill
yer craze, and said that the Republic
can party would declare for the gold
standard and nominate . man opposed
to free silver fog President. Senator
Teller, in replying, took occasion to re-
view, 10 some extent, the record Of the
Republican party. lie showed how,
under the leadership of Sherman and
other gold men, it had drifsed from
the great principles OF Abraham Lin
coin until il had become the party OF
the bond-holders and monopolists.
Mr.. Teller gave out some party secrets.
He told how the Western Republicans
had determined not TO support the
Mckinley bill in 1890, and how at last
they allowed il to pass in return for
the passage OF the sherman silver law
which provided for q monthly increase
of the money OF the country. MIR. Tel
Ter then bitterly arraigned Sherman
and the other gold Republicans in
breaking their compact with the Re-
publicans in joining with the gold
Democrats in 1898 to repeal the silver
law at the dictation Of Grover Cleye-
land. He said that Mr.. Sherman and
the other gold Republicans were now
openly advocating the gold standard,
and were trying to get in power to
force upon the country another Mckin-
ley bill, and keep upon them the gold
standard at the same time. He said
tina: every sane man knew that the
Mckinley bill, if re-enacted, would
not give the people prosperity while
we were under gold standard.
Proceeding, MIR. Teller said: "Tra-
versing the country and shouting
there is now a band of men who have
labeled their candidate for the Presi-
dency (Mckinley) the advance agent
of prosperity The people, who Iook
to this man as their saviour will find
that they have been again teluded and
deceived. The agent of prosperity il
not yet in sight, and will not be in
sight until we have a candidate for the
Presidency who will stand for chang.
ing this odious and infamous system
of finance"
Senator Teller, continuing said: 81
do not intend to remain quiet and al
low the Senator from Ohio, and Others
| who agree with him, to fool the people
any longer. The issue between the
people and the gold trust must b,
drawn squarely in the coming cam.
| paign. Dodging and stra1dling viii
not fool the people longer. | lOOl
with fear and trembling upon the &C
tiOn of my party convention at st
Louis. If it should declare agains
the people and for the gold standard
then l shall not act with it further
When the party to which | belon,
ceases to represent my deep-seated AM
long established convictions, l shall
cease to act with it. l shall stand b,
my convictions. l should despise my
self if, holding the views lido, l SHOULD
lift my hand to put in power as Presi
dent a man who would exercise iron
the White House the slightest influ
ence to continue the present ruinOu
system of finance. The time has com
for the people to take stand. As 70
myself. | will vote this year as
speak,"
This speech was listened to atten
lively by every Senator and by tn
crowded galleries, and created pre-
: found impression. Senator Sherma
attempted to reply, but his speech wa
simply a rehash of his stale argumen
in support Of the gold standard. Sen
ator Teller's speech is the more signi
ficant because it is known that it reI
resents the views of nearly every Ser
: atOr and Congressman west of the Mis-
souri, river. Senator Teller has TIRE
mendous influence in the West, and
is generally conceded THAI under hi
leadership and influence nearly ever
: Western State will cast its elector.
vote next November in .ccordant
!, with the bold declaration of princip
: and purpose as expressed above.
SENATOR TILLMAN's SPEECH.
! The next note of defiance came fro
the South. 1t followed Senator Teller
speech only two days later, on la
: Friday. 1t was in reply to a speec
. from Senator Hill in which the Ne
e York Senator was UNFOLDING the gol
f standard and apOlOgizing for some
, the acts of the administration. Sen;
y tor Hill, in his speech, had referred
+ Senator Tillman as one of the cOter
n of Peoples party Senators. In Openir
d his speech in reply, Senator Tillma
said:
n 81 had rather be in such a cOter
: than with certain men on this side
the chamber who go around masque
n aiding as Democrats, but who are,
v fact, John Sherman Republicans, al
e l will prove it before l get through
9 Senator Tillman proceeded to a
n raign the administration, and to sho
t up the record of the gold Democrat
8 Senators in supporting the administr
r ton. In referring to Cleveland's Dol
t. issues and gold policy, he said:
le eff Grover Cleveland ever goes b
= fore the people again, he can bear
d his brow the eulOgy of the Senat
a from Ohio (Mr. Sherman) who t
q other day declared on the floor of tt
% chamber that the President had simp
l. done his duty. Grover Clevelar
# John Sherman and John Carlisle 8
1t linked together-they are affiniti
n The question is: will the people be
" damnably foolish as to ever trust the
1t or any who agree with them again"
" Mr.. Tillman proceeded to show til
n the great masses of the people in t
g. Democratic party in the South belle
De in the principles of ThOs. LETTERS
" and Andrew Jackson, and said tt
" they would stand by these princip
le and would not be fooled into followi
m the principles of Sherman and Gle,
r, land, even though they had Den
tie cratic label on them.
he At this point Senator Hill interru]
Ut ed him and said that he did not thi
1t that Senator Tillman represented
I'd Democrats of the South. Whereup
OF Senator Tillman, turning and faci
er Senator Hill, and walking down
ne aisle pointing his finger directly
n him, said: -
of "At least, sir, l represent on tt
o. floor the people of South Carolina, a
le can say to certainty what they "
I'd do, and that is more than you can
ne or say for your State. You do not r,
" resent the people even of your O.
Of State. You simply represent the boz
holders and bankers of Wall street.
We Closing his speech, Senator Tillm
r? deliberately and in measured VOL
re served notice on the gold Democr
be and on the country that if the mol
er polistic and BODYBUILDING elemt
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