Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-12
C0XEY VS.. TILLMAN.
The Distinguished Gentlemen Discuss
Current Topics at Washington.
The Hobo Leader Wakes Sarcastic Over the
Senator's Recent Speech.

Washington, Feb. l1.-Senator B j.
Tillman and General Jacob S. Coxcy were
introduced to each other in the lobby Of
the Senate For the next 10 minutes ore
couldn't hear anything but the sound OF
the machinery At the expiration Of that
time the entente cordiale had been spilled
all over the floor, and the statesmen were
saying politely sarcastic things to one an
other.
1t all started with Tillmans recent
| speech. The senator is proud Of that
speech, ana proposes to have about 2, goo,
600 copies of it printed. II the post Office
authorities do not prohibit its passage
through the mails for statutory reasons
Uncle Sam win have to carry it free under
the Tillman frank.
| The senator told all Of this TO the leader
Of the Copmonweal Army, and was pre-
dieting several surprising things which
would result from the farmers perusal of
the speech. :
II don't know, said Coxey, with FAR
away look in his eyes After | spoke he
| fore the finance committee, printed and
circulated over half million copies Of my
speech, Cause and Cure 1t cost me al
awful lot Of money.
THE people are going to buy my
| speech, responded Mr.. Tillman.
Are they" inquired MIR. Coxey. If
you had tried to sell things around this
county half as hard as have, you'd change
your mind about that.
No. | wouldn't, answered Mr. TIL
man stoutly, rs he nudged the door Of the
chamber open with his foot. Do you see
that desk in there. See that pile Of letters
Well. that from people who commended
my speech That's just one mail 20
YES. know, replied the unimprcssed
General That's Just the sort OF mail
used to get when ! was In jail The chief
thing | noticed about il was that it didn'
get me out. | got some thousands OF
letters, but there arc 10000, 0o0 people IN
this country
Every one OF whom read my speech, -
inserted M. Tllman Here's good
specimen OF their comment
Mr. Tillman fished out letter and
handed it to Mr. Coxey. That is from
indianapolis Read IT, h. said.
Well, this seems To- be about the hot
test roast ever read commented Coxey
after reading few lines, and It's from
/ Philadelphia
Mr. Tilman looked grieved g" guess
gave you the wrong etetr, be said.
/ get a few ~ those. but they don / hart
me.
Well they hurt me whole lot, saii
Mr. Coxey, rueiully aud I'm only Just
getting over f. Now you take that eli
toral What sort % an idea are the
| readers of that paper going TO get Of You
They arr going to get the same idea Of You
that they had Of me, and you can't get
away from It, II seems 10 me your speech
is going TO drive away the very people W.
want to attract
Apparently the VIC hurt the senator
| for the stitTencd perceptbly, There is very
1 little unfayorable comment, he suggested
You don't see the Plttsburg and phila.
delphia papers, guess suggested Coxey
You can { trust newspapers. answered
the senator Look how they had the
people scared about You and your army
Nobody scared worth a cent when they
saw you
Coxey rallied pamcly and deity
countered with his celebrated non interest
bond plan.
The trouble about your speech is that
il doesn't suggest any remedy, said Mr.
Coxcy Now, | have remedy thar will
wipe out this evil you talk about, and
bring wealth peace aud prosperity to the
nation. would wipe out all interest,"
" You can t abolish interest said Mr.
rillman positively
And you can't pass the silver bll'' re
torted Mr.. Coxey. 1t requires the law
in both cases. Why the government has
abolished interest rs far as furnishing
money to the national banks is concerned.
All the money the national banks get
from the government they get without il
terest Now why should not the govern
ment furnish money direct to all the PEG
pie without interest by setting the idle and
unemployed people to work On public i'm
provementss'
This shot WAS fired at muzzlc velocity
of 9S, s6S, 5i9 feet second, and il carried
the south Carolina senator back into the
chamber.