The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-30

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on smoothly and enthusiastically.
Mr.. Tillman mounted q deserted re
freshment stand, where he spoke and
answered questions for one and a hall
hours. His audience included men OF
both parties.
After climbing on his perch he pro,
voked great cheering by saying: This
is as solid as the Bryan Democratic
party" His reception here was pleas
ing 10 him and he said: Il appreciate
this mark OF courtesy lie spoke OF
his treatment on the race track as fol
lows: II have spoken to many large
audiences in PennSYlyanla. have ad
dressed IN this State crowds that have
packed halls to Sutfocation and open
air meetings numbering 10000 aud
was the subject OF no discourtesy until
reached Reading. But wilt no:
Judge the fairness Of the city aud
county toward strangers by this un-
civil treatment. It was only I few
boys. am accustomed to bowling.
Wny this was mere zephyr compared
with the riots in South Carolina that
the newspapers lay at my door. But
the newspapers have maligned me. l
like quie:oess and am a peaceab!e
citizen. But when ! speak l talk
straight out and l may sometimes
tread on somebody's toes. | like TO
get up disc clssions when speak, IN or
der to get at the bottom Of the tiuan-
cial issue" The Senator next des'
crioed the struggle for party suprema-
cy since 1884 and referred - the dis
gust of the people for Cleveland and
his rotten Democratic Congress.
He said there was as great difference
between the Democracy Of Cleveland
and that of Bryan as there was be-
tween the Republicans OF Lincoln
and that of Mckinley. He termed the
Cleveland Democratic party "a Rs2ub
lican annex.
Senator Tillman then launched into
long argument on silver and gold.
He spoke about money, It's qualities
and nature, what it is and how 1t is
made. 1t is first medium of eN-
change through which commerce and
trade are carried on; second, legal ten
der for debt and taxes; third aud most
important Of all, 1t measures value
and fixes prices. There can De no
prices unless measured IN money.
Money is subject to the law Of supply
and demand, and when the Govern-
ment by It's action makes money
scarce it makes prices low, aud when
Congress makes money more plentiful
it makes prices high. The power Of
the government to contract the cur
rency and make money scarce is one
of the issues Of this campaign. Then
he told how silver was demonetlzed
And with it all, he said, the last issue
of bonds was made payable IN either
metal, showing the iailacy OF the SIN
gle gold standard. By the destruction
of one half of the money, the Senator
continued, they doubled the value CT
the other halt.
He gave this illustration: ''Sappose
we here constituted the whole world
We come down to breakfa /. Oa the
taole is great big biscuit or a large
loaf OF bread, large enough TO give
-each an equal share. On the table are
two big plates of butter, one yellow
and the other white, and OF equal size.
But some one says TO the waiter, You
smuggie that white butter OH. the Ia
Fble and I will make youa million,
aire.' She slides up, SneakS IT under
her dress and slips OFT and Ithrows II
in the slop barrel. The same biscuit
and bread are there, but only one
plate of butter. What is the result:
Either one half must go without but
ter, or they all get ilst half the much.
Tillnan's point WAS that, by striking
out silver it was contracting the cur
rency one-half, that the rich man was
the gamer and tae poor the ioosers.
The truth OF the matter Is, he said, the
poor were not getting either cake,
bread or batter, and that they were
cursing the Wilson tariff bill and
Cleveland for it, though the tariff
question mad no more 10 do with II
Lnan if it wouldn't exist.
Mr.. Tilimsn, after denying ne was
Populist, followed this up by little
tariff talk. He declared the recent
Democratic Congress pretended they
wanted tariff reform, but that they
lied when they said it He SAID the
Republicans wanted high protection
and he was willing to give them al
the tariff they want and make 1t sc
prohioitory that there would be nc
revenue and that they would have tc
resort to the income tax for revenue
The Republicans and certain Demo
Gratis or rather assistant Republicans
for God Knows it sticks in my craw tc
call them Democrats stand in a solic
phalaux for gold and gold alone tc
enrich the millionaires and TO give the
banks monopoly OF the currency.
How much are you worth, Sena
tori" shouted man IN the crowd
I'm forty nine years old, and beer
farming all my life. l have 2,O0(
acres OF land worth IS 10 IS an acre
and have 81, 900 worth of deots. " h
paid MS respects in denunciatory terms
LoJ. Pierpont Morgan as the govern
ment bond manipulator. The Senator
declared that all the gold bug propa
ganda, all the bribery which debauch
ed Congress and the Presidency, al
of these interests are concentrated II
the East, and where live the million
aires who have stolen their millions.
How soon will another bond isSu
be ordered2" interrogated Councilman
| W. 4. Whitman.
las soon as the election is over an(
Mckinley is elected" was the answer
Tillman then spoke OF the bone
transactions OF the government, an'
Inquired, What do you think of tina
6nancieringl'
That is rotten" replied one man.
ARE you going to vote for IT
asked the Senator.
The man did not reply. The spsake
caused a laugh by saying: I've trar
eled extensively in my time, but yo'
are the first mani have ever saw WIN
agreed to swallow rottenness.
| Pefora tho Sanator had concluded