Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-05

Nf''SAiihfS WIZ 4AoN h)Shb'oh S1huiiSt
ler's amendment increasing the num-
Der of torpedo boat destroyers with a
speed of 30 knots, and torpedo boats
with speed of 26 knots, to 20 in num-
Der, at a cost of $4,0OO,0OO, was defeated
by vote of 23 yeas and 80 nays.
Tillman Creates Another Sensation.
The session of the senate Friday was
enlivened before adjournment by two
characteristic speechcs-a fiery and inn
retuous one by Senator Tillman (S.C.)
and temperate and suggestive enc by
Senator Hill IN. ". Senator Tillman,
wearing in his neclltie an emblem of his
last speech i'll the senate, a miniature
gold pitchforll. strobe up and down in
the rear of the back seats on the demo-
cratic side of the chamber, gesticulat-
ing forcibly and inveighing against the
president, the secretary of the treasury
and the bankers and money lenders of
Wall street, and threatening the with
drawal of his STATE from the democratic
column if the Chicago convention
Should not declare in favor of free sill
yer at sixteen 10 one. Senator Tll!man
had arisen to speak on the naval APP
preparation bill, but leaving the ques-
ton of ships he said he would follow
the precedent set in the discussion and
talk of the financial question. He pro-
ceeded to crit.cise one of the speeches
made some time ago by Senator Hill
(dem., n. W in defense of the admins
tration in issuing bonds. He character
lied Senator Hills argument on that
point as "The tyrant's plea of neces-
sity."
Scores the President.
with the representatives of the people
In session." he continued, "the president
overrides all decercy; overrides the will
of his own party and accomplishes by in
direction what he has no authority to do
directly'
There is a greater feeling in the states
west of the Mississippi against the bond
holding people of New York and the east
than there ever was against the people
of the south. To paraphrase the remark
of Charles Sumner: Gold monometalism
is sectional; free silver is national"
Senator Tillman went on to contrast the
two democratic leaders, Calhoun and Cleve-
land, and said that Calhoun stood up for
the people at large, while Cleveland was
the excmplar and tool of the money classes
and represented only the almighty dollar.
He sneered at Mr.. Cleveland's veto of
small pension bills while he turned over
Sl0,O0O,0 900 to one Jew" Senator Tillman de-
clared that Mr. Cleveland had no financial
policy except that of Senator Sherman;
and said that Secretary Carlisle and Sen
ator Sherman had exactly the same no.
tons Whenever he mentioned Carlisle, he
meant Sherman, for they We're interchange
nble, except that the one was honest to
his friends, the bankers, while the other
had proven treacherous to his party
Predicts Democratic Defeat.
mo one,'' Senator Tillman continued,
"had the slightest idea that the democrats
would win in the next election. On the
one side We're Cleveland and Carlisle and
Sherman, and on the other side were Jack
son, Jefferson and Lincoln. THE senator
from New York." he continued, asked
me what / was going to do with South
him. l expect to SO to Chicago as dele
gate to the national convention. 1 expect
to do my level best as democrat to keep
my party back out of the woods of repub-
licanism, and to throw off all the slough
and rottenness that it has accumulated
curing the last three years. But If Doodle
is to win at Chicago, then | am willing
TO take my hat and bid the senator from
New York. and all like him, long fare
WELL"
Populism Defined.
"As to where I will co. he continued
But populism is simply an expression of
wrath and anger on the part of Disguised
democrats and disgusted republicans. The
populiStS were in error at the last presi-
Dental election They spattered them
selves on the wall Qaughtel). Those of us
democrats who have not been debauched,
or who do not allow gold to control us,
will line up somewhere, but we shall not
be. after the election, under the gold stand
ard. Ii we do not get recognition of sill
YER at the Chicago convention, then the
democratic party is dead and gone for
ever. A new party will spring into exist
ence. Ii we cannot beat you this time,
| we will serve notice on you that we will
have America for Americans. and to -
with Great Britain and the forrest Iaugh-
| ter). If we do not beat you in 1896, we will
Interest you in 1900"
| Senator Hill Replies.
Senator Hill's reply to Senator Till
man was dignifed, but sarcastic. He,
too, spoke of the Chicago conven ton;
| declared that he did not believe that
Mr.. Cleveland was a candidate for the
denomination; said that he was not
| pledged to him or to any member of his
cabinet; eulogized Mr.. Carlisle for his
public services, while criticising hin,
for his interference against the reelcc.
| tlOu Ol 'ocudtOF DldCRDuIu, anu clOSeO
a long speech by declaring that the
policy of the democratic party should
be sin essentials, unity; in nonessen-
tials, liberty; in all things, charity"
House Proceedings.
Washington, May 2.-The house, after
the reading of the journal, proceeded, in
committee of the whole, to final con.
sideration Of the bankruptcy bill. AL
amendment proposed by Mr.. spalding
(rep., Mich.) was agreed to, striking
out of the bill the clause describing AZ
an act of bankruptcy the failure of {
debtor to take up, while insolvent, COM
mercial paper to the amount of $500 fol
4 period of 80 days after date of pay
ment and until petition is filed.
Mr.. Hepburn (rep., Ia.) made Wig
orous attack upon the bill. His frs
point was that politically it would be ,
bad thing for the republican party fol
the house to pass the bill. His secont
point was directed against the bill
itself, which he said, was fraud upoI
its face and in it's provisions. AS I
matter of fact, Mr.. Hepburn said TIN
bill was intended to give the credito
smother grin upon his debtor. whicl