The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-02
Tn the Senate Again Furnished
By Senator TilIman.
Crowds Pack the Galleries and
Corridors to Hear.
SCENES ARE REPEATED
Of the Ingalls, Voorhees, Sena-
tOriaI Contest.
TillmanSays POpulism was Only
An Explosion of Wrath.

Washington. May 2-senator Tillman
seems destined to furnish all the SEN
zational episodes recorded Of this
rather prosy congress. His attack on
Senator Hill yesterday afternoon an
account OF which was published in
these dispatches was Of a dramatic and
sensational character, recalling the
famous IngaIs-voohees contest of
some years ago. Senator Tillman Of
Eouth. Carolina, again brought his uni
que personality into the debate. his
speech being the first of any strength
since his memorable maiden effort at
taclzlng public officials, high and low.
While he spoke today the silver pitch
fork. recently presented to him in the
west. was conspicuously displayed on
his scarf.
The senator used the blunt words
characteristic of his utterances, ar
raigning the president and cabinet Off
GERS with unsparing criticism and per
s0nal fnvective. He also addressed
himself personally to Mr. Hin and Mr.
Sherman. and drew from the former
several sharp rejoinders, while Mr..
Sherman declined to be brought into a
controversy with the South Carolina
senator
Mr.. Hin followed Tillman, answering
the latter point by point. The New
York senator referred to the coming
Democratic national convention de-
claring that there would be no split
but that the Democracy would recog-
nize the rule Of the majority and keep
the party intact despite the threats Of
the South Carolina senator to leave
the party
The debate attracted a great crowd
10 the senate wing of the capitol the
greatest since congress assembled, fill
ing the senate galleries and overlooking
into the corridors where long lines Of
people struggled for admission
Mr. Tillman took the door during the
discussion of the naval bill and said he
had found during his brief experience
here that there were some strange
things happening in the navy depart
ment and all other departments
tit seems to be suffering from too
much red tape, too much bureaucracy,
said he. He spoke of the great num-
Der Of bureaus and divisions in the de-
partment which see-sawed and divided
responsibility. The senator had con-
cluded that the main purpose was to
make as much money IS possible out
OF the government. He soon branched
off TO the bond issue and said he denied
the right Of the president to issue bonds
for meeting current expenses There
was no law allowing the president To
hocus pocus and bamboozle the peo-
pie by doing by indirection what he
would not do by direction"
1.-THE president overrides all decency.
overrides the viii of his party to ac-
cept Indirectly what he dare not do di-
Tectly-"
Mr.. Hin entered the chamber and
took a seat in front of Mr.. Tillman-
The latter went on to refer TO Mr.
HMTs designation of him CTillman) as
q Populist, "one Of the tailors of Tooley
street"
Mr. Hiu rose to state that he had
never classed Mr.. Tillman as a Popu-
1ist
Mr. Tnlman insisted that Mr.. HuTs
remarks as to a .-coterie" included him
and exclaimed he would rather be in
such a coterie than with certain men on
this side who go around labeled Dem
ocrats" but were not Democrats. and
he said: III prove it before I get
through"
The South Carolina senator said he
came from a state that supported and
followed him and that he could place
Its vote where he desired.
And can you say as much2" he
asked Mr.. Hill.
Mr. Hm blandly inquired if Mr.. Till
man meant to say that he could carry
the great state Of South Carolina into
Populism-
Mr.. Tilman replied that he meant
Ito say he represented his state and
could tell where it was going and how
1t would vote and turning to Mr.. Hin
said savagely. And that's more than
you can do. The people Of South Caro-
lima have not been bamboozled and de-
bauched."
Then again, addressing Mr.. Hill. he
declared sarcastica1ly. You represent
the people2 Yes you do. You repre-
sent the bondholders and the bankers %
After criticising bond issues, MI TIL
man exclaimed IF you force this
thing much farther. there viii be a re-
pudiation Of bond and interest too.
and If you cant have that2" cody
suggested Mr.. Hin, II suppose you'u
have bloodshed2"
Yes, and the blood VIII be on your
hands" responded Mr. TiIlman his
words ringing through the chamber.
Il tell YOU, we are desperate Mr.
uiuman went on Il have been through
the west and I know how the people
feel"
The senator drew q comparison be-
tween Andrew Jackson and Grover
Cleveland. One was the man OF the
people he said, but Cleveland stands
as the tool Of the classes ne declared.
adding that the president represented
only money, the almighty dollar. The
president had no policy. he went on.
except the policy Of the senator from
Ohio. CSherman)
sTf Grover Cleveland" he shouted.
with an emphasis that fairly made the
chamber ring, ever goes before the
people again he can bear on his broad
front the aulogy Of the senator from
Ohfo CATr. Sherman who declared on
due floor OF this chamber that the pres
edent had simply done his duty. They
are linked together. Grover Cleveland,
John Sherman and John Carlisle are
Mfduities-