The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-09-30
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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 smuggle that
white butter of the table and l will
make you millionaire" She slides
up. sneaks it under her dress and
slips off and throws it in the slop
barrel. The same biscuit and bread
are there, but only one plate of but
ter. What is the result! Either one
half must go without butter or they
all get just half as much Till
mans point was that, by striking out
silver it was contracting the currency
one half, that the rich man was the
gamer and the poor the loosers. The
truth of the matter is, he said, the
poor were not getting either cake,
bread or butter, and that they were
cursing the Wilson tariff bill and
Cleveland for it, though the tariff
question had no more to do with 1t
than if it wouldn't exist.
Mr.. Tillman, after denying that he
was Populist, followed this up by
little tariff talk. He declared the
recent Democratic Con- ress pre-
tended they wanted tariff reform,
but they had lied when they said it.
He said the Republicans wanted high
protection and he was willing to give
them all the tariff they want and
make it SO prohibitory that there
would be no revenue and that they
would have to resort 10 the income
tax for revenue. Th. Republicans
and certain Democrats, or rather aj-
sistant Republicans, for Col knows
it sticks in my craw to call them
Democrats, stand in solii phalanz
for gold and gold alone to enrich the
millionaires and to give the banks a
monopoly of the currency.
"How much are you worth, Sena
tort" shouted q man in the crowd
II am forty-nine years old, and been
farming all my life. I have 2,0OC
acres of land worth So to So an acre,
and have $1,000 worth of debts" He
paid his respects in denunciatory
terms to j. Pierpont Morgan as the
government bond manipulation. The
Senator declared that all the goldbus
propaganda, all the bribery which
| debauched Congress and the Presi
dency, all of these interests are con
centrated in the east, and where live
the millionaires who have stolen theil
millions.
"How soon will another bond issue
be ordered'" interrogated Council
man w. A. Whitman.
"As soon as the election is over
and Mckinley rs elected" was ths
answer.
Tillman then spoke of the bond
transactions of the government, and
inquired, "What do you think o.
that 6nancieripg?'
THAT is rotten" replied one man
'.Are you going to vote for it?'
asked the Senator.
Ths man did not reply. The
speaker caused a laugh by saying
:'I've travelled extensively in my time
but you are the first man I have eve,
met who agreed to swallow rotten,
ness"
Before the Senator had concluded,
Thomas D. Bausher, who was in the
audience, reminded the speaker that
he had handed him set of ques.
tions earlier 10 the afternoon, and be
would be pleased to have him an
swer them.
"Come along this way and get on
the platform" said be to Mr
Bausher. The latter hesitated when
near the stand. Come up here,''
said the Senator. II won't hurt you,
l haven't got my pitchfork here"
Those that I can answer I will,
he went on. s'If do not know any.
thing about it will say SO. I am
here now in the capacity OF a school,
master"
The questions which had been
submitted by Mr. Bausher on a
piece of paper were read off by MIR.
Tillman. While he read them Mr..
Bausher stood alongside of him on