The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-09-30
TILLMAN ON THE STUMP.
HE WAS NOT HOWLEO DOWN AT
READING, PENN.

Series of Questions Propounded to
HIm-Com Inc Home Oh the 25th Instant.
Senator Tillman. who has been con-
Quoting a vigorous Bryan campaign
in Pennsylvania, will return to South
Carolina on the 2jth inst, to rest
awhile. On the 18th inst. he spoke at
Reading, Pa, and the papers opposing
him have made much OF an alleged
bowling down to which he was treated
there. Concerning his treatment IN
Reading, the Reading Eagle says:
A number of citizens said to the
Eagle: 1T is a mistake to say that the
people on the fair grounds hollered
and hooted at Senator Tillman because
of his political ideas. They went there
to see the races. 1t was mistake for
Mr., Tillman to have been directed to
the grand stand at that time. The
people there wanted the races to 60 on.
When the crowd rushed on to the
track the race had to stop, and that IS
why the crowd yelled. 1t was through
no discourtesy to Senator Illiman.
The people of Reading and Berks
County are just as polite and courte-
Gus to strangers as any other people.
Had the Senator begun speaking else
where on the fair grounds nothing
would have been said. The small tenn,
porary stand erected near the grand
stand was too shaky. Had a special
hour been set apart for the Senator to
speak, which would not have inter-
fered with the races, no doubt the Wis
itine Senator from South Carolina
would have had as respectful a hear
ing here as anywhere else in the
world"
The Eagle makes the following re-
port of Senator Tillman's visit to Read
ing:
Senator Tillman's silver speech on
the fair grounds Friday afternoon was
listened to by 1000 people.
He arrived at the park, IN company
with Jesse G.. Hawley and John w.
Rauch, at 2:45, and, after several in
Productions, was conducted to the
Judges stand on the race track. On
The stand, besides the above mentioned
were President MCGOWAN. Of the Agri-
cultural Society DR.. K. M. Herbst and
others. The race course was crowded
and the grand stand packed. five
thousand were in the assemblage. The
Senator was presented by DIR. uerbst.
Before the multitude was one Of the
mosI talked of men in the in this coun-
try and he was given q cordial greet
ing.
Mr.. Tillman rolled his one eye
around for q moment and then began
to speak. His voice was strong, nat
uraf and distinct. He spoke a few
words and then puckered up his
mouth, which has been described as
scowl but more an indication OF deter
mination and faith in what he eX-
pounds. :.
The Senator pitched right into his
subject. Before he had spoken Ten
words there were many cheers and
some ieers, for his audience was COM
posed of gold and silver disciples. lie
said that Mckinley said, Open the
mills an not the mints. The Cemo-
cratic party say, Open the mints to
silver and factories will open. The
audience rather liked the expression.
The Senator sarcastically referred to
the invective which he said the news.
papers piled on him and which having
induced people before seeing him to
believe that he was a wild man from
Borneo. He was glad that "he had
no horns" This was signal for
laughter. Many in the crowd were
by this time trying to rattle the Sena-
tor by asking him questions and be-
coming personal, but he replied readl-
ly to all.
He said: sLook at the fertile farm.
ers in Berks and Lancaster County.
What has caused the products to drop
to one. half in price, Some one in the
crowd shouted: "The Democratic ad-
ministration." He replied: eff the
Democratic administration caused 1t.
why we're the Republicans turned
down in 1892 by fourteen hundred
thousand votes?" The spectators
cheered this remark. eff the so, o,call-
ed Democratic party produced the de-
vastation and fall in prices in this
country" he said, lit will bring pros.
perity back with silver" cloud
cheering and here and there Kisses"
Senator Tillman then arraigned Presi-
dent Cleveland in scorching terms.
He said that the President was as good
a goldbug as Mckinley dared to be
and that Sherman was his most trusted
adviser. He declared that the Demo
cratic party in power no more repre-
sented the principles of Jefferson and
Jackson than he possessed those of
Mckinley. "The very name of Cleve-
land is despised by all true Democrats.
He stands today before the American
people as the only Democratic Presi-
dent who was ever repudiated by his
own party. He will 60 down into his
tory as the monumental failure of this
century," These sentiments were ap-
plauded and jeered. At this point the
Senator poured some hot shot on the
Republican party and man i'll the
audience shouted: How about Abe
Lincoln?" He replied: Lincoln
was too good a man for you to take
his name in vain" The ques!ioner
grew excited and wanted to lnresh the
Senator, but the latter was unshaken.
Then several in the crowd saw the
horses and yelled. "We've got
enough speech. We want races. "
This cry was taken up by others. The
Senator started to speak. His voice
was drowned by yells. lie calmly
pazed on the audience for Il minute,
then said: II don't know what all
this noise is about" He was again
choked off. He waited another min
ute, then commenced: Il came here