The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-28
TE|man'S Predictions for Chicago.
FREE SILVER WILL HAVEA HUN.
DRIED MAJORITY.
His Speech in Atlanta Aroused the
Audicncc-lic Enjoyed the Recent
Tilt With Senator Hill.

Tilt With Senator Hill.
Senator Tillman's speech at the
Moody tabernacle in Atlanta, at the
invitation OF ~ number OF FREQ silver
advocates in that city, was before ono
OF tho most remarkable gatherings
cvor Witnessed in this city. Close onto
five thousand people turned out to
hear him. They sat to the last word
and almost continuously She South
CarOlinan was half drowned with ap-
plausc. 1t was the first political speech
that Senator Tillman over made in
Atlanta, and he moro than fulfilled
the expectations OF his crowd.
The Atlanta Constitution had an in
tcrvicw with Senator Tillman before
he left the city, and the following re-
port Is given as the result OF tho in
tcrvicw
| He has been on tour OF the West
and Southwest recently. lIc went cut
rs far as Denver and spoke in Kansas,
| Nebraska, St. Louis and Chicago At
| some points ho had immense audiences,
and everywhere drew large crowds.
When he returned from that tour he
dropped down into Florida, made two
speeches and then jumped over to
| ToNas. He spoke At two or thrcc
places in Lone the Star State, addressed
o'io AihansaS auulencC ana Jumped
back to Atlanta. He would be i'm
Texas yot had it not been for the ap-
proach Of tho South Carolina State
Democratic convention, which meets
in Columbia to-day.
Senator Tillman has Il strong grip
on his State. There is not such an
other leader in the United States.
Thrce-fonrths OF the white population
OF his State believe strongly in him,
He explains this very simply: ~
have been in public affairs in my State
for ten years. | have made three tours
OF the State, and have spoken in evcry
every man in South Carolina has seen
mo. Most OF thcm have heard nc,
and they have never caught mo in &
lie. tell them The truth, and whcr
| ma Ike aplcdgc do my best to redeem
1t. | never pay any attention to tn,
politicians. | work direct with tn,
people, OF whom [ am one. know b,
intuition how they feel on public qucs
tons. The politicians always trim
and try to find out how the people arc
going before they will declare. | kcel
the people right ana they keep tho
politicians right The plain people
run South Carolina. They just rose ur
and took charge OF things themselves
They got tired OF being treated like
a ward who had to be cared for by
guardians. They decided to try the
guardian business themselves for
awhile, and they like the change"
During his stay in Atlanta Senator
Tillman had IL constant stream of
lists called on Senator Tillman ycster-
day afternoon. 10 them he said
You Populists ask me why | didn't
| go with you, and why | don't go with
you now. Where have you fellows got
that anybody should go with you d?
| You think you have Il moon and all that
you've got to do is to reach up and
pull it down. Why don't you ali como
down out OF the clouds? If you had
remained in the old party you would
be able to control it, but when you loft
the Democratic party tho element
that opposed you demands for relief
just about countcrbalunccd the men
who were in sympathy with you and
who resolved TO make tho fight inside
the lines. Over in South Carolina we
| made up our minds not TO split but to
stay right in the Democratic party and
capture it. And we did it. That is
| why we have not the danger Of being
run over by the goldbug crowd"
Senator Tillman is not avcrse to
considering the possibility OF lightning
striking him. 81 the pressure keeps
up," he said to some callers, "I may
be a candidate for Il place on tho ticket.
After made that speech in the Senate
| last winter received dclugo Of let
tcrs-mOrc than have cvcr had time
to rcad-l5, 600 to %, 600 letters. They
came from all over the country, and
as far as got in reading them all APP
proved what | had said. P0pulists
wrote that they wore glad to read
what | had expressed. Republicans
said they were glad that there was one
Democrat who dared to tell tho truth
on his own party. And Democrats
everywhere wrote that thoy were with
me. In Texas | addressed audiences
ranging from 5000 to 5000. Out in
Colorado the audiences werc all Re-
publicans and Populists. Very fcw
Democrats are left out there-they
arc too disgustcd with tho national
administration. In Nebraska there
are mighty few Democrats lcft--almost
all Republicans and P0pulists. There
is IL great fire burning in this country
on this financial question. The people
| are not going to be cheated out OF an
opportunity to vote on it, either. The
bankers and the corporations of the
old parties arc going to try TO pick
candidates and shape platforms, 80
that the people will not got chance
to express themselves for silver. But
they cannot prevent it. Cleveland.
nor Carlisle, nor Morrison, nor Lsussell,
nor any OF the rest Of these Wall street
hodgcrs, could carry three States in
the entire country, as q Democrat on
Il gold platform. 1t Is doubtful if
they could carry a single one. Thorc
IL just chanco for tho Democrats in
New York because the people arc mad
at the Rainee liquor law, which is not
onc-tenth as good as our disponsary
system, over in South Carolina"
Some ono asked the Senator what ho
thought OF Morrison as a candidate
for president.