Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-02
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tender to any amount for all debts ana
uemanos, public or private: and he made
al argument in support OF H. The gold
standard be characterized as the stand
under the caInse the akssa 1nns,,,,,,,na sna'
which forbids the ST. tes 10 make asything
Dut gold and silver legal tender, they had
a Iight 20 make gold and silver coins a
iSsu senltrt ana he expressed the hope
that II the United States ala NOT do 70.
the individual States would Fe would
5n Sorih caroiinx sirlSe do TO have the state Of
The bin was referred to the Finance
Committee.
The Tillman-Hili debate came about
while Mr.. Chandlers torpedo-boat amend
ment was under discussion Deyotine
only few sentences 10 the Amendment.
and then leaving the question OF ships
Alr. 1lllman said he would follow the pre-
the financial questiOn-"in answer To va
rious speeches. made at various times and
places by various men-some senator's
He proceeded to critlcise one OF tho
speeches made some time ago by Mr.
Hin in defence Of the adminIstrat!on's
Iiilrs argument on that point as the
tyants plea OF necessity"
with the representatives, of the people
In session. he continued, the President
oyerrldes all decency: overrides the Will
OF his own party. and accomplshes by
do directly"
lie complained Of having been comprised
by Mr.. Hin in that "coterie OF senators
whom the New York Senator had ridl-
culed by comparing them with the ''tailors
or Tooley street." who issued their proc
OF England"
Mr.. Hnl assured Mr.. Tillman that he
had not comprised him among the Popu-
lists OF the Senate. The senator. he said,
had right To define his own position,
and N he had defined himself as a Popuilst
he (Mr. HID should be entirely content.
II | was i'm the company OF P0pulists,'
Mr. Ttllman snapped out. Il was In better
company than some senators who pose
as labor Democrats, and are nothing but
Republicans In disguise. And I will prove
that they are Republicans before get
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Mr.. Tillman went on to speak OF the
politics OF South Carolina. and said that
he cs1ld tell what South Carolina would
do, and that" said he TO Mr.. HILL and
that IL what you cannot do"
Would the Senator have Us infer from
that" Mr.. Hlll asked. I'm his mlldesr
tones. that he can take the Democratic
State OF South Carolina over 10 the ranks
OF the Populists?'
81 win tell YOU" Mr. Tillman replied.
what the Democrats OF South Carolinll
propose 10 do. can speak for my State.
and you cannot speak for yours.
Whether ! represent the State Of South
Carolina or not | want to show you what
and what he claims to represent You"
he said. addressing Mr.. Hill with ali the
contempt he could put Into his voice ard
manner. represent the people; yes, YOU
New York city. and nothing else"
lie went on 20 declare. on behalf OF the
agricultural classes. that they would re-
pudiate both the principal and the IN
And II not" AIr. Hill said, with sar-
casr. we viii have blo0dshed, l sup
pose"
you can force the bloodshed." Mr.. Till
man shouted, excitedly. Il tell you that
we are desperate"
THAT Is very evident" Mr.. Hin inter-
posed. with sneer.
Yes" Mr. Tillman retorted. "and be-
fore IL Is done with. We will make some
body else desperate, my friend | know
whereof / speak. There is a greater feel
Ing In the states west OF the Mississippi
against the bond-hoding people OF New
York and the East than there ever was
against the people OF New York and the
East among the people or the South. To
paraphrase the remark OF Charles Sum-
ner, Gold monometallism is sectional;
free silver is national
CALHOUN AND CLEVELAND.
Mr. Tlllman went 'on 10 contrast the
two Democratic leaders Calhoun and
Cleveland, and said that Calhoun stood up
for the people AZ large. while Cleveland
was the eXemplar and tool OF the money
classes. and represented only the al
mighty dollar. He sneered AZ AIr Cleve-
lands veto OF small pension bills, while
ne turned OF 100000 TO one Jew"
Oaughter)
Mr. Tillman declared that Mr. Cieve-
land had no financial policy. except that
Of Senator Sherman, and said that Secre-
| tary Carlisle and Senator Sherman had
exactly the same notions Whenever he
mentioned Carlisle. he meant Sherman,
for they were interchangeable, except that
the one was honest TO his friends. tho
bankers while the other had proved
treacherOus 10 his party"
IF silver coinage Was established by
Congress" he said when he got on an
other tack there would be an effort
by the Shylocks % fOrecOse theif mort
cages, and thus reap the fruits Of their
Toguery. They are now swallowing us ~
degrees. and / would prefer 10 be swal-
lowed all al once. Ike Jonah. and be done
with IT," Q.aughter)