The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-02

can understand it, but you can't get 4
into the head of the farmer"
Il would despair after the aenafor':
! exhibition here" replied Hill, Ito gee
anything into his head" Hill went or
TO show that Tillman and Sherman
occupied the same platform" as &c
greenbacks, adding that he woul1 leave
II TO the two senator's to fight it out
between themselves.
Tillman again interrupted to remark:
! From your view, Sherman is a better
democrat than Cleveland and a better
democrat than you are yourself"
| Then the senator is defending the
democracy of Sherman" said Hill
That's about it," said TilIman.
THAT is where I wanted to get you"
responded HILL Hill turned his atten-
ton to Tillman's statement as to quit
ting the democratic party. The New
York senator said that the essential
principle of the democratic party was
its recognition of the rule from a ma
Jority. The South Carolina senator de-
clares that he will go to the Chicago
convention. Hill supposed, he said,
that the senator, like a true democrat,
would abide by the DEGREES of the con-
vention. If he goes with any other
Idea, he ought not to be admitted and
he will not be admitted
Tillman interrupted, this time secur-
ing the permission of the chair He
said parties were voluntary aSsocia-
tons of individuals who thought alike.
They lasted only while the individuals
thought in common. The democratic
party had split once before and, in his
judgment, it was going to split again.
The New York senator wanted the ma
jority to take the goldbug policy, but
they would not have it. If 1t was forced
upon them they would get out.
CHI hi tl,s.
NO" said he; sit will not do for my
friend to give that as the sentiment OF
the South. The democracy of the South
Is not going to that convention with
that idea. The democracy has more
than one idea. 1t would be blind folly
for that great party to split on the
financial question. There is more in
democracy than the single question of
silver"
Tillman asked: Does not the New
York senator know that nowadays the
president is the party, that a senator
like himself has no more consideration
as to patronage since that man went
into the white house than any boot
black?"
Hill replied that the democratic party
was not confined to patronage. Hill
went on to say that as democratic
linen is being washed, we would better
have it out, and he spoke of his asso-
citation with the administration. It
was not true that he was it's defender.
He said little as to the administration
except to reply to attacks as to bonds,
and this was without comforting with
the administration readers. He
differed with the administration lead
ers. While admiring the ability of Car
lisle the senator believed Carlisle had
made mistake, a very serious mts-
take when he failed to aid Senator
who was the democratic
caucus nominee before the Kentucky
legislature.
Replying to a remark of Allen, Hill
asserted that the populists of Kentucky
could have elected Blackburn, but
there, as here they peddled out their
votes first to one party, then to the
other. Allen resented this inSinualtion.
In answer to Hilrs interrogatory as
to what would keep him in the demo-
cratic party, Tillman said tersely, Six |
teen to one or bust" In the course of |
another passage at arms, Tillman an
that the people needed bill |
lon dollars, land we are going to have |
t." said Tillman.
"a mere trifle," said HILL What
would you do with it?"
Build battleships and coast de- |
fenses," replied Tillman. Put the |
tramp to work. set every wheel in mo-
porous and happy"
Hill used this answer to show the |
1epth to which the democracy of South !
Carolina had fallen. He protested /
against the reckless attacks on the |
president, the dragging in of minor |
pension vetoes merely to express per- |
sonal venom. In my judgement, he is |
lot a candidate for denomination" con- |
.inued Hill. THE nation will assemble |
n a few weeks let us prepare our
selves against the common enemy in |
stead of quarreling among ourselves"
Hill closed with the quotation: I'm es-
;entials, unity; in non-essentials, liber-
v and in all things, charity"
An agreement was reached that |
inal vote on the navy appropriation |
ill would be taken before adjournment |
German offered an amendment to the |
pill reducing the number of battleships /
rom four, as reported, to two. The /
amendment was adopted by vote of |
Il to 81. At $40 o'clock the senate ad-