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For the next ten minutes confusion
reigned and the Senator from South
Carolina was compelled to stand on
the platform and wait until order was
restored. When he could be heard
once more he stated hat he would
have his say If he had to wait until sun
down.
Continuing he said that Senator Hill
would follow him; that he tried to
persuade him to speak first yesterday
but could not do SO, not that Senator
Hill feared to speak, but that he pre-
ferred to have him (Tillman) explain
matters.
He said Hill forced the present issue
and left it to him to tell the reasons
for so doing, and when he referred to
Cleveland the cheering was general.
CLEVELAND DENOUNCED.
Referring to the President he said
that to endorse Cleveland's admins
tration would be announcing to the
world that the delegates of the Demo-
cratic convention were asses and liars.
He also spoke a few words about the
bond issue and was greeted with
cheers and Kisses.
Continuing he said that Cleveland
had over-ridden his oath and invaded
the great State of Illinois with gov
ernment troops. CHEERS and hisses.)
He said that Cleveland had been the
death of the Democratic party 10 far
as was possible and quoted a few lines
from Byron to representCleveland as a
traitor. (Cries of "Goodl")
He referred to John Sherman and
Cleveland as the leaders of Republi-
eanism INT said that he (Tillman) was
now engaged in a mighty effort trying
to restore the liberty of u fathers,
and that the Democratic party must
look to the Populists and bimetallists
for help or the party will he defeated
in November.
owe have repudiated the sins in our
platform but have failed to mention
the sinner" he said, amid cheers and
Kisses, and then presented an amend
ment to the platform denouncing
Cleveland as un-Democratic and ty-
r%annical, and denouncing the issue of
bonds in time of peace as usurpation
of authority.
The amendment also claimed that
the President deserved to be impeach-
ed and denounced him i'm the strongest
language possible.
After he had finished reading the
amendment he sat down, amid great
cheering and Kissing, and the platform
was taken by Senator Jones, OF Ar
kansas, who also spoke in favor of
adopting the platform as presented by
the committee.
Senator Jones began his speech by
saying the financial question was not
a sectional one. He said that he loved
one part of his country as we'll as the
other and that he would lay down his
life for her sake. This statement
brought forth a storm of cheers and
many delegates stood on their chairs
and wildly yelled.
Lo aShOu why IL Was WhCh Aloh
were coming over to the silver side
from all sections, that anyone could
claim it was not right?
SENATOR HILLS SPEECH.
When Senator Jones had finished
speaking Senator Hill, of New York,
assembled the platform, amidst the
widest enthusiasm from all parts of
the great hall. For many minutes this
was continued and the great New
Yorker stood calmly on the platform
waiting for order to be restored. In
vain did Chairman White endeavor to
obtain order and it was not until
Chairman Harrity of the National
Committee instructed the Sergeant
at Arms to quiet the hall, that he could
be heard at all.
He began by saying that he was a
Democrat, but not a Mugwump, and
chat his mission was to bring together
the factions of the party and not di-
vide them.
az ask this convention to rear me
for my cause. Need I defend New
York and her citizens? She is the
Gibralter of Democracy.
"This is not a question of patriot
ism; it is a question of business, fl
nance and economy, and to further
this end this convention should de-
clare only in favor of international
b~imetallism. We might as well try to
do away with international CONNER
cfaI treaties as to try and act alone in
this important matter.
"This convention, if it adopts the
platform presented, will launch it's
nominee into public notice with but
one ratio, that of 16 to 1, while many
are in favor of different ratios. / re-
greet very much that the platform as
presented does moi contain one sen
tence referring to or favoring inter-
national bimetallism.
Gin view of the great production of
silver at so small an expense, we
might as we'll declare that copper is
equal to gold. The adoption of this
financial plank will greatly endanger
business int erests."
In referring to the plank In the
platform advocating an income tax
law he said that he deemed it unwise
to assail the Supreme Court of the
nation. [Cheers.
"I will not follow such revolutionary
steps. i think it very unwise to crit
icise the bond issue in the platform.
What does it mean? Is it repudia-
ton? Let me ask you what condi-
ton the country would have been in
to-day had 1t not been for that bond
ISSUE"
He continued by saying Thai the
platform is full of absurd propositions
calculated to injure the party. He
appealed to the convention not to tie
the hands of the eastern delegates
and said that it might be worse for
the South and East than they thought,
as 1t might prevent them from win
ming the fight.
He finished with the last statement
and the Coliseum fairly rocked with
the cheers which filed the air. Such