The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-15

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as the lying newspapers have taught you
to think me. (Cheers.) He hoped they
would carry away from the convention q
different idea Of the pithcf0rk men Of
South Carolina from that winch they now
held. He came from the land Of secession,
from South Carolina "a hiss). "Ah." said
Mr.: Tillman. turning in the direction from
which the offense came, there are but
three things in the world that hiss, the
goose the serpent and the man." Cheers
and laughter)
He did not know whether he could say
states. tShouts Of eyes and "No'') He
had gone through IA Southern states since
April last announcing e. new declaration
OF Observation-Disclosures silver at 16 to /.
(Cheers) Since the war the South had
been Democratic and last election It was
solidly Democratic. While the South
thanked the Democracy OF New DIRK.
Connecticut and New Jersey for its assist
ance and cooperation In the past and for
its protection, the South. had realized.
long since, that it's people were but hewers
Of wood and drawers Of water for the
North and East, to which they were tied
in bondage and were having their SUBJ
stance eaten out, The people of the West
had also come to realize for the last years
that the conditions OF the South and West
were Identical. Hence 1t wos found that
the Democratic party OF the West was
the South Of that incubus. (slight ap-
plause)
Senator Tillman went on to give figures
from the census by way Of comparison in
order to show how the Eastern states had
gained in wealth over the Western and
Southern states for the last decade. He
said he knew that the newspapers would
not publish his figures, but he would state
them to his hearers. It had been asserted
yesterday by delegate from Massachu-
sets (Mr. George Fred Willi4ms), that
this was not a sectional issue, but he (Mr
Tillman) asserted that It was. Shouts
Of mo-" MOI
1.-The truth Is mighty and will prevail"
he quoted and went on with his figures.
These figures. he said, proved the truth
of what he had said, that the people Of
the South and West were nothing but
hewers Of wood and drawers of water for
the East and that their substance had
been going to the East by reason OF the
f1nacial system and Of Republican legis-
lation.
Up to this time Senator Tillman had fail
ed to stir up any sympathy or enthusiasm
in his audience, and the latter began to
give evidence OF impatience and disap-
pointment by shouts of time" ''time."
although he had only occupied 20 out Of
his so minutes. This demonstration plain
~ irritated him, but his anger was still
more aroused when a band in the vestibule
began to play popular air. The sergeant
alarms shouted to some Of his subor-
dinaes to stop that band"
They were asked to endorse his honesty.
To this he opposed the fact Of Cleveland
signing secret contract with his own
partner as witness which gave ten mill
lion dollars to syndicate. Cleveland's
courage had consisted In overriding the
constitution which made both gold and
silver the money Of the country. His A.
deity was similarly ridiculed. Mr.. Hill.
he said, now appears here as Mr.. Cleve-
lands sponsor and apologist. In this con-
nection he read these lines Of Byron and
applied them to the New York senator:
If fallen in evil days on evil tongues
Milton appealed to the avenger Time;
II Time, the avenger. execrates his wrongs,
And makes the word "Miltonis' mean
sublime"
He deigned not to believe his soul in songs,
Nor turn his voice talent to crime.
He did not loathe the sire to laud the son
But closed the tyrant-hater he begun"
The point Of the quotation failed to
reach the audience and 1t fell nat.
The people Of the south and west
Mr.. Tillman continued, "'being impover-
ished by the financial system. cannot buy
the products of the northern factories and
the consequence is that these factories are
idle and the home market which the Re-
publican party, has always clamored for
has been partly or wholly destroyed. The
farmers of the north and east are just
as impoverished as we are and are ready
to join the army Of emancipation (some ap-
plause).
The music went on In spite Of those or
ders. Where" Mr.. Til,mas. asked as
soon as he could be heard once more.
where is New York now?" (Cheers).
Where is It's leader q silver delegate? In
the soup. Naughter).
When Mr.. Tillman succeeded in getting
another spell of q hearing he spoke Of
the newspaper denunciation Of himself and
his silver friends as q lot Of bowling der
wishes and silver lunatics and the aud
fence shouted its approval Of that opin-
ion. The men who opposed him four years
ago when he was q candidate for nominal
ton for the presidency he said. ARE now
at my back"
"Oh boil It down. came as an Interrupt
ton from one Of the audience and the
whole audience took up the idea and
shouted so that Mr.. Tillman was forced to
be silent for some minutes. The sergeant
alarms threatened to clear the galleries
unless order was restored, but the threat
was not of the slightest avail, the fact
being that much of the uproar and oppo-
sition came from the sections where dele
gates sat.
Proceeding, Mr.. Tillman said he knew
what was coming from the senator from
New York, and simply met it in advance
in order to explain why he shall offer a
substitute to the resolution Of Mr.. Hill.
Continued from first page.)
This speech. he was aware had no con-
nection with the platform, but as Grover
Cleveland stood for gold monometallism
and this convention had denounced that,
for them to be now asked to endorse Gov.
er Cleveland, was to ask them to write
themselves down asses and liars. Naugh-
ter and cheers). :.
AS to the claim Of the Republican party
that the Democratic party should be turn
ed out because of Its incompetency. I
want to read an extract from Mr.. Sherman
in commentator of the Cleveland admin
istratiOn." He read an extract from Mr..
Sherman's speech and said that Is a cerfi-
tificate OF Clevelahd's Republicanism 80
far as that is concerned. Shouts Of
guod).
Sherman went over with Is Republican
gold bugs to join Cleveland and to decry
silver and now 1t Is proposed to ask the
American people to reward the president
for his treachery. Will the American peo-
pie turn down the Democratic party,
which has spurned and repudiated this
mans policy? Yes, If you adopt an en-
dorsement Of him or his administered ton.
You dare not go to the people Of this coun.
try and ask them to support your ticket,
intimate whom you may, with the en-
d6rsement OF Cleveland in your platform.
eW Of the south burned our bridges 80 far
az the north and East IL concerned and
we have turned our faces to the west and
ask them to unite with us and the west
has responded. But you Of the west must
get the Republican silver men Of the west
and the Populists to endorse your plat
form or you are beaten. He knew APP
peals would be, made to them by time