The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-10
TilIman Has n Real Luxurious Time Will
Jeers and Kisses.

Tillmau Has n hc2l Aihio
Jeers and Kisses.
On the debate on the adoption OF the
platform, Senator Tiilman said:
II will begin by introducing myself
to the representatives of the Democracy
of the country. 1 also am not as the
living newspapers have taught you to
think me. loud cheers and laughter)
1t is said that the truth never overtakes
a lie; but I hope that when this vast
assembly shall have dispersed to its
homes, the many thousands of my fell
low-cftizens who are here will carry
hence a different opinion of the pitch
fork man from South Carolina than tina
which they now have. I come to you
from the south. from the home of Sc
cession, from that state where the
leaderf o-the balance OF the sentence
of the speaker was drowned by cries
and Kisses from different portions of
the house. Mr.. Tillman resuming said:
There are only three things in the
world that can hiss-a goose a serpent
and a man. Qoud cheers and laughter.
and the man who Kisses the name of
South Carolina in this audience, if he
knew anything of the history of his
country, must be reminded of the fact
that in the darkest period Of the Revo-
lutionary war, when it seemed that the
cause of liberty was hopeless, the in
domitabie courage Of the men of the
state kept alive the fires of liberty.
(Cries) l say / come here from South
Carolina. l come at an oppOrtune time
South Carolina in 1860 led the fight in
the Democratic party which resulted in
IT'S disruption. That disruption of that
party brought about the war. The war
emancipated the black slaves. We are
there now leading a fight TO emanci-
pate the white slaves (cheers) and IL
We must meet with the conditions re-
versed, we are willing 10 Sc the Demo-
cratic party disrupted again to accom-
phsh that result. (Cries OF mo" min
gled with hisses.) 1 do not know
whether I can truly say whether I am
a representative of the entire south or
not (cries of no; II should hope not"
''Never'O q have been in fourteen
states since April. making the announce
ment of a new decla "a ton Of in5epend-
ence. That OF 16 10 or bust IS the
slogan. and I say that while there IS
danger of The Democratic party again
dividing, there is no danger of IL dis
appearing from our politics. Some Of
my friends from the south and else
where have sad that the financial ques-
ton is not a sectional issue. ! say il
is a sectional issue"
This utterance OF Mr.. Tilfman was
greeted with such an uproar that the
chair was sometime in getting the con
vention 10 order. Mr.. Tillman finally
proceeded: The truth is mighty and
viii prevail. Facts neither can be sheer
ed out OF existence nor obliterated by
Kisses. l say that the question is sec
cional but in so far as IL is sectional. IL
is between the eastern bosses and not
between the people OF the east and the
wst and tn south. I ac1nded n ma
tional convention in 1859. Then as now
my state sr-ayei itself on the silver side
New Yorks candidate was Kissed and
l have been. New York's orator and
sponsor, this distinguished gentleman. -
said he, gazing in the direction OF Sen
ator Daniel. was hOwIed down. The
conditions are reversed (Appiause1
Where IS New yor's Eeader? (Appla usel
ard hisses1 The states which aatagO-
nized him then 70 a man. when n was
the logical and proper candidate OF the
Democracy. are here today behind him"
At this noir; the speaker was IN
terrupted by a great uproar among
which could be distinguished Kisses and
calls for Hill The chairman vainiy
pounded for order. Senator Tilinan
managed 70 make himself heard suti-
cfeugly TO declare: The audience
might just as well understand thai
am going 70 have my say IL I have 20
stand here until sunrise" Then his
voice was drowned ~ the cis1sor. Tie
SerEeant-at-a-ns announced THAI the
chairman had directed him 20 clear TIE
galleries II order was not preserved
bIs for several minutes Senator III
man could nsrs nrenAsd After rhs coa-