Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-05-07
TILLMAN AND HILL.

TILLMAN AND HILL. B
The Former Again Uses Hs
y s Famous Pitchfork. Il
Criticises Speech Made by the Senator
from New York and Attacks the
Administration-Hnl Eulo-
gizes Carlisle.
Washington, May 2.-The session of
the senate Friday was enlivened by two
characteristic speeches fiery and inn
Tetuous one by Senator Tillman (S.C.)
end temperate and suggestive one by
Senator Hill q. ". Senator Tillman,
wearing in his necktie an emblem of his
last speech in the senate, miniature
gold pitchfork, strobe up and down in
the rear of the back seats on the demo-
cratic side of the chamber, gesticulat-
ing forcibly and inveighing against the
president, the secretary of the treasury
ind the bankers and money lenders of
Wall street, and threatening the with
drawal of his state from the democratic
column if the Chicago convention
should not declare in favor of free sill
yer at sixteen 10 one. Senator Til!man
had arisen to speak on the naval APP
preparation bill, but leaving the ques-
ton of ships be said he would follow
the precedent set in the discussion and
talk of the financial question. He pro-
ceeded to crit:cise one of the speeches
made some time ago by Senator Hill
(dem.. N. Y. in defense of the admins
tration in issuing bonds. He character
lied Senator Hills argument on that
point as 1.-THE tyrant's plea of neces-
sity."
with the representatives Of the people
n session." he continued, 1.-The president
overrides all decency; overrides the will
OF his own party and accomplishes by in
direction what he has no authority to do
directly.''
There is greater feeling in the states
west of the Mississippi against the bond
holding people of New York and the east
than there ever was against the people
Of the south. To paraphrase the remark
OF Charles Sumner: Gold monometalism
IS sectional: free silver is national
Senator Tfllman went on to contrast the
wo democratic leaders, Calhoun and Cleve-
The people at large, while Cleveland was
the exemplar and tool of the money classes
and represented only the almighty dollar.
He sneered at Mr.. Cleveland's veto of
small pension bills while he turned over
80, 000, 900 to one Jew Senator Tillman de-
clared that Mr.. Cleveland had no financial
policy except that of Senator Sherman; =
and said that Secretary Carlisle and Sen
ator Sherman had exactly the same no.
tons. Whenever he mentioned Carlisle, he
meant Sherman, for they were interchange
able, except that the one was honest to
his friends, the bankers, while the other
mad proven treacherous to his party.
mo one," Senator Tillman continued,
had the slightest idea that the democrats
would win in the next election. On the
one side were Cleveland and Carlisle and
Sherman, and on the other side were Jack
from New York." he continued, asked
me what I was going to do with South
Carolina at Chicago. I will say this to
him.. I7expect to so to Chicago as dele
gate to the national convention. expect
to do my level best as democrat to keep
my party back out of the woods of repub-
tlicanism, and to throw off all the slough
and rottenness that it has accumulated
during the last three years. But If Doodle
is to win at Chicago, then am willing
70 take my hat and bid the senator from
New York. and all like him. long fare
Well.'
LAS to where will co." he continued,
II do not know. I will not go to populism.
But populism Is simply an expression of
wrath and anger on the part of disgusted
democrats and Disguised republicans. The
populists were in error at the last presi-
dental election. They shattered them
selves on the wall Qaughter). Those Of us
democrats who have not been debauched,
or who do not allow gold to control US,
will line up somewhere, but we shall not
be, after the election, under the gold stand
ard. II we do not get a recognition OF sill
yer at the Chicago convention. then the
democratic party is dead and gone. for
ever. 4, new party will spring into exist,
ence. II we cannot beat you this time,
we will serve notice on you that we will
have America for Americans, and to -
with Great Britain and the tories! Gaugh-
teri. If we do not beat you in 1896. we will
interest you in 19o0."
Senator Hill's reply to Senator Till
man was dignited, but sarcastic.> He,
too, spoke of the Chicago convention;
declared that he did not believe that
Mr.. Cleveland was candidate for the
denomination; said that he was not
pledged to him or to any member of his
cabinet; eulogized Mr.. Carlisle for his
public services, while criticising him
for his interference. against the reelcc-
ton of Senator Blackburn, and closed
a long speech by declaring that the
policy of the democratic party should
be lin essentials, unity; in nonessen-
tials, liberty; in all things, charity"
THE NATIONAL GAME. "
Standing Of Leading Clubs for the Week
Ended May 8. fn f]. '~
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