The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-16
TILL,IAN AND COxEY.
The General Gives the senator some
TnweIcome Information.


From the Washington Post.
Senator b. r. Tiliman and Gen. Jacob
S. Coxey were introduced TO each other
in the lobby Of the Senate yesterday af-
ternoon. For the next ten minutes one
couldn't hear anything but the sound
of the machinery At the expiration Of
that time the entente cordiaIe had been
spilled all over the floor, and the states
men were saying politely sarcastic things
TO one another.
10 an started out Win Humans recent
speech The senator Is proud or that
speech. and proposes 10 have about two
mutton copies of 81 printed. III The post
Office authorities do not prohibit its pass
age through the mails FOR sfaruary rea-
sons. Uncle sam viii have 10 carry it
free under the Tiilman frank
The senator told all OF this TO the leader
ot the commOuWeal army, and was pre-
dieting several surprising things which
would result from the farmers perusal
Il don't know" said Coxey with a far
away look IN his eyes. After ] spoke be-
fore the finance committee I printed and
circulated over half million copies of
my speech, Cause and Cure II cost me
am awful lot Of money
The people are going TO buy my
speech responded Mr.. Tillman.
Are they inquired Mr.. CoXey. IF
you had tried to sell things around this
country half as hard / have, you d
change your mind about that"
NO. / wouldn't" answered Mr.. Till
man, stoutly as he nudged the door Of
the chamber open with his foot. do YOU
see that desk in there? See that pile Of
letters Well, that's from people who
commended my speech. That's just one
mail
general. That's just the sort Of mail
1 used TO get when I was in Jail The
chief thing 1 noticed about il was that il
dldnt get me out ] got some thousands
Of letters. but there are 100000 people in
this land"
Every one Of whom read my speech. :"
inserted Mr.. Tillman. Here's a good spec
linen Of their comment"
Mr. Tillman ished out a letter and hand
ed it to Mr.. Coxey. That's from India
napolis, read it," he said.
well, this seems to be about the hot
test roast ever read commented Coxev
Philadelphia"
Mr. Tillmsn looked grieved. Il guess l
gave you the wrong letter" he said. Il
get few of those, but they don't hurt
well they hurt me a whole lot" said
Mr.. Coxey ruefully, land I'm only lust
getting over it. Now you take that edi-
torial. What sort of an idea are the
readers of the paper going to get Of YOU?
They are going to got the same idcs of
YOU that they had Of me. and YOU can't
get away from it, 1T seems To me your
speech IS going 20 drive away the very
people We want to attract"
Apparently. the we hurt the senator
Tor ne siliened perceptibly. There is
very little unfavorable comment" he sug-
gcstcd
You don't see the Pittsburg and Phfla-
delphia papers | guess" suggested Coxev
hou can't trust newspapers" answered
the senator. Look how they had the peo-
pie scared about you ana your army. No
body scared a cent when they saw Won"
CoXey rallied gamely and deftlv coup-
tered with his celebrated nOn-interest bond
plan.
The trouble about your speech is that
NJ doesh suggest any remedy" said Mr.
CoXoy, Now L have a remedy that will
wipe out this evil YOU talk about and
bring wealth., peace. and prosperity TO the
nation. l would wipe out all interest"
You can't abolish interest" said Mr..
Tillman. positively.
And you can't pass the silver bill" re-
torted CoNey. 1t requires the law I'm both
cases. why the government has abolished
interest as far as furnishing money to the
national banker is concerned. All the mon
ey the national banks get from the gov
ernment they get without interest Now
why should not the government furnish
money direct to all the people without in
terest by setting the idle and unemployed
people to work on public improvements? ?"
This shot was fired at a muzzle velocity
OF b,IbS, 549 feet "A second, and il carried the
south Carolina senator back into the
chamber