The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-10

tsme," although he had only occupied
twenty OF his fifty minutes.
This demonstration plainly irrita.ed
him, but his anger was ssll more aroused
to play a popular, air The Sergeant a;
| Arms shouted out ITO subordinate: stop
that band" but the music went on In
| spt.e OF the orders.
| Where" MIR. ,Tillman asked, as soon
as he could be heard once more "Where
Is New York now?" (Cheers) where
is its leader?"
A silver delegate: I'm the SOUP
| Uaughter.)
| When Mr.. Tillman' succeeded in get
ting another spell of hearing lie spoke OF
newspaper denunciation of himself and
his silver friends as "lot of bowling
| dervishes" and silver luHatics" and
the audience shouted Its approval OF
| that opinion.
| The men who opposed him four years
ago, when he was candidate for nomi-
nation for the Presidency, are now a.,
| my back
oh. boil it down." came as an inter.
the whole audience took up the idea
and shouted SO that Mr.. Tillman was
forced to be silent for some minutes,
The Sergeant -at-Arms threatened 10
olear ,he galleries unless order was pre-
served. but the threat was not of the
siightest avail, the fact being that much
of the uproar and opposition came from
the section where delegates sat Pro-
ceeding, Mr.. Tillman said he knew what
was coming from the Senator from New
York and simply met 1t I'm advance in
| order To explain why he shall offer q
substitute to the resolution of Mr. Hill.
This speech he was aware had no con-
nection with the platform, but as Grover
| Cleveland stood for gold monometailisn
and this convention had denounced that,
| FOR them to be now asked to endorse
| grover Cleveland was to ask them to
write themselves down as asses and
| liars. daughter and cheersD
| They were asked to endorse Cleve-
lands honesty To this he opposed the
fact OF Cleveland signing secret con-
tract, with his own partner as a wit
ness. which gave $4,000, 600 TO syndi-
| cate. Cleveland'S courage had consist :
ed in overriding the constitution which
made both gold and silver the money OF
| the country. His fidelity was similarly
ridiculed. Mr.. Hill, he said, now ap-
pears here as Mr.. Cleveland's sponsor
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.
If time the avenger evecrates his
And makes the 'Miltonls mean sub
| lime,
He deigned not to lay his soul in songs
Nor turn his very talent TO a crime
He did not loathe the sire to laud the
| son,
The point of the quotation failed to
| reach the audience and II fell fiat
| The people of the South and West
| Mr.. Tillman continued. ARE being i'm.
poverished by the financial system. car
| not buy the products OF 1.-THE Northern
factories, and the consequence is that
these factories are idle and the home
mark cts. which the Republican patty
has always clamored for, partly or Who'll
| ly destroyed. The farmers of the. North
and East are just as impoverished as we
| are, and ready to join the army Of eman-
capation- (Some applause).
AS to the claim of the Republican par.
| " that the Democratic party should bC
| turned out because of It's incompetence
| | want to read to you an extract from
a speech of a Republican Senator (Sher-
| mani in commentator of Cleveland
| administration"
| He read an eNtradt rom Sherman's
speech, and said: THAT IS q certificat tt
| of Cleveland's Republicanism so far a:
that Is concerned (Shou.s of "Good.')
sherman went over with his Repub
lican gold bugs TO join Cleveland and L
uecTy SILVER, ana now IL Is proposed K
ask the American people TO reward tn,
President for his treachery. Will tn,
American people turn down the Demo
cratic party which has spurned and re
pudfated dhis mans policy? Yes, If yor
adopt an endorsement of him or his ad
m.nistration. You dare not go to thu
people of this country and ask them L
support your ticket. no matter whom yol
nominate, with an endorsement of Cleve
land in your platform. We of the Soutf
have burned our bridges so far as tht
North Is concerned and have turned oul
faces to the West. asking our brethren o
the Western States 10 unite with us IL
turning the government over to the con
dition in which our fathers left 1t. anC
the West has responded. But you of tn,
West must get the Republican silver
men of the West and the Populists tt
endorse your platform or you are beat
en-. We knew appeals would be made t,
them by the t!me-serYing politicians no
to listen to the mouthings of this Soutl
Carolina ranter. but we warned then
thad unless they repudiated Cleveland.
administration they would go before tn,
convention this resolution. Now, lister
and be quiet" he added. "If any con
siderable number OF these delegates den,
the truth II they can express It by the!
votes. But those of you who know Il &
true are called upon TO express you
knowledge by your vote
! He then read his resolution publishe,
thiS morning crit iSiIYE and danounn