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nominate tickets and you. like blind asses. vote
them" Laughter and applause.
Sa so9s and Sn SnS
speaker paused; II wonder what would hap.
pen 70 a Northorner who went to South Caro-.
:" II you people don't know enough to voto
right" resumed Senator Tlllman; "you do.
get It in those two States. IrsI year we had a
specimen OF Independence which must arouse
the admiration Of every man: Tens of thousands
OF Republicans, In the face OF almost certain de-
Mckinley OF for Palmer claim to be Democrats
self. when he rebelled against God, hadn't such
For few moments the Senator turned his at
tention to the Chicago Convention and jcered
the New York delegation.
They nominated a temporary chairman" ho
said, and the real Democrats beat them by 800
sSivSna and New YoTk @ and md New N england % "ro
mo God lLaughterj i've put up real Demo.
real, real p$SmoeratifG President, william Jen:
in New York, l want you to stick BY Bryan, and
say to tho goldbug traitors; Get out We
Greater New York Is interested in lis own local
affairs and wants clean government. I've no
stealing; but you can't afford to ignore the
platform OF the Democratic party f you're true
pem0erats ID M To disregard national issues would
the money of lot of boodlers. Ya-a'a-a-
With this exclamation-an indescribable ca
nine snarl, long drawn out-the speaker turned
his back full upon the audience. Just squirting
over his shoulder, with his face screwed up into
an expression of vicious disgust. II was, per.
forniance that amazed the audience. Turning
back with great suddenness he shouted:
Better go down to defeat again, IL necessary,
as true Democrats than to desert the party at
this tune lApplause.l We are still lighting the
thing you eat or wear is controlled by q trust.
thS rn,iroads Il properly controlled. would con.
would be no need of other taxes, or they could
reduce their fares one.half."
You had to pay full fare shouted . voice.
and there WIS u roar OF laughter.
You pay cents a ride here" continued tho
Senator. Two and a half cents Of that 10 clear
buy the parties with campaign funds and secure
faSX,oring Aldermen and a friendly Mayor"
headed by the Stars and @ stripes entered ipi and and
marched around, interrupting the speech. This
gave the speaker an opportunity for little
sSfIils spaed hnscP{f. Pa'F0'''H OF which no quickly
What's the matter with Hannah now and
flag OF our country"
!, But the response was for from hearty. and
tho sneakers eloqucnCe fell quite fiat when,
raising his hands, he declaimed sonorously:
and Long tbg % may i wave Der the land M Of the free
sn1 the m nSe ot me h ornye h, But Tor snke
As soon as the newcomers had queted down.
Senator Ttllman resumed his speech entering
among the farmers. Dollar wheat WAS only
temporary relief. he said. In the South there
was no market for cotton, which was attributed
THE only overproduction know Of" he said,
is The ovcrprodnction OF fools who help to
Keep thieves in office. Cheers and laughter.l
Another danger that threatens the common
people is The increase in machinery; machine
is invented every now and again that does the
work OF 100 men. and the 100 men have to move
"What are you going to do about It r. shouted
man the outskirts OF the crowd
"lll tell you what we're going TO do about It."
r rosred the orator. We're going to show you
that there are too many men here. We're going
70 make you face a question. The question is:
Will you stnrve or win you ightf'
response. Quick to see that he had gone too far
i ior his audience he cpnningly sought to modify
the force of what he had said.
How ought you to dsht II you'll use your
votes votes rich. you have no need OF baEonets. So
1s Jeaanss
Their duty is. to stand for the rights of
tn the PEOPLE: You say to Hin or Whitney
Ing his Voice to roar. psAef or To- Fsfs Sny
other Eoldbuss who come TO you with Campaign
go to he'll with your money! Ii.aurhtcr and ap
plause.I The trouble with you people Is you're
party, party slaves We've come TO place now where
ters, or there's going to be trouble. lCneers)
Ana the South and West are ready. I will
which have changed n little to tit this occasion.
81 hear the distant thunder hum.
Democrats . Democrats!
The old bugle. nfe. and drum,
Democratsl o Democrats!
New York's not .ad nor .af nor dumb.
HuEzai she spurns the Republican scum,
And in 1900 she'll come. she'll como!
Democratsl Domocratsl"
This remarkable efYusion aroused mingled sur
prise. mirlh. and enthusiasm. and the aud ience
cheering, had begun to move as Senator Till.
man walked to tho rear OF stage when he sud
denly swung about and motioned for silence.
Ono moment!" he shouted. Those OF you
who will nominate a ticket on an independent
II Tammany doesn't give you tho
Chicago platform straight and strong this fall,
hold up your hands"
There was yell and tho place hustled with
hands.
"Good? said the Senator. let every man
be a committee of one to carry on the work."
The meeting then adjourned and the people
went forward to shake hands with the orator.