The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-17


1t has always been said that it is dirty
bird that befouls its own nest So we say
Of Senator Benjamin r. Tillman, of South
Carolina, who spoke at the Auditorium
last evening to between three and four
hundred persons, 1t makes us tired, and
Very tired at that, to hear men make
lpeeches, telling the masses of the hard
lines we are passing through, when they,
lhe speakers, have held Office for years and
we're sure of salaries running all the way
rom 5000 a year up TO $4,000 Take
Senator Tillman for example as the friend
Of the poor, down trodden working man,
l>lling them how hard the times are with
thousands Of starving mechanics walking
the streets, looking for work, but that the
proposed Dingley bill to increase the tariff
will not give the necessary relief. How
does he (this working man Tillman), who
Is drawing 5000 a year from the U S,
Treasury, know what effect the Dngley
bill will have until it has been given a
irialP Why cast aspersions on the party
aow In power for the first time i'll four
Fears. before they have been given chance
10 stem the evils of free trade, which men
Ike Mr.. Tillman, If they could have had
heir own way, would have made twice as
nd. The Wilson bill, which was offered
irst in the Senate by the Democrats but
afterwards modified by Senators German
md Hill and passed in that way, was the
drst forerunner of the financial distress,
he like of which never before visited the
United States closing down the mills and
workshops and reducing wages to II mere
pit!anse, Men had formerly been able 70
mpport their families In comfort and live
ike human beings and save up few dol.
ars for rainy day, when the Democratic
rec trade times had been tried for the first
Tx months, the good times promised by
he Democrats turned to poverty and want
md the opening of free soup houses Sen
nor Tillman rehashea over the silver
question and told his small audience they
lad elected king to lord it over them for
he next four years. He spoke in no very
complimentary terms Of the Democrats
very rotten Democratic leader who had
,oted for Mckinley, ten good Republicans
had left their party to vote for Bryan and
nike their places i'll the Democrat party
10 berated President Cleveland and his
administration in no uncertain terms,
moving plainly that he was not on very
rood terms with that official, and his visits
10 the White House few and far between
Il is demagogue and u hater of news,
papers, which lie said have said some very
ankind and untruthful things about him
.Tillmau) We don't wonder that the
newspapers slapped back at him especially
nWashington .he WAS as complimentary
B. them there as he was here last
Eening. His speech was rambling fiery
one, with nothing to recommend it except
It's brevity. He has been blessed with the
gift of CAB and Il good memory, and by his
lpcendiary speeches has been able to draw
10 him u large class OF the igno.
rant, who dwell on his words and follow
bis leadership by elccting him Governor OF
bis State and then the Legislature sent
him to the Senate. where he makes a big
noise but has not much weight with the
bther Senators. Men Of the Tillman
Itripe do moro harm than good amongst
)he masses by their inlammatory speeches.
He is a man who could do great deal of
rood If he would use his talents in that
Erection and great deal of harm if he
keeps on in the direction he has mapped
but for himself and which he is following.
10 would have been one of the men who
would have had place in Bryan's cab,uct
1 he had been elected President.