Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-03

TILLMAN AND CHANDLER.
South Carolina and New Hampshire Have
an Interesting Bout.

There was an interesting Eout IN the
senate last Tuesday between Senators
Tillman and Chandler. The debate
was on the tariff bill, of course, and
the Associated Press correspondent
tells the story as follows:
Mr.. Tillman, of South Carolina, was
then recognized for speech in support
of the following amendments to the
bill:
"That there shall be collected head
tax of 500 on all immigrants coming to
the United States by land or water.
"That it shall be niisdemeanor, pun
ishable by fine or imprisonment, for any
alien who does not intend to become an
American citizen, or who retains his citi-
zenship in foreign country, to enter the
United States for the purpose of engaging
in any mechanical trade or manual labor
within the borders thereof (; provided that
this section and the one immediately pre-, pre-,
ceding shall only remain Of force until
silver shall be admitted to our mints for
coinage at the ratio of 16 to l, on the same
condition with gold"
Mr.. Tillman spoke of the rapid
spread of pauperism, as shown by the
statistics of the jails and prisons. 1t
was time, he said, to keep platform
promises, to do something for labor,
to keep back the half million immi.
grants arriving annually and to place
value on American citizenship.
"To sell it at 500 head" suggest
ed Mr.. Chandler, ironically.
"Oh, if the senator wants colloquy
at me he can have it before I get
through" answered Mr.. Tillman.
Mr.. Tillman spoke of the miserable
condition of the coal miners of Penn
sylvania, and read from official reports,
saying many of the miners were COM
PEELED to live like beasts.
"And this" exclaimed Mr.. Tillman,
derisively, "when senators were franz
ing their laws for the protection of
American labor and American indus
try"
Mr.. Quay remarked that the report
from which Mr.. Tillman read was
made by Republican committee, ap-
pointed by Republican legislature.
"And am asking Republican con-
gress to protect these people against
competition" declared Mr.. Tillman.
"Will you do it? Dare you do it? or
will you be satisfied with giving labor
lip service ?"
"He gave the extent of the slum ele.
ment in New York, Baltimore, Chica-
20 and other cities, and said that show
ed where the big Republican majori-
ties came from last year.
The senator dealt more in statistics
than usual, although he added tie
characteristic vehemence of voice and
gesture to his remarks. He closed
with a gloomy prediction that if the
tide of immigration was not turned
back, the country would be torn by
revolution and bloodshed and repe-
tition of the Paris commune.
Mr.. Chandler briefly responded to
the South Carolina senator, and asked
why it was that the immigration bill
passed by Republican majorities in the
last congress had been defeated?
"Because your Republican presi-
denDt, Grover Cleveland, vetoed it,"
shouted Mr.. Tillman, amid laughter.
Mr.. Chandler protested against
having Mr.. Cleveland designated a
Republican when the senator from
South Carolina (Tiilman) had joined
other Democrats in electing that pres
ident as Democrat.
"Yes," observed Mr.. Tillman, while
the galleries roared, ~ ask forgiveness
for that, and I promise, so help me
God, I'll never do it again.
Mr.. Chandler went on to say that
the failure of the only recent amend
ment to the immigration laws was de-
feated by Democratic president.
"And the senator should have turn
ed the tines of his pitchfork on Grover
Cleveland and left the Republican
party for another day." continued the
senator, in droll tones.
Here Mr.. Tillman insisted on setting
himself straight on Grover Cleveland,
and in spite of protests he proceeded
rapidly to assert that in 1892 he went
to the national convention at the head
of the South Carolina delegation, after
the state convention had declared Mr..
Cleveland to be "prostitute of De-
mocracy."
Mr.. Chandler here interposed pro-
test, and with mock seriousness con-
vulsed the senate by refusing to yield
longer. 81 cannot permit" he said
''such language against the president
of the senator's party" He would
yield only in case this senator adopted
''his usual courteous and respectful
style toward the late president" Mr..
! Tiilman started to review the circum-
stances of his support of Mr.. Cleve-
land. The senator said the South
Carolina delegation had voted against
Mr.. Cleveland up to the time of the
national convention, being four years
lin advance of their brethren of the
south in learning his character. But
after he was nominated, South Caro-
lima accepted the result, having par
ticipated in the convention, and gave
Mr.. Cleveland one of the biggest ma
|jorities in the history of the state. So
that if there was prostitution of his