The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-31
TILLMAN TALKS IN ALBANY
oNLT 1000 PEOPLE GATHER AT ITS
FAIR GROUNDS TO HEAR HIM.
Made y New Democratic Party for You"-
err You Don't stand by Us New York

~ " n buuth y NNCHtt ~ uAuNt ~
Made y New Democratic Party for You"-
err You Don't stand by us New York
shall Not Have n Crumb OF Patronage"
ALBANY, Aug. 30.-Not more than a thous.
and people gathered this afternoon to hear Son.
ator Benjamin II. Tillman of South Carolina
discuss the Issues OF the campaign Of 1900, as
ho termed It. The small attendance discour.
aged the local silver leaders, as an audience of
at least 5000 was promised the Senator. The
occasion was a picnic and a barbecue given
under the auspices Of the Patriots of America
and the Blmetallio clubs of Albany and Rcns.
selaer county. Owing to the few people present
tho Senator changed his expressed determine
ton to pour hot shot Into tho Democratic lead
ers OF this State who have fought against re-
pudiation. To The Sun correspondent he said
no would discuss in his Brooklyn speech to.
morrow night tho Democratic State leaders last
fall. as well rs tho present political situation
In Greater New York.
Calvin E. Keack Of Lansingburg introduced
the Senator. who took great delight In telling
how ho had stood up In tho Senate, as the only
representative Of tho farmers, demanding fair
|, legislation and crlticising the methods which
were resorted TO by tho trusts to secure q tariff
bill favorable TO their interests.
They cry out against me-" he said, because
1 do not bow down to tho money power which
rules the action OF Congress, and because l In
sist In calling things by their right names. ]
came hero to encourage you to continue the
fight until 1900 for tho Chicago platform 'and
the liberties Of the people which 1t embraces.
You did nobly last fall, with both Of the ma
chimes in this State against you. tho Repub.
licans fighting US and the Democrats stabblng
us in the back I wished to appear here and
let you see for yourselves q Democrat of the
new school. / am surprised you have 30 long
atl,,-nl A.. pan.aon.tto .~l Da,,ll;a~ ,,.-
chimes In this State to rule you through a boss.
You have changed the administration of
tho State and national Governments poliu-
cally often. but you have still found the Same
master at the helm, tho money power. We In
the South and West have made q new Demo-
cratic party for you. and gave you q platform
at Chicago last year containing q new declarn-
ton Of principles, which are akin to those con-
tanned in tho Declaration of Independence. We
would have won in this State last fall II your re-
puted leaders had not climbed up In a resting
place. New York and Brooklyn got down and
wallowed in the Mckinley dust and beat us.
"Tammany may be rotten. but sho stands by
her colors and goes down with them. The great
heart Of the New York city Democracy is throb
bling with Q determination to say, to Its corrupt
leaders, Whitney and others. Get you gone;
YORK will never have any influence In national
Democratic pOlltlCS until she elects u state
ticket on the Chicaso platform. II your lead:
your own, for success requires orsanization.
rather go down in defeat II you don't stand by
h hry an fi1 IN Zoo JON New SSN YORK shan. ETii E EaSe a Se cr S.ayS
OF patronage, Your mills ought never, to be
S See Rood HsiGi ed0 l SSs f.Ii. A; a1d YOU s0G Should be 30
made to walk up and down tho road unemployed
for the next four years until you get better
A voice in the crowd cried: How about tho
The tine will come" said the Senator,
when we will have an income tax or We WON'T
have any taxes at all. That Is my ogiuion. Tho
share OF the burdens OF government.
The Senator was entertained at dinner at
ing the New Democracy OF this city. lie left
for New York city, on the night boat; where he
will stay at the Windsor. lie is scheduled 10
speak in Rochester on Labor Day.
Senator TilInan was interviewed, at the Troy
House this morning with regard to bis plans.
whitney cyan crowds q i1@Nf hc said. Il I shall III be- ! in
bro1kiyn to.morroW night, and IN my speech l
good fashion: | reckon l can DO It. After
San:a:' speaking at beaver Falls, Senator
3SGu n h9,m ns and other tow towns ,I In that part 81, OF
burg. Ae From there SsH,'i am sI going s'' to T Roeh eates,
where | will appear next week. After that I
think I'll tSke a run up into Canada and sT'qPP
Az i" ". uhsS u v N't'o"u. L ~ ~ III I'm
man to join me and go over my lecture route,
but I don't know just whether she will. There
are q good many miles to cover. Still. with all
the modern appliances and convenienCos that
railroads are ca tipped with nowadays railroad.
ing Is comparatively cay I like travelling
about the country. OF course, it's a bit like
loading a theatrical life, hut one soon doesn't
quire a wonderful lot % information. Why.
sir. ! covered thir :y-fve States last year, and
you'd DO surprised ut the adventures l had.
But I must say that the newspapers, | mean the
reporters and CORRESPONDENTS, treated me with
great fairness and respect. / should, however,
make one exception; refer TO the Chicago
gang of reporters. Why, they are absolutely
consciencoless. They write great long inter
views with me-, but never come near me. II is
most embarrassing, most embarrassing. ! find
myselt In some pretty, hot fixes at times. hut
again. But l am glad to find the silver scnti.
ment SO firmly rooted. Why, you have hun
dreds OF ardent silver men here, and in Albany
they are most enthusiastic. and that is a good