The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-06-16
TILLMAN TALKS TARIFF.
FAVORS AN EXPORT BOUNTY ON AG-
RlcULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The South Carolina Senator Makes Red
bot Speech snd Critlcises Bis Democrs'-

The South Carolina Senator Makes hsu
BOT Speech snd Critlcises Bis Democrs'
ic Tariff for Revenue Only Assoc ais g
In the United States Senate on Tues
day while the tariff bill was up fo1
consideration Senator Tillman toob
jthe floor on the pending amendment
of Mr.. Cannon of Utah providing ar
export bounty on agricultural pro
ducts. He said he desired the atten
ton of his associates, and as the at
tendance was meagre he noted the alb
serce OF quorum. The call disclosed
ffty-four Senators present, nine more
than quorum, and Mr.. Tillman pro
.. ceeded. He said the tariff debate had
disclosed nebulous condition in the
minds of Senators. The Republican
: Senators sat quietly, apparently con
trolled by the caucus, refusing to dis
cuss the iniquities of the bill and
unanimously voting for action in be-
half of trusts and monopolies.
| "On the other hand, )" proceeded Mr..
Tillman, "the Democrats are in Pc
riod of transition. They don't know
where they are at. The older, more
experienced, proclaim their allegiance
to the old time-honored doctrines.
We had an iupasssioned speech yes
Iterday (by Mr.. Mills in behalf of the
Walker tariff principles, brought for
ward at this late day as Democratic
doctrine. Secession, nullifcation and
Iother issues which have passed out OF
| the minds of men might as well be
] brought here. The tariff is merely a
Iquestion of policy as to how the gov
ernment will raise its revenue. say
without hesitation it is to the best in
terest of the American people that the
articles consumed by our people should
| be produced by cur people. II that is
! Republican doctrine well and good.
If that is not Democratic doctrine, 1t
ought to be"
| Mr.. TiIIman went on to show that
diversified industries gave diversified
means of labor As to the farmers. the
need was not for more farmers, but for
a tariff which no longer would rob the
farmers we have. The farmers stood,
his skinny, bony hand outstretched,
asking this export bounty to overcome
the ROBBERY Of the present system and
yet Senators sat in stony silence, ex
pecting this idiotic farmer, with the
mortgage gnawing on his home, not
Ito know that they refuse to give him
lrelief. Mr.. Tilman vehemently
pledged his word to his colleagues
that they would not deceive the farm
erS, and that ;he niue million follow
ers of the plow will settle with you
lat the ballot box" Referring to any
bill not giving adequate relief to far.
ners, Mr.. Tillman exclaimed: Il n
prepared to throw some rocks that will
stagger some of you men,"
| The Senator ana! !yzed the extent OF
agricultural interests throughout the
fcountry, Including the South-"the
lIshmaelite, the section that has had
no rights since the war" While that
lsection had labored under the ban of
secession, paying billions as resul.
of its attempt to secede, 1t Was still
sface to face with the demand Of the
horseback, crying more, more, more.
This section and the agricultural in
.erests always had been at the mercy
of tariff bills which found their gene
sis in the benefits conferred on New
England.
AS Mr.. Tillman spoke the galleries
filed in anticipation of lively time.
While speaking with his usual vehe
mence of voice and gesture, the Sena
tor adopted an argumentatlve style,
to show that the farmers were receiv-
ing the burdens, without the benefits.
of the tariff. When he referred at one
point to the Chicago platform declara.
ton on the tariff, be brought Mr.. Vest
to his feet in explanation. Re voted
in the Chicago convention amid great
er uproar and confusion, said Mr.
Vest, for the long and in part nebu
lous platform. He never knew, until
it had come out, that the word only"
had been left out of the declaration
for tariff for revenue"
''If I had knowa it." proceeded Mr..
Vest, Il would have risen in my place
and moved to insert it, for 1t is the
creed of the Democratic party. And
I believe maj ority OF that conven-
ton did aot know of the omission, as
all our attention was concen trated on
the money ISSUE"
Proceeding. Mr.. Tillman turned to
his Democratic associates and said they
now had chance, with the votes of a
few Republican Senators mot lost to
all sense o. shame and decency," to
give some measure Of relief to the far
mers. They would receive little or nc
benefit from the duty on the cotton
and cereals. They asked for bread and
we're given stone. They asked for
some relief and Democratic Senators
set I'D a mummy aud Labelled IL q
tariff for revenue only"
Great God! such Democracv" ex-
claimed MIR. Tillmsn, with dramatic
emphasis.
Democratic Senators had spoken
of q new evangel," he said, ''aod had
Itwitted him and others of leading he
| Democratic party in!o The Republican
icamp. Taese Senators, instead CT OF
ferlng Inc cardinal D5mOcraLlc prlIcl-
piles OF quality, gave the sodom apple
of tariff for revenue only" to their
lconstituents.
You are holding the telescope with
the bag end to your eyes, declared
Mr.. rlIlman, addressing his associates,
and al the liLtle end you See the !e.
gend, Tariff for revenue only, in
stead of taat grea! doctrlne Of D3noc
racy. 'Equal rights for all, aad spec.
| al privileges for none. y
| In conclusion, the Senator said he
believed IN securing for the South as
| many be4efts as possible. He arraiE-.
cd Republican Senators for The Inc
lqaanues of their legislation and for
:: Keeping Cuoa unoer the heel c
Weyler.' - They claimed, he SAID, to
be followers OF Lincoln, but you are
lunworthy to tie the shoe -lgtches OF
tnat great man" The Democratic