The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-20
rfR. TILLMAN AS A DEMOCRATIC
REFORMER.


Tuesday a pretty full Geographic report
of the speech which Senator Tillman' OF
South Carolina. made at Chatham. Va
on Monday. and as 10 this speech The
Times must confess TO a Scoop by its
neighbor. 1t Is possible the correspondent
~ The Times thought the speech not
newsy.
According to the report, Mr.. Tillman
declared that he wEs a Democrat and he
expressed the hope hat he might live to
reform" the Democratic party. AS
indicative Of the spirit n which ne would
proceed about his reform he pronounced
ex-Presldent Cleveland ian old bag of
sbeef" he said that az Chicago he and his
fellow Democrats gave Hin and Patter-
son the boot heel" that the Supreme
Court Of the United States caught hold
of the cows throat just at that moment,
so that she went dry" meaning that as
the government at Washington was about
TO milk the income tax COW the Supreme
Court strangled the COW. that one Judge
OF the Supreme Court of the United States
had been bribed 10 vote against the in
come tax and that the Supreme Court
must be changed so that It will construe
the Constitution in accordance with Mr..
Tillmans theories Of government OF
course. he added a homily upon the ne
cessity OF the government coming forty
cents worth OF silver and forcing people
10 take 1t as a dollar.
1t is not often that one gets an oppor-
tunlty TO view a reformer in all his powers
and parts as clearly as Mr.. Tillman has
given us a chance to see him. And while
ne is undoubtedly divertlng, we cannot
say that the part he proposes FOR HIM
self Is a new one. That illustrious Eng
Msh patriot. Col. Jack Cade played a very
similar part in England four hundred
years ago, and his philosophy OF govern
ment was so very similar TO Mr. Tillman's
that we feel justified in quoting it here
that the two theories may be read in
3uxtapostion.
Said Col. Cade:
There shall be in England seven half
nell.X l0aNNS tolA AO4 a. penny wv N+'-NN
hooped not shall have ten hoops; and 1
will make IL felony TO drink small beer
AZ the realm shall be in common; and In
Cheapslae my pa,frey shall go 10 grass;
ard when / am King. as King l shall be,
there shall be no money; all snail eat
and drink on my score: and / VIII ap-
parel them all I'm one livery that they may
agree ike brothers and worship me their
lord"
Col Cade was not the original Of this
type. The Romans knew the same order
OF reforner by the name Of Catalina, and
very recently Herr Most was a political
philosopher who has preached idenucally
the same doctrines to large crowds of a
certain sort OF admirers.
Nor are Mr.. Tnlman's elegant imagery
and renned comparisons peculiar TO him.
An the great reforners OF his school have
beer partial TO SMILES and comparisons
that are never heard in the fetid salons OF
the a-istocratic and the rich; and, by the
way, II Mr.. Tilman would accept sug-
gsstion from a goid-bug. we would men
ton 20 him that re will End an mex
laus;ib.e repertoire Of his favorite fs-
ures IN rhetoric in that choice literature
which emanated from that other great
reforrner. Mr.. Dennis Kearney. when
preaching in the SAND lots OF san Fran
cisco
There is another striking point OF com
parison between Mr.. Tillman and his i'm
mortal prototype Col Jack Cade. NJ
Tlurnan is always unsparlag in his de-
punciation OF bonds ana 80 was Col
cade. We know nothing stronger than
mis- defamation upon this pcint Hear
him:
as not this q lamentable thing that Of
the skin OF an innocent lamb should be
made parchment that parchment being
scribbled DER should undo man? Some
say the bee sings, out l say Us his wax
for 1 dld but seal one 70 thing. and |
was never mine own man since
: II we have understood Mr.. rillman his
affections 20 bonds are entirely similar
70 Col. cade's. TO wit: that Il they are
given they must be paid, and all the great
reforners OF his school are opposed to
this.
The Times is very pronounced Dem
ocrat OF the old school. not one ot those