The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-30
PEOPLE and POLITICS.
BY AN OBSERVER.

appearance and success OF such a leader.
An intoler1nt and domineering aristo-
cracy had appropriated 10 themselves
the offices and hon0fs OF the State Gov
eminent. aud the sons o. the small
farmers felt that the gates to prefermeut
were shut upon them. Tillman, shrewd-
iy seeing the situation, played upon
every passion that demagogy could sug-
gest' and by certain courage. or the
outward show OF courage, ne made him
self the leader OK the Democratic party
in that State. No such conditions have
ever existed in Virginia General Ma
hone played upon just such dormant
passions among tho people and tried TO
get up feeling against Franklin street
In Richmond like Tillman stirred against
Battery Park in Charleston. But all OF
that is past and gone. and there Is not
the suggestion or hint In the State Of
Vrginian OF any such situation or con-
dition. Tiilman Is either n blackboard
or he affects blackguardism for the
purpose Of winning the approval OF that
element In society. In his speeches here
I'm Virginia. he never referred TO ex-
President Cleveland except as that old
scoundrel Cleveland" Imagine q gentle
man, II you can. using such language.
Hence, we are not bandying epfthets with
Senator Tillman. but simply calling at
tention 20 the fact that he writes him
self down a coarse, self-conscious dema-
gogue, the last man in the world 70
come over tho borders and tell Vir-
ginians how to vote. This is tive first
prominence Dr.. TIlman has ATTAINED
since Senator Jones, OF Arkansas. had to
rebuke him so openly and severely in
tho Chicago Convention. During TILL
mans rambling. bawling, feeble effort
there, he took the position that the
silver question was a sectional question,
as slavery was a sectional question, and
tried to array the South and West
against the North. when Tillman sat
down. Senator Jones, OF Arkansas. got
uD and used this vigorous language:
Said he when we have friends coming
20 us from all over the North, IN the
name OF God how can any man get UP
here and take the position that the gen.
tleman from South Carolina has Just
assumed, and on behalf OK this silver
majority l desire to repudiate the sem
-iments OF the gentleman"
After shat Tillman roasted somewhat
hover during the rest Of the convention,
and was not heard OF very prominently
during the campaign. They sent him up
into the mining camps of Pennsylvania,
where he set OF his blasts IN a sand
bank thai caved in upon him more rapid
IL than he could excavate. The news
paper meA AZ Chicago unders God che
stru ting vanity OF the man, md amused
themselves by gOng dowl to his seat
and with a little weli-timlI fattery,
drawing him out 10 reveal tho secrets
of the convention. He was accompanied
there by a little Insignificant fellow
named Evans. who they said was the
Governor Of the fine old state OF South
Carolina. To look upon that pair, the
Senator and the Governor % proud
old Southern state. was enough 10 make
any one realize TO what a great party
may come in following the leadership
OF such men. When Tiilman entered
the Senate. his reputation as pitch-fork
handler had preceded him. and ar first
the grave and reverend senator's eyed
him askance, out it was not many DAYS
until Senator Hill took his hide. and
then tho whole Senate took his measure,
and since then they have paid no more
attention to him. IL would he wen for
South Carolina to keep this product at
home; but IN order to do so tnev shall
have 10 build around him the regulation
South Carolina fence. mule high. bun
strong ana pig tight; for. 4 detective
IN any one OF these specifications, TIL
man IS sure 10 break through.
But regarding Ir Tfnman's personal
record, We care very little. IL Is the sem
timent Of that famous New Democracy
speech that intere sts US. This New De-
mocracy." Of which Mr.. Tillman vaunts
so lraveiy. seems 10 be an organized al
lance between the Democratic, Populist
and Free Silver Republican party 10 de-
base the American dollar and 10 upset
the courts II the land. All along II mas
been claimed that that was not the Old
Democracy In convention az chicago.
we are glad to hear so frank and open
an admission from Mr.. Ifllman. The nun
was there the organization was there. bd1
the spirit was tabernacllng elsewhere
Senator Jones did not have Mr. Tilman IN
reach of him when the South Caroinian
made MS speech I'm Richmond, or ne
would have had to have arisen again ana
rebukod and repudiated the sentiments,
for among other things. his intemperance
led him into hig,l treason against the
Democratic organization OF New York
State.
American policies a more beautiful poll
tical battle than Is now being waged In
New York. Every element OF the revived
and enheartened Democracy Is working
in perfect harmony together TO redeem
that State from the corrupt adminlstra-
ton of the Republican party and from
the mad idea of Capitalization and I'M
perlallsm o. which Mr.. Roosevelt T. the
champion. Yet this man Ttllman comes
into our State and because the Democrats
az New, York are not shouting free silver
and loudly cackling over an old last
wears bird nest. he expressed his SYM
nathv with Roosevelt, or &C any rate,
counts IL a matter OF supreme indiner-
ence as TO whether or not the Democrats
win the fight or not What KIND or
Democrat Is Tillman! What KIND OF
Democrats are those who. after such
soeech. elect him to the honorary mem
bershiD of their cluhsl Where Is tne
marty drifting 10? How is Il breaking 70
pieces2 What is It's destiny? VINO are us
leaders? Where are the men TO conserve
the true spirit OF Democracy as given US
Nv Jefferson? In hearing such senti-
ments and arguments put forth oy
Democratic Senator, we cannot help out
feel with old John Bell, OF Tennessee
when, referring 10 Andrew Johnson, ne
said. when the times turn out sucn sen
ators as these. tho place OF honor Is
private station.
This brings us 10 consideration OF
how promptly such leadership as i''-
mans and such a platform as that OF me
Chicago Democracy in 1886. could De STOP
ped by the courageous people, il rish.
now those men who voted for Bryan Iof
party regularity's sake would only conn
out boldly and serve notice upon .ne
politicians that they must not give ,nsn'
that same platform and candidate hsani