The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-27
SENATOR rlllsAs

spesk. .s Fsyettev.'le to Good sized
Aa.i ace-Adv ses Pop lis NO II Ip
Dsnoer is II ks.som Ma. hsns VS. In
Control.
FAYKTTEvILLK, n. c..
V,. q, 1895.
EDITOR CAucAsIAN:-Yesterday
wss Ben. TIiimxn day 10 Cumberland
fhe cay Was inAuspicous raining all
the morning, nevertheless there were
from three to four thousand, includ
ing ladies, to hear the great South
Carolinian.
The .Populists of Cumberland had
looked with many mlsgivings a. to
the equsncss Of Tillman day for
Cumberland county politics.
The Fusion candidates began their
county canvass At q remote part Of
the county on that day.
Your humble correspondent had
faith in Tlllman, and advised his
PoDulist friends to come out and
hear him, many came and were we'll
repaid.
Tnos. ". Mason, q noted Demo-
cratic bowler of North Carolina,
proceeded Tiilman, SO as to set the |
pace for the South Carolinian to give
him points in North Carolina poll
tics. He began with many apollo |
gies and assurances that he was
speaking at Tillman's request. He
raved, ranted, and beat the air to no
purpose for forty minutes, and IN
this short time mad to stop twice to
assure the crowd that he was speak
ing at Tiliman's request, and would
close in q few more minutes.
About p. NJ, the great Ben. TILL
man arose to address the crowd. He
began slowly. The world has but one
Bon. rlllman. One almost imagines
when he looks at Tiiman, when he is
IN repOse, that he was made at the
, forge Of vulcan, from the thunder
bolts of Jove, and when that stern
lace is cloudsd one almost expects to
see the lightning fash from the ter
.. rible brow, but Tillman can look
pleasant sometimes, and so he looked
yeste rday when he rose and looked
over that great audience, including
hundreds Of ladies who had come out
to do him honor on that rainy morn
ing. He said that never before had
3 he been in so much doubt as to what
he should say. But with few pre-
liminarles and no hesitation, he pro-
ceeded to cut and slash the Demo-
5 Gratis and Populists of North Carroll
ma, without mercy, but admitting to
1 a certain amount Of ignorance as to
!, the actual situation here, those who
t did know, saw that he was really ex-
onerating the Populists, and giving
= it to the Democrats hip and thigh.
q He proposed to castigate the Demo
Gratis and rub salt on the sores, after
:, which he proposed to throw some
!, salt and pepper in the Populists eyes.
y While he was numerically fogging
! the Democrats the crowd yelled and
u roared with applause. He spoke OF
q North Carolina Democrats as politi.
e cal idiots, and the idea was cheered
O with a will. When the time came to
d whale down on the Populists, he pro.
!. ceeded with many mlsg,vings, and S,
uedged his remarks with Its and
anus' that his aouss was really
pralse. Inc Vast audience became
+! lauteru-J awed aua silent. The grea
t. 'ratorIcai gladiator thrust III his
Keen blade llme aid again for Pop
uIlsi blood, Yet IL remained brign
aud stainless. The vast audience BE-
D came more funeral-like and sad. Fl
If naliy The great man paused, and look
40 said: IN, & ID people, l though
70 L " $ brought here to talk to Demo
10 cr~ts. but judging from what tn,
ly crowd cheers for, and assumes {
te funeral aspect at, this audience mus
be all Populists.
He said if Mat Ransom was behin{
.. the Democratic machine in Nortl
o Carolina, that he could not advis,
3. the POpulists to 60 to it's rescue.
a - He said if the old aristocratic rim,
that formerly ruled in North Caro-
" lima, were trying to get back il
d power, that they would fail and de
a. served to fail; that if such was tn,
Or case, for the free silver Democrat
and Populists to rub out, and com
a mence of new, to get lot of soa]
q and 60 to the spring and wash them
RI selves and then get together TO
IL white supremacy and good govern
~ ment, and let the old Ransom gan,
- go.
10 The rank and file of the Demo
er Gratis seemed pleased with Tillmal
beyond measure. He said himself
a that the Populists loved him NOR
o. than any living Democrat-that b
,ir had Populist nerve IN his back
he about the size of his finger.
90 almost forgot to say that sol
rain in the face" was on hand, an,
: undertook 10 rave to the crowd al
y ter Tlllman ceased, but it was n
d good; the crowd began to break, q
~ ne began his rawlings, and in twent
We minutes he subsidized and bowed wit
n poor grace TO the inevitable.
10 One fellow undertook to guaran
n the to Tillman, that the Populist'
ia franchise would be protected, if the
af would let the Democrats IN, bu
:" Tillman said he did not get much b
the guarantee of a North Carolln
TO red Shirt He would prefer t
rs hear from the State Executive Com
he mittee. With two whites to on
lis negro, Tillman seemed to think YER
w. little Of North Carolina ''red shirts,
m and remarked favorably on thei
To scarcity in the audience.
JOHN MCDUFFIE.
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