The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-18
TILLMAN ON GOLD BUGS.
He Tells tho Maryland Democrats Plain
Truths About Their Condition
Baltimore Herald, 1lth. |

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There is one thing" said Sena-
tor Benjamin r. Tillman, of South
Ca olina, while addressing a largo
anG enthusiastic audience at Raine's
Ha last night under tho auspices of
the Democratic Committee of '0G,
cir which we can join hands with our
go. i-bug friends, and that is in do
fer 80 of the national honor.
1t is gratifying to me that 1 IS
alb } to do consistently a fow da,'s
ag' in the United States Senate IN
act in which Democrats, Populists,
lie 'ubiicans, goiubugs and silver
me all joined together enthusiastic
cal y, and that was in voting an ap~
pre- oriation for national defonscs.
CO eat applause). 1t illustrates, 10
my mind, that there is ono thing
tha we all can join together in, ard
tha is defending tho American flag.
WI On it comes to our national homer
we know no party or faction" (El.-
thu iastic applause and cries f
'Yc are rightp)
Senaior Tillman's address was a
cha 'acteristic ono, and bristled wi, h
den lnciations, which highly pleas, 4
the audience present. Mai. John |.
Yellot, Of Baltimore County, pro.
sided, and opened tho meeting with
a clever little speech, in which he do
fined the theories of FREQ silver.
Whom Senator Tillman came to the
front o. the stage he was greeted
with long and loud applause He
said, in part:
"You have heard much abuse of
me through tho capitalistic press,
and no doubt think mo strange
article. But the people often love
mon for the enemies they havo made.
have received little FREQ advertis-
ing from the goldbug dailics. But
whit Of thatY If you trace back our
cou ntry's history you will find that
thee were other public mon er
IT'LL d to the recollection Of tn q
Am ,rican people who were ais }
abu 'ed by an opposition pres.
JEFF erson was the target Of tho abu q
Of plutocratic papers, and SO WI s
JAG lson, and 80 was Lincoln. Bnt,
altl ough they were denounced by
newspapers, the people rallied to
Their support. You are also ignor-
ant Of mo as 1 am in reality, as we'll
as OH are of tho truo merit Of free
silv ,r, because you have not single
new spaper in this city to advocate
free silver, and that stands for Demo
era ic principles. You uro blinc-
folt ed, because you are kept IN is
nor 'nce by the goldbug press. Tho y
kee you in ignorance and thon ask
yor, to vote their ticket telligontl,' :.
I c. mo before you as tho apostle OF
the only Democracy.
& am the apostle of tho new
Del locracy and of that party which
has issued q new Declaration of In1o-
pei lence. You must study the
tins ncial questions Of tho hour and
enl, ghten yourselves if you would be
free, Sophistry and falsehood is
nov your daily food as furnished il
the daily press. In 1896 tho d,
mocracy of Maryland, az rulod y
your bosses, contentod itself wi L
ado otlng gold standard platform
anG sent delegation to tho Chica, c
Coz vention. But when Villa +
jennings Bryan was nominated j
thai convention tho course Of some
Of your leaders was not an honest
one, and you were stabbed in the
house Of your friends Last summer
you did poorly because the party
straddled. All things were all things
to all men. And you wcro defeated
as you deserved to be.
"No man is fit to lead a people un
less he ia disposed to be honest will
his followers. The question of th
hour is whether tho people or none,
shall rule. 1t is plntocracy or Do
mocracy or genuine RopubIicanisnr
The opponents Of FREQ silver wal,
dor dollars and cheap mon. The
, de ounce tho new Democracy as al
anhy.
And yet tho condition Of t..
wo king people of this country I.