The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-10-18
TIyI,NIAN ON THO RAMPAGE.
TRe Senator Usos His PtchfOrk In
Illinois lilo Makes Charges or Cor
ruption Against Mckinley and
Hanna

The ST. Louis Globe Democrat prints
the following special from Carol ton,
| Ill giving some e lOice extracts IRON
Senator Tillman's speech in that city !:
"A pitchfork Is a mighty handy thing
TO nave around. 10 is good to handle
hay with; IL Is good for straw and grain;
1t is absolutely necessary to handle-(a
pause manure. don't come here to
abuse Republicans or the Republican
party as u body, but in talking about
some Of the actions OF their prcSidcn!
shall be compelled to use q pitchfOr
because | don't like to use my fingers
in It,"
Thus Berjamin Il. Tillman. OF South
Carolina, made his opening impression
upon the grand Democratic mass meot-
ing at Carrollt0n. Ho was ch eered
vigorously.
| This is one Of the Democratic strong
holds Of illinois. Tho attendance was
large. The Senator said: "This is the
most home like audience have nd.
| dressed since have been among the
Northern people" lie went on to ex.
plain that his former speeches had
| been made in cities and towns where
| he hadn't that homelike feeling that
| ne had when he talked to farmers. 81
am q farmer pure and simple the Sen.
atOr said. "rhat is the reason the
then the Senator sprung his manure
joke. The reception Of it seemed to in .
crease his home-like fr2ling, for he let
| himself out as he had not done previous
| ly in any OF his spec ches in the n prth
One Of the statements with which
the Sena or opened wide the eyes Of The
| Democratic farmers OF Illinois was his
bald assertion that Max Hanna had
raised s., 600, 900 or So O0O, 900 from the
armOrplate makers and was using it
in the campaign. "l was on the naval
committee with William T.. Chandler,'
the Senator said, "and | know some
thing Of the armorplate business.
| Tnerc are two concerns in the country
which make this morplate--Carnegie ie
and the Bethlehem. We had con
tract on which we had been holding
them five years. We had been keen.
ing them down to $500 q ton. This year,
| on the last day OF the session OF Gov.
gross, Mark Hanna took charge Of it.
He weut in and ordered his henchmen
to give authority to the Secretary OF
the Navy to mako nContract for armor-
plate at what he SAW tit. Twelve
Republican Senators who had stood
with Va before fell down aud voted to
give Carnegie and Bethlehem this con,
tract for 1000 600 l'll swoar that
and Knowledge, h"u an agreement with
th""e two firms TO give him ~ 600, 900
| or ~ UOO, 600 for the Presidential cam
| pa gn. SO you see you send me-. TO
COhgtrss to vote for contracts which
furnish the money to buy our yo.Gs
| WITH"
Sumo Of Senator Ti!lman's uec!Ara.
tions about brinrry aid corruption
were reckless even heyond his usual
freedom Of speech. 'Therc are a
great mauy millions OF good K,pnhli,
cans" said Senator Tlliman. "TLe
only trouble with them ia they are
wrong up here" The Senator tapp.d
MS fore mead. "l can say equally" hc
continued, 18th IT some Of our Democrats
are wrong up here" The Senator tap.
ped his dome again. The crowd laugn
I'd and waited for the application. ~
wish to say Of the l., 600, 600 voters ho
will march to tho polls in November
II 900, 900 are 20 narrow and partisan
tncy would see you in hades before
they would vote for the party other
than the one they belong to. They are
ltpublicans and Democrats bee III sc
they were born So. There are 1000 00(
such Republicans. There are 900 ,0O(
Of such Democrats. Therefore. am
max ;ng my appeals to the Independent,
voters, to those with sufficient intelli-
gence to vote for what they believe tc
be for the best interests OF the country.
| want to make an appeal to the indc.
pendent voter, because his vote, even
il he votes for dollar day, counts
for Just as much as the vote of John ID.
Rockefeller; that is if John d. Rookie.
fell"r's millions can't find some intern.
al scoundrels among these dollar-a"day
fellows 70 buy"
mo stream can rise higher than its
source the Senator went on 0racular.
ly after his astonishing lcft-hand ed
lick at the dollar-a day man, and be
gan to talk Of corruption in Congress
81 wish you could see those fellows
who sell themselves in Congress rs
nave seen them. | have not seen tho
money actually passed, but If | had
been on jury and had had the evidence
before me as | saw it | would have
found them guilty.
Senator Tillman quoted from l'rcsi,
dent MGkinley's letter OF acceptance
the passage declaring the dutysimpOs
cd by honor toward the philippines,
THAT MEANS" said the Senator, "tht
: President will rely upon Mark Hanna 5
money to buy enough votes to ensavc
you and your children fCrover." This
was the Sena or's starter on the sub
ject OF Imperialism. He proceeded
"Douslas and Lincoln went up and
dom this State. Douglas contended
AT " uen we said government derived
ito JUS. powers from the consent Of the
governed it was intended to leave out
the niggcrs. Lincoln said it WAS the
other way. The North arose en- masse
} in 1860 and sided with Lincoln's views
And now you's got 100000 niggera
down South to prOjick on, to exercise
your ingenuity on. But you are turn.
ing them over TO Ms to shoot and kill
How will you old soldiers, who march
ed through South aiolina. and didn't
leave anything but the chimneys stand.
ing, answer the Confederatos you killed
} whom you meet them up yondcr, and
they ask you, Well Johnny, how are
things? You'll have to say the tepub
lican party now says Douglas was right
and Lincoln Was wrong. You've got
to 60 to God pretty soon and answer
for your votes.
"rhe most damnable piece OF dis
hon NJ" aid The Senator, In speaking oI