The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-01-16
ON GOOD TERMS WITH BRYAN
I1llman's Own Account of the
Jackson Day Banquet at Omaha Z

Senator Tillman has returned to
Washington from attendance at the
Jefferson Club banquet held in Omaha,
Neb., on Monday night, Jan. eth. In
view OF the conflicting statements sent
out relative to the strained relations be-
tween Senator Tillman and the Demo
cratic leader, William Jennings Bryan,
the south Carolina Senator, with charaC.
tcrlstlc franknoss, has disposed of the
reports IN this way 81 have filed no
plea Tor political separation from MIR.
Bryan said the Senator when inter.
viewed on the subject ut the Capitol.
My relations with Mr. Bryan arc not
strained i'll the | asst and | had a vcry
plain ak with him on the political
situation. told him, as | told the pco.
pie at he Jefferson banquet, that it is
o early for me to commit myself to
any candidate or any specific platform
which might be binding in 1894 don't
think | was misunderstood on that sub
Ject, for | have q way Of trying to ex.
press myself clearly when | have any
thing TO say. ] don't believe the gentle
III II at the banquet in Omaha misundcr.
stood me and | don't believe Mr.. Bryan
misunderstood me. In fact, he seemed
TO DC impressed with my views ON the
subject from the fact that when he
O''NNS' az oboISu lhClC lIlHl III
intended to take his place as a private
in tho Democratic ranks and fight for
the principles OF the party as long as he
lives.
u cannot" said the Senator, abe re
sponslblc for the imaginary statements
winch newspaper reporters make con
corning my attitude towards Mr.. Bryan
in the future. ! do not regret going to
Omaha, as some OF the newspapers have
stated. On the contrary | am glad ]
went, because | had q royal good me
could not have received u greater ova-
ton than that which was given me at
the banquet at Omaha. | gave them my
IDEAS OF Democracy right from the
shoulder n they whoopcd it up for me
in great shape. | set them crazy when
could have heard them shout when
tore lin to pieces, and the rest of tn,
gang who worship at The ClcvclanC
shrine, who want TO rcorgapizc the Dem
ocratic party, but who go TO the polls
on election day and vote the Republican
ticket. | did not pose as q leader of the
Democratic party, but told them thai
| qua represent the sentiments of Lht
Democratic party Of South Carolina.
told them | had been elected to the Gov
crnoIship, once to the United States Sen
ate II have been endorsed for re cleo
I on for another term in the Scnat,
wlthou opposition, and my commission
would be due in q few weeks. Repre-
senting the Democracy Of South Caro-
lima, told them that it would be pre-
mature forthc Democratic party to com
mt itself to any mar o. any platform a
this stage Of the game, but | assure,
them that | would rather 90 down t,
defeat again four years hence than &C
cept the leadership OF or surrender m,
principles to such a party and to such
leadership as that Cleveland crowd.
You should have seen that crow,
shout IL yell when | uttered thos,
sentiments continued the Senator en-
Enthusiastically Why" he added, "thc,
Jumped up and shouted and yelled Xix
50 many wild Ind ans. Then some fcl
low proposed that the whole compau
join i'll singing Dixie in my honor
They got stuck on the words-as Il mat
ter of fact they didn't know them S,
they compromised by singing Amer