The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-13
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SHOTGUN TILLMAN'S SACCHARINE z
SPIRIT

SPIRIT.
Our beloved brother. Senator Tillman
whose sugary disposition and sweetness
of temper excite such deep feelings OF
admiration, whose loving words melt all
hearts and whose peculiar altruism stirs
our souls to high old emulation, has
again broken loose from his moorings
and once more launches out in words OF
friendship and compassion for all man
kind who obey and adulate him. while
with ears TO the ground we all wait to
catch the sound OF the mellihuous voice
OF the good old leader OF the free trade
forces Of South Carolina. as il comes
floating upon the balmy breezes mingled
with the dulcet music OF the spheres.
And how often In sweet meditation
| can see the vision OF the form of the
gentle tiger Of the Palmetto state as he
sits in the United States senate. brooding
how he may advance the interests OF
free trade and crush out the unnoly spirit
OF liberty and protectionism In South
Carolina and especially among all Amer
leans who toll for their daily bread. Be
cause. reader, the result OF royal niger
on the brain. with which Till is loaded 10
the gunwale, will not he merely the re-
crushing out and determination Of the
wicked privileges OF wage earners who
have no right in South Carolina to think
differently. act divergently or vote con-
trary to the divine will OF the sweet and
lovely oigarchic tenets OF Tillmanism.
For the pure and undefiled aim OF Shot
gun Tillmanism is not merely war on the
colored man. that being the mere mask
OF the loving and gentle senator who
xatlA ghA l.I Il.a .k.te
onlst as his gentle nephew did Gonzales
I'm ice-cool mildness. or as calm. sweet
Till tried to land on the solar plexus OF
McLauren on the floor OF the senate
chamber. True. poor TIL found McJau
rem altogether too much for him in a
stand up fight; but that detracts nothing
from Tills good motives; for II was not
lack OF intention, but an unfortunate de-
feet in physical strength which caused
the discontinue of our beloved Ben
jamn the product Of beautiful free trade
In shooting down wage earners TO teach
bread winners not to put one obstacle In
the path OF free trade in foreign fabrics,
free trade In shooting down bread win
ners and editorial opponents. free trade
In his lovely miscegenation. free trade In
compelling white wage workers to vote
for Tillmanism or not at all. and last
but not least. free trade In crushing
out anNInlnE like Tree SpteCn anu n Tree
ballot in the Palmetto state.
We freely grant that were free speech
and a free ballot allowed in South Caro-
lima. then would shotgun. free trade TIL
manism be voted down by at least three
to one. But. reader. no such protective
tenet Is allowed or thought OF in the
state where free trade is king and sweet
Bulldog Tillman is it's prophet
Travelling north. with what righteous
indignation ne beholds us common people
voting as we choose with none 10 modest
us or make us afraid every man protect
ed In his right TO speak freely and vote
as he prefers.
And then how perfectly beautiful his
speeches as he advises us northern pro-
tectionists TO get 30 900 and 100000. and
half million colored people from the
south to come north. and then for us &c
go into free trade miscegenation by the
wholesale and carry on the bleaching
process I'm imitation Of the spirit Of TIL
manism. and then debase the mixed pro
duct Of Tillmanism.
And with what tigerish gentleness and
glorious hatred Of the memory of Abra
| ham Lincoln he advocates the overthrow
of every principle that the great eman-
| cipator ever held. and how heavenly his
talk for disunion provided things don't
go To suit him and his free trade pals
/ and all the while how perfectly sad IL Is
TO think that at least three -fourths OF
/ all the southern people disagree with him
/ and few things would 80 please the south
as To have lovely TIL dry up and TIL
| manism cease 10 he Verify. even the
greatest majority ~ southerners do not
| appreciate the celestial gospel 81 Till
| manism. sad. hut true
Behold our angelic TIN as he sits In
the senate. his lovely hyena Jaws damned
low his seraphc wolhsh eyes glaring
his form hunched like some beautifu
| playful wild beast ready 10 spring upor
| his prey. the very picture of some pur,
spirit from paradise; yet not on. truly
/ appreclatlve soul 10 fall az his feet and
| hail him as n heavenly teacher of IN,
/ brotherhood of man. and the kinship n
| all Gods children. Yea. verify. what
perverse generation.
| Professor Booker T. Washington con
| tend. that one Of the greatest needs o
] the colored race r. 10 be taught how q
work. and then TO be furnished with
\ lob 10 work at fair pay. That. however
| ls one OF the perniclous tenets of Jeffer
son. Lincoln and other low protectionists
| in fact. protectionists of today advocat
| tho same old wicked doctrines of Jeffsr
/ son and Lincoln but this is nothinl
save the vile gospel of work. the pro
tectionlst idea being that our bread win
ners are Justly entitled to employment
and that the man. busy with work q
| 10 hours for six days in seven. IL bette
and more Desirable citizen than IN
| tramp born Of free trade idleness.
ny careful investigation. say protec
| tionists. we soon learn that toe crime
for which coiored people and white met
are iynched arc AZ least nine times n
ten committed by men out % employ
ment. and that the great trouble today