The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-22
rILLMAN AND HIS NEPHEW.


Editor Providence News:
The report is that poor. abused sena-
tor Tiilmsn has gone home to defend MS
innocent. unsophisticated nephew, Jim
my Hades rilman, whose virtue, moral
ity and intrinsic worth is beyond praise.
Just because ne merely shot In cold
blood Editor Gonzales. who was unsrm-
ed and defenseless people wickedly call
him a murderer. not knowing that shoot
Ing down a few score wage earners IN
meritorious characteristic of which ms
royal highness. Shotgun Tillman. boasts
upon the floor OF the United states SEN
ate. And II the shooting OF wage earners
In a praiseworthy act. can II Justly be
termed a crime TO shoot An unarmed man
who was wickedly and with malice afore-
thought contendns for free speecn
among a people whose blessed chlet
priests and political pharisees rule the
community with delightful rod or iron
gently warmed 20 beautiful white
heat?
Go to- We vile protec tonists. who would
even protect people from the buckshot
and bullets of glorious. old free trade.
shotgun Tillman and his artless nephew.
Jimmy Hades Tillman, Can't you Keep
quiet and let the ball go on, especially
the rife and pistol ball? What fuss
some vile, benighted protectionists 90
make over the mere assassination or one
single editor so low and despicable that
he even contended for freedom or speech
and thought that a wage Garner had
rights which the lordly shotgun Tillman
ought 20 respect. Why, Gonzales went so
far as TO say that a low bread winner had
a right to employment And not having
the fear OF heavenly Ben TIL and his
drunken. profane. obscene nephew, Jim
my Hades Till before his eyes. this edi-
m Ha nfthl lir SnOTtiVe character
istics Verify what a stiff-nec&ed editor!
But" asks some impudent protection
ist what will be the outcome or the
shooting OF a defenseless man In THIS
most full-blooded free trade state? VIII
ANYTHING be done TO protect free speech.
and the rights Of wage earners and their
champions" What an absurd question!
Why OF course not. In the opinion OF
Boss Tillman and his playful nephew the
word protection Is a seditious term ana
should never be uttered aloud In the Pal
metto state.
But let us close this amusing little cpl
sode of editor killing. The outcome. and
there is but one possible, the outcome
will be that beautiful. bullheaded, spot
less. immacu splendid and brilliant
Pitchfork Tillman will naturally gloat
over the noble deed OF his playful neph-
ew just as he publicly boasted and gloat-
ed over the amusing assassination or
some scores Of mere bread winners; jim
my Hades Tillman will be cleared and
for years after will be seen staggering
through the streets OF Charleston and Co
lumbia, dispensing. with lavish soul.
oceans Of profanity. seas OF vulgar
phrases and lakes and rivers OF curses
and threats upon all who dare protest
And Shotgun Tillman. the great. Will
hold him harmless, and South Carolina
will remain the banner free trade state;
not that a majority arc for free trade,
because they are not but the opportu-
nifty TO express their protection senti-
ments either at the ballot box or else
where will not be allowed by her grand
and glorious free trade boss, Shotgun
Tillman the great.
A LIFE LONG WAGE FARMERS AD-
VOCATE.
Woonsocket, r. l., Jan. %. 1903.