The Irish standard., 1906-03-10

groes. He contended that taxes were
not paid by railroads and also tina,
the sale of liquor should be regulated
as state institution. He carried into
effect all Of these reforms.
Eut during that time the whole state
of South Carolina was in a tremendous
turmoil. There never was political
meeting in any part of the state that
the women were not in a state of ter
ror lest their husbands should be shot
down and killed. There were riots
but these were not extensive in IA
tally. and when Tillman completed his
program he had provided for the pri-
mary system in the state for the nom-
nation of county and State officials,
he had established the Clemson Col
lege for the technical education of
farmers sons. he had regulated the
sale of liquor by making it a state
institution, he had adopted a new state
constitution which eliminated the me-
gro as voting factor and he had COM
PEELED thu railroads to pay their taxes.
Senator Tillman will always be as
sociated with the idea of the pitch
fork. This association grew out of the
canvass between himself and General
Butler for United States senator ir
1894. when they made the tour Of the
state. In this campaign at one of the
meetings Tillman asked:
DO you men know what You handle
manure WITH"
Yes" shouted the crowd, "a pitch
fork"
And that is the instrument" replied
Tillman, with which l am going to
handle certain eminent, so-called men
at Washington"
Then he proceeded to attack Pres:-
dent Cleveland. Secretary Carlisle and
Senator Sherman in his famous speech
in which he Advocated bimetallism. The
question of the free coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to / was coming t,
the front and the Tillman figure of
speech went like willfire through the
country. 1t %as Il sort of signal for
all the discontcnts to rise ana cal
Tilln1an blessed. He made IL speech in
Denver, when re was presented with
n full sized litchfork in silver, and
badges We're made which represented
the fork, with Cleveland, Carlisle and
Sherman each on u tine.
All the time that the agitation for
currency change was being made TILL
man opposed any departure from the
ranks Of the democratic party OF South
Carolina. He asked his state organiza-
top to remain within Inc party and
he also appealed to Tom Watson to
remain in the party.
There is no senator who has figured
half as much in debates in recent years
as Tillman. lie insists that 1t is not
on account Of his desire for notoriety,
because during half of that time most
Of the newspapers Of the country
scarcely noticed him. He says it is
rather because he feels he must say
things and get them set right.
Senator Tillman is Shakespearian
scholar and whenever he uses q quo
tcfinr1 to-,
rect. Not having been in college. he
never studied Greek and Latin, but
he has pursued those studies indc-
pendently since, and frequently aston
ishcs cultured men Ivy the correctness
of his quotations.
Senator Tillman's great delight out
side OF tho senate and political life is
in the cultivation Of flowers. At his
home In Trenton he leaves the man.
agcment of the farm almost entirely
to others. and while there superintends
the cultivation of flower beds. He has
myriads Of these flower beds. He
studies the seasons and has flowers
abloom from early spring until late
In the fall.
He is Il man Of very simple life.
He is almost abstemious In the use of
alcoholic drink and utterly abhors
questionable stories. He swears like
/; trooper when the occasion spurs him
to It, but that is, so his friends say.
{: part of his conception of the use of
the English language. He is particu-
larry careful Of his choice Of words
III the presence Of women and never
uses and phrases to offend the most
delicate sense.
Plus x. Receives American Sailors.
BY q pleasant coincidence 1t hap
pened that on Feb. %, Westinghouse
Birthday. a detachment of so sailors
from the American cruiser squadron,
under Rear Admiral Sigbec, now ut
Naples arrived in Rome accompanied
by Capt. Theodore H. Low of the
brooklyn, Chaplain George l.. Bayard,