Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-15
TILLMAN JARs AT WALL STREET.
Also BIisters cortslyou For Aiding the
"Gamblers."

A recent issue Of the Denver. Colo
RADIO, Post contained the following in
terview with Senator Benjamin Ryan
Tillman:
Unshaven and rather careless Of at
tire, Benjamin r. Tillman, United
States senator from South Carolina,
arrived in Denver at noon today, ap-
pearing just as one would imagine
that "Pitchfork" Tillman would ap-
pear.
Senator Tillman comes to the city
to deliver an address at the First
Baptist church. =
But his remarks off the platform Of
ten have more zest than his public
speeches. Like the tabled Cyclops, he
has but one eye, and one Of his in
vectives are Of Cyclopean fierceness,
particularly when Wall street and
President Roosevelt are the subjects
being discussed.
II am watching with much interest
to see what effect the financial trou-
bles in Wall street will have on the
balance of the country" said Mr.. TILL
man in reply to question.
1T used to be that II Wall street
got a good knock In the head 1t par
alyzed the whole body industrial.
do not think that 1t will have the same
effect this time, but I am watching.
Il wonder how long the people OF
this country will allow the United
States treasury to come to the relief
of those gamblers down in Wall street?
Whenever they get in tight hole
along comes Cortelyou and dumps
them out few millions Of dollars to
help them. He says: Don't let them
get down now, boys and uses govern
70 hnl
suppose the Wall street gamblers will
Ireciprocate when 1t comes time to Sc
cure contributions to the next political
campaign fund. That political cam
paign fund Is important"
do you think that President Roose-
velt's attitude has anything to do with
the present financial difficulties? Some
Of the New York bankers are blaming
him."
II don't see what he has to do with
| It. notice in a speech he made q
few days ago that he said that he Is
not responsible for the financial dis
turbance, but at the same time takes
the credit for throwing on the light
which led to the disturbance. AS far
as ! remember ! believe that Presi-
dent Roosevelt roasted the muckrak-
lers about a year ago for turning on
Of the credit himself. / don't believe
thar Roosevelt had much to do with
turning on the light. I think that
Thomas Lawson started 1t. His ex-
posures led to the insurance investiga-
ton, and financial affairs have not be-
come settled since then" ~
Speaking of Roosevelt, do you think
that he is sincere when he says that
he is net candidate for re-electionT 2
"T have all along maintained that he
| is not sincere. OF course, may be
wrong, and II I am / will take 1t all
back. But will not take 1t back until
next June, after the national conven-
ton is held. If he is not nominated
then I will take 1t back. I think that
he wants to be elected again.
But these gamblers down In Wall
street have been playing their game
of three card monte the best they
know how, and have been trying to
induce the lambs to come and be
shorn, but the lambs didn't come
Hence the present troubles.
81 don't know what the final result
of the financial troubles will be. tell
you, I am simply watching"