The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-31
MEETING OF 4 PULLMAN CAR.
Story of How Tillman Rammed the
Pitchfock Home for the Bene-
ft of John D. Rockefeller. ..

\ special from Washington to tbs
Columbia State says:
Now mere is the way it happened,
that historic meeting. between TILL
man and Rockefeller. OF Rockefeller
and TilIman. whichever Gle is tell
inr :>uu: it a. this is told by the
pilcht'ork senator Of course it is Till
man and Rockefeller. Tie senator
has just returned and tells about it
efeller sought the interview: don't
forget that. The senator wants this
clearly understood. especially sllce
some Of his colleagues in the senate.
who read the dispatches about the
meeting in a Pullman ca, have been
charging the friend Of the people
with hobnobhing with plutocracy.
Here's the way it happened:
"a fellow came to my seat in
Pullman car.' explained the sena-
tor land spoke to me. He had sun
shine in his face. and | said to my
self this fellow whoever he Is is an
optimist. I supposed it was some
fellow who had heard ME speak in
the senate or at some Of the chau-
tauquas-
I'm Mr. Rockefeller he said
very simply. Of course [ recog-
nizel him, and Of course [ invited
him to take a seat beside me. He
sat down and we talked until l
reached my station, which was about
an hear. | Should say.
Mr.. Rockefeller did not mention
legislation. the recent panic nor IN
any way intimate that he had any
more money than l had. and You
may be sure that I did not say any
thing about it. I say this because
the story sent out about our meeting
did Mr.. Rockefeller an injustice.
II got in some talk. though, on
my own hook. Mr.. Rockefeller
seemed interested in the country
through which we We're passing and
he piled me with questions as to the
value Of the land and the character
Of the people. That was my oppo--
tunity. T remembered that ne had
been credited with giving away $685.
100000 for educational purposes last
year, and I called attention to the
expressions Of Andrew Carnegie and
philanthropists Of that i1k in favor
Of giving more money to Tuskeg7e
and other schools for the negroes.
I told Mr.. Rockefeller that there
were millions Of whites in the south,
whites descended from pure English
and Irish and Scotch, who were liv-
ing there poverty stricken and lgno-
rant, poor because Of their ignor-
ances and that the northern milliona-
ries never thought of helping them.
and | warmed up to the subject IN
jecting some yitrio!ic Iillmanisms
into the conversation here and
tnere.'
The senator paused in his story in
order to complete laugh that inter-
fered with his flow of language. He
was exploding ike a gasoline motor
exhaust as he continued:
"You know that Mr.. Rockefeller
is 50 used to giving" orders that he
Just exclaimed in an ordinary tone
as II hat was all there was to it.:
- ':That will have to be remedied.
Such condition must MT be-
''Well. sir, it sounded SO much like
Theodore Roosevelt that I couldn t
help thinking how much Ia like to
get those two fellows together.
eve went on talking and | told
him how the New York moneyed
crowd run our Southern railroads. [
had chance to get in a good rap at
the condition on the Southern at the
junction near Aiken, S. c. Tne train
comes down there with Pullman cars
for the millionaires bound for Aiken
and day coaches for the poor people
going on down the line. The poor
people get out and sit around an old
way station while the train carries
the millionair res-I think I called
them d. milioaaires in talking to
MIR. Rockefeller-on to Aiken. T1en
the train comes back and picks up
the poor people. The train is sched-
uled to run right through and the
railroad folders do not anounce this
discrimination in favor Of the rich
folks.
"We talked on, Mr.. Rockefeller
eoono;rolv interested. until | reached