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THE YORK MEETING. [OONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.] only man in my family who has had an ofilce In the forty years. I went through the storm of abuse in 1876, I stood it for your sake. Everyone thought I was a fool to make the fight, but I did get my seat. What have I done? Among my first acts was to get $200,000 for Charleston harbor; that was the first of a $5.000,000 appropriation. I got the first appropria tion for Winyah Bay; I helped get a sur vey of the rivers of the State; I got an appropriation of half a million for the dry docks at Port Royel; I got the di rect taxes reimbursed to the State; I had $500,000 paid them for their lanas; I have participated in all the debates to my best ability; I helped make the agricultural department what it is. I do not feel I have neglected my duty. It is not common sense to turn a man down because he has done his duty. The secret of New England's Influence is that she keeps her good men in Wash iigtoD. If I had devoted the same time anl devotion to any other business would have made my fortune. I do not agree with Mr. Tindal that the office holders have never until now addressed you. We have always done so since 1874. 1 have begged for a constitutional convention. We ought to have called a con vention in 1880. 1 am, however somewhat afraid our people might get iLo a fight and not get the best men at the convention. I have always been in favor of such i convention. I want thepeople to vote at a direct'primary for the United States Senator and I will abide the result. If the Governor will agree, and get the executive committee to lot tile people say who they want, I abide the result. All I want is a fair fight in an open field. If they want to jump on me, let them do so one at a time. As a taxpayer and candidate I have a right to criticise what public acts I want, and I will exercise that right. Gen. Butler was given great app lauio on concluding. GOVERNOR TILLMAN was given greater applause than the other speakers. Ile said le did not know where to start, as everything bas already been very fully and ably cov ered. I presume you have staid hero to hear me. Voices: "That's right." The candidates yesterday told us that we ought to revise the order, so I made this suggestion to let us come last. While my friend has not pitched rocks today he threatened to throw some. He Is holding it possibly for Charleston, for I see he has a bundle of papers. When he shoots you will just hear me limber up. Everybody acknowledges his ability and his character. If I. have been on any bed of roses I am sorry for my suc oessor. I want to go to Washington because you want me to go there. Voice: "Tinat's Rol" "Hurrah for TillmanI" Tillman: The General has told you about Coxey's army being out to' re press disorder among the laboring classes. Yesterday we saw a spectacle that was a disgrace to anyone. To Gen. Butler: Are you or are you not conducting your campaign ? I see by the papers you are. I mean are you bossing it? Gen. Butler: I don't boss anybody. I leave that to you. Tillman: Now what did you see yes terday in Rock 1ill? When I got to Rock Hill I saw a crowd of strangers. There were at least eight hundred who were brought there on free passes ["Hurrah for Tillman I Put it t' him," from the crowd.] Now you have heard Gen. Butler say that he is running his own campaign, yet out of th e 1,500 people here 800 were hauled on free passes to hurrah for Butler. [Hlurrahs.] Keep qilet genl tieman, I don't w ant to arouse your passions. It was a kind of Coxey's army that is to be feared. 1 shall not attempt to locate the responsibility. They did not holler much, I tell you. [Hlurrahs for Tillman. "We'll vote for you."] 1 have been through a good many hillg and I have always counted on the freemen to help me. 1 know where you are. I know how you look upon Ben Tillman. Possibly some of Gen. Butler's over-zealous friends may have engineered this. If Bunch Mc. Bee, as superintendent of the Bicehmond and .Danville Railroad ' is prostituting his authority by hauling people free, we ought to know it. If there is a corruption fund raised in New York then we ought to know it, for it is talked about. "No, no." liurraha for Butler and Tiliman. We can't be bought. Mr. Micllee and I are good personal friends. I took his free pass and rode on it. it was mighty nice riding. I have never been picay unish about such things. Several of those "boomers" came to my room and told me they came on free passes and were for me. When I went on to Washington I evern slept in one of Mr. Mcflee's berths, although I had one in the sleeping car. I have taken all the cussing, and if there is anyone entitled to a soft place 1 ought to get it, but I expect to work. If I went to the Son ate, though, I would be the first Simon pure farmer there. Then Tillman reviewed the railroad tax cases and attacked Judge Simon. ton. We are still fighting the receiver ships, and our bill to limit their au thority was unanimously favorably re port ed by the committee and we will get tihe redress for which we fought. Judge imonton seeing what Congress would likely do, said lie had no right to consider the matter. I put dyna mite and mustard on his brck for he outstretched his authority. t.VoIce: "We North Carolinians read Now I promised not to talk long, as every one else has covered the ground. Voices: "Go on, let's talk." Governor Tillman: What would I do? Why I would vote against a Judge that usurps his power. Gen. Butler is not in ampathy with you. He has been in Washington so long that he has lost touch with the people or he never would have had the Coxey army at Rtock Hill. [Hurrah.] You never saw your candidates face to face until you saw me. When the oldtime leaders, Gen. Butler and Glen. Hampton were aMked to work for the regular nominees in 1890, Gen. Butler :~ ve out an interview. I quote from Thd Jews and Courier, wvhich was his friend an:1 I believe it is now. Look here, If it comes over to me, don't thin'k I've changed. God knows I have not. lie read from the intervie w. In 1892 Butler said be thought Sheppard would be elected, while today the ZConserva tives are at outs with him because of the patronage, and The News and Cou rier and The State and the Greenville News are indifferent' he is not with you and never has 6een. You want some one who will fight for you and work for you and ,that's my work. [turrah for Tillman.] The primnr Is none of my business. It is the bubesof the Demopratio execu. tivq Ule of tb0 people. He *ny belief In your odpaty to rule: I don't know ,Yheat he wants with the separatesbox. -We have had an experlenee with the prohibition botes. What will become of thatt cor ruotion fund about which 1 hear V Voices: "They can't buy me, and me.". Tillman: "I want you to show him where you stand." Up to this time Governor Tillman had in his brief talk been working his audience up to a good pitch of enthu siasm. Ile himself was much worked up. Show him where you stand, ho cried out. Show him who has this crowd. Now, up with your hands and then up went about two thirds of the hands in the audience, amidst wild hurrahs for Tillman. Tillman had the crowd. He saw it. Ills friends saw that. Then to add to the victory he said: Now those of you for Butler raise your hands. A few did so, others perhaps did not care to participate at all, and others were not inclined to do Governor Tillman's bidding. That about broke up the meeting. The candidates for other offices were announced-for Attorney General, 0. W. Buchanhan; for Superintendent of Education. W. 1). Mrylield and G. Walt Whitman; for railroad commis sioner, J. C. Wilborn and J. Walter Gray; Secretary of State, J. IR. Harri. son. About half-past 3 o'clock every one went to dinner. A CHARLESTON LAWYER ,mmit, Snioldo in th (1 y of New Yorkc. NEw YoRK, June 17.-At 9.40 o'clock tonight a man who is supposed to be S. J. Oley of Atlanta, Ga., c-m mitted suicide in his room at Smith & McNell's Hotel. This afiernoon about 3.30 a good look Ing, well, drcssed muan, with smooth shaven face, ontered the hotel and regis. terad as S. J. Oley, Atlanta, Ga. 'le was assigned to a room on the third floor. At 9.40 one of the guests of the hotel heard a pistol slot and at Once notified the clerk. An investigation led to the finding of the (lead body of Oley lying on the bed in his room. Theo re volver was on the bed by his shde, ats was also a copy of the book entitled "A Ruling Passion." The police were called and took chiree of the case. Among the dead man's ofl'ccts were a white strAw hat of late pattern, with the name of J. L. David & Brother, of Charleston, S. C., inside. There was also found In the (lad man'a grip i new nuide book of New York city On the fly leaf of this book was freshly written the name, apparently in thc same handwriting as on the hotel regis. ter, "S. J. Oley, Atlanta, Ga, Augusta, Ga," a line having been drawn througla the Atlanta, Ga. All the linen Iii the man's grip was marked G. W. McC., which indicates that the man might have registered un der an assumed nmie. Twenty.one cents in money was all that was found iti the suicide's pocket. Tile dead mar had black hair, was of line physique, an< the quality of his clothing was good From pieces of legal documents foun on the flor of his room it.is believed i, man was interested in some suit befor the Courts in Charleston, S. C., whic has neen sent to a referce. CHARLESTON, S. C., June 18. George W. McCormack, who commit ted suicide ifn New York Sunday night was a native of this city and about 2 years old. Ie was graduated from th University of Virginia, and had bee practicing law here for live years. Il was one of the brig'htest young lawyer at tile Charleston bar, and promised t attain eminence in the profession. HI was a man of the highest character ant cood social position. For a year p~ast h<4 had been in bad health, and hadi beet under a physician's tratenment for thiu time. His ailment was acute dyspepsa wivich produced at times fits of greal mental (depression, hlis suicide is atirib uted by friends here who knew of' hit physical condition, to mental aberra tion produced by ill hlealthl. Musical Rioman are Happy liomn IHave you ever noticed it? Call t< mind the homes of your friends whc have a good Piano or Organ in thi house. Are they not brighter anm more attractiye than those where th divine art of music never enters ? Tr be sure it coats to buy a good instru ment, but it lasts mauy years, and wi] pay its costs many a thousand time over by interesting the young folks i their homes. Don't make the mistak4 though, of investing haphazard. Pos yourself thoroughly by writing Ludde & Bates Southern Music House, Savat nah, GIa., the great music house of th South, established in 1870. They hav sup plied 50,000 insteruments to Sou t ern homes, and have a reputation fc fair prices and honorable treatment< customers; and they represent the lead ing pianos and organs of Americ They take pleasure in correspondin with you, sending free catalogues, et Write them. 1'A ETT PAY THE FREIGI Wig i'ay Lxtrom Pta te o Goods ! SenJ for tat:'ogue and See What YouJ Ca SaM P~ic$69 *nJ $13 g.alt. I.: ttroluice them,,. Nofriht pid onm is ma . - gao.4 Gu aran teed Ito. be noi Kd(rgan or mon0) y rt Kliegant Piush PARLiOR -li' iTFM consaiiti Of t-ofa, Arm ('hair, Rocking Chair, Divar and 2utiide Chiair:: -worth $45. Will deiv 11. to your depot for $83.-. Tie No. STMf ___ i 21 - tecs of )~ A~ re,, rite ___ olive dop or Writh alatachmenwzts, for delivered to your depot. ~Tleegihr p r o(il The manf~tacturer pays all the expensos and I soil them and garanteo every n a bargan. No freight paid Is tis Buggy A *ea cO PIAN4 A, WAR OF WORDS. TILLMAN AND BUTLER LOCK HORNI IN DEAD EARNEST. Stormy MAetIrge at Oheater and Lanes. ter-Great Eoltement and some Fea that Trouble Would Ariuef, But Fortum ately Everything Paesed off Peaceablny LANCASTER, S. C., June 21.-Thi meeting at Chester yesterday was ret hot, and it is a wonder that there wai not serious trouble. Governor Tillmat was the first speaker. le said he wal glad that his term as Governor wai nearly out. le said he had a hard anc stumpy road to travel, but that he hac cleaned out everything in the road foi the people, and that he was there ask Ing to be sent to the United State Senate. The Governor said the farm ers were being legislated into the poo: house by the national government Things in this State were kind o: straight now, although they neede( some changes. le told the people t< watch the legislators. le said that fo: thirty years the laws of the nationa government have been made in the in terest of the classes against the mass es. Most legislation is aimed directl: at the farmer. The result is a fev millionaires and sixty million paupers lIe said the people had been bambooz led and had sent men to Congress wh< sold them out. The Governor saik that if he were sent to the Senate hi would try to turn things upside down The Governor said he wanted to go t( the Senate because he wanted to d< something for the starving and dowi trodden farmers. A majority of th Senators now in Congress worshil money and bow down to the golder calf. Lots of them were millionaires The people sometimes tore things up side down in the House of Representa. tives, but the money power is en trenched in the Senate. Monopolie and trusts control everything. H went on to say that trusts' ant combines buy Congress and buy Legis latures in some States to elect Senators They have invaded South Carolini with their money and are trying to bu: you. Ile spoke of the Rock 11111 Coxe: army hauled free by railroads an( jumped on the Richmond and Danvil-li R1oad again. lie told the whole frei excursion plan to the delight of thi audience. Ile said the blame for it la, among four-Butler,Cleyeland,whiske; or railroads. Ile said it may have mad, Butler feel good to hear his friendi cheer him, but it made Tillman fee bad for Butler. He said: "I would bea Butler if I went back to Columbia an( never opened my mouth. (Cries o "Yes.") but I want to get out with th people." Ile said Butler had not got ten rich in the Senate, but had rubbei up against millionaires so long that h half way believed himself to be on and was incapable of representing th people. About this time there was single cheer for Butler. The Tillmar ites yelled: "That's mighty weak." Tillman brought up Butler's sui 0 port of the nominees in 1890 and spolh 1 some about Hampton. Butler had r4 sented in plain terms the rising up c - the people and said that it woul amount to chaos. From that chaos th Governor said arose Clemson and Wir B throp, and by it railroads and Coosa1 s wore whipped Into submission. iutlh 2 is not in sympathy with you. He hf 5 been away from home too long. As I what Butler had done he had distribi ted a few seeds, which Butler himse admitted were of no account. 1] read Buitler's letter to the Democrat: Executive Committee and said it wm Sambiguous. Hie said hle would leas it to tile committee to do what;: pieased. ie was willing to abide th result of tile Democratic primarle When lhe got ready to leave the part he would bet two-thirdsI of the part went with 1him1. (Loud applause.) A BITTER SPEECH. Senator Butler was then introduce and spoke sub tantially as followi "When I began this campaign I ai nouncea that I intended to say nothin that would provoke, trouble or exciti meet and Governor Tillman,in his finr speech, said he wanted issues and pul 3 tic measures only discussed. Yeta Yorkville, where hle had the reply, 1 - put an insult upon my character that permit no man livIng to do withoi a resenting. (This provoked some co: Sfusion and tne crowd began to look o1 for squalls.) Gen. .liutler raised h tvoice vehemently and declared he pr a posed to have a hearing and if he pu ished Tillman he must take is punis e ment like a little man. Governor TI e man charged or rather In a mean aI way than that, by insinuation, innue< *r and suggestion, that I had a corru 'tion fund from Wall Street or elE where with whichl to buy my seat in a tihe Senate. I say in reply that he R any othler man who says so is an Ii c mous liar. When he has chlarges make against me as a man or as a Se 'ator, let him come like a man of cou i age and truth and specify, and not I dulge in tile innuedo of a blackguar The man has never lived (Voice: "Ti it.") and never will live wile imput d (ishonesty to me. Governor Tilimi may go to the Senate, but he shall n go there slandering me. Let him on his own merits, and not by misre resenting and villifying better me than h~e is. lIe thliks 1 am not: sympathy withI the people of th State. S Voice: "Were you at Brandy St tion ?" Yes I was, and I am here today, an I will be with the Governor evsry da' I trust 1 have not got some of the d fects of his character whereby he a cuses5 a man behind his back and til next day dlenies hle said it. Rleferring to the C wvernor's remarli about tile Coxeyltes at Rock lill, Get Butler pointed to some one In th crowd as one of tile Coxeyltes whi came from Edgelield, and said that th Governor would no more dare to say t that man that he was a tramp, if hi were on equal tenrms with hlim, than h would undertake to ily. TIllman ha insulted these men bacauso they ha gone to Rock 11111 without his cot sent, lie had been bossing this Stat so long that he thought he blad a right title anti interest to do It. Regardin the Governor's remarks concerning hi not having spoken in thle heated cair paign four years ago, Gen. Butler di clared thlat Tillman did not tell th truth when he said the committee ha invited him to speak in the canvasi lie said: "I was systematically ignore< Gen. Hampton was invited and wert to Aiken to speak and Tilman's myt midons howled him down and tried t disgrace that old man. I did not go t the meetings because I was not invite and it appears to me It was a part of design to keep me from the people. Il 1892 I tendered my services, but wa not permitted to speak. Some one asked about Hamburj and Gen. Butler said he was there, bu didn't see Tillman. lie had been tolc though he didn't know how true I Wqs, that when the shooting bega Tumncouldn't be found. Tillma said he was not in the war because b was too yong, but sonwe of his (But er's) couriers wwe yonger, than tha Tilman had claimed the~ credit St Qlerneon College, but the people kne' that men like Tindal and Simpson had as much as anybody to do with it. Till. man was always attacking somebody while that somebody was away. At Yorkville he had the indecency to lug Col, MoBee's3 wife into his speech but he would no more fling an insult of . that kind in McBee's face on terms of equality than he would attempt to pull up a tree by its roots. Gen. But. er said he had nothing to do with out side men being taken to Rook Hill; he didn't know who arranged it and did not care. Tillman admitted yesterday 3 that some of his friends came on the I same train and on free passes. I Voice-"Given by your friends." L Gen. Butler then exhibited the fa. i moua "Pass No. 1," over the Richmond i and Danville, given to Governor Till man and family. Some one asked him where he got it, and the Genereal repli ed that it was nobody's business where he got it. Turning to Governor Tillman, he asked him if he denied receiving this pass. Governor Tillman-I do not and I know the man who hauled these men gave it to you. (Applause.) Gen. Butler went on to say that when Tillman "was caught with this pass, like a thief with stolen goods, he gave it up and threw himself behind his wife." Taking out of his pocket a copy of the State dispeneary report, Gen. Butler said he wanted to say that he had heard no breath ofIsuspicion against any of the'departments of the State govern ment. In an interview in the New York Herald, Governor Tillman' said that he alone was responsible for the dispensary. He says if he goes to the. Senate he will not go junketing around. Why did he junket in Cincinnati and the West to buy whiskey to ram down the throats of the people? Cheers and counter cheers brough on a good deal of confusion, and Governor Tillman arose and assisted the chair man in restoring order. Continuing, the Senator said he had not gone junketing while in Congress. Thirty days would cover every day he had been absent on his own account L since he was first elected to the Senate. Reading fram the report of the dis pensary, Gen. Butler said that the as I setslaccording to the reports, footed up $280,347.37 and the liabilities the same; but instead of that, the former really L amounted to only 0200,034.16, a short ) age of $19,000. Where is it, said he? ) Can Governor Tillman account for it? Has any of it struck in his pocket, r to be used as a campaign fund to bribe F you? I leave it to him to account for 3 that, and if he can, nobody will be I more delighted than myself. Gen. But I ler read from the reports, saying that a the purchase of wines was shown I there without giving prices or qurnity, and yet they call that an 3 honest administration of the public - funds. There is over $5,000 marked i down here in this way for one quarter, 3 giving no explanation, except the gross 3 quantity of all the various kinds pur a chased. How much of that $5,000 is to be used as a corruption fund to buy his way into the United States Senate? A Voice: "God knows." I wonder if he stays there for six e years if any money will stick to his - pocket! 'if Speaking of the Governor's statement d that any Reformer who got oflice under e Cleveland was looked on with suspicion as having been bought, Gen. Butler v pointed to United States Marshal Hun r ter, and said that he was appointed by a Cleveland, that he was a Reformer and 0 asked the crowd if he was bought. L- This was answered by cries of "Nev I er" and Mr. Hunter said he defied any .0 man to say he was bought. .0 Gen. Butler said he knew of only one 5 appointment given this State at his re e quest. It was well known that Cieve t land did dot incline to him on account e of his position on finance at the extra V Answering the charge that United V 'States Senators had raised money to help him in his canvass, Gen. Butler stated that his brother Senators had d voluntarily offered to do so, but that ~. he had declined to let them. The man .' who said he had a corruption fund for that or any other purpose was a liar. ~. lie charged Governor Tillman with t having perpetrated a deliberate slan . der on thie United States Senate. There t was less money among the members e now than in ante-bellum times. These Smen would not be purchased half as it quickly as the man who made the 2. charges. There was Gordon and Walsh, it Morgan and Pugh, Berry, Jones, Vest, ls Cockerill, Blackburn and Daniel and o- Lindsay. Southerh men against 2. whom the breath of slander was never . heard until today when this man made .. his base charges. sr When I asked him if he would put lo his chances on voting in a separate pbox he pretends that lie does not under e- stand it. If he dare submit to a prim. Lc) aay I will boat him three to one before or the people. But when I have got to a. contend with the rings and packed to conventions lhe has built up I am ata ~. disadvantage. And I quote his friend r. and associate Senator irby, whenI a- speak of rings in the State House, d. I have a theory about that dispensa. ill ry and I believe it was put through by es Tillman to be used as a political ma n chine to send him to the United States t Senate. Under that law lhe had a right oto appoint ton thousand constables to .be his political workers, and we read n in the newspapers that when the do n cision of the Supreme Court, declaring Is the law unconstitutional, came, he said it paralyzed him. 1 don't wonder. . It broke up his political smoke house. The Legislature gave haim $50,000 to d start the dispensary with, but instead ,of that lie tooK several hundred thou ~. sand and exceeded his authority. I ~. have xnown the clerks in Washington e to go two months without their sala ries, because Congress had not appro Spriated money therefor. Cleveland never dares to exceed an amount ap e propriated. o The system of accountability under e that dispensary law is loose, and ever o 819,000 is unaccounted for in one quar e ter. The next time the Governor e charges me with having a corruption fund I would rather him specify it. Voice: "Tell us what you have done .in the Senate." o Butler: "I have done my best. I don't know whether I could satisfy you it' I Sbrought on the millenium." (Laugh a ter.) Gen. Butler made lig hI, of Governor -Tillman'kf professions as to being a e farmer, declaring that he had plowed :1 twenty furrows to the Governor's one. lie had not seen where the Governor I, had benefitted the State. I voted for t him twice-, and I hope the Lord will for -give me for it. Hie said the Governor's o brother. Congressman Tillman, had a dignified his oflce and had not gone I about standing .and villifying men as a the Governor had. 1 The Senator said he knew the causes s of depression better than Tillman did and he had more chance of correcting the evils than Tuliman, because he had t a settled line of action, while the Gov , ernor's scheme was only abuse. He t would not undertake, like Tillman a while professing Democracy, to pull a down the pillars of Demogory on ali s our heads, The Democratic party had e- its faults and he had been disappoined 5. in some particnlars, but some of its *r pDledges hiad been carried uot. He t hoped that the party would next time Put'orward a man at the head of the government who could do the people's Will as Mr. Oleyeland had not done, The President had no right to veto the seigniorage bill. In the groat struggle Gen. Butler declared he would be found always on the side of the people. T( bils own personal detriment he had stood for the people. When he concluned Chairman Bar. ber stated that the Governor wished t< make a brief explanation, but Gen, Butler said that he bad himseit madi the same request at Yorkville after the Governor's speech and it had been re fused, and he preferred that the Gover, nor take his chances at the next meeting TILLMAN REPLIES TO BUTLER. At this place today Governor Till man replied to the speech of Senatoi Butler made at Chester yesterday and which is given above. When Tillmat was introduced he began by saying that he had done more work than al. the Governors since the war and h4 wanted to be sent to the Senate, be cause he believed he could be of equa: service there. Replying to Gen. But. ler's remarks at Chester yesterday, h( said that every Imaginable ihdignity had been heaped upon him and that ii was blacker and fouler than had beer made against any man. "You took them," shouted Yance Sherrard, a well known drummer. "I will tell you why I took them, you cowardly hound. I will meet you wherever you want to," replied the Governor. "1 took them because I an: Governor of South Carolina and I can. not afford to create a riot on the public platform." - Mr. Sherrard made some reply thal was inaudible on account of the noise created by the crowd, which became agitated at this sensational incident Scores of men jumped up and gathered about Mr. Sherrard and various cheer lug and hurrahing ensued. A numbei of ladies left their seats quickly and moved away, and the Governor called to them to return, that nobody would be hurt and that the "few little pup pies barktng around here can have their tails and necks both cut off, ii they want to." After quiet had been restored th( Governor continued his speech as fol. lows: Gen. Butler's pretense was that I had insulted him. The insult was that I said at Rock 11ill that 800 mer had been hauled there free to hurrah for him. I had ridiculed them as the new Coxeyites, the tools of the corpo rations, and I said that somebody had money to spend and that there was c corruption fund, and that somebody had the disbursing of it. I said if he did do it let himsay so. If the railroade did not do it let the superintendent who is here say so. "There is no doubt that Wall Street through Cleveland's influence, has raised a corruption fund to buy youi Senatorship. It he felt aggrieved, as an old neighbor of mine, couldn't he have said to me, "Did you mean to say that I am responsible for this?" ThiE is the way he should have done if he had been a gentleman.i He was glad of an excuse to assume the attitude of bulldozer and of saying things by innu endo, which he knows the men of Edgefleld don't take. If an insult ih offered in Edgefleld there is a fight 01 a funeral. Gen. Butler had declared that he was to pitch this campaign or a high plane, but in an interview al Darlington for the Associated Press he characterized me as a bully and brag gart, yet when I met him at Rock Hil I addressed myself solely to the issues His speech was made up of innuendoei and personalities. At Yorkvli'le he confined himself t< the issues and at that meeting I ex posed the new Coxey business and]J intend to keep it to his back as a inus tard plaster, until it is explained. From henceforth I shall denominate him as "Coxey Butler." (Laughtei from the crowd and "That's right,' from Gen. Butler.) 1 thought we hac too much State pride to show ourselvei that way before the world, until the (General disgraced himself by accusing the Governor of being a bully, brag gart, coward and thief, lIe don't mak. these charges directly. He out-innuen dos innuendo, if there is such a thing possible. When he opened his mnouti and put out his tongue to see if it wai bitter, it only stunk from the fou words. The Governor said he beat Sheppar. for Governor 1,500 votes in his owl county and he would beat Gou. Butle more than that there. I can afford, said he, to show record with him, both public and private, bu I will not speak of all the things noto riously current about his private rec ord, because 1 don't fight that way. believe him honest, notwithstandinj the Chadwick lottery in Charleston 11 I1874. We forgave him that mistakt notwithstanding we lost our mone; and he is supposed to have made great deal by it. Soiling another wil not make oneself clean. I defy himi the world, the flesh and the devil t bring anything against my privat record. The young man who says took his insults, and I suppose he wa a Coxeylte, and a fair sample of the men collected on the stand at Chester to curse me, I tell you the honest trutti my pulse never quickenedl the one-six teenth of an incn. As he made the remarks Mr. Johi Dunnovant, who had been at the Ches ter meeting, jumped upon the stante leaned over the stage railing, and tokc the Governor that he wanted to as him a question, lie was very calm Before he could propound his questior the chairman and several roarshali hollowed out to him to get down fron the stanid and not interrupt the speak er. D~unnovant insisted on putting niF question, but a dozen persons clusteret around him and attempted to dral him from the stage. H~e persisted thai he simply wanted to ask a questior but that lie didn't care to be puilet down. However, he finally got dowi on the ground in somne way and ar excited crowd gathered around him ai he was very determinedly telling thi marshals to take their hands off oj him and let him alone. D~uring all this commotlon Governor Tillman started to resume his speech saying he had no man going around with him to act as a bully; that thn people were his protectors. Aboul this time there was a sort of incipien volcano raging behind the stage whern the Chester man stood in the midst 0. excited friends and foes, lHe sung~ out that "if Tiliman told him to move G-d d-n him, he wouldn't go." At this a number of persons shoultel "kill him" and it looked as if the volca no would belch forth fire. People be gan running to the rear of the stage while Dunnovant stood cool and deil ant telling the marshals to take thel hands off him; that he was doing nothm ing. Governor Tillman sung out tha he did not know who he was, but i they had any iaw in Lancaster, they ha better take him to jail. Some effor was eventually made to do this, bu Dunnovant's friends stuck to him an. a clash seemed imminent. "Where is Butler ?" shouted som "ight down there in the thick of i1 as hb always is when there is danger, shouted a voice, pointing to the lion like form of (Gen. Butler, who wa stan wsitemidst of the exoitet crowd oighis utmost to pacify then: By that ntrvention of provideno which is sometimes thrown betw life and death, order g~as restored the Governor renewed his epe "Gen. Butler may just as well under stand,"said he, "that such unseemly and disgraceful conduct is not going to phase me one Iota. le is the beat man, lam not. I am not going to be intimidated. They have talked no much about killing me that I think I am going to live as long as the Lord intends me to. I will now take up some of B5utler's false seatements. le says that the executive committee did not invite him to speak in 1890. I can't prove now that they did, but the records will show that the invitation was ordered to be sent to him. If it wasn't sent he can't charge me with it., and his state Went that I was in a plot to keep himu from speaking is unworthy of him. IE says that [ asked Sitrait to aid in fight, ing him. Pahaw! The man who haE handled Earle, Orr and Sheppard doesn't need any help to handle on( more lawyer. Col. McBee is here and I will repeat what Isaid about his wife at Yorkville I simply said that some newspaper had said that his wite ought to leave him because he had allowed me to sleep ir hisroom in his private car going to Washington. Turning to Col. Mohee the Governor stated that he had mad( this remark in perfect good humor and inquired if he considered it insulting Col. McBee arose, his stalwart form straightening to its full length, and looked the Governor squarely in the eye, and told him he would tell him ex. actly what he thought about it. Said he: "This is a political campaign ir which I have no interest. I have not attended these meetings and do not ex, pect to attend them, except where ] may have business, and Governor Till. man I say to you now that so far a Mrs. McBee's name is concerned you must keep it out of this campaign." Col. McBee uttered these words in a determined manner and with emphasih and he raised a torrent of applause. Governor Tillinan started to say some thing and Col. McBee told him he did not want any explanation. The Governor-I will discuss you some more yet. Col. McBee-But don't you dare say anythinit about her. Governor Tillman then said- Al) right, if Col. Mcllee considered he had used her name unwarrantably he would apologize for it. le went on to say something about Gn. Butler having me.de reference so his wife, and Gen. Butlor immediately replied: "I apolo. gize for that." There was some little excitement during this snappy dialogue, and c great many persons closed up around the stand. Governor Tillman said hE would repeat to Col. McBee's face that if he, as superintendent of the Rich. mond and Danville, was responsible for these men being carried on free passes, he would declare that it was at interference with the liberty of th( people by the corporations. The Governor declared that the state ment made by Gen. Butler, when he held up a pass at Chester, yesterday, that it wae the original pass No. 1 is sued to him by "Bunch McBee, waF false. Col. McBee did not have thi originiel pass. "I have it myself." There was loud applause for Tillmar at this. Where did Butler get it? said he His friend, McBeo took one of hii passes and wrote a duplicate of it. Col. McBee: "I will bet you $5.00( that it is the original pass." Governor Tillman: "It is not. I sai it in my drawer, last year." Col. Mcdee: "I will certainly breala you for the money on that and wil prove it by your own correspondence.' This brought the cheers for Col. McBee. Governor Tillman went on t< say that Ccl. McBee was a kinsman 0: Gen. Butler and they were as thick at thieves. I will characteriza his con duct as I please, said he, and until hi denies that lhe took tbose men to Rocl Hill I will stick it to him as being re spondsie for it. The Governor then took up Gen Butler's statement as to the shortagi of $19,000 as shown in the State dispen sary report. Hel declared that thi mountain hiid labored and had not ever brought forth a mouse. On the ver: opposite page of the report from whict Gen. Butler read, it would be seen tha Sthis $19,000 was an omission of thi Sprinter and was inserted afterward The report wvas made up by Commis stobner Traxler and he never saw I until it was sent to him. Yet Gen Butler accused him of stealing publi money. (Applause for Tillman.) Th next time Butler m~ade any charge Sagainst him he had' batter see if hi rock was not a lump of cotton befor he pitched it. The Governor said the second sec tion of the dispensary act gave hun authority to use more than tihe $50, 000 appropriated for starting the dis ,pensary. Under that section the me ney from the county dispensaries wat [turned over to the State TIreasurer ti be drawn by the 1hsponsary commis. sion when necessary. lldingup thi law, Governor TIillmnan asked Gen. But ler if he, as a lawyer, denied his authori ty to use this money. Gean. Butler re plied that he would read one Sectior and answer it tomorrow. The Governor said that Butler hat imitated his friend ilaskell, who ha< brought up his war record and inti mated that lie was a coward for not g ing in the war when he was an inval d It was not generous in him to do s.c Shame on ypu, said bie brave soldier tha you are! Gen. Butler denied that he had done so, and Governor Tillman replied tha he had a very treacherous memory meaning (A en. Butler's statement tha he ought to have led the military t< Darlington. The Gove'ner said that his enemiel were praying for him to go there ii order that they might kill him. .Jeffer son Davis and Lincoln did not foliov their armies around, but stayed in thel capitals directing their troops. Th Governor said he could prove that hi rode down thie street at the 11am burj riot with Gen. Butler. Gen. Butler saidl ho remembere' nothing about it. The Governor scouted the idea of Tallman being a coward, when six Till mans had given their blood for thii country. Referring to Gean. Butler's statemen as to the large amount of money tha he had spent for lawyers' fees whil I he had been Governor, Tillman statet he had only spent $9,000 altogethei while Smythe alone nad. beenl paid $15, 000 by A. P. Butler In one case. A - Gen. Butler. was such a flne lawyer the e people had better make him Attorne; -General, though Buchanan, do wn thor tin Columbia, "could black and sell hiri ! as aiawyer.' SThe Governor declared that the ric t corporations of the country owned th L Federal judiciary. Every judge nos I appointed was put there by Wall stree and they never put a man there wh a would not stretch the Contitution 11 the interests of the money ,powe , against the people. H le scored Judge Simonton and sait - that the only reason that he decide< s against the Richmond and .Danville I was because the Legislatture hatt memec n ialized Cong ress arid because in hi a message he had bisntered his back al Ir. Ten days after he had shown onton up as a tool of the railroads, eveland had put him in Judge Bond's lace. Ile was just the kind of fellow that they wanted there to control things. Gen. Butler knew all about Simonton's tyranny and invasion of State rights, but he never opened his mouth in the Senate against 16. He just said: "Simonton is the kind of man I want. He is 'Bunch's' frienti Pass him along." The Governor declared, so help him, God, the people who had tried to get the Agricultural Hall in Columbia would never get it. Before the Sti preme Court affirmed the decision in their favor, Secretary of State Tindal would be out of office and the litiga tion would be kept on for a ihundred years. In regard to his meeting Ben' Terrell atSpartinburg, the Govenor said he still occupied the identiclal position that he occupied In Spartanburg. le asked Gen. Butler what had be come of him at Batesburg when Tom Watson annihiliated him. Butler: "Oh, be used me up." The Governor wont on to say he would not call Butler his irlend until he had apologized to him, but tMit af ter he had given his back a few more battings he would be a right sort of a good fellow. Discusing the dispensary, the Gov ernorsaidthat they now had a net proflt of $90,000 to turn into the State treasury. In the town of Abberville the profits from the dispensary antount ed to more than they had evef had under any other system. There was $4,600 to be devided between town and county, and what the county got was Just that much picked up, as it had had never gotten any - money from whiskey before. Some one In the crowd said that all of tha clod-hoppers would vote for Tillman'and the Governorreplied that the general had better quit the race then, Touching Gen. Butle's remarks as to the purchase of wines by the dispen sary without giving the quantities in the oflicial reports, the Governor said that these wines were bougth for the hotels at Charleston and Aiken. There was vouchers in Columbia for every scintilla of liquor brought. Beer had been brought by the car load, and he asked Gen. Butler how he could tell how many gallons there were. Gen. Butler said he did not know, and that it was not his business to run it. "Well, you had better let it alone," said Governor Tillman, it is being run mighty well now. Regarding Gen. Butler's proposition for a separate Senatorial box, the Gov ernor said the scheme was to buy. votep and put in that box as they did last time far Sheppard. This ended the speaking and the crowd dispersed. Lois Tritton, the last slave sold in New Haven, died Sunday night at her home in that city. She was born I Halifax, N. S., Christmas E e 179 and was a slave up to 1825. when she and her sister were sold on Ne w Haven Green to Anthony P. Sanford for $10, under an execution issued on a former judgment against her owner. -TH E - Tozet For AgrIcu * tural and Gin eral Plantation U~ae~ have earn4 ed thneir reputa tion as the best on tne mgrket. For Simplcity, Durability and Eoonomy in .. . . fuel and water THE TOEB Has no Equal.. Tie Hr 0 Price Low 4 5 A r o eb nkn 4Re ro 8115. wire s w ' i. s ~ yI w ) les ar65ad 'in Wl ora ~U. obS. ~ N aI Orly. W arra Uts. 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