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The crowd numbered nearly fifteen hundred persons, and the meet ing was held two miles from town. There were about seventy-five Till man ites from Edgefield and a few from Laurens. The talk on the streets was that the Edgefielders came to create a disturbance, and there are many who charge them with it and sav that hut for them the wordy war would have passed off without troub le. There was no doubt of the com plexion of the crowd. It was largely against Tillman, the Conservatives numbering about three-fifths of the crowd. Solicitor O. L. Schumpert was appointed Chief State Constable by the Governor, and he had seventy- five assistants. Col Youmans quoted several per sons who had declared that several years ago Tillman told him that he was simply making his wholesale charges against the government and officials in order to attract attention. “If Goy Tillman deuies the truth of this statement which I make, I de sire him to do so in my presence.” As Col Youmans said this he turned and faced Gov Tillman and waited his answ r er. There w r ere thunderous cheers from both factions, the Con servatives saying, “Make him answer, Youmans,” and the Tillmanites shouting, “Answer him, Governor.” For a few moments the Governor did not stir, and Col Youmans step ped several paces closer, calling upon him if he had any answer to make it. The cheers and cries of the factious increased, and finally the Governor arose and said: “This is the next to the last meet- imr of the campaign of J8y2. I have told this man ac Horry I declined to sink to the level of a blackguard, and that I would not notice any questions corning from him, and I repeat it.” As Gov Tillman took his seat great excitement ensued. There was a per fect babel of voices, and the crowd gathered closer around the stand. Said Col Youmans: “Do you, as Governor of South Carolina, conde scend to apply to me, a public speaker on the opposite side, the term of blackguard?” GovTillmau: “You have your an swer.” Col Youmans : “What do you say ?” Tillmau: “I say you have your an swer.” Youmans: ‘‘Gov Tillman, that is an evasion. Will you please be man enough to state positively whether or not you intend to apply to me the epithet of blackguard, and untie my hands?” The excitement increased. Behind the Governor were a crowd of Till- maultes, who clambered over the railing and began to cluster around him and make demonstrations. The action caused the Governor’s seat to be depressed or jerked oyer, and he arose. The crowd took this to mean fight, and pandemoueum ensued. Yells rent the air, pistols w’ere drawn, and the crowd rushed to the stand. Gov Tillman’s followers clustered around him, and Col Youmans’ friends also surged on the platform. One man jumped over the reporters’ tables with a drawn pistol, making towards the centre of tlie disturbance, and another was seen climbing over the railing with a gun in his hand. It seemed as if blood would be spilled. The platform was packed. Some went there in the interest of peace and others were evidently bent on having a disturbance. Between the two there is no telling what might have happened had it not been for a providential interference. In the cen tre of the stand several infuriated persons seemed to he clutching and rocking to and fro, when suddenly the stand fell in with aloud crash, precipitating the occupants to the ground. At that moment the crowd was so wrought up that everybody momentarily expected a terrible riot in which men would have been killed right and left. It was a critical mo ment and the snectators shuddered as they awaited the Result. Tillman was hoisted on the shoulders of his fol lowers and with whoops and hurrahs they carried him to a house near by. There were probably not more than 200 or 250 persons in the crowd that followed Gov. Tillman and a number of them were Conservatives. The Governor was called on to speak and spoke as follows: “I am sorry things, are as they are. I am not responsible, because tnis man has been told at least three times before this that I would not sink to the level of a blackguard, and this whole disturbance is an evidence that they are whipped and trying to create a row. I have come here to speak to this crowd. If we can go back and speak to the whole crowd I will do so, but I will uot speak to a part of it. They put this man (Youmau’s) up at Edgefield aud it liked to have created a riot there, and at Spartanburg he was put up, and there almost created a riot. They have put him up here as their last hope. Cries of “Let’s go back to the stand.” Col. \oumans had been carried on the shoulders of his friends to the re porter’s tables, where he spoke. The crowd before him seemed to be from two to three times as large as the small contingent that went to the Governor. “Tillman has left the stand,” said he. “I asked him if he intended to brand me as a public blackguard and he has left this stand.” Voices—He will do that every time. He knew he was telling a lie.” Col.Youmans—“I do net want to violate the etiquett of stump debate. I have never done so. If Governor Tillman meant to cast th; epithet at me, I take this opportunity to brand him as a public liar aud a public blackguard, and if he wisVes personal satisfaction I hold myseli personally responsible. The record proves that he has been the first man elevated to high official position by the white people of South Carolina uihose stand ard was so low that the gmtry of the State considered that he could not pass an insult. I wish to say before the manhood of Newberry that a cus tom prevails which debars a mau from seeking satisfaction from a man of Goy. Tillman’s standard, but a gen tleman could render satisfaction if he so desires to his bootblack. If he fails to take notice of whit I have to say I brand him as a public coward. I told Gov. Tillman at Hampton that he couldn’t lace me for six rounds ou the stand before a quiet aidience aud he has been skipping from stand to avoid me, or it appears s«. I asked permission to speak first today in or der to catch him upon the itand. Voice— He couldn’t stand it. But he couldn’t answer the ques tion I put to him as to whether the charges against the administration aud the public officials were true. He evaded the question. I am fortified upon that position. I have got the statement of one of your fellow citi zens to that effect, and I propose to read it. | Cries, “Read it.”] I will show you that he could uot answer the question. Here is a written state ment: Newberry, S. C., Aug. 18,1892.— Previous to Capt. Till mauls nomina tion to the governorship,, about two and a half years ago, in conversation with him on the train, I aaid to him that my principal objectipn to him was that he made too miny whole sale charges against the tjpte govern ment, and everybody whiueld office since 1876," without He said he had to write as did iu order to attract tbe atteutiou and get the ear of the people; that if he had writ ten in the ordinary newspaper style, he never could have gotten the atten tion of the people. [Signed] Elbert H. Aull. If there are any of Tillman’s friends here who dare to deny that he advo cates the doctrine not of truth but of exaggeration I am prepared to con vict him over his own signature. The captaiu wrote from his postoffice, at Ropers, ou the 17th of February, 1887, to Murray, of Anderson. I will show you why he left. Here is an extract: “But I must to business. I desire to suggest that if you can possibly ar range it, the offer of the college build ing. et cetera, which you told me about, he made the Board of Agricul ture fur the experimental station upon condition that an agricultural college he established there hereafter, and let the offer get iu the papers, espe cially Tiie News and Courier, then notice the adaptability, etc., etc., in as glowing colors as posssible be giv en and enlarged upon. Even a little- exaggeration might help aud smooth the way to get the college next win ter.” Voice—No wonder he ran. Tillman is going from stump to slump proclaiming that he confined himself to the truth. Here is the con viction that lie published these char ges to attract attention. He comes out over his own signatures and ad vocates the doctrine of exaggeration to smooth the way to occomplish his purpose. That is just the way Till mau smoothed his way to the guber- natioua! chair, not by truth, but by exaggeration. When he started this farmers’ movement he did not say it was a campaign of exaggeration, but he said truth aud right were his guid ing stars aud he called ou God to wit- uese the sincerity of his motives and the purity of his intentiou. He was charged with office-seeking, but he said he began the fight as a plain far mer aud a simple citizen and he would end it as he began it. Now fellow-citizeus what does the sequel show? It shows that these were mere exaggeratious aud that this was Tillmau “blowing” to smooth the way to political preferment. At this juncture Chairman Blease ad journed the meetiugand under agree ment between Governor Tillman and ex-Governor Sheppard there was no more speaking and the crowd dia pered after haying several fights. Talbert, and the Third Party. Forest City, Ark., April 6th, 1892. Lippmau Bros., Savannah, Ga. Dear Sirs: We take great pleasure to add one more certificate to your long list. We can truthfully say that Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potas sium compound, P P P, is one of the best sellers that we have ever set on our shelves siuce wc have been in business and every person we have sold P P P, to say it is tbe best blood purifier known. Yours truly, Wlnthrop & Co. At the congressional campaign meet ing at Dry Creek, about three miles from Johnston, on Friday last, W. J. Talbert sounded the first regular note for the third party, if it has been tru ly reported. The Columbia Register correspondent says: For fear of misquoting Colonel Tal bert the stenographic notes are given exact: Colonel Talbert in his fifteen minu tes’ reply, set the woods afire and put everybody to talking. In this fifteen minutes’ speech he said things that will attract more attention to himself in and out of the Second Congres sional District of South Carolina than he has ever accomplished by any speech in his life. He spoke with great vehemence. He seized the book from which Congressman Tillman had read a resolution adopted by the People’s party favoring the payment of Northern soldiers back money amounting to six or seyen million dollars. “And where did he get it?” asked Mr. Talbert, “from the New York World ‘almauick’”? Tillman asserted at Denny’s that in the Oma ha platform there was a plank de claring for increased pensions by sev eral millions to Federal soldiers, deny it. Here is the Omaha plat form, it contains not a line about this. Now, where do we find this? It was not at Omaha hut at the Cincinnati convention of this year. This was not a delegated body, and had no au thority to represent anybody. This plank was not adopted by the Peo ple’s party convention at Omaha, and I deny it. My friend contends that if it hadn’t been for Ben Tillman, Irby and oth ers the Alliance of this State would have gone to a third party. “I say to you,” he proclaimed in thunderous tones, “they had nothing to do with it. Instead of Tillman aud Irby die tating to the Alliance, the Ocala plat form was crammed down their throats, and they had to swallow it. And when we went to Chicago I didn’t do as Tillman and Irby did. threaten that if Cleveland was nomi nated South Carolina would not sup port him. I said we would support the nominee of the party. He talks to you about Macune and Terrell. I say to you, that Macune and Terrell are to day better Demo crats than be is. He is no Democrat, he is a Republican. A voice in the crowd crying angri- jyj ‘<Ti Ier . e is «q man ttviog who is a better Democrat than George D. Till man. Whoever says Uncle George ain’t a Democrat is a d—n liar.” At this point there was great confu sion and several fights appeared im minent. When tilings quieted down Colonel Talbert continued: “He is a Repub lican because he convicted himself out of his owu mouth. He has read himself out of the party. He is a Republican and I can prove it.” These remarks again set the au dience in turmoil. The speaker declared “Tom Wat son has done more in Congress in two years than all of our Southern Con gressmen have done. But I want you to understand I am opposed to Watson and the third party. I think Watson made a mistake in going into the third party. But I don’t abuse him for it. He may he right and I think lie is.” Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report Bakii i ABSOLUTELY PLMB MR. TALBERT’S DENIAL. Editor Register: I see your issue of to-day a report of the meeting at Dry Creek, in Edgefield County, which is entirely mis-leading as to myself, especially that portion said io be a stenographic report of my fifteen minutes reply. In the first place on ly garbled extracts are taken down. The great injustice attempted to be done me lies in the fact of trying to create tbe false impression that I have advocated third party ism, when such is not the fact. It is well known that all my utterances have been against that doctrine. After quoting me aright iu saying that I was op posed to Tom Watson and his third party ideas, I am incorrectly quoted as saying: “He may be right, I think he is.” I did not say tiiis, but said: “He may he right, but I don’t think he is.” ***** Now, I wish to call the attention of my friends to the fact that no man can put his hand on a single utter ance of mine, in public or private, that favors third partyism in South Carolina, hut on the other hand, I have always opposed the same even at Chicago in lefereuce to the support of Cleveland. * * * * Respectfully W. J. Talbert. Columbia, 8. C., August. 20, 1892. Editors Aiken Recorder: Please allow me to say that the re porter of the Augusta Chronicle gross ly misrepresented me in his report of my speech at Dry Creek in Edgefield on the 19th inst., only taking down garbled extracts, and when he inti mates that I favored third partyism, he intimates what is false in toto. Respectfully, W. J. Talbert. THE CHRONICLE IN REPLY. For fear that when Col. Talbert saw his speech in print he would dis own it, the stenographer who reported it for the Augusta Chronicle inter viewed a number of prominent gen tlemen in the audience upon it. These are only a few of the large number who answer the inquiries. Mr. Tal bert’s fifteen minutes reply was read to each one before his opinion was asked. • Mr. P. N. Timmerman, Tillman- ite—The report is correct in eyerypar ticular, aud Mr. Talbert’s speech sounds like third party. Capt. E. E. Jefferson, Tillmanite— Your report is absolutely correct. Mr. Carroll Brooks—The report is as good as could be made. Mr. Tal bert has certainly not been misquoted. Col. B. R. Watson, the most promi nent and influential Tillmanite in Edgefield county—The report is en tirely correct, at least as much as you have read me. Col. Talbert did say “Tom Watson may be right, and I think he is.” He also said that Till man aud Irby had nothing to do with keeping the Alliance out of the third party, and that they “crammed the Ocala platform down Tillman’s and Irby’s throats.” His speech was a defense of the third party platform and an indirect attack on the present administration. Mr. J. C. Dobson, Tillmanite— Your stenographic notes are correct. Senator M. C. Butler—“The report is correct. You have exactly what he said.” A Contrast. With the view of sifting the insin uation of Governor Tillman that John C. Sheppard, his opponent, was a drunkard and gambler, the editor of the Greenville Enterprise and Moun taineer, wrote to the pastor of Mr. Sheppard’s church in Edgefield for information upon the subject. He received the following reply: Edgefield, S. C., July 30, 1892. Dear Sir:—I have beeb pastor of tbe Baptist Church at Edgefield for a year and mv relations with ex-Gover- n<%rc. Sheppard have been fcordial and friendly, and in all this time I have not seen him under the influ ence of liquor or at all behaving in consistently with his profession as a Christian gentleman. I esteem him very highly as a citizen, a friend and a member of my church. He is not a drunkard, and as to his being a gam bler it does not seem reasonable that A. S. Tompkins, Aivin Hart and Dr. W. E. Prescott, of the village, and T. S. Lewis and J. H. Bouknight. of the neighborhood, directors of the Bank of Edgefield, would have elected him president of that institution had lie been of such a character. All of them have known him well and for years. He is a man singularly free from anything little, profane or uu- gentlemanly. He is devoted as fath er and husband, liberal and sympa thetic towards his church and pastor, able and faithful as lawyer and coun sellor, and patriotic aud true as citi zen and officer. You may with safety trust him. Very truly, J. N. Booth Col J. A. Hoj’t, Greenville, S. C. B. R. Tillman would give a good deal to secure a testimonial like that. It has been freely published aud not denied that his neighbors have never known him to do a kindly or charita ble act. and it is a fact that, in spite of his desperate exertions, by the ap pointment of workers to office and otherwise, his own township is against him. We have heard it as serted that not a mau whose land ad joins his will vote for him tiiis year. The political kaleidoscope of Cen tral and South America is continually changing, aud probably few even of the best “posted” readers could nam« off baud the actual Presidents of the various Latin-American republics* The current (September) number of Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly gives a concise account of them all. witli numerous portraits and illustra tions, in a timely artical entitled “A Bird’s-eye View of Latin-American Politics,” by Jose Bornn. Other no table contributions are, “An Island of Amazons” (Capri) by Margaret B. Wright; “Beneath the Surface of the sea, ”by Captain H. D, Smith, U. S. X. ; “The Sepernatural in History, ” by Lucy H. Hooper; “A day with Victor Hugo, ”by J. W. Fosdick; “A Cruise in the Erie Basin, ”by Don C. Seitz; and “Port Limon, ”by Cecil Charles. There are also excellent short stories and sketches by Charles H. Crandall, Etta W, Pierce, Fran ces Isabel Currie, Nora Marble, John MacMullen, aud others. Ad dress Frank Leslie’s Publishing house (Department B), 110 Fifth Avenue, N. Y. City.” 'Warning to Carolinians. Frem The Augusta ('hronicle. If Mr. W. J. Talbert repiesents the Alliance sentiment of South Caroli na the taint of Third partyism is up on it. There is no other conclusion to he drawn from ids speech near Dry Creek on the 19th. His defence of the Third Party leaders, Mr Thomas E. Watson included, is out of place iu a campaign for the Democratic nomination. The mau who would shield such traitors does uot deserve consideration at the hands of demo crats, ana the democracy of I he Second District of South Carolina will repu diate him iu the primary. The Democrats of the Tenth District of Georgia send warning to their brethren in Carolina. Mr. Watson was nominated and elected as a Dem ocrat and changed his politics as soou he was sworn in. Mr. Talbert’s lan guage stamps him as a Third Partyite. He has no right, entertaining tbe sentiments he uttered to take part in a Democratic campaign. Three Things to Remember. Hood’s Sarsaparilla lias the most Merit. Hood’s Sarsararilla has won un equalled Success. Hood’s Sarsaparilla accomplishes the greatest Cures. Is it not the medicine for you ? Constipation is caused by loss of the peristaltic action of the bowels. Hood’s Pills restore this actiun and invigorate the liver. McELREE’S WINE OF CARDUI tor Weak Nerves. We judge from the reports received at the Savannah cotton exchange that another 9,000,000 hale cotton crop is in expectation. Hugh Inman's guess of 7,000,000 has gone glimmer ing, and Jep Rucker’s price list is, prehaps, prophetic.Herald. The entire cotton crop has been grown on a cheaper basis ever before, and even through prices are not high er than last season, there will be het- tei; returns tp the planter. If dull, spiritless and stupid; ifyoUT blood is tiiick and sulggish; if your appetite is capricious and uncertain, you need a Sarsaparilla. For best re sults take Dewitt’s. W. J. Platt. Try JJLACK-DRAUGHT tea lor Dyspepsia. The reported arrival of au infected yellow fever vessel oil the coast of Tampa, Fla., is correct, every precau tion has been taken ou shore, and no danger of an epidemic is antiepated from this source. Governor Tillman stood up in Greenville before 2,000 men aud ar gued in favor of a property or educa tional qualification. He read what he wrote in favor of it to The News aud Courier four years ago and stood by it. ‘ Mrs. L. R. Patton, Rockford, 111., writes: “From personal experience 1 can recommend Dewitt’s Sarsaparilla, a cure for impure blood and general debility.” W. J. Platt. ®**WINE OF CARDUI. a Tonic lor Women. Hal Pointer, a hay gelding owned by Henry Hamlin of Buffalo X. Y. eclipsed the trotting record on the 18th, trotting a mile over the Wash ington course in Chicago iu 2:Uo l 4 hiched to a sulky with low wheels, pneumatic tires and hall bearings. It is a fixed and immutable law that to have good, sound health one must have pure, rich and abundant blood. There is no shorter nor surer route than by a course of Dewitt’s Sarsaparilla. W.J. Platt McElree’s WINE OF CARDUI for female diseases. Bright people are the quickest to recognize a good tiling and buy it. We sell lots of bright people the Lit tle Early Risers. If you are not bright these pills will make you so. W.J. Platt. **>"BLACK-DRAUGHT tea cures CoiisUi>atioa, Always - * Better “Late to bed and early to rise will shorten the road to your home in the skies,” But early to bed and a “Lit tle Early Riser,” the pill that makes life longer, and better and wiser. Cottonseed meal mxed with hulls is one of the best of foods for fatten ing cattle, and at average prices is cheaper for this pt rpose than corn when selling at tw’ehty cents a bushel. and better.” Pe terson’s Magazine for September is in many respects the best number for this year, excellent as its predecessors have been. The full page engraving is a beauty aud the fashion plates aud needle work designs are up to their customary high standard, “Tim Court of Montenegro, “ by E. Marsef is a most interesting sketch and is ad mirably illustrated. “Some Scenic Features of Colorado.” “A Sea Change, ” by E. C. Creighton is just the story to read on a warm utter- noon. “Home Decoration,” by Dor othy Hasbrouck will interest every iiou-se keeper aud the accompanying designs will make all tiie directions for home decorating doubly clear. There are other good stories and ar ticles, with fine illustrations. Terms two dollars a year; one dollar for b months. Address zineCo; Philadelphia, Pa. If any one, old or young, has any reasons why tobacco should be used t.iey will he gladly received and kiudly considered. Send them in. A young baby should spend most of its time in sleep. Xever allow it to he wakened for any purpose what ever. A child’s nerves receive a shock every time it is roused from sleep. This is most injurious to it. Peterson’s Maga- Death aud taxes are pretty closely allied when tiie victim is taxed for whiskey aud tobacco. . ‘.