The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, June 28, 1894, Image 1
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VOL. VIII.
fllli STATU CAMPAlGt1
Til K roiOIAI.Ol'llMMi AT YOltl
VIIJIJH.
Til I ma ii ami I in I lei* on tin* I lust lugs
^ <11 k County Sols a (>ootl I'Aainp
lo Hie State ?tjootl Onlcr ami U
sportful Treatment of all ('ami
dates.
It is imprnclicablo to give in n wool
lv newspaper of limited dimensions
full report of every day's discussion j
the campaign meetings, so as to pr<
sent even a hare synopsis of all tl
speeches. As the chief interest ee
trcs in the oratorical combat bot\vo<
the candidates for the United Stat
Senate,* it is only proposed in the:
columns to givo a glimpse of tho di
mission for tho lirst week of tlto eat'
paign, mainly relating' to what toe
place between Senator Butler and Clo
ernor Tillman.
Special to Columbia Register.
VOHKVll.LK, S. C., Juno 19.?Thei
is no reason for supposing York Con
ty is any more solid for Tillman tlui
any other county, but if the Govorn<
is as strong in every county as her
he will receive ton votes to Butler
one in the next Legislature. Probabl
no man realizes this stronger to-du
than Senator Butler. The day hi
been a Waterloo for him. There wer
few free excursionists hero and til
audience of 1.400 was made up largol
of farmers of this county with a fe
noig/nbors from surrounding eountio
It u:as a crowd of farmer Hofonnor
Plain truth compels the statement tin
not more than fifty men present woi
for Butler.
The mbetinir was unusually ciulo
Not it oljeor was given until the iin
apoaker wuw half through his speed
No applause was bestowed on the iin
few sneakers when they concluded an
H looked like the meeting was to 1
tame and Hut until Governor Tillnui
began. Then the skyrockets start*.
/Mill the enthusiasm rose. The Gove
nor put on some of Ills old time wt
paint and his supporters wuro glud I
oee him in good lighting trim. The
couldn't satisfy themselves incheorin
and hurrahing and when he talked (
cutting his speech short they kieke
vigorously and told him they had eon
to hoar him and nobody else.
The Governor began his hand pr
mavies to-day and in doing so dea
ISutlcr a terrible blow, showing beyon
doubt that the Senator has no chuni
in tliis county. The old tirno love f<
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iwu; vjuvi i lit?t nuuxiu 111 i>in l v uo i/i un
big audience and was apparent in the
voices.
I predict that the meeting' at Che:
tor to-morrow is going to be a red-h<
one. Hutlor didn't like tho way Til
man handled him to-day and has tol
his friends that ho is going to rotalial
at Chester. I Jo says ho intends t
make wool lly. As Tillman is in th
wool pulling business himself, thoi
will likely bo a lot ol lloece flying i
the air and a hilarious camp nicotic
time with yelling and whooping in pr<
fusion. 1 hitler is going to call on Til
man for an explanation about tho ii
sinuations about a corruption fund.
I hitler was given an attentive heai
ing to-day and thuro was not an intui
rupjion to his speech. His spoor
was a fair one, although containin
generalitios. Comptroller Goneral 10
lorbo made a good impression and wti
warmly congratulated on his speoel
Many of his friends told him the
didn't thin a he had that much orator
in him. lie put tho audience in a goo
humor to start with and intersperse
his speech with appropriate jokes.
Tho following report of the spoochc
made by Senator liutlor and Coverno
Tillman is taken from tho Yorkvill
l.'.w.
SENATOR M. C. I1UTLER.
Senator M. C. Sutler whs the nox
speaker. His appearance was groeto
with the most enthusiastic choorin
of tin! day, mixed with a few hurrali
for Tillman. The Senator wasdeligh
ed that the time had arrived when th
peoplo were unng to listen so pat i
ently and respectfully to those wh
served them in oftice. The ollic
holder is not a ruler. The people ar
the rulers and the office holders ar
merely servants. Antony other thing
the office holder has to come befor
the people and render an account <
his stewardship. This was the case i
a government like ours. Here th
peoplo aro soverign and the ollic
holders aro subjects. In a monarch
the king is sovereign and the poopl
arc subjects.
I have received a letter from Cor
cross ma ft Shell and MeLaurin askin
that I correct hero a report that ha
boon circulated to the oll'ect that vv
throe havo formed a combination fo
mutual support. How the report go
out I am unable to say, and I w< *
pay no attention to it were it not fo
their requost. I take occasion, how
ever, to any right hero that there is 11
truth whatever in tin; report.
When these gentlemen came t
Washington I treated them with du
politeness. This I also accorded t
Mr. Latimer, Dr. Strait, Mr. Talbor
and that black fellow Murray, but s
far as forming a combination with any
body, there is 110 truth whatever in th
story.
Senator 1 hitler said that as publi
ofllcor his record was subject to erit.
clsin. Ho had ho objection to anybod
criticising liis record and ho oxpectc
to exercise tho same right with respee
to the otlior ollicors whenever lie sa^
lit. 1 voted for Governor Tiliman, Mi
Kllerbo and the other gentlemen,
llnd much in their actions to commend
Init when they do anything that I d
not'understand. I have a right to a
explanation, rt* a taxpayer and us
citi/.cn.
My friend John Gary ('Ivans offers t
baptise 1110. i think L will havo t
open a baptismal pool myself. I at
reminded of anecdote an of OldGenorc
Hill, who, by tho way, was from thi
county. One day while sitting in
hotel lobby, he overheard some me
talking about tho war and telling ahon
how many men they had killed. Tho
told some pretty big yarns, and as th
old general walked oif lie said :
thought 1 was in that war, myself, bu
from the way that fellow talks,
don't think I was. In fact I know
4 wasn't.
Efeb r -
Young Mr. Evans talks of tneasuroH
^ that I havo been working for ovon before
ho was over heard of.
j Senator Liutler then explained what
was meant by free ooiuago of silver
j and said that it was right. In the
I world there are $.'1,000,000,<300 of gold
-'and 12,(KM),000,000 neople. In this
h* eountry the bonded indebtedness is
$700,000,000 annually. The holders ol
the bonds of courso want dear money.
If is very unjust to us but I don't see
** i how weeau holn it iust vet. 1 have boon
a doing all 1 can ty make money more
it plentiful.
As Mr. Finloy said, wo commenced
paying u year in pensions
10 Now the figures mount up to $lffO,OffO,n
\ ooo. They toll us that this is the fate
i) of war. 1 would bo willing to stand
^ ] this without a murmur if they would
1| only do us justice in other ways.
*e The present tariff, said Senator Huts'
lor, is not what we want. It does not
i). satisfy the extreme on either side.
^ It is made up of compromises, but upon
the whole it is about the best tariff'bill
v* that has over boon passed.
I No measure of financial relief can he
carried while Mr. Cleveland is presi*
' dent. 1 am not willing to call Mr.
,0 ; Clevoland a scoundrol. 1 differ from
(. him and have expressed that difference
nj in very plain terms on the floor of the
i Senate, but 1 have no doubt that ho is
,, | honest in his views, lie is not satisfied
of the best manner to accomplish the
v purpose desired. In this his views are
ty in direct oonflict with the majority of
t's tin' people. 1 see it now and 1 predict
that the next presidental election will
)0 witness a doath struggle between the
v money 'power of the country and the
N'v great masses of the people. The ros
suit will either ho the triumph of ros"
publieun institutions or the beginning
lt' of the end of popular government in
this country. In this tight, however,
1 beg to say that whether in public
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k j IIIV Wi (1UI/, ll UVlIIKl I will 1)15 10111 Hi
buttling as ! ill ways huvo on tho sido
, . of tlio pooplo.
Tho tight In this country Is between
|(] the pooplo utul the money power. Tou;
day in fourteen States of the union
,, soldiers huvo been culled into tho Held
j to suppress strikes of laboring men.
? I am no pessimist, but it is clear that,
u. j as has boon said by Dr. Strait, this is
() ; only a sympton of what is coming1.
". j Deferring toCoxov ' and his tramps"
J Senator llutlor sulci thoy came to Washg
lngton, violated the laws and wore
,1 | punished just as any other violators
|tJ 1 should be punished.
Senator llutlor next reviewed his roj_
' cord in the Senate. 1 lo said bo had
I voted for the fruo (iQUjuge of silver at
every opportunity, except in when
lie did not know anything" about it. lie
bad secured appropriations for rivers
1C and harbors, had made a survey of tho
State, and did every tiling else he
I ouum, 110 wanted u> Know II the poos.
! pie woro going to turn a man out of
)t j the Senate because he has done his
]. duty. The position was not a bed of
,1 roses for anybody, but on ucoount of
0 | ?>f the vastness of tho raiuilieations of
,,! the government, oxperionce was tho
,. ' most esscntal qualification of the best
c, ; representative of tlio peoplo.
in roforeneo to tho proposed eon,t
stitutional convention, Senator Butler
?. said that ho had urged it soon after
l_ 187?>, and thought that tho matter
j. should have been attended to as far
buck as 1881. " But to tell you frankly
.. now," lie said. "1 tliinlc it will bo a
dangerous thing. A constitutional
], convention Is a very serious rrpittor.
,r and if wo should get mixed up in a
fl j factional tight about it wo might
lg ; elect representatives who would make
, us a constitution that is really worse
., than the one under which wo are now
J living.
('l j Itoforring to the race for tint Sontl
ate, hesaid tliatif Governor Tillman
j i^ the best man for tho place, why by
I ill means send him there, lint as so
IS much lias boon said about tlio vote of
t.lio people if, Gov. Tillman is willing,
1 I suggest that there be a separate box
? ' at ovory precinct and that myself,
j Governor Tillman and whoever else
{wants to be a candidate, bo voted for
t . separately. Lot tho Legislature lie
,1 ; elected pledged to abide the result
o- land I promise that 1 will abido it. if
1S : am not elected I am not going to go
j. ! crazy about it, but 1 think this would
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I u nni nuj lu UUBII I/1IO 1SN1IU UUtWOOll
1- u s;
0 In conclusion Senator Butler admitt.
j ted that lie had taught the practice of
c howling down in 1 S7<?; but then it was
0 justifiable because the opposition was
s I of a different race. He was glad to
0 ; see, however, that white people could
,f act as such, and thanked his audience
n ' for tho patient, respectful hearing he
0 had received, [I'rolongod oheors].
e GOVERNOR U. R. TILLMAN.
y Upon his introduction, Governor
e Tillman was greeted with prolonged
and enthusiastic cheers, which showed
i- that ho was still an idol of the people,
g When tl^e cheering subsided ho coins
menced : " Mr. Chairman, Ladies and
8 Gentlemen: You have listened with a
r groat deal of patience to some very
t able gentlemen discuss almost everyd
thing within tho range of State and
r national polities. They have been
- over a good many pieces of meat which
o are mine, but I wont take them now.
You are tired. I consider it a great
o compliment that you have remained
o so patiently for so long to hear me.
o [Cheers. That is what you wore waitt
ing for. 1 know, [ltonewod clioors.J
o i don't want you to cheer so much now.
Senator Butler and myself spoke first
e yesterday. After wo got through the
people began leaving, and some of tho
c other candidates told mo that if we
i- kept that up they couldn't got a hear*
y ing. So to-day I suggested to tho
d chairman to turn the thing, so the
t. other follows could got a chance,
w [Laughter.]
Well, Senator Butler has had his
1 say to-day. Ho did not got aftor mo
I. much. I see ho has a big envelope
o horo that looks like it is loaded with
n ! powder with which to blow mo up.
a Maybe he will shoot it later on. If ho
docs that is all right. I am ready for
O him. I have a wholo broadside just
o ready to touch olT [Laughter],
n If all that Senator Butler says about
i! himself is true, I really don't know
s what I am a candidate for anyway,
a [Laughter]. There would bo no use in
ii making a change. Oh, yes, I know
it what I want to go for. The people of
y South Carolina want mo to go. ] Voices:
0 That's it. Hurrah for Tillman.] They
1 . havt said so. [Cheers.]
it You havo hoard a great deal about
I Coxoy's array. They are American
1 citizens?men out of work, and all of
them voters, but I'll toll you about
CONWAY,
. ^
i another Coxey army. I Voleos:
Hurrah for Tillman. Hit him, Hen.)
Turning around, Governor Tillman
, asked :
Senator Butler, I want to ask you a
i question.
Butler -Certainly. Ask it.
i Tillman?Are you conducting your
t own campaign?
Butler I am canvassing under the
auspices of the executive committee.
Tillman?1 mean are you bossing
your part of it V
Butler- I am looking out for myself.
I am not bossing anything. I leave
that to you.
Kosuming his remarks, Governor
Tillman said: Now, what did wo see
at Hock Hill yesterday. There were
1 people at that meeting and 800 of
them were brought there to cheer
for Butler. [Cheers.] Now, you have
heard Senator Butler say that
he was running his own 'campaign.
This looks like it. The men did not
holler much. They behaved themselves
very well. But they do not
vote in York. York is mine by 1,000
majority. 1 seo it in your eyes.
(Cheers.)
Now wo will take it that Senator
Butler had nothing to do with bringing
these men to Hock llill. Then
maybe it was Bunch McBee, who prostituted
the power he exorcises as
superintendent of the Kiclunond and
Danville railroad in South Carolina
for this purpose. We would like to
know who is raising the money for
tills. Is it Wall street fixing to buy
another United States Senator ? (Jan
you bo bought V ICries of no, no ; and
Old lien can't no bought, either.J
And that is why you want to send nie
to Washington, replied the Governor.
[Cheers ami that's it.]
Governor Tillman next told of a trip
to Washington in which*he rode in
Bunch MeBee's privato ear, although
he had paid his fare and for a berth
in a sleeper. It was at MeBoo's invitation.
lie slept in one of Bunch's
beds, and ho afterward heard that
Bunch's wife had threatened to leave
him on account of it. During the
trio ho and MeBee discussed the railroad
tax light and McBeo coolly told
him that the matter merely involved
an issue that luul not yet been entirely
uottlod by the war, whether the people
were going to rule this country or
whether it was going to he ruled by
corporations. Ife also rehearsed the
story of free pass No. 1, and told how
willing most anybody would be to ride
on a free pass. This had been illustrated
at I lock Hill on Monday, when
a number of bis supporters had told
him that they had accepted Butler
passes for a. free ride but they intended
to vote for Tillman.
General Butler laughs at the idea of
your sending me to the Senate, but if
you do send mo I will be the first and
only simon-pure farmer in that body.
Llcturning to the railroad tax light,
Governor Tillman reviewed the incidents
connected therewith, stated
that Judge Bimonton had no right to
Imprison the sherill's for contempt as
his subsequent decision proved. lie
had given Bimonton fits in his annual
liin?e!nrr> niul u'ithin u ti'.w.Lr ?... ?.? ?.!
afterward I 'resident Cleveland had appointed
him to the United States
uircuit judgeship, mado vacant by the
death of .ludgo ilond.
This sai(i the govornor was a reward
for Simonton's unjust and illegal decision
and Senator Butler did not protend
to raise a voice against Simonton's
confirmation by the Senate.
Now, why ape you going to tprp
General Butler out of the Senate after
18 years of service? Is it boeauso ho
has been a recreant to his duty? No.
1 did not say that. It is because he
has lo^t touch with the people, and
does not know what they need. Otherwise
he would never havo gone to Rock
Bill with that Coxoy army yesterday.
[Cheers. |
Next Governor Tillman referred to
tho record of Hampton and Butler in
18!)0 and showed by letters and interviews
that neither of them were in
sympathy with the Farmer's Movement.
We have had to turn out circuit
judges because they were not with us,
I L'uiniuiiuu vjuvoriior i iiinian. no 18
not witli u.s you know it and ho will
have to go.
Now, beforo I quit, ho litis asked for
ii separate box ut tin; primarioH.
What ho wants with it I do not know.
Perhaps this corruption fund bus
something' to do with it. lint you
can't bo bought, and if you want that
box all you have to do is to toll your
representatives in the State Kxocutivo
committee to vote for it. J have no
objection.
In codelusion, Governor Tillman
said lie would take a hand primary,
lie would have done ho at Hook llill
to sec, how oiani' f !ovr?uil.nu iir?pn 1 1.......
but forgot about it. " All who want
mo to go to the Senate will please hold
up their hands." About one thousand
right hands went up. " All who want
to keep General Butlor there will hold
up their hands. No hands were
raised. As indicated by the hands,
about two-thirds of the crowd was for
Tillman. There was prolonged cheering.
Govornor Tillman left the stand
and about three-fourths of the crowd
followed.
? "Ot- '
AT CHHSTKll.
Special to The State.
Chkstku, June 20.?This was Gen.
llutlor's inning on the stump today.
According to .John Gary Bvans he eonverted
the stump into a prize ring.
Whether or not he did this ho certainly
showered some terrilllc blows on Govornor
Tillman and from the strong language
he used squalls were expected,
but nothing untoward occurred. It is
the general opinion that the Governor
never had such a drubbing as he received
today. Gen. Butler practically
applied the lie to him in terms that
left no doubt as to his meaning. Govornor
Tlllinan, according to the agroomont,
bad no reply and he took his
punishment in good stylo, si nply grit.,~.i
i t-.ui-.
OIIJK IIK) IIK/Kiin aim mivin^ 1IOL1III1*/.
Tomorrow at Lancaster ho will have
l?is chance to gefcoven.
Tho crowd was email, not exceeding
eight hundred persons, and beyond a
littlo guying and hurrahing, thoy did
not intorforo with tho speaking. In
fact., these people .soeiuod to listen remarkably
well to tho argument, that
is to what littlo argument was advanced.
K\>r tho most part they sat
quietly and there was no tumultuous
indication at any timo.
/ovornor Tillman had tho loud ar.d '
8. C., THURSDAY, J
mado n taking spoooh. Ho had splendid
attention and while the crowd win,
as a rule, not very domomtrative, ho
roooivod very fair applause.
Both the (Jovoruor and tho Senator'-*
enthusiasts put in their work in th<> .
way of hurrahing, hut tho majority of
tho crowd seemed to have no active j
sympathies in tho bog inning, waking !
up only when Butler got aggressive
and pitched some very largo DouUlers
at his oxcelloncy. Tho majority is ]
claimed for both cundidatos, though no
hand primary was taken.
(Ion. Butler's speech seemed to enthuse
a large portion of the crowd
that had hitherto sat without indie.it- i
ing their preferences and many persons
unite in declaring that he cap- i
tared the mooting. In addition to hurl- i
ing an " infamous* liar" at tho Clovern?l?
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, v..v ^v..mvwi ?io?; IIIUUU nuiiiu HtTIl* '
national remarks about tho disposit ion a
of some of the dispensary funds, claim- >
nig a shortage of over $lb,00b, and a i
suspicious looseness about the manner i
of recording wine purchases. I
County Chairman W. A. Barber (
made an announcement that Governor t
Tillman would speak first and he fol- |
lowed by Butler, each to be allowed i
an hour. After an appeal for good f
order ho introduced Tillman. There ,\
was absolutely not a cheer at the I
beginning, showing tho elYeet of the i
chairman's appeal for order. 1
Tillman said his term as Governor I
would be out shortly. 44 Thank God
for that," said a man. <i
44 You can't thank Him any more t
than I," responded the Governor. v
(Applause.) I have hud a hard and v
stumpy road to travel and vou know |
it. hut I b II V loll tlrwl
- v?v??tivu ?uw UTUIJ HIUIj; \
in tho road for you people. (Loud s
applause.) 1 am here asking you to i
eleet mo to the United States Senate. |
" We will do it." shouted a great 1
many voices.
Tillman said he knew he was going |
to the Senate. (Applause.) lie was |
going to do his duty when he got there
and not going jukoting around tho ^
country llshing and other things.
(Laughter and applause.) (
Lie scored the newspapers and made
the audienco laugh and applaud.
The tiovernor said the farmers were t
being legislated into the poor house
by the national government. Things
in this State were kind of straight 1
now, although they needed some
changes, lie told the people to watch
the legislators.
lie said that for thirty years the ,
laws of the national government have
boon made in the interest of the classes j
against the masses. Most legislation
is aimed directly at the farmer. The j"
result is a few millionaires and sixty
million paupers.
ILo siiill tho people hud been bum- j t
boozled and bud sent men to Congress
who sold them out. Tho Governor j
suid that if lie were sent to the Senate v
he would try to turn things upside ^
down.
' You'll do it too," was yelled and v
was followed by hearty cheering for
Tillman. ?
The Govornor was frequently interrupted
by a man named IClinoro
Ivell. The Governor said he wanted to |
go to the Senate beeause lie, wanted to
do something for the starving and
down-trodden farmers. A majority of ^
the Senators now in Congress worship ,
money and bow down to the golden
calf. Lots of thorn wore millionaires.
The people sometimes tore things up- *
side down in tho I louse of Representatives,
but the money power is entrenched
in the Senate. Monopolies ,
and trusts control everything.
lie lliwuwliwl tv i U!I ir tlii'l 1* ......
i. . w?/ >7i?1 i/ikvu uuu i1iu" 1
emtio party in rotten.
" Mow about Weaver ?"
14 lie is just about as rotton," the
(Governor answered.
Trusts and combines buy Congress
and buy Legislatures in some States to
elect Senators. They have invaded
South Carolina with their money and
are trying te buy you. lie spoke of
the Rock Kill Coxey army hauled free
by railroads and jumped on the Richmond
and Danville Road again, lie
told the whole free excursion plan to
the delight of the audience, lie said
the blame for it lay among four?
Butler, Cleveland, whiskey or railroads.
lie said it may have made
Butler feel good to hear his friends
cheer him, but it made Tillman feel
bad for Butler.
Tillman attacked Cleveland and asserted
that he had fought Populism
and had succeeded in carrying the
State for Cleveland and Democracy,
tie told how Strait had been treated
and said : "We don't want Cleveland's
pitiful offices."
The Governor said that if elected to
the Senate ho would take a pitchfork
with hi in and piod Cleveland every
few minutes. (Laughter and applause.)
There must bo a revolution in
national affairs before we get relief.
I f / IIalaI i : _ n i .
ii v/iuyuiHiiu m mill respunsiuio for me
Bock Hill gang it is possibly the V
whiskey ring with its millions.
Alluding to prohibition, ho Haiti : H
" Ain't wo got a nice kettle of iish f
now?" (Great laughter.) Ilo said
Cleveland wanted Butler elected and '
not him. 'j
"Cleveland is giving Butler all the "
olllees and don't you forgot that," he ^
said.
" Oh, he's loft," said a man amid ,
lautihtor. 1
" f would boat Butler if 1 wont back to p
Columbia and novoroponod my mouth.
[Cries of " Yes."| but I want to got out j
with the people. ' He said Butler had u
not gotten rich in the Senate, but bad
rubbed up against millionaires so long a
that h6 half way believed himself to c
bo one and was incapable of represent- p
ing the peoole. About this tiino there s
was a single cheer for Butler. The
Tillmanites yelled: "That's mighty H
weak." t
Tillman brought up Butler's woak ^
support of the Kuforin nominees in 1
1.SIM) and spoke some about Hampton, f
Butler had resented in plain terms the i
rising up of the people and said that t
ib wuiim Miuuunb to cniios. from that v
chaos the Governor said aroso Clomson
and Winthrop, and by it railroads and h
Coosaw wore whipped into submission,
Butler is not in sympathy with you. <
lie has boon away from homo too long, c
As to what Butior had done ho had c
distributed a few soeds, which Butler I
himself admitted were of no account,
lie read Butler's letter to the Demo- I
cratio Kxocutlve Commltteo and said I
it was ambiguous. He said he would
| leave it to the committee to do what it >
I pleased. Ho was willing to abide the 1
I result of the Democratic primaries. \
I INK 28, 1894.
When ho got ready to leave the part
ho would bet two-thirds of the part
wont with him, [Loud applause. (
When Butler arose there was eoi
sidorable cheering from a lump of ino
on the speaker's right. The sponke
began hy saying that at Keek llill le
had sai?i he wouldn't do anything o
say anything to eauso trouble. "Till
man said the same and yet at York
villo yesterday he put an insult on in;
eharnoter whleh I will allow no man ti
do without resentment. (Cheers fo
Butler and some dxeitoment.) Till
man* insinuated that I had a oorrun
tion fund to buy my stmt in the Senate
and that it was raised in Wall street
I will say that Tillman or any othoi
man who charges mo with tluit is an
infamous liar."
This caused intense excitement.
Uhbors and counter-cheers rent the
lir. Men began to press toward tin
speaker's stand and even climbed upon
t. evidently expecting trouble. Tumult
eignotl for a Tew seconds. C'huinnui
tarhor rapped for order and begged
or it. Tillman hud expected an on
daught and had no opportunity to re)ly
at this mooting and couldn't say
mything. lie kept cool while his
riends yelled for him and 1 hitler's
relied for their favorite. I hitler also
(opt cool and looked around in a quiet
uanncr. It was really a critical monent
and cool heads looked for an outircak.
Soon as (piiet was restored Butler
iguiu began rubbing Governor Tillman
ip and down. I'Tom that time on it
vus red hot. All kinds of remarks
vere made by the suimorters of each
nun. Tim applause for Butler, which
I'iis occasionally hearty, was led hy
overal youn^ city men, one of them a
icwspaper correspondent from Cliarotte,
N. C., and the other from Columna.
Kosumin^ hi.s attack on Tillman,
hitler said : " I do not indulge in the
nnuendoes and insinuations of a blackpiard.
The man never lived and never
vill live who shall put the stigma of
lishonesty upon mo. Lot liiin (Tllluan)
run on his merits, hut he shall
lot t,ro to the Senate hy slandering and
nisrepresonting men who arc better
linn he is."
Aguin there were loud olioors and
tries of "Give him hell," and "You
von't get there !"
Continuing Butler said : " 11 o wants
rou to plow him into the Senate."
Cries of " And we are going to do it,
oo."
" I will he on every stump with him
f God lets me live. 1 am glad I haven't
roi tne delect in my character that ho
nis of insulting people behind their
tacks. (Again yells and counter-yells
nd excitement.) Tillman rofors to
he Coxoyitoa at Hoek Hill. There's
mo there who was at Book Ilill (pointng
to a man on the stand) and Tillman
k'ould no more dare toll him he was a
'oxeyite if on a level with him than
ie would fly. All I want is fair terms
pith Tillman."
Hutlor then spoke of Tillman as
' Maise Hen "and " Boss lien." This
vas followed by pellmell applause.
"Tell us about that Washington
ilaeklisting," called out a man.
" I had no more to do with it than
'ou," answered Butler.
"Tillman says," Butler resumed,
' that I declined an invitation from
he State Democratic Executive Com*
nittee to make speeches for the Ueorin
ticket in 18!M). I do not believe 1
vas ever invited to speak. I never
vus invited, and if Tillman bays ho lie
loes not toll the truth. General
lamp ton was invited anil went to
Ukon to speak. Tillman's myrmidons
iowled the poor old man down. 1 beieve
that it was designed to keep mo
,waiy from the people. In 1802 1 ofered
my services, but they wore reused.
1 believe the whole tiling was
, plan to keep mo down. Tillman says
am not in touch with the people,
'hat was how 1 was kept from boing in
ouch with them."
Ilutler grow insulting again, lie
aid Tillman had said at York that he
Ilutler) was sent to the Senate because
f the Hamburg riot. Tillman claimed
o have boon at the same riot himself,
don't know whether Tillman was at
lamburg. ( did not see him, hut I
,m told that when the shooting began
io could not be found. (Some excitement
and cross cheering.) Tillman is
,I ways attacking somoi>ody who is a
ong distance from him. lie even hud
he indecency to attaek Hunch Mcled's
wife at N^prkvillo yesterday, lie
/ouldn't. have done it for unytuing if
lcliee had been there."
This speech was on the strength of
he remark the Governor made at
forkvillo that ho had ridden on Melee's
car one time and his pleasant
eminent, that Mrs. McBeo was so ofended
that she threatened to quit her
lushund. Tillman's friendssav if Mrs.
loBee was insulted, I?.111?m should
lave resented it at the time as iio is a
iear relative of Mrs. McBoo. The
oregoing incident was ono of the most
onsabional of the day.
Again recurring to the lioek Ili'l
reo pass matter Butler pulled out a
>ass given the Governor in 1HU0 the
me by MoBeo. The pass didn't prouce
the effect intended anil the crowd
elied for him to put it up; that it
wouldn't do Butler any good.
Butler said some of Tillman's friends
iad grfno to lioek Hill on free passes.
44 Yes, hut went on passes furnished
iy you," said a voice.
41 Toll us about what you have done
n the Senate. We have heard enough
bout other people."
Butler paid little attention to this
nil went on to say that when he made
barges he was prepared to prove
hem. Beheld in his hand a Dispellary
report. 4> 1 have a right to critiise
the State administration." lie
aid honesty and fidelity had characorizod
nearly all departments of the
Itate government. 4,IIoro is this
Jispensary. Tillman is responsible
or it. lie says he is not going junketng
or fishing. Why did ho junket to
lilBMnnufi V If-. ... * * 1
. i id wuiii tnoru mi ouy
vhiskoy. I havon't gone fishing."
" You may not have gone lithium,
>ut you havon't (lono anything in the
innate." " Tillman wont to Cincinnati
?n business." Ho wont for us. Such
>xprossions wore hurlod at Hutlcr in
luick succession, but did not annoy
lim.
" Governor Tillman talks about Cloveand
giving mo patronage to buy mo.'
Pointing to United Status Marshal
Hunter, sitting just behind him on tie
itund, llutlor asked: "Was h?
bought?" (llutloritos shouted "No."
^ Ho was onorod by the people of hi
' i i Hp
y county for years. Only ono appoint- f<
y uient was nuulo in tliis State at my ro li
quest. Tillman lias insinuated that the tn
l- railroads uro paying my expenses, in
n This is false. Senators did volunteer 01
r to help me, hut I deolinod their offer, tc
a I repeat that the man who says a eor- at
r ruptiori fund was raised for me is a of
- liar."
After this long skip.Hlu'ior get baek jn
v on the dispensary report It was a re- ((l]
i) port for t lie ip irter ending February Sl.
r I. Ho said the assets showed $2*0,- 'pi
- .'117.20 and liahilitles tin* same. He ,|i
- eharged that a recapitulation of thoso f,
, figures showed a shortage of nearly [n
. ' 20,000. "Whore is tlmt shortage?" jM
r asked Hutler. " Has any of it stuck to |>M
i Tillman's pockets to bribe you ?" ,Ml
44 lie can't brlhe us," shouted si do/.oti. j
44 Let, Tillman aeeount for this short- Mj,
i ag'>," continued Hutler. He went on |,n
> to piek Haws in other parts of the ro- ,nt
i port intimating that largo quantities of j
i wine had been bought and prices had ,
i 111 uoeu given as \vlull, was paid for it. ^','j
I ; " Do you rail that dishonesty ?" asked ,
Duller. Ilf said it was a funny way to '
account for public funds.
"Tillman will {jot there just the
i same," said a man.
Duller again insinuated that these .
unaccounted-for funds might he used .
to buy Tillman to the Senate.
A voioo : " lie don't have to buy his
I way there."
" Neither do I," said Duller.
A voice : "Toll us whut you have 'J
boon doing?" I tin
Dutler: "I will take care of you br<
j later." am
Duller then proceeded to narrate to
I what ho had done, lie said Tillman int
j had perpetuated a deliberate slander ?
| 011 tlie United States Senate. There OJ,
was less wealth in that body now than jju
before the war. lie calloil the names sjn
of various Southern Senators and asked jju
if they were dishonest. There was not Wil
a breath of suspieion against them uu- (j(),
til Tillman slandered thorn. " I have .)0)
beon in tin: Senate many years and I s,,i
am going there again." said Dutler. )in)
(Applause.) " Honest and untrammeled
men will put me there. The rings and sj,(
caucuses of Tillman cannot keep me roj
out." fro
II..t I ? i- ?
, . ,,.vn i tl-lllll IjrOUgllb lip t/llO lllilttf r ' JUJ
of a primary system ami Haiti tlio plan ni|l
I suggested by him would bo bout. " I
will say now to him ami bin friends ()(j
that if bo daro submit to a primary on ,r()
tlio plan suggostod by mo I will bout VV!t
bim throe to one." (Loud cheering by |j(,
ihitler's friends, with whoops for Till- tr((1
man.) * wi
A voice: "if you had some of Till- ,1^1
man's good dispensary, you would have 'pj|
been through before now." (Laughter.) |1:l
Diseussing the dispensary law, lhit- Hju
lor charged Tillman with having rush- j,,|
ed tho law through in the last hours of j(u
the Legislature for his own bonolit to ^)>(|
list; it as a political machine to pnthim (>OI
in tho United States Senate. qj,
A voice : " Wo are going to put him ^i,,
there, too." ^o
Hutler : " Well let them do it if they ,n()
can."
Tillman, Hutler said, had power to |j,,
appoint an army of constables and use (jj4
them for bis own ends, spending thousands
of dollars of t^o people's money. .
No Governor bad before boon given .
such power. IOvon Cleveland did not . "
have as much power. :Vl
About this time Hutler droppod the .
haudkorchief which he bad held in his J. '
hand. ' Pick that up," be said to a , "
man at the foot of the stand.
A voice: "It is not worth picking .NV!,'
up." _' '
" You aro not worth picking up," re- 111V
taliatod Hutler. Ho1
Dinner sum next time Tillman was H. [
ready to make charges, let him come *1' .
out struight and not indulge in inainua- '. .
tiona. Hutlor hud several sallies with '1
men in the crowd and held his own. ?
Hutlor said ho had voted for Tillman lls '
and the Reform ticket ouch time, but r ,
hoped the Lord would forgive him for .
it. Me complimented George Tillman
and said lie was not made of the material
to he going around tho State vili- ,(M
fying people. The speaker said he had J"
not been going ar.mnd tho State brag- I1,"
ging on what lie had done for tho poo- '.. .
pie, but thought ho could assist in corrooting
the evils worrying tho people ,u"
bettor than Tillman. " 1 have a settled wo.
I line of action and he has nothing ex- . \
c?pt vililieation. Tillman wants to ,.>r
know if I am going to head an inde- .
pendent ticket. I will say that I will .
ho in the Democratic party after he .
is gone out of it." He again defended
Congress against the insinuations that Til
it had boon bought. Turning to Con- pr*gressman
Strait, lie asked if ho had in
been bought. flg'
Strait answered : " No, I have not "ia
boon bought but 1 do not say but that nsk
some have." (Loud and prolonged ap- (!'11
plause for Tillman and Strait.) nm
Hutlor ceased his attacks on Tillman oxj
and discussed national issues to some so
extent. When he finished thoro was hij.
tho usual
w.?, V?wvi I I ih V
Chairman H irber said that under tho |>ll<
programme (Jovornor Tillumn won not hu
entitled to u re ply, but hud asked him
to be allowed ;i few minutes for a per- nin
serial explanation. Thoro were calls Co
and erics for Tillman, but Butler ob- cul
jeeted to Tillman'* having1 anything to aar
say, remarking that he would have his av<
I opportunity tomorrow. 'J
' ha.
AT IjANOASTKII. hl)
Special to Columbia Itegistcr.
Lanoaktku, S. C., Juno 21.?S#na- tt.,!
j tor Butler was slaughtered here today. ' j
' I Le was literally milled to pieces by
Oovornor Tillman and then in a hand
primary he was butchered by the men
! of Lancaster. Tillman seorod Butler ,,ol
unmercifullv and tamri.t. i>ii? ? i...
? .. .WWII I s^t,,
! iii digniflod dobato. Ho taught lino i
how to rip nn opponent up tho back m,.
by tho uso of plain Knglish and at tho | wp
Humo tiino not uso olTonslvo epithets. : (
Tho Governor's sarcasm and irony to jj,,
Uutlor wore tho mostsovoro and biting vlH
over heard on tho stump in years and ajv
I it is univorsally acknowledged that ;
tho Governor gave Butler somo point.-. a<r,
; in legitimate oratory and dobato which
| surprised him. No sauo man can doubt j VV()
Tillman's triumph horo. It was a
groat victory. Tho crowd was with |
j him ovorwholmlng. j
Tho applause for Uutlor wiuj again j ,m
from tho same young men wiio have , ^l(
j boon following tho campaign. * Of '
course there wore some Lancaster men jp
for him. Marshal Hun tor's few friends j ss\
were on hand. Tho supposition lias
boon that Hunter's appointment meant I fol
i Lancaster for Butler, but ft must have
> boon a hard blow to Hunter today ra
) when ho saw that tho people who have
? heretofore honored bin* will no longer q|
v
NO 50.
dlosv his leadership and will repudiate
iin. Tillman would have had an imicnsu
ovation from his admirers if
e had desired it. hut he cheeked the
ithusiasm by tolling his friends not
interrupt him as time was valuable
id ho wanted to utilize every minute
it.
11 Is significant that the only three
terruptions of tho day were brought
i hy imported Butlcritos. Kaeh time
rious trouble was narrowly averted.
ie Tillmanites behaved in most ore*
tablo manner. They suppressed their
olintfs. At times a nervous twitch?
and determined look could be seen
their faces. This was when some
itlorlto tried to insult Tillman, but
eh time they refused to take part in
e uproar. Hutldr didn't have a
ifflo interruption. He did not oven
vo a question put to him or aremurk
ide to him.
Dr. Strait, Speaker Jones and otlo r
.ncaster leaders requested their
ends before the meeting bo^an to
everything they could to preserve
lor. Had times had boon looked for
,1 lluii-.. - 1 .
...... . v/ ? < i u iv uuiiiiiur ?n orncers
tli ox (.'unstable 1011 lot ;it. their head
the grounds. Several sensational
ideiits stirred the blood of the hotadod.
'I'hoy are told of elsewhere.
The gubernatorial candidates had
>t yo on the programme, the usual
le being' allowed them.
The speaking had been going ? n
ee hours before the big guns weio
night out. The crowd was eager
I expectant ami rose from the sea's
take in everything when Hutler was
reduced.
' Hunch " Mclioo and Marshal Huntwere
on the stand at the right of
tier. Deputy Collector lilehardson
od 011 the edge of the platform,
tier was applauded as he came forrd.
lie asked tlie crowd to sit
ivn. lie paid a compliment to the
pie of Lancaster, especially the old
diers. He appealed for fair play
I said if he was to be turned down.
it/ Do on substantial grounds. It
>uld bo shown why ho ought to ho
,irod. Ho said ho had not dopurtod
in tlto rulo of discussion of measures
til yostorduy nt Chester. Tho inondo
again oast today (alluding to
ait) of a corruption fund ho repeatagain
was hasoly false. If I can't
to tho Sonato without buying my
y thoro, I would not have tho ollioo.
i said that as a soldier ho had always
i?o whore tiny of his men had gono.
lion ho camo horo this morning ho
I n't expect to bo assailed by two of
Iman's lieutenants. Tillman must
vo said to 10 vans, " Help mo, Cass,
or I sink." (Applause.) It was
lospitablo in Strait to attaek him.
also said lOvans wanted to ho rotaI
froai one ollioo to another. Strait's
nplaint about his Democracy is
nsy. Hutlor said ho hadn't boon in
i habit of noticing rumors circulated
his detriment. Ho hud hoard this
irnlng that ho was an inthlol. Tho
,tomcnt was unfounded and untrue,
i had a Christian mother and a
riutlun wife. Ho paid a beautiful
i/ubu u# v-iirirtllillilly.
10 said he had to repel at Chester
) imputation ho thought Tillman
11 oast upon him. lie didn't like
it kind of war, hut ho couldn't help
if Tillman will conllno himself to
i record it will bo all right. Hut if
doesn't he must bo prepared for
at 1 give him. Ho roiorred to
>voland giving him all the otlleos
I told what occurred between himf
and Cleveland, lie said that in
:onforoneo with Cleveland tho Hreent
agreed to divide tho otlicos
.ween the two factions. In carrying
s out ho appointed SheritT Hunter
this county as Marshal and Gregory
postmaster. Did Cleveland havo to
> Tillman's gracious permission
ore making appointment? Is he to
is every tiling ?
'illman said yesterday that somoly
was responsible for taking men
itock Hill. Butler thought Cleved
bad nothing to do with it ; he
itlor] had nothing to do with it; lie
n't think whiskey was responsible
1 he didn't see why the railroads
re.
Vt Yorkvillc, the principal applause
Tillman was from North Caroians.
At Chester it was from Kaird
men.
Ie said yesterday and ho ropoatod
o-day that he intended to criticise
lman's administration. He then
iceeded to impute something wrong
the Dispensary, reading the same
ires as at Chester yesterday and
king the same insinuations. Ho
:od Tillman to explain it. Liu
irgod that taxes woro not reduced
lor Tillman. The lattor's friends
dained it by saying there had boon
much litigation. Taxes will bo
fhor next year. Tillman paid more
/yors' foes than all othor Govornors
t together. liutler said bo could
vo managed to mako tho railroads
y without litigation. Ho could
ipIy have potitionod tho Supremo
urt. Ho got in trouble over Agritural
Hall when it was not noees y.
All these could have boon
>idod.
I'ho chairman told Hutlor ho only
d five minutes more.
Tillman arose and said: " Givo
11 all tho timo ho wants! I may
nt moro than my timo. If you'll
ar mo I'll toll it all to you." (Loud
plauso for Tillinan.)
lutlor wound up by repeating tho
inary proposition. Ho askod Till,n
if ho would join in a written
lUOSt to tho State Democratic Rxitive
Committee for one box for
nator at each procinct.
V brass band played some kiud of
cus tune. liutler was presented
Lp a bouquet by some ladies.
Governor Tillman was introdii???u
> botfiin by saying this was bis third
it to Lancaster County, which had
vays supported him.
Voice: " Wo aro going, to do it
ain."
L'ho Governor requested that there
uld ho no more Interruption. Ho
d ho had done inoro work than all
?or Governors sineo the war put
jethor. Ho thought ho could do
job in tho Senate and' was going
are.
nilman said Butler had heaped Inanity
upon him at Chester. "Bullet's
?rds were blacker and dirtier and
Ihior than ever heaped upon mo bou>."
" Vou took 'em," said Vancoy Sherrd,
n Greenwood drummer.
flfCONTINITKO ON FOURTH l?AOEi]a0