The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, July 05, 1894, Image 1
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vol,. VIII.
THE STATE CAMl'AlGf
I'KACr, AND coon WIMi 1*1114 V AI
TO SOME FiXTKNT.
Tillman ami llutlcr llnvcfjiiit I*ei'soi
ulitios?Tillman Scdi^-lirs 11?*? Dciiu
crinir I'iirly ;iimI Kill Ire Says Clrv
land Stands in llic Way ??!' l?'ina
dial Keller.
The record of tho campaign in Sout
Carolina is continued this week. T1
Senatorial fight i^ becoming free fro
personalities, while tho candidates f<
Governor are attracting more attci
tion by their spurring with ctich othe
Our reader-/ iii,*./ expect a succinct si
count of the political meetings in the?
columns until the end of tho can
palpn, provided sutlleiont interest
maintained to warrant tho use of spue
for that purpose.
The i petting meeting last week ws
at Chesterfield '11., which is quit
near tho border of the State, and w;
attended by many persons front Nort
Carolina.
CliKSTKKKJKM). S. C., .Jtine 20.?Th
campaign mooting here to-day glvi
promise of the discussion of pttbli
measures rather than personalities, a
heretofore. After all the talk of dat
ger. blood and assassination : after th
incipient rows 01 last woe it: and arte
fcho daily application of verbal mm
lard piasters on the backs of opposin
candidates, it does hooiii as if peace i
hovering over tin: land, llot.li Govci
nor Tillman and General Butler spok
here to-day and neither 0110 of tliei
used a word that could o I Vend tli
other, and whatever " lambasting'
there was has been done decently an
in order. Predictions of the early ai
rival of the inillenintn are now froel
made. How lony this peaceful stut
will last is quite another question an
no predictions on that line are vei
turod.
Wo had plonty of fun to-day, how
ever. General F.llerbo and Senate
.folin Gary lOvans furnished the circu
and did their best at laughing oac
other out of the laco. There wcr
about 800 persons at the mooting' to-da
and North Carolina furnished a hoi:
100 of them. They were divided bt
twecn Tillman Coxeyites and Ihitlc
Coxeyites. Governor Tillman did iu
indulge in the sweet satisfaction of
hand primary and the 1 Uitlerit.es eon
inont on this dereliction as an indict
tion that the Governor was not sure ?
his crowd. The Governor's follower
were, however, slightly in the major
ty, hut it must he said that Gonom
liutler made more than one hit in hi
speech that seemed to gain friends fe
him among those who hud been doubi
ful.
In his speech Governor Tillma
scored the " Democratic party for it
treachery " and "Cleveland for the hi
trayal of his trust." lie dealt length
ly with the money question and "othc
issues,'1 tolling how the stock and bom
holders of Wall street had manipi
lated Congress iu regard to the issue i
paper money so that t hey controllo
the outlet of money, prices and pre
ducts. Silver had shrunk and with i
the pockets of the people shrunk
This country was paying interest an
not issuing its own money because oik
half of the people were bamboozled b
the newspapers and manipulators t
vote the other half down, and th
money power was always on top an
thieves in both parties joined hands t
keep the people poor and make them
solves rich.
General Hut,lor got hero just afte
the speaking began, having drive
thirty miles across the country froi
llartsvillo. Ho, too, discussed issue
and throw no rocks. Ho said thn
whilo lighting for the recognition t
silver he received many letters fret
the North threatening to blow him u
with dynamite, but that ho did in:
mind that. Ho saw no financial relit
for the pooplo as long as Cleveland w;i
1'resident. Ho thought the tariff hi
would be passed this week and that it
passage would bring better times.
Being asked p lie voted on th
antl option bill no said lie voted for th
George amendment providing that poi
sons who gambled in futures be place
in the penitentiary, and that the hi
as it eame from the House was not!
ing more in effect than a piece of blan
paper.
He was for free silver because i
would enlarge our currency and mak
products bring more. He closed wit
an eloquent plea for unity. 1 f lie coul
be instrumental in getting them t
bury their animosities he would gladl
lay down bis robes of ollioo, or, if not
ossary, sacrifice bis life.
General Ellorbo pitched into Job
Gary Evans for trying to swing int
oflifM. on Governor TiMnmm'u rout 1?5
Mosaic' that Kvuns wont, to ('oiumbi
onco a woek, put his arms around tli
Governor and eriod : "Oh, bow I lov
old Ben." He charged Kvuns wit
voting in the Senate against the salar
reduction.
In reply Senator Kvans said that li
had chumnioncd salarv rednot.inn an
that when tho bill was about to pa*
Jiiu Norton, Ellorbe's chief clerk, cam
to him and begged him for God's sak
to save tholr salarios, and that when h
told them they must stand it iw the
had promised tho people, it put tliei
to bed.
Senator Evans said Ellerbo was
Roformor oven if it was for rovonui
Mo told it on Ellerbo that when tli
administration refunded tlio Stai
bonds, instead of boing thoro to si<^
thorn he had them sent to his home i
Marion at an expense of $300* to til
State.
AT HENNETT8VILIjK.
MeMNKTTSVIMjK, S. C'., .June 127.Gov.
Tillman struck out on a new lit
at t he campaign mooting hore to-da,
This is tho plaoo whore he bogan h
light for reform nine years ago, h
memorahlo speech against tho o
"oligarchy" having boon made in tl
court house here at a mooting of tl
Farmers' Association. J'ossibly 1
sounded tho keynote t >-day of a no
light that lie intends to lead, and tin
will tako in a much turgor area tin
South Carolina. Mo trumpeted a cor
i ing mighty battle for greenbacks, ai
called on the South and West to dr<
all side issues and make tho light <
that alone.
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out, and the meeting was quiet unci
' orderly. In his speech the Governor
said: " The Republicans are ILaniil1^
toniuns uud the antis are at heart Republicans.
They are no more Democrats
than I am a negro.
"Cleveland is not honest to-day, or
a- else lie is the most damnable traitor
that has ever held that seat, shouted
r" t!:o Governor amid applause. Cleve""
land and his to-callcd Democratic Congress
were responsible for the poverty
11 stricken condition of the country. Kng10
land had hi ibed Congress through
>n Wall street. Before they went to
Washington and bought the nomination
of Cleveland. They also bought
l)" Harriton's nomination. They wore
r. happy, and made the people pay the
r. piper, no matter which one got elected."
The Governor argued for greenbacks
and asked why did the capitalists
is want the promise of the government
on a bond and reject it on a note, lie
>U.1 IT 1.. Qnw, .1... 41... ....
VtttlllVll VJIIllV? Oillll IU UUnirl V?^ L11VJ llil"
tional hunks, and make gold, silver and
i-s paper payable for all (lues, and go
,o ahead and turn on a stream of greenls
bucks that would irrigate this country.
Of course the opposition would
say this was the rankest heresy, but he
did not care,
o When the State convention met last
>s year the feeling* was not to send any
io delegates to Chicago, or if they did to
is instruct them to leave if Cleveland
i- was nominated. In a caucus ho spoke
c against this, and showed reformers the
n? unwisdom of such a course. ITo had
3- then argued that they could not afford
<r to risk the election of Harrison by diis
viding the National Democracy. The
convention put the Oeala platform in
o 'he State Democratic platform, lie
(1 did not agree with them, and told them
but that was their right and by put- '
" ting it there the Third party was kept
,] down in South Carolina. Said ho.
[ - "you and L and two-thirds of the peoy
| pie had a nerve of Third partyism up
,0 i our hacks as big as your linger. In
(1 other States the Alliance kicked out
]. of the party and had ruined itself in so
doing. South Carolina remained with
the Democracy and was an example to
lint S?1 III l'< wllif*ll 111*1* 111 ivt' ! ??- I
is grottiiig that they had not followed
)i our course.
o 14 Wo are likely to have thorn follow
v our load if we lead wisely and well, hut
it, we must not fritter our forces by dividing
on siuall issues. Wo must not
ii> load down our p'utfonn with sueh im,t
practical schemes as are on the L'opu i
list platform. If sve make the light in
i- | the South and West on the question of
i. ; the government issuing all the paper
>f money and taking it away from the
s corporations, and making gold, silver
i- and paper interchangeable we will
tl win. The tariIT is a sido issue, and so
s is the government control of railroads,
ip We must leave all those questions out
t- of it, and concentrate all our strength
oiutho light for the people's money."'
i) The Governor recalled the fact that
,s lie had begun his attack on the 4,oligarohy"
riglit here in Uennettsville
i- nine years ago, yet he did not wait to
i- catch the popular side. Ho just took
1- his stand and somehow the boys came
i- right along and ranged themselves
>f around him. lie was going to be the
(1 advance guard sent by the people to#
). take the government from the plutoc-"
t racy, lie was not responsible lor the
bitterness that had passed between
(I him and Butler. He just pitched back
>. two rocks for one. lie wanted peace,
v but lie was not going to bo dictated to
i, by a minority. If those who had
o fought him so bitterly were ready to
tl join the church and would quit calling
() him a devil he was willing to open the
i- doors.
Voieo?44 They want offlco."
I* 4> Yes, that is what is tho matter
n with them. Let thorn take back seats
ii and come in on probation and show
is they ain't for revenue and ollico and
L iimy uu >v *.3 wiii [M VMiiuiu MHIII swmu
,f tiino. 1 do not iiato these men who
n lmte mo so. 1 feel sorry for them.
I) They are benighted and have road the
>t News and Courier so long that they
f think 1 am a devil.'' (Laughter.)
a The Governor's hand primary was not
II largely participated in. only about 2<)d
hands being raised for him. Ho hud,
however, a majority of the crowd with
c him.
e Gen. Butler was received with ap -
plauso. Speaking of the magnificent
d crops and nice homes of Marlboro
II County that ho had seen while riding
i- here from Chcraw, ho said thoroought
k to lie no calamity howlers here, and
that the peoplo should bo happy and
it thankful. lie thought and prophesied
e that times would shortly be bettor
h throughout the country. The capital<1
ists in the North said there was #2-1
I |#ur i.itJlitiVj V\ IIUU WU 11 LH IIOI IltlVU 'Tw it
y hcatl. Ho told of how a bank in bin
- j county could not lend $150 because it
' did not have tho money.
n S-ho trouble about tho national banks
? was that they contracted or enlarged
' the currency to suit themselves. These
11 banks reduced their circulation to a
? minimum, and ho voted in Congress to
? allow thorn to issue an amount of cur''
ronoy equal to their deposit in bonds,
y instead of nine-tenths as now. in order
that the circulation of money bo in'?
creased.
(l Answering OovornorTlllman's charge
4S that Wall street had raised a fund to
have him ro-clocted, ho said that Wall
M street had no liking for him, and that
10 it had threatened to blow him up for
y standing for tho people in Congress.
11 When Tillman wanted to fund the
State debt he went to Wall st''eet.
u In regard to his voting for .ludge
" Simonton's confirmation he asked why
10 had Governor Tillman not sent some
protest to Washington against it. The
11 Governor's mouth ought to be closed on
111 that score. Judgo Simonton was an
'? honest, upright man whom he had
known for forty years and ho could not
get up in tho Senate and veto against
him just because Governor Tillman did
not like him.
? The A bianco and tho Reform party
io were just getting on his platform, as
y. he had advoeated freo silver for lifteon
is years. In tho face of previous oxperiis
enco the people had ro-oloetcd Clovild
land. They knew at tho time ho would
io veto a frert coinage bill or anything
io that would help the South. It was the
io tin* politicians who had opposed Clevew
land.
nt Gen. Uutlor said that if ho had anytn
thing to do with tho Democratic party
n- in the future lie intends to read the
ul riot act and tell tho people that they
)j> ought to have a candidate from the
ui West. He had in mind a man from
that section who was with us comploto!?
ly on all our great questions.
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liberally applauded when he finished. I 1
General Ellerbe said that while all i
tho candidates are friends their 1
records are open to criticism. He 1
admitted that ho was after another 1
" tutor,",as charged by Senator Evans.
Ho was going to get that "tutor," too. 1
(Applause.) 1
A colloquy ensued botweon Senator i
Evans and General Ellorbo about that
allogod State Flouso ring. Mr. Evans
said he hud not charged that there
was a ring, but said it has been told 1
him.
General Ellorbo tieklod tho crow immensely
by repeating what ho had 1
said elsewhere about Evans not voting
for Tillman when he needed friends
and how much Evans loves tho Goverry?r
now. Tho crowd applauded him
vociferously. General Ellorbo was
one of the death-bed repentance Heformers,
having come into tho movement
ut a late hour. .Senator Evans
had said he would fight any man who
jumped on a Kcforiner. " Ho ought
to do it, boys," said Ellorbo, " for he
>
CONWAY,
Tho Southern fanners were tho
smartest people in tho world. Thoy
made cotton at nine cents per pound,
sold it lit seven and still lived. But
they could not live long at this. They
must have relief.
Tho General said that chairman of
the'meeting' hud reminded him before 1
the speaking that the people wanted
to hear issues discussed. This was
what ho wanted, lie never heard a
speech but that lie learned something
and he always tried to tell others \n hat j
ho know. Ho deprecated bitterness:
and hoped to see tho people all to- !
gother. ^
Tho gubornational candidates wore
next given their innings and the lirst
man was Secretary of State Tindal. |
lie reviewed the political history
of the State from lS"ti up to the '
present time. He told of the reformation
in political and social ulYuirs, and
said the acts of the Reform movement 1
would stand in history us the most 1
liln i?\ ? l/>uoin 4 1 ? . *
war, he said, the objoot of tho South 1
Carolinian was dominion ovor man. j
Times have changed and progress is '
tho word now. Clomson College and I
the Woman's College have been ' 1
established to enable boys and girls to I
apply science to their work, lie said | '
there are more skilled artisans in the
North than in the South. This must 1
change. Ho told of the light on the '
railroads and said these corporations
had been taught not to dictate to the
State. lie said the Reformers had
taken the reins of government out of f
the hands of tho few and placed them i '
in the hands of the pcoplo. He bo- 1 '
sought the people not to allow a
idiango ; not to allow tho government 1
to again get in the hands of another ! '
ring, and to see that no rings aire per
initted among those in power. lie ' '
hoped that peace will exist in the State '
ill tile future unil t.hni. ureiri-ewvi u> i 11 1
not bo retarded. '
Mr. Tindul said that the bitterness ; J
between town people and country
people resulted from a misconception i
of the principles of the Alliance by '
city and town people. lie declared '
that the Alliance is the greatest order '
ever formed. The friction which '
exists and lias existed Is not due to the <
Alliance. Ho made a splendid defence
of the Alliance and its objects and ^
proved that it has done more for the
people than any organization. The
Alliance, he claimed, had defeated the
Republican party in the last election.
The Alliance has awakened the pee- (
pie of the country to their interests j
and will revolutionize the laws of this t
country before it yet linishes its work.
The speakor advised every man to join
? 1 . ~ \ 1 1 ! - - . \... A 4 4 I 4 t A
niu .\ninuce, out protostou agunisi it
.supporting any political party, no , j
matter if tho party adopted every
demand of the order. Before eon- f
eluding lie said the National Demo- >
erutie party liaa gone hack on its .
pledges and professions, lie assorted
that one object of the Alliance is to
hold political parties to their pledges.
A hearty clapping of hands followed
Mr. Tindul's close.
Senator John Gary Evans paid a
beautiful tribute to tho Confederate j
soldier, especially to tho veterans of J
the Pee Deo. Discussing national
atTairs, he said that the only real De- ,
mocrats in tho South to-day are those i
who stand on the Ocala platform, lie'
declared that he believed tho subtreasury
plan, if adopted into law, !
would destroy the Yankee nation. It
would make the South the most pros- \
porous section of the United States, j
and would transfer the financial foun- j
tain-head of the country to the South.
No, law, he said, could he passod which j
would not benefit one section at the ;
expense of another. The country Is '
too big. He advised tho Alliance not
to surrender one of its demands or
principles. It will win in the end.
Senator Evans spoke next of his conI
niwtiim with t lux I h f< iru i miivxim >n t
and of some of the hills which ho hud i
introduced and seven became law. \
lie believed his county government ; i
hill one of the grandest ever passed t
and tliat it would make splendid roads | ]
for the people. It had been commented
upon in every part of the country, j 1
lie said ho introduced a hill toestablish |
separate public schools for white and i
colored children. It had been defeated i
by members from Charleston and I
Columbia. lie said the article |
published in the Columbia State that i
he had opposed the two-mill tax was j
false. '1 ho people, ho said, should
vote for a constitutional convention.
This convention would change the ;
arrangement for public schools. ;
Touching on the dispensary law, j
Senator Evans said the Supreme Court :
had tried to become the Legislature of,
j the State. To prove that the law
was constitutional, he said the whiskey j
men of Charleston had employed
lawyers to get their advice on the law
and were told that it was sound and !
constitutional. Every circuit judge I
in the State except one had decided
that it was constitutional, lie quoted
decisions of the Supreme Court showing
its inconsistency in whiskey oases. Ten
years ago it decided that the right to
sell whiskey was not inalienable.
This year it had decided just the opposite.
Senator Evans ably defended the
dispensary law. He showed how much
it had decreased drunkenness and how .
much good it had done. The people
want the law and are going to have
it. The speaker attacked prohibition
as a farce. He told a good joke on
Ilennettsvillc when it had prohibition
and showed that liquor had been mot*o
rklnntifnl t.hnn tlinti mius Ifn umo
S. C.( THURSDAY, .)
fought uh harcl fop live years." (Laughtor
aud cheers.)
licnoral Kllorbo uuulo it. warm foi
Senator Kvans, keeping tlio crowd in
a roar of laughter at the Aiken num's
expense. Ho did not bring all the
charges he had before made against
Kvans. hut again accused him of voting
against (J!Vinson College in 1888, read
ing the records to prove the charge,
lie said that Kvans had then voted
with Haskell, Krawloy and all the nullTlllmanito
lawyers.
Kvans and Kllerbc had several littk
aiMifa .....1 1.1 - I l-:--.
?imi nir oivivlll|l r OA |II'UVUU II1IH"
solf quick and witty at retort.
" Lot him jump oil my record," sai l
Ellerbo to Evans. i
" Vou'vo got no record," said Evans.
" I would rather have none at all 1
than yours," said Ellerbo quickly and ;
the crowd laughed heartily.
CJoneral Ellerbu imitated the style '
of oratory of his rival and ho and the <
crowd had a cord of fun out of it. |
When Ellerbo accused Evans of voting
against Tillman in 1SSM, Evans said : i
" Yes, I woubl do it again."
" Vou hear him, boys," said Ellerbo. ''lie
says ho would do it again."
Uhoora.) i
(<cnorul Ellorho said that Tillman i
had to whip his friend Evans into the i
Keforin faction before ho would come t
in. and he (Ellerbe) was spanking his i
ittlo friend some. (Laughter.)
(Jciieral Ellerbo discussed national |
ssues in the intelligent manner which \
iiiciiunniRTizcn an mis iuiks on mis |
subject. lie said that a bloody rovoluliion
is certain unless thcro is a change
11 the linnncial system of the country.
General lOllerbo concluded by saying
ihat he had been a consistent Koformor
jineo 1885. He was a Reformer ho ause
he believed in Reform and the
Alliance. lie was no com promise canlidate.
He was with Tillman when
le fired his first gun in this place in
1885. He was with Tillman now and
!.\peeled to bo with him to the end.
nilmaii lias his faults, like every man.
ind he (Kllerbe) probably criticises
diose faults more severely than any
nan. but Tillman is honest and is with
die people, lion. Kllerbe wound up
>y tolling what his department has
lone in the matter of taxation.
The heartiest applause of tho day
vas given I'd lor bo when ho finished.
IN DAIlIilNUTON COUNTY.
LlAKMNUTON S. (J., dune US.?The
ampaign meeting at Gates' Cross
toads, twelve miles from here, at,acted
the largest crowd that has been
it any of the present series of meetngs,
nearly U.OOO persons.
No town people were present, and
t seemed to lie a thorough Tillman
:rowd. It was a typical gathering of
armors, and all of them felt happy. 1
Choir crops arc lino and they had the 11
>ntisfuction of scoing and hearing their s
del, Hon Tillman. (
Dates' Cross I toads is near the centre '
>f Darlington County, much nearer
han Darlington court housfc. There '
ire two stores and several houses. The '
neetluf Dates' was a departure 1
roin pnign schedules in many ^
es| It is probably the beginning
?f many meetings away from the county <:
ieats.
A perfect whllwind of applause and 8
l waving of hats and handkerchiefs "
fronted Governor Tillman when he was a
ntroduccd. The reception was the
varmest the Governor had yet recoiv- :i
id anywhere. Men stood up and yell- 8
>d for him until they were, hoarse. '
To say that Governor Tillman made 8
i speech would not ho putting it cor- '
eetly. Tie tried hard to make one, c
Hit his admirers interrupted him with
ixelamations of all kinds and applaud- ^
id everything ho said. In his remarks
he Governor exhibited more of the e
ire of '00 and '02 than he has shown at li
my of the other meetings. He was I
eeling very good, his voice was good, >
ind, to use a pugilistic expression, he
,vus in good trim. I f ho and the senior v
senator had locked horns in a hot era- (
.orical contest the Senator would not f
tiave boon in it. I
The Governor began by saying that i
?e had wanted this meeting hold at 1
Darlington court house. Ho wanted c
,o Hnow ine peopio tnat no was not I ;i
if raid to go there. Ho also wanted to 11
joat some sense into the heads of the 1
>ooplo of that town. s
Voice : " You can't do it."
The Governor said ono of the speak- h
jrs had said that no anti-Tillmanites c
ivero at this meeting. \
Voice : "There uro only a few horo '
md they uro hour." ?
"I am asking you send mo to the v
United States Senate," said ti e Govor*
nor, when ho could get a chance to slip t
n a few words between the applause t
md the comments made on all sidos. t
" Wo are going to do it," yelled a
lozen voicos. t
It would be Impossible to give any- <
diing like a correct account of the 1
Jovornor's remarks. They were dis- '
jointed booauso ho was thrown off the
iubjeet ovory minute by some remark \
>r by applause. What is given is *
merely a fair idea of what was said. I
The Governor said that since the i
people had put him in olll,:e he had <
Iriven the Reform cart over every- >
tiling in the road. He could stand I
here and in the presence of God and I
man swear that ho had tried to do his i
luty to his pooole. "General Butler i
may tell you," the Governor started to c
Ray? i
" We don't caro what he tidlu n? " I
ihouted ii voice, and " He's drove tho 1
cart long enough," sang out another. <
' If I am elected to the Senate." said I
Llie Governor, 44 L wilt ho the IIrat
dm on pure farmer over elected to that i
body. They are rotten up thero, but i
if (don't put down tiie plutocracy I '
will bo found trying" i
Tito Governor exhibited a small look i
entitled "What the Fifty-Third i
CJongrcss has done." When it is open- i
i'.d the paces are all blank, an indica- <
Hon that Congress hn* done nothing.
4 Hut it lias done something," declared i
the Governor. 44 It has riveted the 1
chains of plutocracy on your ankles 1
by repealing the purchasing clause of <
the Sherman Act and by striking down
silver.
44 The Democratic party is dead," bogun
the Governor on a new line. i
A voice: 44 Dead as Hector." (Laughtor.)
41 Who killed It?" asked tho Governor.
44 Cleveland," shouted a chorus of
voices.
44 Yes, Cleveland did It," said the
Governor. 44 Ho stabbed it in tho hack
like tho trultor ho is."
UI.Y 5, 1894.
i n n an f? i in r-i i
Tho Ciovornoi* said that Will I stroot
htul bought Clovolnnd, and
tho wholo business ami was now trying
to buy South Carolina's Sonntorship.
Tbo tlovcrnor then niado tho sonsat.ionul
obai'oo that men aro traveling
ovor tho Slato protending to soil Hour
when they aro in roallty agents for
I hit lor. "On of them," said tho (!ovi
rnor, "is from your county."
" Yes, it's John Waddill," oa'.lod out
a numbor of voices. Tho (lovoruor
intiniatod that Waddlll was tlio man.
Waddill was standing near and said : 1
" Governor, you say you aro a bravo
num. and yot you take advantage of i
ino that way."
" You aro tho man," shouted a nam- <
her of people to Waddill and thorn was t
mine e<nnmotion.
WmMMI tnll... I I
" Don't, attack mo with my hands tied,
live mo ton minutes in wliich to roi)ly."
4 Wo will jfivo you half an hour if
rim want it, after the (lovornor finishes,"
said a voice, and the sentiment
>eemed to suit thewishosof the crowd.
(lovelier Tillman told of the Coxeyte
crowd at lloc.k liill, and while a
lozen men were saying something de ojjatory
to the Coxeyit.es. the (loverlor
said the people of South Carolina
uinuot he bought.
(lovornor Tillman next talked l)isleusary
to the audience, every man of
vhoni appeared to he in favor of the
aw. The (lovornor reviewed the hisory
of the law, its enactment, what it
iad done and its hein^ knocked out by
he Suprome Court, lie said that the
ountry people had never risen in reudlion
against any law which was (lis* c
asleful to them, but as soon as the l)isicnsary
law was passed the News and
'ouricr, The State, the (Ircenvillo
Sews iClld :l1 I the lit.t.le dues tilt.1 liowl
ill tluit private residences were to be e
eurclietl. They hud joined with the
mrrooin element and excited tiie pee- v
)lo to revolt. Only two private resilenees
had been searehod. He could s
Hit see why the house of u liquor deal- v
sr could not l>e searched as well as the
louse of a man who has stolen a ho#. e
The (Governor declared that the Dar- o
ill" ton riot was a pretence to excite r
lie people to rebellion. He said that t
luring that riot the bar-keepers and |i
-ho utiti-Tillmuuii.es of Columbia had )i
ira^'trod that they had Tillman whip- i
led because the hand-box soldiers t
vould not answer his call. He had t
dutid plenty of wool-hat hoys ready o
o do their duty. Hundreds of them <1
'nine to Columbia and thousands had J"
o he told that their services would not o
>o needed. s
While the Governor was talking of
his eventful and memorable period t
ni.ny.i remarks uncomplimentary to i
he town of Darlington were made, li
md the Governor was told that there t
vere plenty of men in Darlington
Jounty who would hack him any time
ic wanted hacking. 11
The Governor said that when the e
)isponsary law first went into elToet fi
... I....1 ....'...1.......I ..f !..? .1: : I i
iv? 11uk v;iiij/imjuii 1111j11 in tjiiiui mnpusr v
ion us constables. Sumter had boguu
he hatred to those men by rotten ii
igging t.hoin. The men employed
ould not stand that. They wore of b
oo sensitive u nature. The Governor
aid that after that lie I ad to on ploy p
lien who would shoot when attacked n
nd who did not mind doing so. h
The Governor discussed every side si
nd phase of the Dispensary law. lie
aid that high license is a monopoly w
or the rich man. The people, ho n
aid, do not want any change from the r
)ispensary law. If they want it they f<
an have it.
Voice: " Turn out tho anti-Tillman d
udges." p
" If we had dono so at first," answer- '
(1 the Governor, " we would not have
iad all this. They said that wo were <!
litter partisans, hut wo re-elected
rlclver, 1?Yuser and Norton." I1
The Governor dissented from the 11
iews of Whitman alsmt the South
Carolina College. The Reform plat- 11
orni, he said, was pledged to its sup- ''
>ort, and if all the students leave the
nstitution the Reformers cannot ero '
lack on thoir pledges. Tho iconolastic
tenets of Whitman could not
nid would not bo carried out. The (
rouble was that tho people of Colurn- **
da are ho bitter tho Reformers won't '
end thoir boys to tho college.
The Governor talked on dilToront
objects and had a lino time with his
mtliusiastio supporters. When be .V
vantcd to quit thoy would not let him. 11
Pho Governor said that if the rancor
md bitterness does not cease there 1
vill bo an appeal to the negro vote. ^
L'be best way to prevent tho negro
aking stock in politics in tho future is r
?o vote for the constitutional conven,ion
this fall.
Tho crowd wanted the Governor to s
ake a bund primary, but be does not I
lo this when Sonator Butler follows
lim and be finished by introducing i
' General Coxey Butler." 5
When General Butler arose there
was a perfect babel of voices and a
mower of questions were rained on
die Senator. Ho calmly stood at the
jdgo of the platform without saying a |
ivoru lor several minutes. it must bo \
in id in nil fairness that Senator Hut- J
or was not given an orderly hearing. I
[Jo was not howled down, but there i
voro several loud-mouthed individuals ?
n the crowd who wanted to do the i
meaking instead of Butler. At one (
umo (iovcrnor Tillman arose to ask 1
'or good order for his opponent, but t
.he Senator told the Governor that ho
jould handle the crowd and intended <
m do so. i
Senator Butler said that yesterday ?
it Bennettsville the chairman of the I
neeting had told him that the people >
wanted a discussion of issuoH and did
lot want personalities. Ho had pro- i
mined to do this and considered it an <
agreement of l>oth Tillman and him- I
mlf. Tillman had departed from that i
compact and indulged in personalities. >
Butler said that lie had before do
tiounced what Tillman had said as unburn
and ho would do so again. "Wo i
had bettor understand now that whatovor
personal charges Tillman has to
make let him do ho and not be involving
others. Ho has again indulged in
tno aouseoi people not presentancl has
contemptuously roferrocl to his own <
friends as small fry."
Oonoral Butler was again worried
with a multitude of silly and useless
questions. IIo tried to answer some of
theso. Others ho lot go and did not
notico.
Goncral Butler one? raoro charged
that tho.ro was a shortage in Dispensary
accounts and claimed that any way
n iiinr ir -ru ri'i-r ??* ? am
tin- tiling was figured out money wa> 1
missing. ]
Oime more questions wore poured in
on (Ienerul llutlor nml there were hur- t
rails for Tilliuun. i
"I understand," said (Ienerul (hitler, <
"that men have eoino hole to howl u o I
down,'' <
" 'Tuin't so." said voices.
(Ienerul lhit.hr charged that an effort
was being made to suppress I. \
voice. I
Voice : 1' Oh, you can apeak a wo? k
if you want to, but we are going to
vote for Till num." * s
" Let's go." said several men, and a
number st arted to move olT. I
"That right." said Itutler, " Kvcry j
time I go to blistering Tillman you want |,
o go."
Much of the remainder of (Ienerul
[hitler's talk was rumbling, it being f,
mpossiblo, with the interruptions, to
alk on any pnbjeet for any length of j
a
A fat man sang out to the Senator
hat the people wore going to put Till- ^
nau in the White Mouse in IS!)G, so
hat ho could right the wrongs of the )|
ountry.
"If he rail do ho," said Muter, "lie ?j
vill bo tlie greatest statesman in liis- t(
s
To a man who said that Tillman i j,
rould ho the Democratie noiiiiueo the j ,
locator said that, if Tillman was the ,,,
lominee lie would vote for and support j j
dm, as lie (Ihi tier) i lib aided to iro down I
nth tho Democratic party. If tho j,
lemocratic party is as rotten as Till- a,
nan claims, popular government is a
ailuro. Tho party, lie said, is like a [,
at. It has nine lives and will never
io; . hi
Senator lhitler managed to discuss ,M
lational issues some and scored corpor- ()|
lions and trusts. I?
" Do you think Cleveland is a Demo- ^
rat ?" a man asked. H,
" Von and I thought so when wo a',
otoil for him," answered Dutlor.
The man insisted on a straight an- V(
wer and Duller said that Cleveland
/as not his kind of a Democrat.
Toward the last Senator Duller talkd
seriously, earnest y and eloquently
n home atTairs and was not inter- n
upted. lie bogged in the name of all y
hat was good anil holy for the white sj
icople to stick together, lie said that ,u
10 had been asked to make this race ,,
ndependent of the white vote hut had jt(
old those who made the proposition
hat he would sutler his right arm cut p,
IV before he would do one thing to |
isrupt the Democratic party of this ul
itate. That oael.vr whu uuI??? I
f the wliito people untl thoy must i?
tand by it. Tho sober talk of the
icnator was listened to quietly by j((
lioso who bad before been interruptng
bim, but tbero was not a eboor for
dm and not a hand was (dapped during
lie entiro speech, or when bo closed. |1(
QUKSTIONS l'Olt TIbbMAN. |?
During bis diseussiou of Dispensary n
natters and bis criticism of the (lov- (j
rnor, Senator liutler propounded the r|
allowing questions and has asked |
iovernor Tillman to answer thorn:
" At tho time the Dispensary opened
n .Inly, 18U:i( did you not have on band , )
worth of stock in whiskey, wine, i
ottlos, etc ?
" As tbero was only $.">0,000 appro- '
riated to start the business did you ,,,
ot exceed the appropriation $ id, .'121 p
cforo a dollar's worth of liquor was
>'<0 ' i,
"Was tho excess paid for? If so, ^
Micro did the money come from? If
ot, you bought on a credit and what w
ight did you have to purchase goods n
i>r the State on a credit? ()|
" Did you not expect to saddle the
ebt, without authority, on the taxlayers,
by recommendation to the
^egislaturo?
"Have you not now seventy-five men p
ngaged and sixty-eight storehouses |,
on ted for which salaries and rent arc p
iaid, and does it not take $(>,(KM) every (>)
lonth to pay for the samo? ?
" Could not one storehouse and two u
nen bold and guard the supply on
land ? "(.(
" What became of the per cent, re- w
ate allowed every quarter on all wliis- w
:oy bought from linns in the liquor |(
rust, (the trust in which the Mill ^
'reek Distillery is), and don't you know
bat tho Cormun American Hank of
'coriu, ill., sends checks for the re- |(
>ates allowed, to all merchants pur- p
hating from the trust? u
"Why is tbero not a statement in p
'our State Dispenser's report of the .,
iggrogatc amounts of these rebates ? ^
\ rui as more is not. whore is tho "
nonoy collected on tlio thousands of q
gallons?
41 Arc not your Dispensers receiving |(
iow half salaries ? ^
44 Is not Dispenser Traxlor gotting t
nilf salary V I f not, how much ? From
vhat fund are his and the other Dis- t
lensors and tiie store rent being paid? v
44 I lave you not declared, or is it not
rour purpose to open tho Dispensary
igain on August 1st?" v
t,
IN FliOItKNCIO COUNTY. li
c
COhUMUIA, S. C., .Juno 20.?The cam- ^
mign mooting1 for Florence County c
vas hold thirteen miles from Florence
it Flim Churcii, near Ftllngham. Five }
lundred poisons were present, and it
vas a dull meeting. Butler did'nt (l
iven mention Tillman's name. TiIlium
answered the questions propound- t
jd l>y Butler at tho meeting in Dar- v
ington County, and iiis answers are as v
ollows: (.
1. At tho titno tho dispensary open- t,
3d I had more stock than $.*>0,000 ap- v
>ropriated. Yes. we exceeded tho r
ippropriation made by tho Legislature
jofore a dollar's worth of liquor was t,
iold. r
2. Wo bought on credit. A8 busllosa
inon starting with only $50,(KM) ?
apital wo had to get crodit or not run (.
die business. Wo have now enough ?
nonoy to pay all debts and wo have v
MOO,(Mid to turn Into tho treasury as t
joon as wo can Hell it. 0
3. Tho dispensers arc on half pay t.
m l in charge of the States property.
Wo are going to open again ami will
then put them on whole pay.
1. Some whiskey mou have loaded l1
Ihitler up showing that ho is oithor a ''
representative of the whiskey trust or 11
else some money is coming from some- t
whore down hero. I suppose it was *
these whiskey men who hauled the
C/oxt-yites to Rock Hill. Tho whiskey n
trust grants rebates only to those (
w.i * buy from them alone and not from t
anybody olso. Wo got no rebate and t
wo owo tlioin yet. Wo bought a great ti
deal of liquor because wo oxpeotod I
Congress would soon raise tho tax and t
.W\
*vr / \ n
m \J ) I .
??MWf >I '4
ihat tho price wouhl go up. The disi
Miscrs are not heing paid. Wo aro
:?> ng to wait until wo open again and
iieoxponsos will bo paid. I atnCovori
or of Sou Hi Carol i na and will open tho
Iispctisarios as soon as I think it lawtil
and proper, and (ioneral Butler
an whistle for his answer.
IllliVS VOT1-: ON TAKII r.
lie ?liiiiior Senator Suddenly Springs
into Prominence?Hi*. Hates Cleveland
and Confers with t he Populists.
pccial in News and Courier:
Washington, Juno 27.?Senator
rby's vote may decide tho fate of tho
wrilT bill in tho Senate. This possibility
seems to have dawued upon the
)emoeratie members of the Senatorial
toorlng eoinmitteo with powerful
ji'co during tho past twenty-four
ours. There was apparontconstornaion
in the Demoeratio i*attks today
ml several members of tho steering
mnmittee have labored in vain with
enator I rby to ascertain just how lie
roposes to vote <>n the linal passage of
ie hill. Senator Jones, of Arkansas,
ad a long hut unsatisfactory talk with
ie junior Senator from South Carolina
day, and in despair the Arkansas
enator gave up tho task of ascertainig
Senator 1 rhy's intentions. Senator
oektvll was the next missionary sent
it to convert or convince the sphinx1/..
viz...ii. i <....,.1t.... i ? ..a - -? ?
... ......VII > .11 <'I IIII it II. iiinpitl' <M fcUCir
unbilled efforts thoy wore unable to
uluoo hiut to commit himself for or
gainst the bill.
Senator Irby fully appreciates the
nportunce of bis fimil conclusion, and
u also realizes that ho may bold the
ilanco of power in the round-up. As
>w constituted the Senate is composed
forty-four Democrats, thirty-eijjht
(^publicans and three Populists.
Iiouhl the Kepublicans stand solidly
gainst the proposed sugar schedule,
id Senators Hill and Irby. Democrats,
h1 Senators Poller, Allen and Kyle
>to the same way, free sugar may be
stored to the bill by a vote of 43 to 42.
The anxiety about Senator Irby's
isition is not confined to the Demo ats
in the Senate, but it is said that
ic President is also apprehensive in
ie same direction. Senator Irby insts
that his votes on the various
nendincuts must not be taken as an
idex of his vote on thocntiro bill, and
ii positively refuses to dolino his attude
in that respect. He does not
Msitato to say that in view of the fact
nit he has been practically ignored
id repudiated by the President and
embers of his Administration the
resident has no reason to expect him
> put his shoulder to the wheel and
elp to pull the Administration out of
ie tarill' mire.
In his conferences with the Domo atic
leaders Senator Irby has not
usitatcd tooxpross his opinion of the
resident in the most unmistakable
luntier. It is Senator lrby's intense
islike for the President and his polii.u
on.l l.|u f...wwl ??
v/n, inni ii in I I VJ* UWIII ill UA(H'UHmU^
imself on tho subject, that causes ho
inch consternation among tho Demo
atie loaders in tiio Senate. It in said
nil Senator Irby's pronounced and unIterablo
hostility to tho L'rosldont is
sutliciont incentive to defeat tiio
ending undemocratic tariff bill. Tiio
icusure an amended in the Senate of>rs
no particular attractions to Sena?r
Irby or tho majority of the people
e represents, hence he is totally inilTorent
to its fate. So far as tiio inline
tax is concerned Senator Irby
ill vote to retain it in tho bill, aflough
he has not attempted to justify
r endorse it up to the present time,
.lust before tho Senate adjourned
lis evening there was a llutter of exitoment
in Senatorial circles over a
incus of tho three Populist Senators,
'offer, Allen and Kyle, with Senator
by, of South Carolina. Throughout
ic day it had boon whispered that a
imhination was being formed l?y Seniors
Hill and irby, the Itepublicans
ml the Populists, to break tho sugar
diedule. The Republicans readily
msented to do their part and they
atchod with interest the negotiations
hich were in progress with tho Pol?
f?.._ r. ? i_ -~i_
unpin. i u n?n ill U7I ? U UIUt'K WI1CI1
cnutor Irby, who up poured to bo conucting
the negotiations with tho I'oulistlc
Senators, invited them to join
im in the President's room, just otT
lio Senate chamber. That room is usally
kept locked and it is only opened
y special request. There was awhisored
conference umong the Populist
onators in the corridor before the/
rent into the room with Senator Irby.
'he door was locked and they romuind
within over half an hour. They
jft word with a messenger to uotify
hem if a roll-call was ordered before
hey concluded their deliberations.
When the conference was over all of
he participants declined to reveal
/hat occurred, saying they had
lodged themselves to secrecy. It is
nderstood they decided to co-operate
/ith the Republicans in opposing the
he sugar schedule as amended by the
.nance committee when the question
oines in the Senate for linai considerable.
Senator Irby was equally retient
as to the proceedings of the cauus,
although he remarked that ho had
icard enough today to convince him
hat Senators Allen and Kyle will vote
.gainst the compromise tarilT bill.
When the Democratic managers in
he Senate heard that the Populists
vero in caucus with Senator Irby they
voro considerably annoyed by the inidont,
and a conference botweon Sonaors
Gorman, CoekreU and Faulkner
van held in the appropriations comnltteo
room.
After going ovor the situation Senaor
Faulkner said that while it was
u'ohuble that the tinal vote on the a.u[ar
schedule may l>o voiy close, yet
here are enough votes to sustain the
ommitteo, even if the three Populists
,nd Senators Hill and Irby should vote
with the opposition. It is claimed that
no Democrats have enough Hopubllun
votes in reserve to sustain the
ommitteo.
?Governor Tillman lias refused to
lennit the German Fusiliers of Charleston
to attend the colebration of German
day in Augusta. Ga., to whieh
hoy have l>een invited by the Gorman
ruards of the latter city.
?Hon. Altamont Moses, at present
men be r of tho House from Sumter
'ounty, has boon induced by his friends
o enter the rado for State Senator from
hat county. Hon. Klohard I. Manning,
mother member from that county, is
Kiing urged by his friends to make tho
aoo.
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