The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-19
-orrs CAROLINA CAMPAIGN.
-.stened Riot at the Joint Debate
q in Marion.


rh,rsdav In the course Of his speech
T;lI,sn said that his county had offered
III -, ?, the Senate or legislature time
10 SeuL en-. - "a If he had wanted 1t in 1886
anu 49, ,,.o,,ld have been glad enough to
,1.-a l-i5an him it. He paid his usual re-
10. ~ the NelUS and Courier anc dared
tbe straighuouts to Split Ihey nao no
w he said, but in seven counties, and
81 -. 80 .,1Iit the other twenty-elght would
q ~. 49, in a political penitentlary forever.
~ - Urinary question he said the farmers
- 81 81 in the game and high, low, jack ID
+heir hand. and the other side was howllng
Tor new deal. the stralghGout conference
-oaIizad that Ichabod was written on their
amS and that their glory had departed.
,GGER OF A GUILTY CONSCIENCE.
n raferred again to the assassination
aro and said they might bring in the knife
+be nistol. but they could not scare him
ir3 Gnl EarIe-Do you think the democrats
are 90 cowardly as to assassInate yous
TiIIman-I have heard from your own
,o,ntv that at the Sumter meeting there
I,,era ten or fifteen picked men who were
,bare to kill me if a riot occurred, If no one
else was killed.
CoI Ferle-In the name of Sumter county
1sov that is not true When the men of
INV county fight they fight face to face.
TYllman-I never would have said word
about assassination if they had not threat
ened it.
Col Earle-Whes
TilIman-Barnwel
Col. Earle-Do you say that he threat
ened to assassinate youl Joe Barnwell is
brave man. and when he meets you it will
be face to face.
TJllman-I don't mean to say he had any
e,,ch thought in his mind, but what did he
mean when he said l should never be gov
ernor. 1t was the other men in the conven-
ton who applauded him"
Col Earle-The other men in that conven-
tion are not so cowardly as that.
TiIlman-I don't say they are towards.
Col. Earle-My brother was there. He
had no such meaning by his applause.
T1llman-No; because he is a gentleman,
like you.
Col. Earle-Well, don't say they'll assas-
sinate you.
Tilluan-That gang meant only assaS-
siuauion or an appeal to the negro.
Col Earle-They meant they would beat
you by fair means.
TillInan-Then why don't they say So
Col Earle-That was the presumption.
Tiilman-They want to beat by technical
tiles.
Col. Earle-If you avoided technicalities
as much as the other side 1t would be much
better.
ROARING GENTLY AS A TURTLEDOVE.
Continuing, Capt. Tillman discussed his
charges, and said there was no fraud
charged there, but there had been some bad
bookkeeping in Columbia. He cited the
LAWYERS fees in the Pacific guano case as au
instance of division, addition and silence.
On this subject a colloquY occurred between
Capt Tillman and Col. Earle, in which it
was brought out that under a specific stat
ute the attorney general could have had
nothing to do with this case. Another col
loquy occurred on the subject Of tax equan-
cation similar to Others which have oc-
Cured on this subject from time to time
during the canvass. When cornered, as he
always does, the Great Bamboozier evaded
further colloquy by running off into a dis
cussion of the railroad commission. He also
discussed the conduct Of the penitentiary,
ana denied that he had ever lnsinuated any
thing against 1t. Did you hear me. he
asked Col. Earle.
Col Earle-Not directly, but you cannot
say you have never insinuated about the
other departments of the government. Col.
Earle cited Tlllman's insinuation about the
agricultural department spending money
for beer and champagne, and asked him
why he did say Butler was an honest man
when the question was asked about the dis
position of funds.
Tillman-I am not Col. Buffers defender
Col. Earle-Two days ago you said when
things were shifted around and they got at
the books they might get somebody in the
penitentiary-
Tlllman evaded as usual, but Col Earle
followed him.
Col Earle-Was not that direct iusinua-
ton.
Tflman-T don't know but what there
might be something rotten there.
Col. Earle-Is not that an insinuation!
Tillman-But why are they SO desperate
about my getting there's You have no right
to critcse me.
Col. Earle-I have the right, and l stand
here and do it.
TILLMAN FACED BY HUGHsoN.
Very shortly after the colloquy one of the
most serious scenes of the campaign &C.
Cured, brought on by one of Capt Till
mans shameless and VIGOROUSLY untruthful
statements. AS the NelOs aud Courier cor
respondent was one of the central figures in
the scene he could not observe everything
that was in progress, and so the following
account, sent by l.. Il. Pattillo to the Au-
gusta Chronicle, is given here. Mr.. Pattillo
saws:
With the exception of one incident it
was one of the quietest and best ordered
meetings yet held. This incident occurred
during Capt. Tillmans speech, and came
near precipita ing bloodshed. For several
minutes the situation was thrilling in the
extreme. 1t has been a custom of Capt
Tllman in all of his speeches to reflect
severely on the Charleston Ne1cS and
courier. IN Une course or his remarks he
paid his usual compliments to that journal
referring to it as that infamous, living
Sheet which continually misrepresented
him by lying headlines and otherwise.
Following statement of this kind to-
day he told his audience to watch tins
meeting and watch the report of 1t in the
Ne'oS and Courier. and observe the differ
ence.
HUGHSoN CALLS TILLMAN A LIAR
The meeting was being reported for the
NeWs and Courier by Shirley c.. Hughson.
one of the staff members of that paper. He
was seated at the same table with the
n CHRONICLE correspondent, and as soon as
capt Tlllman made this remark Mr.. Hugh
son sprang to his feet and said: Capt.
n IHlman. II you mean to say, sir, that I
nave misrepresented you, you are an in
M ieInal liar and the truth is not in YOU
The two men were in five feet of each
other, and the eyes Of both sparkled with
anger and resentment. Capt Tillman
M turned around and faced the newspaper.
man, making some remark, which was
drowned by the noise. They stood glaring
az each other for moment or more. and in
ele meantime the crowd began to SWAY
with excitement.