The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-09
TILLMANITES SEEK GORE.
TWO DEMOCRATS FORCED TO
FLEE FOR THEIR LIVES.

LEW cAJh D64ES L4N 6Os
An Angry Mob Attacked Them at
Cedar Grove When They ATTEMPTED
to Address a Tillmanite Rany-Their
Buggy Pelted With Stones AS They
Drove of.
GREENvILLE, 8. c., Aug. S.-Intolerance
and the suppression of free speech has
reached its climax in South Carolina. To-
day Maj. E. B. Murray, conservative
democrat and one of the most prominent
men In the state, was violently assaulted by
! Tillmanites in his own county, and only his
leaving when he did saved the life of him
self and his companion, J. 2. Gossett. The
two men drove to Cedar Grove, where
meeting arranged by the executive commit
tee of Anderson county was in progress.
The meeting was for the purpose of hearing
county candidates discuss the political
issues. Maj. Murray is a con-
sentative nominee for delegate to
the state nominating convention
and had perfect right TO be present and
speak. There were about 800 Tillmanites
present. The conservatives had all gone to
Williamson, three miles distant. When
Messrs. Murray aud Gossett got out of their
buggy they were set upon by mob headed
by B. F. Dacus OF Williamson and William
Acker Of Tony Creek W. A Neal, TILL
mantle member of the board of peniten-
tiary directors, shouted out that Murray
had a right TO be- present, and one of the
committee Of arrangements endeavored to
assist Maj. Murray to reach the stand, but
the Nd caught hold of him and forced
him hank nj hts buggy daa1fuu i'm lOyxys
all the Time One man struck him in the
side with a large umbrella staff.
STONED AS THEY DROVE OFF.
Maj. Murray started to drive off, when
several 1illmanites caught hold of the
wheels and we're dragged along the ground
in their efforts to stop him They then be-
| gan to throw rocks at him, several of them
taking effect. When Maj Murray arrived
at Wilmington, where the conservative
] meeting was in progress great indignation
was expressed at the indignities put upon
him, and he was called upon to speak. He
| expressed regret that the day had arrived
when at public gathering, the right OF
free speech is forcibly denied to one
| who proposes and Is entitled to
discuss questions affecting the welfare
Of the state and when one attends meeting
| of democrats at the risk of his life. II
| simply state facts" said he, "when | say
that had Mr.. Gossett and myself remained
| there neither one Of us would be alive at
this time. That incident is worth more
than any speech that | could have made at
the meeting. Il speaks more forcibly Of
| the issues that are before the people of
| South Carolina than the most ELOQUENT
people with what they are confronted in
this issue. It calls the sober, thinking peo-
| pie to halt.
| THE EXAMPLE SET BY THEIR LEADERS.
"But you cannot blame those fellows VINO
undertook to do violence to-day when the
chief magistrate who is bound by the
sanctity Of an oath to enforce the law an
| nounces that he would under certain cir
cumstances lead lynohing party. Can
you blame men for violating the law when
| their governor, despite the Sanctity Of his
| oath. encourages such violation, and when
their attorney general attends a public
| meeting armed with a weapon whose only
object is the infection of personal violencel
They are the ones to blame and not the
people"
A Voice-Yes, they are to blame for being
led by such fools
Mr. Murray continued: ''Can you blame
them when the governor walks arm-in-arm
with a distur Der of the peace and an ayowed
| lyncher and goes home With him, as he did
with Col. Caughman at LexinRtons | do
not feel so indignant as if the occasion had
]
was 10 the people of the county who hap
pen to think for themselves and who placed
me Ia nomination as a candidate for dele
gate to the state convention. This sitting
OF free speech is the result OF education
the education of violence and mob law"
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE.
Last Friday at Providence camp ground
a picnic was held and county candidates
were invited. Only fifteen or twenty per-
sons were present They had been warned
not to attend, and the day of the picnic
Tillman men were posted on the roadside to
turn back those who were inclined to go, |
have their names Yet, think of it, Gov.
Tillman, il he had his S. poll tax aud quail
fication of voting, would take away the vote
OF nearly every one Of those who assaulted
me and put them in the chain-gang if they
could not meet their burdens" Mai. Murray
called upon all those who loved liberty, law
and morals to rally to the standard Of con-
sentative democracy and sweep from power
the man who has brought about this con-
dition Of things. 1t was through the
teachings of Tillman and his little
Office underlings that such tactics were
used 1t is but natural consequence
when one OF their leaders in this county
tells them to knock down every conserv-
ative who approaches them for the purpose
OF talking politics. [Cries from the crowd
"a. G. Latimer."l
A Voioe-One of the men that led the as
sault against you is under indictment at
Anderson for horse stealing
Maj Murray's remarks were loudly ap-
plauded The next campaign meeting will
| IN hall hn~a to VFNn