The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-06-20

Won Z. Butler SAID II Cne- propositlon
we're agreed to, he would abide the
primaries. He didn't say whether he
would if it we're not agreed to. Tillman
bad said the seat 10 the Senate did not
belong to him (Butler. He knew it,
bat be had not asked for it.
He told what he had done in '76 for
the Democracy.
His attempts at riducle of Tillmau
next began aud we're received with
great glee by his supporters. His
speech was accompanied by shouts of
.'Go for him." .'Give him hell. etc
These cries came from variety Of
men. many of them from cities aud
towns. He booted the Governors
story about the OK aud dashboard and
throwing rocks at everybody 10 the
Senate. He didn't seem to think Till
man would cut any big figure io the
Senate. Tillman, be said. always
talked about getting with the b'ys
10 the plow handles. He didn't be-
lieve the Governor ever ran furrow in
bis life. cloud laughter.) He would
bet thet be had run over thousand
furrows to Tillman's one Laughter
and applause He made sport Of the
Governors remarks about free passes
and said that ought to be delicate
question with the Governor. Laugh.
ter.)
His followers shouted Justify and
loudly and the Tillmanites responded
With shouts for their favorite. Butler
spoke of the Governor as "Marse Beu'
aud BOSS Ben" and said be ought to
have been applied to for free passes.
He compared himself and the Governor
to two mules, himself az an old but
tried one, and the Governor as a great
bucker, kicker aud one continually
Jumping out of the traces. He said
the Governor made out like be didn't
waot an Office, but he never saw man
who loved it SO we'll.
..Don't you love it oo?'' he was
asked.
Eyes, tolerably we'll, was the
answer.
He said he hadn't gotten much
money out Of the State Treasury. The
Governor had gotten $4,000 to bis
one
Touching national politics, Butler
said Tillman hadn't reached baker in
the financial primer. Tillman had
made great blow but hadn't suggested
any remedy for the evils. The Cover
nor had attacked Cleveland. Butler
didn't agree With Cleveland in many
things, but he took no stock in the
fight On him. He said che Governor
had gone to Chicago as friend to
Hill; the New York Senator had
stricken many blows at the rights OF
the people. 10 that respect, the Gov
ernor had swapped the devil for
witch.
Batler said the tariff bill would be
passed aad would be the best ever
in Congress- Butler de-
Tended the Senate against the inslnua-
tions Of fraud, etc.
He proceeded to q laborious discus
sion of the tariff bill and from that
went to silver. telling jokes as he went
along. He said he was ip favor of the
of silver leagues and
claimed that if Congress had passed his
bill to repeal the State bank tax 1t
would have relieved the situation. He
told what had degraded silver and
said it was the monometalists of Europe
aud this country.
The Senator claims that the big pen
sion list had also caused scarcity OF
money. He told Of the war aud praised
the Southern soldier, putting in mod
crate amount of soldier taffy. This is
likely to be increased as the campaign
grows
Turning to Governor Tillman, Sena-
tor Butler said that he would have
to say about the State ad-
He would warm the
back and would expect to
have his own warmed If the Govern
or had sharp tongue, be also had one
and would use it if necessary. The
Senator said be had been abused and
misrepresented by men VINO had failed
to get Office from him. He declared
that be had done his duty and dehed
any one to produce an instance Of his
failure to do so. He made dramatic
assertion that to bring about the peace
and unity which had prevailed before
1890 he would, so help him God, give
up his office and never seek it again.
He wa:aed the people against further
division and said it meant horrors worse
than the days of reconstruction. lie
preferred the happiness of the people to
all else. He had made no money 10
Washington and did not expect to. He
closed amid prolonged and voclferous