The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-06-27
SUMTER. S. c.. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 81, 1884,

turbed by any such disgraceful con-
duct Butler is beaten man. | am
not
Butler had to 60 off the stand to
quiet his excited friends who had
brought on the disturbance.
The Governor said he would take
up Buffers false statements, for they
were foully false He proceeded to
show that Butler had been invited to
speak in the campaign, but when
Butler said yesterday that l was in
plot TO prevent him speaking he said
what was unworthy Of an honorable
man. When Butler says I have to
have help to clean him up, it sounds
funny. Have l cleaned up Earle,
Orr, Sheppard, and others, and can't
| clean up another little lawyer? ?
Great laughter and applause
The next sensational event of the
day was when Tillman touched on
the alleged insult to Bunch"
McBee's wife. He said he would
say in McBee's presence what he had
said at Yorkville. He retold the
incident and then, turning to McBee,
said: "Was there any offense in
that 2"
McBee arose with eyes swapping
and answered: This is political
campaign in which | have no interest
l have not attended these meetings
and do not intend 70 attend them,
except where l have business and
I say to you now that so far as Mrs.
McBee's name in concerned, you
must keep it out of this campaign. |
do not want any explanation and do
not say any more"
Tillman II will say more
McBee, with emphasis Don't
say another word about my wife "
Tillman: But | will say more
about you and lay it on you thick. f"
The Governor then said if McBee
considered the name of his wife used
in an unwarranted manner, he would
apologize. but that Butler, in the
very next words, had lugged his
(TiIlman's) wife's name in political
discussion
"Then l apologize" said Butler.
"All right" said Tillman, 1--WE will
exchange prisoners, and there was
general laughter and everybody
breathed easier
Tillman in the next breath de-
nounced McBee, if he was RESPONSE
bic for the Coxey crowd a: Rock
Hill lie said it was all interference
with the liberty of the people
McBee did not say anything
The next sensation was when Till
man said the 1891 free pass produced
at Chester yesterday by Butler was
not the original one and that he Till
man had the original in his possession
He said tha; the pass Butler had was
a duplicate made out by Bunch
McBee. This created a sensation
and all eyes were turned to McBee
and Butler. NlcBee made some
remark about betting It was tie
original and started to get up, but
the crowd told him to sit down.
TiIman ridiculed Butler awfully
about the mares nest he had dis
covered in the Dispensary figures and
amid the enthusiasm Of his friends
showed where the discrepancy in the
report was accounted for in the same
book from which Butler had found
the alleged shortage 1t was sim
pie omission of the printer Every
newspaper man in Columbia knew
about the error long ago lie also
explained the matter of wines and
showed beyond doubt that Butler
didn't know what he was talking
about
He next showed how ridiculous
was Buffers assertion that Tillman
was not authorized by law to spend
over $50, 600 i'll Dispensary purchases.
lie showed by the statutes them
selves where he had the authority,
and asked Butler if he did not recog-
now that he liad the authority
81 am not running the Dispen-
sary," said Butler
Then leave it alone, said Tili;nar
amid deatenlng applause.
T;llman next said that Butler had
given birth to other sinking and foul
words, initiating Haskell i'll bringing
forward The fact that he CTillmanj
was not in the war. lie told why he
had not been in the war and turning
to Butler said "Shame on you,
generous soldier that you we're. to do
that.
HButler also made another insinua-
ton about my not gong to Darling
ton. My enemies wanted to kill me.
Did Lincoln and Davis go to the front
in the late war. Butler also accuses
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