The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-18

sin of denying to Governor Tillman the
Quality of moral, social and political
infallibility, and taking him down from
the sublimated heights where his dis
interested followers had placed him
and requiring him to live and have bis
being on the same plane with ordinary
mortals. If Charleston has done more
than this I am not aware Of it. In
view of his villiication of the city and
some of her most distinguished and
best citizens. I think Charleston de-
serves much commentator and praise
for her forbearance with such a tra-
ducer. Few people would have borne
so much, but suppose you have acted
upon the theory that vituperatlons OF
this order recoil upon their author, aud
he alone becomes the sufferer in the
end For myself, I have known moth
ing of the past of Charleston and her
present attitude but what commands
my respect and admiration.
She is the metropolitan city Of the
State, and whil5 she properly looks out
| for her own interest, she has never
failed to respond to the demands made
upon her for whatever has affected all
the people of the State and country.
Realizing her great importance as the
principal seaport city of the State, one
of my first official acts was to secure an
appropriation to improve her harbor
and secure deep water over her bar to
the sea-"
| Gen. Butler bantered Tillman for not
making his attack on Judge Simonton
where his friends and neighbors were.
81 am ready to do it, pow," shouted
the Governor from his seat.
Gen. Butler replied that the old SOL
diers in the crowd knew what that
meant. When Tillman had chance
to fire his gun be didn't shoot. He had
spoken and then be had gone under
cover.
Demagogues, blatant ard unpatriotic.
have created prejudice in the interior
against Charleston. I predict that
Governor Tillrnan will go into the
country and tell the farmers that
Charleston howled him down and try
to make political capital out of it,
| Voices: That's it, when he himself pro-
voked it by insulting you almost with
his first breath. Cheers for Butler.)
When he talks about the Charleston
ring be forgets that this State and the
newspapers are ringing with charges
| that there was ring in the funding of
the State debt.
This riled the Governor, and coming
forward, he said: "You give me three
minutes and I will say the last word of
it right here"
Confusion confounded ensued and
the Governor was fnally hustled back
to his seat.
Gen. Butler then gave the Governor
some nuts to crack on the refundment
question. He read a brief Of all trans
actions in the funding of the State debt.
The foregoing statement suggest the
following inquiries:
Esow much of the appropriation of
sas expended in the funding
transaction, and foT what?
2. How much of the funds of the
sinking fund commission was expend-
ed, and for what? -
8. Who received the S124, ,16l 65?
4. If paid to Mr.. Rhind and bis asso.
ciates as appears to be the facts who
were his associates?
5. Whom did Mr.. Rhind represent,
and to whom Wes be to look for COM
pensation.
s. What was Mr.. Rhind's financial
standing? Was 1t such as to justify
his employment in so grave and i'm
portaut financial transaction involv-
ing so much to the taxpayers of the
State?
It is claimed that the funding of the
State debt was great achievement in
view of the existence Of distressing
panic. ! would not rob anybody of the
credit properly due them, but I must
say that in my opinion the conditions
were most favorable for funding the
State debt. 1t was true the Legislature
had armed the commission with the
fullest powers. The entire property OF
the people Of the State was mortgaged
to secure the debt. Millions of dollars
were locked up awaiting investments
in good interest bearing securities.
Government bonds were drawing only
per cent. interest. Georgia had re-
funded her debt at per cent. and our
bonds ought to have been fioated at par
and at the highest per cent. If they
had been hoated at that rate of interest
without cost to the State you can readi-
ly calculate saving there would have
been during the life time of the bonds,
thirty years, I believe. One-half per
cent. on S5,250,O00 for thirty years
would have saved a good round sum to
the taxpayers. I am credibly informed
that some of yonr leading banks here
took 81, 100000 Of the bonds and paid
par for them, which is a pretty good
Indication of their value.
Gen. Butler was heartily applauded
when he declared that he had never
done anything to divide the people.
Secretary of State Tindal got good
hearing, aud made good speech, plead
ing for unity among the people. He
attributed the existing condition of
things to the town people having mis-
judged the farmers and msconceived
their purposes. Voice: "Tillman is
respnusible.") He believed the rail-
roads had done Charleston more harm
than the war did. Mr.. Tindal declared
that if elected he would do all he could
to bring the people cf the State to-
ge. her.
John Gary Evans was greeted with q
few cheers eud a car load Of hisses.
be SalQ ne QlQuC Uluo Iue ldttie-
snake Kisses. but it was humiliating
spectacle. He cherished no malice
against them and when in the Govern
or's chair he would pardon every one
of them because they did not know
what they were dong. All the blind
Mics had congregated here under st
Micheals.
Voice-"How much do you weigh
when you are fat?'
ABOUT HIS FEES.
Mr.. Kirby Tupper asked Mr.. Evans
if it was true that be had been paid
81 900 for protecting the Palmetto brew
cry and that be had gotten royalty
on the sale of the heer.
mo, it's lie," replied Evans; aud
Tupper called for three cheers for him.
Evans also said it was an Internal
lie about bis baving gotten $4,000 for
assisting in refunding the State bonds.
He declared that the Charleston peo-
pie would not support their own instl-
tutions. but invested their money out
side OF the State That was not patri-
ot;c anG the vOunp men ought TO stamp