Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-21
TlLLMAN ACTS UGLY
And Calls the President Pet Names and Abuses Others-Butler De- clares for Stevenson Again.

CHARLESTON, s. C.. July 20.-The fea- lures of today's campaign meeting at Lex ington were the bowling of Cal Caugh- man, candidate for congress. Butler's in- dorsement of Vice. President Stevenson for president and Tillman's abuse of Cleve- land. These two last, by the way, are not novel, being parts of the regular campaign speeches of the two senatorial candidates.
 A special to the News and Courier thus speaks of the bowling down:
 Today's disgraceful scenes, for such they were, no matter who was howled down and how 1t was done, ought to teach a variety of moral lessons. It ought to, and per- haps will show how uncertain and spas- modic political worship is. Two years ago Cal Caugham and Tom Seay were the chief hurrahers for Governor Tillman at the cam paign meeting here. Then Governor Till man and Cal Caughman were not exactly strangers as they, passed by, and Governor Iillman said of Caughman at WalhaIla only two years ago.: There is no blotch or smirch on his record.'
 Lexington two years ago had Tillman as its idol and Caughman as second to Ben Tiliman. Today one of the two political demagogues was systematically howled down. He was not allowed to utter single sentence. He was denied the privilege which two years ago he sad Governor Till- man had secured for the plough boys.
 hSI0 was uOb suduOW Ql DOSSlDllltY TOT him to make any kind of q speech. During Butler's speech the following occurred:
 'We want Tillman for president, '-from the crowd.
 Senator Butler-Upon reflection, you can make him president and send me back to the senate. Applause and laughter
 MT. Seay-Do you think we ought to ex-
 pect any relief from che democratic party, and who is your man for president?
 Sanator ButIer-I think the best man for
 llrsE D..
 if you want him. Stevenson is the friend
 of the south. My judgment is that the democratic party is our only salvation. If all men, of whatever parties, will unite on some good man on silver, not only those in
 the south and west, but the north aud east,
 believe we eau win the fight. MT. Ste, venson is in sympathy with us. He favors an enlargement of the currency. Tillman abused Cleveland and showed his own readiness to become an ardent populist, as follows:
 He ridiculed Cleveland's letter to Con- gressman Wilson. ''When Judas be- trayed Christi" he said, 'shis heart was not blacker than this scoundrel Cleveland in deceiving the democracy.' [Hurrah. ] Then he charged that those congressmen that Cleveland did not buy with patronage were bought with money from Wall street. He charged that Cleveland had been ma nipulated by Wall street. He wanted to know how much .'sugar' he got for writ son would have done much more for the south than that "bag of beef.' [HuIrah at this pet name.l Two hours ago he be- iieved the democratic party ought to be tried again.
 'tTe were born democrats and always Twill be democrats,'' he said. 'We may have to change our name. Those scoun- I Idreis up n W Washington have stolen the democratic liberty and are serving the lldevii. "- A voice, "There's nothing in & lname.'
 | Governor Tiilman gritted his teeth, got Lreo in the face and said with much vigor: g"l pledge you here and now that just as [ soon as see glimmer of hope to ttrow off the yoke of gold l'Il lead you on If you
 will follow me, and if you wont, m go it alone. IGreat Sarrabs.