The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-23

CHARLESTON. June 22.-The fifth of
the series OF campaign meetings was
held at Camden to-day. The crowd was
small and reasonably we'll behaved
Tillman had the opening and Butler the
closing speech. Tillman was very tame
and Sunday.school-like in his introduc.
ton but warmed up as he went along.
Speaking OF the way he had responded
at Lancaster to the attack made upon
him by Senator Butler, he said: when
Igot to Lancaster 1 pulled of his shirt
and lifted the hide and put some salt
and pepper under it. We EdgeAeld fell
lows know how to use pepper. He may
have some more pepper, and I'll give
him all he wants; I won't take twenty
minutes. Buffers charges that am a
liar and thief and D coward do no
good"
He was willing to discuss public
issues, IL permitted to do 30, or, II 1t
we're preferred that he should Fitch
rocks. he proposed to pitch two rocks to
Buffers one. There was nothing to
hide in his public record. His private
life was open to most careful scrutiny
He had lived for the last Eve years
under calcium light, and, II anything
could have been found against him, it
would have been found by this time.
Here there was vigorous outburst OF
applause for Governor Tillman, and, In
response to this, he cried out: They
burnt the woods and sifted the ashes,
and have lot found louise"
Ti1lpop ch 1lnpnad Sopotor D,,t1or a.,
bring out anything he had against him.
He intimated that there might be some
thing In General Buffers record, but
that he did not fight that way, but if
Butler wanted 1t that way he could give
him more han he sent, ten to one.
He charged his followers to be very
careful who they elected Butler was
the friend Of the corporations and their
candidates. Cleveland would rather see
Butler in the Senate than to have Ben
Tillman go there. IF I go there, l
promise | will use that pitch fork in his
old fat ribs"
BE intended to call Butler "Coxey,"
but from this time on he would plaster
that name on his forehead at every
meeting in the State. Tillman spoke
for only about fifteen minutes and
wound up with an appeal for peace.
Senator Butler was received with
great applause and made telling
speech II no other good had been
done by his lambasting Of Tillman, IL
had at least taught him a lesson in de-
cency. When Governor Tillman made
the proposition to discuss public issues
he willingly met him more than half
way, but at the first opportunity Till
man had INDUCED in line OF speaking
which reduced the campaign to the line
of dog fight, almost
he again denounced as untrue any
statement that he had or knew of q
campaign fund in his interest. He made
telling point against Tillman by dub
bling him "Newbold" Tillman, in honor
Of the Texas detective by that name
who has been employed by Governor
Tillman.
Il don't send to Texas for detec tives
and L do not pay hundred and fifty
dollars every moath out of the taxes Of
the people to import detective to pro-
tect and guard me"
Butler then devoted some time to the
idle talk about the assassination Of Gov
ernor Tillman and walking up to him
with outstretched arms, said: "I'll
guard him myself, and in heavens name
let him stop. that penny game OF dem
agogy."
General Butler then talked about the
Darlington matter and said: 1t was
ridiculous idea on the governors part to
speak Of being wanted in Darlington so
that he might be killed What had he
done? Think of it The idea of the
governor OF commonwealth being
afraid to go among his people for fear
OF being killed. What had he done for
anybody to kill him?"
There was some attempt at this point
by Hlllman'S friends to interrupt
Buffers speech, but the Senator said to
the chairman OF the meeting that these
men must shut their mou :hs, that there
we're not enough men in the crowd to in
timidste him and they need not think
they could brighten him, and they kept
quiet.
In reply to Governor Tillman he said
"He Is inclined TO attack my record
about which he keeps talking, and I'd
have much more respect for him IL he
came out and said what he wanted to
and did not keep on intimating things"
General Butler said that he had heard
that detectives had been sent to Wash
ington to hunt up his record and play
the spy on him, but that they had come
back with fingers on their mouths He
made determined attack on the dis
pebsary and characterized 1t as politi.
cal machine built up in Tiilmsn's inter.
est
The day passed off without trouble
The meeting tomorrow will be held at
Sumter.
Resigned Because Carlisle Inter fered