The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-07-11

he said he desired him (Butler) to
ayoid-peIsonalities. If you take away
the abuse of Cleveland and Simonton
and myself and Others from his speech
there is nothing left. General Butler
answered the Governors question con-
cerniDg Mr.. Brice by saying that be-
fore the speaking he had put the ques'
tion to Mr.. Brice as to whether there
should be ten minutes reply, and that
Mr.. Brice went to the Governor who
said he was willing for Butler to ask
| him question, bu: not for him to
reply.
Governor Tillman must understand
right now, whilst he says be is not
going to be bulldozed, that l never
have been qulldozed and never will be
bulldozed either. promise him now
that if he will confne himself to legiti-
mate debate he will have no cause to
complain Of me. 1 do not beg him to
keep the lash off, but he must not
plead the baby act when l strike back,
which am certain to do. The people
want enlightened discussion and they
want to know the remedies offered for
their troubles. Our people are true and
brave and gallant snd they want the
truth outside of rings and cliQues and
they will come up as free American
citizens and cast their votes.
join with the Governor in invoking
the restoration of harmony which is
so essential to our progress and well
fare. No human being can say that
I have uttered word that would tend
to separate the white people OF this
State into factions, because I know the
Republican party is standing ready to
throw itself into the breach with its
10000 negro majority and capture the
State. I appeal to the people to lay
aside all political hostilities and ami
mosities and put their shoulders to-.
gether and unite for the best.
The Governor says that he is going
to beat me in this race. Now that is
an old dodge. lie can claim the heav-
ems and the earth, but that is not going
to elect him. This is the first time the
Governor has indicated that he would
join me in requesting a separate box
for the Senatorial race. At Edgefeld
some of my reform friends took me aside
and told me that they wanted to vote for
me, but that they could not 60 back
on the movement, as they feared Glenn
son College would be shut up and all
that sort of thing.
My friends, do not believe in reac-
tionary legislation. All good citizens
rejoice in the accomplishments of the
Reform movement All of US ought
to be retormers, and no patriotic citi-
zen can undertake to destroy what has
been accomplished. The Governors
administration Is, however, amenaole
to Just criticism, and because find
something in it to criticize he cries out
"abuse," and says that l attack him
personally.
Referring to the constable question,
Gen Butler said that be was not going
to be an informer. but he would say
that while passing through Spartan
burg at the time of the Darlington
disturbance gentleman told him that
they had a nice set of spies there and
intimared that they were taking pay
from the whiskey mea. How, in the
name of common sense said Gen. But
Ter, can the conclusion, be avoided,
when constables shut their eyes as they
walked past open barrooms. Answer
ing the Governors remarks about the
Hamburg incident, be saiC: 1 think
that in the course of the next few days
can furnish the Governor with a GER
ti6cate. l was told that when he went
to Hamburg he could not be found
when the firing began.
Jcav RI tho Eovaroor now that If
he will join me in requesting sepa-
rate box for the people to determine IN
a primary whom they want. that we
will get fair expression of opinion
and that be will find some politica!
surprises in this State by the 18th of
August. Although he has been crow
ing and Tapping his wings, he will 60
home that uay with his finger in his
mouth. 1.-The can beat me fairly, l
shall not whine. If he beats me fairly
and honestly will do as much as any
man in this State to put him in the
Senate. He has not said as much for
me.
He says that charged that he has
brought chaos into the State. If we
were not on the eve of chaos at Oar
lington and Florence, God save the
country from chaos. voted for lln
and the entire ticket and | have never
thrown one obstacle in the way of his
enforcement of the law, but say that
ne must be subject to criticism. No
man in this State was more surprised
than was when it was found after
1876 that was the man to be sent to
the Senate. The people called for me
with practical unanlmity and went
there by the unanimous vote OF the
Wallace House.
Taking up Governor Tiiiman's charg-
es of corruption IN federal affairs, Gen.
Butler declared that if the Supreme
Court was corrupt and the Senate had
been bought and the House owned by
Wall street, then popular government
was failure. Gen. Butler was very
effective in replying to Governor Till
mans remarks about carrying pitch
forks and rocks to Washington with
him. He said that if the Governor got
up in the Senate the Senators would
tell him, Filing your rocks, young man
we will 60 in the cloak looms and let
you throw them at vacancy" Naugh-
ter
The General said that the Senate was
the best oratorical burying ground he
knew. "rhese pyrosechnic fellows get
scant treatment" He related an TO-
stance of a man in the Senate who
started his own mouth off and then
went off to leave it." The man in
question seLt some manuscript to the
clerks desk to be read and while the
clerk was readidg it went off to the
cloak room, where he renamed until
the clerk was nearly through reading
l.when he returned and resumed his
speech.
Having denounced the Senate how
does Governor Gilman expect to have
any influence there? He cannot get
what prudent man can and when be
asks for an appropriation for South
Carolina they will say to him, "Go and
get it YOURSELF daughter and ap-
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