The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-06-20

and 1 would not refuse, because felt 1t was
ience again for any ofice.
II we are 10 Judge OF the Governor IN the
a Spectacle he W Would Be, driving an OK cart with
the OF tail In the dashboard; dinging rocks
from the mountain top. What could he &C.
complish In the Senate making such Verita'
"We have heard q good deal said about g.
nance, Cleveland being bought and free pass
es. Isubmit that that Is a delicate question
Setter S te lei the. snbjset drop. Has it come 70
| this that man In South Carolina can't ride
on a train without asking Marse Ben l
have asked for passes for poor men out OF da
| Job. Has the Governor ever asked pass ior
poor man? i? (Wild cheerlng) ,.,
Voice-"He asked for one for himself"
Fierce cheering, which Butler had to qulet)
T6s suesKsr then Compared on Tman to
young mule who, when working IN double
harness, kicked and bit at the otner mule
and did nc, pulling. He then rldiculed the
'Sh Man in the crowd~"Don't you love office
"Yes, do, pretty well,",, responded the Sen;
ator cycling the man cooly Ays oye SSo, aSo,nt 'et
fice though"
finance. One Of his friends calls him a "ge,
blow up house with dynamite: The GOV
ernor talks ABOUT monoPoiies and robberies,
but he suggests ho remedy. He Will get on 3
With the ox's tail in the dashboard. l am
under the Impression that he went TO Chica-
20 q supporter Of David B. Hill, who, at the
beginning Of his career, has stabbed Inc party
est clause In the tariff pill. That should
teach you what to expect OF the Governor. l
| am as far from Cleveland as the poles from
than he, but take no stock in this abuse OF
him The tariff bill will be passed. It is the
best tariff bill ever before Congress, because II
is not satisfactory to the extremes OF each
Voice: cit does not represent the Demo-
Butler: lit is bill which s the Democratic eS Ito
Tended the bill fully, asserting that its duties
were 6 per cent. lower than the Mills bin;
II predict that the next Republican national
S o hss ,hs sHeT
| the South and North and West begin now
and organize silver leagues. l believe the
country can sustain double the amount OF
OF gold In the country. The Repu6iican party
is responsible for the condition OF the South.
believe when the tariff bill is passed that
the government am as much opposed 10
the bond Issues as the Governor is.
| TO Illustrate point in silver demonitiza.
tion, the Senator said III the Goyernor VIII
j ;smiling) he's better of than l am. (The
crowd laughed uproariously2 Ill give II
back TO him. or else play crack;loo for IT,"
| The Governor came forward with grin
1 and handed him the dollar.
The Governor says greenbacks whipped us.
i I was thar. It was muakets and bayonets
which whipped US, or rather we got tired out
:rhsn the Senator explained the pension in.
| fanny and said that the reason why It was
Il not checked was because we hadn't the votes.
| He incidentally paid tribute TO the Confed.
crates, aaying that there never we're such SOL
1 diers as the soldiers Of Lee and Jackson.
i The Senator held up q large yellow envel:
II have plenty OF ,6aa here WSen
tackle the State administration shall do II
frankly, though in perfect good hnmor.
| When warm his back he must take IL like
little man: He must take iss.t ms punishment
i know the farmers ARE poor understood
/ that the Governor promised when elected
bet,sr offS On the other hand taxes have
been increased. shall stand side by SIDE
with my people In their struggle. challenge
Governor Tillman 10 point TO an instance
to turn man out OF the Senate only because
! he has done his duty. ! would lay down pub
lie life forever II could thereby see my peo-
pie united and living an brothers as they we're
i dictIon, that when the white people divide
i and appeal 10 the negro vote we shall have q
| period of degradation worse than reconstruc-
tion. There is nothing for me In the Senate.
| am q poorer man than when I went there.
| have not learned 70 stea or accept bribes,
can't be captured by gold or free passes
am the man 70 bring the people together.
| Senator Butler was continually cheered,
| and often had 10 stop and quiet bis friends
before proceeding.
| TILLMAN IN REPLY.
Col Jones said that Governor Tillman was
When Governor Tillman came to the front
| he was loudly cheered. Much more than At
/ any earlier period in the meeting.
! In answer to Senator Buffers suggestion OF
a separate box he said that he favored con.
| stitutional amendment providing the cleo.
sSauS son o. be IN ths ssnera He
willing TO leave the matter for the eIecuuye
committee, and It was tor them TO decide. He
| would be satisfied with their action, but the
| voting for or against candidates for the Legis-
lsture who had declared their preferences ior
Senator.
/ for ofice. The people knew that they had
! called upon him to lead their forlorn hope In
| go, and he had done 1t. Never had man
| been 30 slandered and lied upon. He had
! looked down the vista Of the future at that
i long and stumpy road to travel. II ain't IN.
easy now, though, I've got the coon SKID and
| gone."
Il longer than his brains were Deep, had
accused him Of asking for free pass. 1t was
false. Bunch McBee knew that u was sent
i to appear picayunish. have letters from
friends In four counties, saying that Butler
! men were TO be brought here free. from God
Knows where. I do know this-they don 7
represent York, and I've got this county by
thousand votes. (Great applause.)
The Governor then told how he kicked and
| fitted for the people In the Coosaw and rail-.
road cases, declaring that young, high step.
ping NJ ule was better than dop-eared old
one. He denied that he voted for Hill and
closed by thanking York in advance for It's
vote which he knew he was going to get.
| SENATOR'S SECOND SHOT.
When Senator Butler came forward to reply.
| both factions cheered vociferoosly for some
minutes The Senator characterized the Gov.
| ernor as an artful .dodger In fleeing behind
| the executive committee In proposition for
q separate box. He had asked Ior categorl-
cal answer and had expected one. III the
charge Of ringism he was sustained by The
high authority OF no less personage than
| John T.. N. Irby, who had charged that there
was State House ring. II the Governor had sa
now permit 1t 10 be violated? Why was q
| convention to be held In AugustP Why we're
not ell men allowed 10 60 TO the polls and
vote?
The Senator closed by saying that the
assessment ON the railroads, which Governor
| Tillman "had throttled, had been reduced"
There was again long continued cheering.
BRINGING IN THE STATE OFFICERS.
| Candidate Ellerbe rose amid feeble cheers
4 for himself and Evans. He stated that he
/ was no speaker, but that he had sense enough
not to speak against the dinner bell. Then