The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-06-27


gone crazy about Office. though
!. The Governor is in his "a, B, C's'
about finance. One Of hIs friends calls
him genius Of destruction" 4 com
moa tramp may blow up house with
dynamite. The Governor talks about
monopo'IeS and robberies, but he sug.
gests no remedy. He will get on q
mountain and throw rocks drive an OK,
cart with the ox's tail ia the dashboard
am under the impression that be
Went to Chicago supporter of David
5. Hill, who at the beginning of his
career, hes stabbed the party by de
Glazing against the income tax, the
fairest clause in the tariff bill. That
should teach you what to expect of the
Governor. | am as far from Cleye
land as the poles from each other, and
no one is better aware of it than he,
but take no stock in this abuse OF
him. The tariff bill will be passed
1t is the best tariff bill ever before
Congress, because it Is not satisfactory
to the extremes Of each side.
Voice-;It does not represent the
Democratic party"
Butler-"It is q bill which the Demo
cratic party can stand on. The Sena-
tor then defended the bill fnlly, assert
ing that its duties were 6 per cent.
lower than the Mills bill.
81 predict that tie next Republican
national convention will put in free
silver plank in their platform. favor
that the Democrats of the South and
North and West begin now aud organ
iZe silver leagues. l believe the country
can sustain double the amount OF green
backs in circulation without one dollar
of gold in the country. The Eepubli-
can party is responsible for the condi-
ton of the South. l believe when the
tariff bill is passed that the revenues
will be ample for the support of the
government. l am as much opposed
to the bond issue as the Governor is.
To illustrate a point in silver de-
monetization, the Senator said: '1f the
Governor will lend me the dollar he
has, I'll show you; (smiling) he's better
off than I am." (Fhe crowd laughed
uproariously.) I'll give it back to him
or else play crack-loo for it."
The Governor came forward with a
smile and handed him the dollar.
The Governor says greenbacks whip
ped US. 1 was thar. It was muskets
and bayonets whipped US, or rather we
got tired out whipping the Yankees.
Then the Senator explained the pen
sien infamy and said that the reason
why it was not checked was because
we hadn't the votes. He incidentally
paid a tribute to the Confederates, say
ing that there never were such soldiers
as the soldiers of Lee and Jackson.
The Senator held up large yellow
envelope. u have plenty of ammuni-
tion here. l want the Governor to
understand that when | tackle the
State administration I shall do 1t
frankly, though in perfect good hu-
NOR. When Iwarm his back be must
take it like little man. He must
take his punishment. | shall take
mine. I am used to it.
I know the farmers are poor. un-
derstood that the Governor promised
when elected that be would help the
farmers. Are they better OFF, On the
other hand taxes have been increased.
I shall stand side by side with my peo-
pie in their struggle. | challenge Gov,
where have not done my duty. Its
wrong to turn man out Of the Senate
DIV because he has done his DUTY. l
would lay down public life forever if |
could thereby see my people united
and living as brothers as they were
four years ago. I utter %arnlug ana
a prediction, that when the white peo.
ple divide and appeal to the negro
vote we shall have q period Of degrade
tion worse than reconstruction. There
is nothing for me in the Senate. | am
a poorer man than when went there.
I have not learned to steal or accept
bribes. l can't be captured by gold or
free passes. (CheerS.) It may be a
little vaip, but L believe am the man
to bring the people together. Senator
| Butler was continually cheered, and
had often to stop and quiet bis friends
before proceeding.
| GOV. TILLMAN IN REPLY.
Az the CONCLUSION Of Senator Buffers
speech, Col. Jones said that Governor
Tillman was entitled to reply. When
Governor TilIman came to the front he
was loudly cheered.
The Governor began his closing re-
marks by saying that be just wanted TO
answer few little irecrackers shot of
by his friend. In regard to the propo-
sition. if Butler believed that the peo'
pIe ought to nave the right to elect
Senators and if the Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee is willing t1 grant the
proposition be had no objection.
"Butler went on to talk about my
getting among the plow boys: want
TO ask YOU if the farmers did not put
| - JooI forl0Tn h0nA.
Yes, they did and you won! saio
many voices.
.Since that time I have been more
maligned than any man IN the state.
| In response to question from man
in the audience about his chances OF
election, the Governor said he had
sdone got the coon skin and was gone.
About free passes. the Governor told
how he had accepted one and said But
Ter had ridden on one all his life. He
then showed up how many in the crowd
had come here on free passes.
These men didn't come here from
North Carolina and all over the State
for nothiug. They could yell, be said,
but couldn't vote in York County. He
caused great cheering when he said be
had York County and would thank the
people in advance for the vote OF
the county. The Governor told
what ne lad done since he had been the
i;hief Executive and said he had moth.
ing to shield. in his life About But,
ler's story of the old mule and the
young mule, he asked the farmers
which they bad rather have, a young
prancing mule or an old flop cared
worn-out animal.
"Well take you shouted many amid
laughter at Buffers expense as flop
cared animal.
The Governor said he had not voted
for Hill but for Boies at Chicago, But
ler having charged him with being
supporter of the former.
SENATOR BUTLER IN REPLY.
When Senator Butler came forward
to reply, both factions cheered vyoclter
ousIy for some minutes. The Senator
characterized the Governor as an art
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