The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-11

ruption fund and bringing it down here
to buy his seat in the Senate. This is
considered the origin of all the objec-
tionable personal debate which bad
followed. Here the speaker turned aside
for a moment to answer one of Cover
nor Tillnan's three questions. He sale
that he had been told that Governor
Tillman did not wish the candidates
to have reply on the same day OF de-
livering their speeches, so when Mr.
Briee, of York, bad come to him and
asked him if he wished to reply to Gov
eruur Tillman he had said mo-" under
the impression that the matter had
already been settled and that no reply
would be allowed.
Revert1ng to personalities again he
said that Governor Tilllnan had said a
great deal about hulldozing and the fact
that be (Tillmap) could not be bull
dozed. Gen. Butler said with great
emphasis that Governor Tillman might
as we'll understand once for all that he
(Butler) never had and never would be
bulldozed by anybody, and that he was
nnt going to begin now. He was not
afraid of any kind Of debate. He had
been in some pretty lively bouts and be
bad always managed TO take care of
himself. IfGovernor Tillmau was going
to keep up this thing he must learn to
take what followed. He must not
whine and cry. The people of the
State were after the truth, and they
wanted to get it independent ofcliq ues,
rings or factions. He was willing to
discuss the issues, but be was not going
to allow attacks upon him to pass un-
noticed.
Gen. Butler spoke of the unhappy
division among the people of the State,
and be thanked God that he bad never
uttered a word to divide the white peo-
pie of South Carolina. He knew too
we'll that the Republicans were stand
ing ready to make the most of the first
opportunity that offered.
THE SEPARATE SENATORIAL BOX.
He then spoke on the proposition for
separate box for the Senatorial vote.
To-day for the first time be had sue
ceeded in getting Governor Tillman to
agree TO join him in req uest for 1t. He
had asked for separate box because
be knew that one of the cardinal priu-
clples of the "iSeformers" Of this State
was that the people should select their
own officers by primary.
I: In reply to Governor Tlllman's re-
quest that be would give his authority
tor the statement that some of the con-
stables drew three dollars day from
the "blind tigersn while drawing two
dollars from the State he said be was
no irformer, and if be knew the names
of the constables he would not give
them. He had made the assertion on
the strength of what he had heard and
seen in Spartanburg. He had been
told there that the constables stood in
with the blind tigers, and be had seen
for himself that the latter were con-
Quoted without molestation by the
coustabulary. The inference was un-
avoidable.
DID TILLMAN FUNK AT HAMBURG?
Gen. Butler asked what the third
question was.
Governor Tillman: What is the
name of the uau who said was not
at hamburg?
Gen. Butler: II did not say that you
were not there. What I said was that
1 bad been told that he (Tillman) went
to Hamburg, and when the firing
began he could not be found. Laugh
ter. l will say to him that | hope in a
fews days to have some atfidavits for
him on this subject"
Gen. Butler turned again to the
separate box question. He did not
know, but be believed be would win
with it. Governor Tillman was going
to find some startling political sur
prises before this campaign was over.
That was his Judgment" as old Joe
Brown used to say. Laughter.] He
would say further that if he was beaten
fairly and honestly no man would do
more to help elect Tillman than be
would.
Governor Tillman had taken excep-
ton to the fact that he (Butler) had said
there was chaos in this State. If there
has not been chaos in South Carolina
be would like to know what choas was.
IF the scenes in Darlington were not
chaos, what was chaos?
He said be had voted for Governor
Tillman twice, and be had voted for
his whole ticket without scratching d
man. He reasserted the fact that the
voters of this State annually paid but
eighty-three dollars of his salary, this
statement having been questioned by
Governor Tillman. He denied that be
had sought the office in 1876. No one
was more surprised than be had been
when he was found to be the man for
the place.
Gen. Butler then turned to ridicul-
ing Governor Tiliman's claims concern
ing what be (Tillman) would do in
Washington. If, be said, the State
was so unfortunate to be represented by
Governor Tillman in the Senate Gov
ernor 1iilman would be a very much
surprised man. His highfalutin oratory
aDd big talk would not 60 at the
Capitol. The Senators would simply
get up and go off and leave him to talk
to himself. He caused considerable
merriment with his picture of Governor
Tillman talking TO himself in the
Senate chamber. Governor Tillman
reminded him of another man he had
known who could "set his mouth to
talking and go of and leave it."
1uIuluS LBeu ~ Ills U" Il lSCOiO Oeu.
Butler gave list of the things he had
done in the Senate. He enumerated
the measures he had been identified
with and be told of the appropriations
that be had secured for the improve
ment ofrivers and harbors and public
works in South Carolina. He: e:predictes
that if Governor Tilman got to the
Senate be would not be able to getzan
arnropriatioa. He (Titman) bad
denounced" the Senate, and the
Sen ,tors whom he had denounced
ouId tell him to go 60 off and get bis
appropriation by himself.
Gen. Butter said that the speech
Governor Tillluau had just made
reminded him of one of luese piney
woods yearlings. The yearlings were
all head and tail. Cut the head and
tail off and nothing was left. Take the
abuse, iuvective and personalities out
of Tillman's speech and there was
nothing left of it. Laughter
Gen Butler, as usual closed his speech
with a strong appeal for unity, har-
mony and peace. There was much
more general aud enthusiastic cheer