The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-11
SUMTER, S. c.. WEDNESDAY, JULY II, 1894.

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all the Tillmanites into easy berths,
while we who have fought for his
cause in the ranks are left to shiyer
in the cold ?'' The Antics are not in
good fighting trim anyway. They
have out no State ticket, many, OF
them are disguised with Cleveland
and Congress, and scarcely two Of
them can be found agreeing on all
political points.
In many counties it will be a
difficult task to induce men pledged
to Butler to run for the Legislature.
The Tillman cause being looked upon
as inviucible, men will not care to
risk losing the chances of future
preferment by leading what they fear
is forlorn hope. 1t is for this rea-
son that Senator Butler insists so
strenously on separate box in the
Democratic primaries in which the
popular choice for Senator may be
registered aud by the results of which
both candidates bind themselves to
abide. Such proposition. although
the primary has always until now
been one of the constant hobbies, the
Governor declines, protesting that it
is matter not for him but for the
State Democratic Executive Com.
mittee alone to determine Governor
Tillman doubtless believes that he
has the Senator at great disadvan.
tage as matters stand, and is naturally
reluctant to yield any assistance, in
the meantime, regarding constancy
as pearl to be thrown to swine.
NATIONAL ISSUES NOT IN IT.
Strange as it may seem National
issues find little place in this Sena
torial campaign. Governor Tillman
to be sure is spectacularly grand in
his attacks upon the National Demo
cracy. the money power and all that
embattled host OF monsters, but most
of his oratory is expended upon the
beauties of reform in South Caro-.
lima, and in replying to Senator
Buffers onslaughts. lie advocates,
though. free silver and greenback
currency and cries "more money,
more money )" with ever increasing
JUNCTION. Sometimes he expatiaties
on the necessity ofjoining the South
and West against the greedy East,
and his enemies interpret hitn as
nominating himself as the National
s:andAd.bearer for new party look.
ing to this union for strength.
Senator Butler in regretful sort OF
way speaks of the differences between
himself and Grover Cleveland on
questions of finance and mildly
defends the President as an honest, if
misguided, politician. He urges the
necessity of State bonds Of Issue, and
manfully champions the tariff bill as
the best measure of the kind that has
been before Congress since the war.
The Senator too, intimates that the
country could stand larger green.
back issue. But these arguments are
not the burden of his song. They
are merely incidental to his warfare
on the dispensary scheme and the
charges Of corruption in connection
with it, which he fires at the Tillman
administration.
Senator Butler will have the sup.
port of the Confederate veterans.
At Chesterfield the other day all
old fellow in shabby gray jeans and
fat brimmed white hat shambled up
to him and held out his hand.
"Why. how are you, Brantley ~
said the Senator, as he grasped it,
as he did so the ragged old ex-rebe!'s
emotion overcame him and he cried
like baby. In Buffers brigade
thirty years ago his humble duty had
been to drive an ambulance across
Virginia's hills and this was the first
time since then that the General had
seen him.
Senator Butler was never known to
forget the face Of soldier. The
Senator inquired into the mans con-
dition, and finding that he was poor
and struggling for livelihood offer
ed to take him to his Edge6eld
plantation, and give him a home for
his declining years And if Butler is
defeated for the Senate, fighting over
his many battles with the warworn
ambulance driver will not be the least
pleasure that he will find in retire.
ment to private life.
RACE FOR GOVERNOR
The race for Governor is a frolic
confined to Reformers. They have
arranged plan for State conven.
ton to which delegates are to be