The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-01

dealD and not "howdy do, lying poll.
| tician." He was against woman suf.
frage, for the women already boss us
at home. Explosive merriment and
cheers.) He opposed the suh-treasury
and railroad control schemes. 1t took
PA electoral votes to elect Presldent.
Voice: "Give US hand primary"
Tillman: II can't elect Presidents
with hand primaries." (Which, by
the way, is true. Laughter and cheers.
The discussion of the sub-treasury
; had brought to light the fact that its
principle was the same as that OF ma
tional banks. It meant special priv
ileges. He opposed the sub-treasury
because it was unwise and impractica-
BILE.
His platform was free silver and
enbacks-no5 silver or gold certifi-
Gates, but greenbacks issued direct.
DOES HE NOW sTRADDLE?
After winning the fight on these
lines he would be willing to support
the sub-treasury if nothing better was
offered. Candidates for the Legisla-
ture should be made to pledge them
selves to vote for Ben Tillman. Drum
mers and others were spreading litera-
ture in the country and seeing how
many votes could be bought in the pri-
maries. Then Wall street would try
to buy legislators to vote for Butler
and somebody else. He did not think
Butler was "in it," He closed by tell
ipg his hearers that he loved them,
which evoked tremendous cheering.
Mr.. Blease now introduced Gen.
Butler.
A tolerably lively cheer followed.
Mr.. Blease stated that it had been
circulated in Newberry County that
he bad pledged himself to Butler.
Would the General do him the kind
ness to say if it was true.
Gen. Butler answered, mot that l
am aware Of"
Gen. Butler said that he was not
asking candidates anywhere to pledge
themselves to him. Greater issues
even than the election Of a Senator
were involved in eIecting Legislature
and he was willing to trust his chances
to good men elected by the people on
their merits.
=, 1.-The charge has been made that I
am not 10 touch with the people and
Tillman says I am not in it, Sherl-
dan found out that I was in it at Ire
williams, Gregg knew | was in it at Sa-
maria, and Kirkpatrick knew it when
I drove him from his camp in his
night clothes. (Cries: II was there"
II was too" and cheers.) When my
services were needed in '76 there was
no complaint then that. I was not a
man of the people. I have been in
twenty-three counties with the Gov
ernor, and not one flaw has been found
in my record" He had voted for free
silver before Tillman had ever been
beard of in public life. He would leave
Tillman and the Alliance to settle
their ouarrels between themselves, but
the Alliance was the best organization
of farmers ever devised.
He pleaded that the people would
not divide, and warned them of The
danger of the negro coming in as an
arbiter. He had been in one Congress
sional district where he had heard that
the members of one faction declared
that they would vote for the Congress
sional candidate of the Republicans
rather than the candidate of the other
faction. Illustrating by this, he urged
that division and strife be avoided, be-
cause with the likelihood of a Republi-
can majority in the next House, Re
publicans in ell doubtful cases would
be seated.
Senator Butler was applauded when
he concluded.