The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-06-29
ALL SOUND AND FURY.
THE BUTLE TfLLMAR CAMPAIGN COW
TiHUES.
"They Burnt tho Woods and Sifted the
Ashes and Have Not FOND d Eoyse,"
said TjHn1un

SQf0 IWTuH.
CHARLESTON, S. C.-The fifth Of the
series of campaign meetings was held
at Camden. The crowd was small and
Reasonably we'll behaved. The inter
est of the campaign centers in the SEN
atorial race, Senator Butler and Gov
ernor Tillman being the chief attrac-
tions of the circus. Tillman was very
tame and Sunday scho"lliL in his in
troductory REMARKS, but warmed tip as
he went aioug. He spoke of his unu-
sual experience in this campaign and
protested against the policy Of conduct
ings on the line Of personal abuse.
Speaking of the wny he had. responded
at Lancaster to the attack made upon
him by Senator Butler he said: when
got to Lancaster pulled off his shirt
and lifted the hide and put sonic salt
and pepper Under it. We Edgefeld
fellows know how to use pepper. He
may have some more pepper and l will
give him all the time he wants as will
only take twenty minutes. Buffers
charges that l am liar and a thief
and coward do no good. " He was
willing to discuss public Issues If per.
mittcd to do SO or if it were preferred
that he should pitch rocks, lie prom
ised to pitch two rocks to Buffers one.
Thefe was nothing to hide in his pub
lie record. His private life was open
to most careful scrutiny. He had lived
for the last five years under a calcium
light, and if anything could have been
found against him it would have been
discovered by th;s t:s,. tt:s,. Here there
was vigorous outburst Of applause for
Governor Tillman, and in response to
this he cried out: "They burnt the
woods and sifted the ashes and have
not found louise" He challenged
Senator Butler to bring out anything
he had against his private or public
record He intimated that there might
be something in General Buffers re-
cord but that he did not fight that way,
but if Butler wanted it that way lie
could give him more than lie sent, ten
to one. General Butler had been ask
ing for primary for the senatorshir
mt every point. 1t made no difference
to him, as he was sure to get the senator
ship, but he saw no necessity for pri-
mary when the members of the Legis
lature who elected the Senator were
directly chosen by the people. He
urged his followers to be very careful
who they elected. Butler was the
friend of the corporations and their
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see Butler in the Senate than to have
Ben Tillman go there. "If I go there,
| promise that | will use that pitchfOrk
in his old fnt ribs" He intended to
call Butler "Coxey" Butler from this
time on and would plaster that name
on his forehead at every meeting in
the State.
Tillman spoke for only about fifteen
minutes and wound mp with nh appeal
for peace. The people of the State
needed peace and unity i'll every sense
of the word. In his peroration he de.
clared TINT he wanted to go to the Sen
nte to see what he cou'd do against the
Wall street influences. Wall stree:
owned Congress and owned the Senate
aud the President and all the rest OF
them were under the influence of Wall
!srect
Senator Butler was received with
great applause, and made telling
speech When Governor Tillman
made the propositioa. to discuss public
issues he willing1r~:nSt him more than
half way, but rs the first opportunity
Tillman had indulgcd in n line OF
speaking which reduced the campaign
TO the line of dog fight almost. He
again denounced as untrue any state
mcnt that he had or knew of n cam
pnign fund in his interest. He mad,
telling point against Tillman by
clubbing him "Newbold' Tillman. il
honor of the Texas detective by tha
name who has been employed bN
Governor Tillman. 81 don't send tt
Texas for detectives and | do not pay
a hundred and fifty dollars every
month out of the taxes of the people
to import q detective to follow mt
around and guard me-"
Butler then devoted some time to
the idle talk about the nssasi nation of
Governor Tillman and walking up to
him with outstretched arms said: "Ill
guard him myself, and in heavens
name let him stop that penny game OF
demagogy. What is he doing it for
except to excite your sympathy? |
think that by the time | get through
with him, that is if have strength to
get through, he won't be worth killing.
It's all nonsense about his being killed
it is all bnncOmbe. lie mas played
that cara for the last time, and
promise I'll guard him nil the time If