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

Governor Tillman continued his
speech in an invective against Cleve
land and Wall street. Richland, he
said, was one of the five counties which
had cut themselves off from the re-
mainder Of the State, and if her people
insisted upon going to the devil he
could not helpi it.
BAD BEHAVIOR BY THE CROWD.
General Butler said in bis speech thai
he had been criticised harshly right
here in Columbia by conservatives. II
was the right of the people to crltIclse
him, but he was not responsible fol
those who had been or had not been
appointed to federal offices. Those who
had been disappointed and who visited
their disappointment on him were sim
ply unjust.
Almost throughout bis entire speech
General Butler was interrupted by 8
dark-skinned Tillmanite reeking with
LIQUOR, who was on the stand, and,
strange to say, he was allowed to keep
it up without let or hindrance. Secre-
tary of State Tindall said there was
great anxiety all over the State as to
whether there was going to be fair play
in the race Voice: 'tIt's all right dow n
in our country. Here's the man" ,"
slapping John Gary Evans on the
back.)
"Governor Tillman characterized my
plan as double, back-action affair. |
tell you it is straightforward plan. II
is none of his business. We are fight
ing this battle and we don't get office
from Governor Tillman. We get it
from the people, and what we want to
know is what you have to say ABOUT
this matter. That is Of vastly more
consequence to me-"
COMPTROLLER Eiierbe than began to
beard the lion in his den in this man
ner:
II am no hero worshiper. AT Winns.
boro Governor Tillman said be was
going to give me a little spanking be-
cause I bad happened to differ with
him. I want to say TO the Governor
and to the people, that the man who
undertakes to spank nae will get the
worst spanking he ever had. zap
'plause.) I am as good a Reformer as
Governor Tilltnan or any man. Cover
nor Tillman is candidate for the Sen
ate. Let him run his campaign and
we will run ours. When / want an
advisory attorney, I will notify him. |
am free, white and twenty-one, aud
whenever Johnny Evans gets too big
for bis breeches, I ain going to spank
him."
ELLERBE SAYS 1T WAS A BLUNDER.
Ellerbe declared that Governor Till
man had made great blunder in lssu-
ing the proclamation to open the dis
pensaries. The sentiment of the people
was against opening them. 81 am a
member of the State board OF control, ,
and I have never been consulted on
this matter. If I had been, 1 would
have told the Governor that it was a
mistake, and I would have voted
against it,"
Then came John Gary Evans. He
thought the dispensary law was the
best ever devised, and if Ellerbe was
allowed to tinker with it, be would
ruin it. "It's good for your bellies, "
said he. "They will last ten years
logger than if you had barrooms. "
"On the 1st of August" said he, "you
will have the dispepsary despite the
action of the board of control to the
contrary"
DR.. Sampson Pope, Reform candi-
date for Governor, made notable
speech. II am law.abiding man, and
intend to obey the decisions Of the
Supreme Court of the State. That
Court has passed upon the dispensary
act of 1892. In pursuance OF that Gov
ernor TiIiman had the dispensaries
closed. Under action 2, it is left, not to
Governor Tillman to manage the dis
pensary but to the board of control,
and, in my judgment, it cannot be
opened without two Of those gentle
men sanctioning it. I am opposed to
opening it, though favor tho law. |
am peace. loving citizen, and I had
rather see peace in this State than any
other thing. Loud applause ] | think
that to open the dispepsary again VIII
simply turn loose the flood gates of the
devil upon the people and cause the
spilliag Of blood. 1t will cause men to
resist the officers of the law. God
grant that it will be averted."
DR.. Pope then got down to business.
81 askedlthe committee" said he, Ito
rescind the order for the convention. l
did so because the Conservatives put
out no ticket. I believe they were in
earnest. When Larry CAN'T went
home after the committee refused to
grant my. request, he stuck rooster at
the head of his. paper ahd declared that
it was victory for John Gary Evans.
AS soon as I saw that saw that the
Gerdian knot should be cut, and |
thank God I have the courage to cut it..
T will tell you I will not 60 before the
convention, but I will submit my
claims to general primary of the
Democratic party. [App]ause. / be-
lieve in throwing out the olivs branch
and allowing the Consel vatives to vote
for whichever Reform candidate they
choose, and then no matter who is
elected, shall roll up my sleeves and
work for bis success in Novem ber."