The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-21

Bitterness Enters Into the Sena-
torial Campaign,
SENATOR SCORES THE GOVERNOR.

Mr.. Butler Denounces South CaroIina's
Chief Executive, who l. After Buffers
Seat In the National Senate, as Liar
and = slauderer OF Honest Men.
CHARLESTON, 5. c., June 2l-The pence
which thus far has reigned over the sena-
borial campaign in South Carolina was |
abruptly dispeled yesterday. A birtpr |
speech was made by Senator Butler, which |
created the greatest excitement The |
cause of the eruption dates back to the |
first meeting at Rocky Hill on Monday. |
At this meeting Mr. Buffers supporters |
were apparently in large majority. The |
Tillman forces charged that the Butler |
contingent was composed of aliens carried |
there by the superintendent Of the Rich |
mond and Dauville railroad. In his speech |
at Nurkville on Tuesday, Governor Till !
man referred 10 Butler's Rocky Hill sup |
porters as "CoXey army men, and said:
Possibly some of General Buffers over
jealous friends may have engineered this.
II the superintendent of the Richmond
and Danyille railroad is prostitutiug his
authority by hauling people free we ought
TO know it. II there is a CORFU ptuu fund
raised in New York then you ought TO
know it, for it is talked about
Yesterday the campaign meeting was
held at Chester, $. c.. and Senator But
Ter made Governor Tillman's statement
the text of his speech He was excited
and aggressive, and started out by saying;
AT Rock Hill ! announced that | would
do nothing to provoke trouble. Governor
Tillman said he wanted the issues dis
cussed, and yet at York Vile he had the
reply put as au insult on my character
that l permit no man living to do with
out resenting."
There was great confusion mt this point
and indications of storm. Senator But
Ter walked across the platform, and rails
ing his voice said; He must take his
punishment like man. He said yesterday,
or if he did not say so he adopted a
meaner form by insinuating and suggest
ing, that l had corruption fund from
| Wall street or elsewhere with which to
buy my seat in the senate"
| Then turning around towards Governor
| Tillman he said:
II say in reply that If Governor Tillmau
or any one else makes that charge against
me he is an infamous liar"
The crowd was dumfounded It looked
| at Senator Butler and Senator Butler
| looked at Governor Tillman, and every
thing was as quiet as the calmest sea,
when all of a sudden there was an out
| burst of applause, with mingled cheers for
| Butler and Tillman After order had
| been restored Senator Butler continued:
"When he has charges to make against
me let him make them like man of cour-
age and truth. Let him specify and not
indulge in the inuendo of a blackguard
and bully. The man has never lived and
never will live who imputes dishonesty to
| me-
81 hope have not some defects of his
character whereby he accuses a man be-
hind his back and the next day denies
that he said it, He talks of my friends at
| Rock Hill being COXeyites. There is one
of my gallant friends from .Edgefield
(pointing to a man in the crowd), as true
a man as ever lived. He would no more
undertake to tell that man he was tramp,
If he were on equal terms with him, than
he would attempt to fly. These men sim
ply did not get the permission to do as
they pleased from 'Marse Ben
| II did not provide these men with trans
portation, and had nothing to do with
their coming l could have nothing to do
with them. Governor Tillman perhaps
thought he, had been bossing this state
long enough to think he had right, title
and interest to it. The governor says [
was elected because of the Hamburg riots,
and that he too was there. Maybe he was,
but l was there and did not see Tillman,
and have been told that when the shoot
ing began he could not be found"
He then took up Tillman's charge that
congress is bought and the senate is con-
trolled by Wall street. He charges men
at distance with corruption He is per
petrating deliberate slander when he is
continually talking of bribery and cor
ruption in the senate. don't believe any
of them can be bought half as easy as the
man who stigmatizes them"
Senator Butler criticized Governor Till
mans administration in plain terms, and
made very effective speech. What its
effect will be no one can tell. There is
general thankfulness that there was no
disturbance at the meeting yesterday, and
efforts will be made by conservative men
on both sides to keep the peace