The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-04

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taxes as well as the farmers.
Gen: Butler was received with aD
plause. Speaking of the maDgniticent
crops and nice homes CT Marlboro
county that he had seen while riding
here from CheraW, he said there ought
to be no calamity howlers here, and
that the people should bo happy and
thankful. He thought and prophesled
that times would shortly be better
throughout the country. The capital
lists In the North said there was S24
per capita, while we did not have 81 a
head. He told of how bank IN his
county could not lend $50 because It
did not have the money.
The trouble about the national banks
was that they contracted or en-.
larged the currency to suit themselves
These banks reduced their circulation
to minimum, and he had voted in Con
gress to allow them to issue an amount
Of currency equal to their deposit In
bonds, instead of nine.tenths as now,
in order that the circulation Of money
be increased. Answering Governor
Tlllman's charge that Wall street had
raised fund to have him reelected,
he said that Wall street had no liking
for him, and that it had threatended to
blow him up for standing for the peo-
pie in Congress. When Tillman wanted
to fund the State debt he went to Wall
street.
In regard to his voting for Judge 81
monton's confirmation he asked why
had Governor Tillman not sent some
protest to Washington against it. The
Governors mouth ought to be closed
on that score. Judge Simonton was an
honest, upright man whom he had
known for forty years and he could not
get up in the Senate and vote against
him just because Governor Tillman did
not like him. The Alliance and the
Reform party were just getting on his
platform, as be had advocated free sil-
yer for fifteen years.
In the face of previous experience
the people had reelected Cleveland.
They knew at the time be would veto
a free coinage bill or anything that
would help the South, 1t was the pol
liticans who had opposed Cleveland.
Gen. Butler said that if he had any
thing tv do with the Democrat party IN
the future he intended to read the riot
act and tell the people that they ought
to have candidate from the West. He
had in mind a man from that section
VINO was with US completely on all our
great questions.
The Southern farmers were the
snartest people in the world. They
made cotton at nine cents per pound,
sold it at seven and still lived. But
they could not live long at this. They
must have relief. The General said
that chairman Of the meeting had re-
minded him before the speaking that
the people wanted TO hear issues dis
cussed. This was what he wanted. lie
never heard speech but that he learned
something and he always tried to tell
others what be knew. He deprecated
bitterness and hoped to see the people
all together.
Governor Tillman was received with
shouts and cries of "tell it," 1--WE are
glad to see you again" He recalled the
fact that he had begun his attack on
the "oligarchy," right here in Bennetts-
vile nine years ago. He did not walt
to catch the popular side. He just
took his stand and somehow the boys
came right along and ranged them
selves around him. He was going to
be the advance guard sent by the peo-
pie to take the government from the
plutocracy.
He was not responsible for the Bit
terness that had passed between him
and Butler. He just pitched back two
rocks for one. He Warted peace, but
he was not going to be dictated to by a
minority. If those who had fought
him so bitterly ard were ready
to join the church and would quit call
ing him a devil, he was ready to open
the doors. Voice: They want otfice.)
Yes, tDat's what is the matter with
them. Let them take back seats and
come in on probation and show they
amt for revenue and Office and maybe
we will promote them some time.
lido not hate these men who hate me
80. feel sorry for them. They are
benighted and have read the News and
Courier so that they think am devil.
[ Laughter
He would talk to the people as a
plain farmer and states man, which
latter he claimed to be, as he had right
ly interpreted khe will of the people
and had done their wishes. The Re-
publlcans and HamiltoniaDs and the
Ants were at heart Republicans. They
were no more Democrats than he was
negro.
cleveland is not honest today, or
else he is the most damnable traitor
that has ever held that seat" shouted
the Governor amid applause. Cleye.
land and his so called Democratic
Congress were responsible for the pow
erty stricken condition of the country.
England mad bribed Congress through
Wall street. Before they went to
Washington and bought the nomina.
tion of Cleveland. They also bought
Harrison's nomination. They were
happy and made the people pay the pl-
per, no matter which one got elected.
The Governor said that the News
and Courier and other subsidized news
papers that were bossed and owned
whined about an "honest dollar
They made silver dishonest by leglsla-
ton. The governor argued for green
backs and asked why did the capital
lists want the promise of the govern
ment on bond and yet reject 1t on a
note. He wanted Uncle Sam to des.
troy national banks and mako gold. sill.
yer and paper receivable for all dues
and 60 ahead and turn on stream of
greenbacks that would irrlgate this
country. OF course the opposition
would say this was the rankest heresy,
but he did not care.
The sub-treasury was simply an edu-
cational doctrine used eflicaciously to
show the farmers that they had been
imposed upon and TO show the iniquity
of the national banking system; aud it
has served its purpose. The Governor
said that at Spartanburg when he had
his famous debate with Ben Terrell
before the Alliance, and behind closed
doors, he had satisfied his audience
that it was South Carolina's part to
make their fight in the Democratic
party and 50 be let the sub-treasury
alone because be did not want to fight
his brethren. When the State conVen-
ton met last year the feeling was not
to send any delegates to Chicago, or if
they did to instruct them to leave if