The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-06-20
SPEAKING At ROCK HILL.
FIRST GUN IN THE STATE CAMPAIGN.

VI uQA4llU n NOOA AAA4s
FIRST GUN IN THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
Butler and Tillman Meet, and Each
Has somethsnE TO Say - Butler
| Seems to be ON the Agg creative.
News and Courier.
| Yorkville s. c., June 18.-The campaign OF
| 1894 opened at Rock HIN to-day. II waaa COM
paratlyely uneventful meeting. The flavor OF
s1a
no hooting tactics. AS to attendance the
meeting was a disappointment. Not over
l. 500 or 1000 persons were present, and with
that small attendance II is said that from $40
| to 8UO OF Senator Buffers friends were there
| fIom other counties. The townspeople show
ed precious little interest or enthusiasm. To
get down TO plain unvarnished facts without
color or favoritism the chief interest was in
the Senatorial contest. Although II was al
legged that the aliens In Rock Hill were pro-
iessional boomers, the fact remains that there
bowling among the audience. The candidates
showed whatever antagonistic feeling there
| was.
Although to-day was something Of a sklr-
mish II developed the patent fact that Senator
Butler is going to make a more active cam
paign against Governor Tlllman than bis
former opponents. Figuratively speaking
Gen. Butler caught hold Of Governor Tillman
twirls and punches. Fortunately Governor
Tillman and his friends took things with ap-
parent good nature, but for that matter every.
Sns %as ~ss With b Gen. Bitter, that was admitted.
The interrogations we're on Buffers side this
time. The fiilman men explained II by the
alleged use OF free passes for Gen. Buffers ad.
mirers, AS TO that have NO concern that
is politics. There were many OF Senator But
ler's friends there from other counties. They
cheered him at opportune times, they saw
that he had fair showing, and they vent
the peace, as was shown. The debate was
vigorous and spicy and the only interesting
feature of the meeting. II Is given below
also Indicates that Governor Tillmsn Is moi
| fretting 10 participate In q general primary
/ for the Senatorship.
I From the State.
President White. after cautioning the crowd
not TO inter- upt the speakers, introduced Gov
the front of the platform, paused half min
/ ute, and, aftel the slight cheering subsidized
began by saying that he occupied peculiar
position In that he was commencing 10 stump
| The State for the third time.
| Governor Tillman'n Speech.
"I want to get down to the level with YOU
i boys that plow," Governor Tillman exclaim
ed. he had met the people Of York and dian Ian
q great peace and unity public meeting Just
i beyond the railroad when the winthrop
school cornerstone was laid.
q bitter tongue; perhaps he had but he was
not responsible for all the dissensions iu
lSouth Carolina. Look at the manner ir
which have been abused by the newspapers
and in the last campaign the exponent OF the
peace and unity crowd went about the State
before began speaking, saying that was un
worthy 10 tie the shoe latohet OF Judge Wal
lace. Both of the candidates for the Senate
are from Edgefield. Our plantations are in
the same township. We are friendly, more OF
iless, and no cross word ever passed between
us II feathers are TO dy each OF US must lose
] some OF our pep-feathers.
The people had been in a fever, he said, fol
live years. While some good had come OF It
l the time had come for II 70 cease. The Inter
ests Of the town and country % are S the sd same .e
i the cotton row cannot pay bis debts neither
can the lawyer earn living Or the preacher
Il have been Governor four years." said the
lGovernor, "and my record is public property
I am ready to defend every act Of my admin
istration. never stood for oface until wa
thirty-eight years old; then asked for the
ed 's9 ap and shook It down. so I can't be called
much OF an office seeker. Offices belong tc
you. No personal title to the office Of Senator
lies in anybody. My distinguished friend hss
but the position is not his. It's yours.
| You expect a discussion OF nationaf Issues
and shall take blrd's eye view Of them.
day. "if / tried should be like a piney
i woods pond-only knee deep"
| II the cotton crop is bad In one State today
40 It ls In another and the same Is true OF The
wheat crop. In seven States troops are out to
keep down insurrection and riot. There is nc
prospect Of better times. / shall not talk o
the tariff, cannot reach II, but shall talk te
you of our financial system. 10 one word. We
have had too little money In the country te
do It's business. At the beginning OF the wal
S2 OOO 600 were In circulation, now 81 600,
700 circulates. The money system OF the coun
try is controlled BY capitalists and they are
tracted the currency.
The Governor then entered into disquisi
ton. explaining the distinction between
greenback and national bank notes. "If the
promise TO pay on a greenbaek is dishonest
i Whyis the promise on United States bonds &c
valuable?" he asked, and he read Federal Su
prenae Court decisions sustaining greenbacks
legality, the greenback which whipped you In
the war. If 1t was good enough for that II
ought to keep you out of the poor house. He
spoke of the fictitious panic OF last ear being
"created. purposely created by the Shylockt
ry out the silver plank OF the Chicago plat
| form? No, my God, no! and the man In the
White House is more responsible than any
other man living for the betrayal OF the De
Then the Governor denounced the: sale O
bonds last year in the Interest OF the bond
Iholders, who burned the candle OF poverty
| stricken toilers at both ends. We shall have
no remedy until we get together and turn the
whole kit and Doodle out. when We do get
in. OBJ, my God, won't we enjoy grinding thai
Then the Governor reiterated the charge
about the fraudulent demonstration OF Sill
YER, declaring that Cleveland and Sherman
were cheek by Jowl and that Sherman was
triumphant.
OF rsgamuffins TO ask Congress- for help
What did they do? They cracked poor Cox:
ey's head But they were afraid OF Coxey, all
and Put a sn H s nave eoasy
ed at home and gone TO voting. -:
"There." shouted the Governor, with great
energy, "ls the sword with which you can Kill
You about on free passes"
The Governor returned to the demonetiza
tion question, and stopped once. declaring
that he couldn't speak unless the buzz about
him stopped. Speaking OF the subtreasury
i he differed with some OF his Alliance breth
rem, believing that the two fights TO restore
n and 10 ssne Paper @p Ss Rased 10
yislng methods to distribute It. It was like
lsrranging to cook the rabbit before 1t was
caught We've got to 60 to the West for an
Alliance. We can look no longer TO New
lby Cleveland men, who had sucked Dem mocra
cy in their mothers milk, they were casting
about helpless and disgusted at their party
Il which has gone into shivers.
i He could not in strong enough Language
characterize that old bag OF beef In the White
House. who had failed TO carry out any Of his
promises.
OF Bill Arp's story Of Big John, who, when
the Yankees were hot after him. tied the tail
| of his OK to the dashboard SO that the car,
couldn't get away from him. ! can't do ex
lSsnate cant be bought. or bribed or BULLDOG