The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-08-16
THE LAST MEETING
OF THE CAMPAIGN HELD AT aBBc-
VILE ON WEDNESDAY.

lliiman 81 Usual Captures the Crowd
Hulo.'a PatholIc Speech.-Tho Gul erna.
t"ri"l Candidates nayo Their U.ual
Lively but Good Natur.dTIlt.
ABBEVILLE, Aug. 8.-Down in q
shady hollow under big pines and pop
lars, $500 to 5000, somo say $500 peo-
pie including 600 Georgians from El-
berton mostly Tillmanites, generally
nicely dressed aud well behaved, and
many pretty girls, sat and heard the
reverberati0n of the campaign die
away. Senator Butler did not speak
moro than five or ten minutes. The
Georgia visitors are said to have bean
Iopulists. 1t Is certain they were not
for Butler, or at least they did not ap
plaud him.
TILLMAN AND BUTLER.
Chairman Bradley tailed the crowd
begged that Abbeville's reputation be
preserved and that attention be given
al the speakers. He introduced the
governor, who advanced and began
Not sound was heard. The Governor
alter few remarks, observed that he
had more friends in South Carolina
IMAM any man. (Whoops, short, sharp
The Governor enumerated what has
been done by Reform that is of value
to the people and State, beginning with
the choking of Coosaw into submission
and going through other things as fol.
lows: Giving the people the
right to see candidates before yot-
ing for them; making Railroad Com
mlssioners elective by the people direct
reapportionment of the State; primary
elections; refunding the State debt;
building Clemson College and the Wo.
mans College; collection of railroad
ana bank taxes and making corpora
lions obey the law after hard fight:
calling a constitutional convention
and. last and greatest, the Dlspensary
law. The Governor was applauded as
he went through this list and spoke
strongly and forcibly of the various
achievements of the greatest of all
movements.
When discussing the scarcity of mo-
ney there were many sharp comments
by the crowd: The Governor asked
what Is money?
Voice: "We haven't seen enough ot
1T to know" (Applause)
The Governor begin to skin and stew
Cleveland.
Voice: Roast the old devil
Qlaughter)
Tillman: "'m just getting ready t,
give him his medicine" (Applause)
lIe was more than usually bitter o,
Cleveland and Congress and repeatet
his charges that Congress had beer
bought, referring especially to corrup
and bought up Senators. The Cover
nor's pet plan Of getting tho South and
West together, politically, was given &
good deal Of attention by him. He in
cidentally said that he had seen nobody
against him because he was against the
sub.treasury. lie declared that there
are hundreds Of men III the Alliance
who will swallow a court house or any
thing else TO get to the Senate. 1t was
these men who were kicking up AL
this row. The politicians had ALWAYS
been against him and now have knives
up their sleeves for him and will con
tlnue to kec. Them up there, but his
strength lay with the common people
and wool'haC boys. (Hreat cheering. y
lie said the Alliance in Georgia fol
lowed Tom Watson Off and was living
In 8 ditch with lis neck broke. (rh(
boys split tho air. "Thore are some
men i'm the State" shouted the
Governor, "Wh0 want me- to get on tht
Ocala platform with all fullrS. Some
OF those mon would swallow anything
TO get to tho United States Senate
The Governor spoke on In his usual pic
turesque style and the boys kept III
their comments. a young man JUS
beneath the stand got into an old tim,
camp meeting hurrah and yelled hister
ically. When the Governor ended tn,
usual demonstration occurred. 1t wa:
loud.
Whom General Butler was introduced
there was some discourtesy to him as
""o don't want to hear YOU" "go home
etc. Chairman Bradley asked for quiet
and the fuss suDsided.
Gen. Butler welcomed the GeOrgiana
thanking them for tho aid they gave
us In 'W. lie spoke Of his record anC
declared that his happiness did not de
pend Oh his return to Washington, anC
he was ready to bow to the viii Of the
people, If he was retired without the
agency Of political rings and ciques.
In closing the General appealed &c
the people that whatever their politica
differences might bo that the bono
which held old soldiers together woulG
not be forgotten. His voice dropped
low and trembled with emotion and the
last words were, "My fellow country.
men, L wish you all the choicest bles
sings Of God" A small cheer followed
interrupted with a whoop for Tillman
Sheriff Nance arose just as the Sena.
tor was departing and read the Alliance
demands, asking the Senatorial candi
dates what they had to say about them
Senator Butler returned and said that
he had given his opinions on the de
mands IN letter to Secretary Mitchell.
lie thought all the demands, except two
had good Democracy in them.
Tlllman got up and reviewed his po
sltion to these demands, opposing the
sub treasury In his customary words
and manner. lie said he didn'C want
any warehouses around to store corn
and cotton in nor system which would
give the party in power million men.
The crowd gradually broke after. the
two big skyrockets had exploded, but
$500 remained to sec the four Roman
candles 60 off.
POPE, ELLERBE, TINDAL AND EVANS.
DR.. pcpo argued strongly for the con.
stitutiOnal convention, and defended
the sub treasury as "the best of the Al
lance demands" lie criticised the re.
opening of the dispen9aries and CO.
clared If respect for the courts was not
maintained anarchy would ensue. He
attacked the Reform convention and
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