New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-23
GOV. TTLLMAN STILL AT 1T.
HE MAKES ANOTHER SAVAGE ATTACK
or SENATOR BUTLER.
PROMISE TO USE A PTTCHFoRK on PREst
DENT cLEvELAND's RIBs-GENERAL
BUTLER's REPLY.

BUTLERS REPLY.
Charleston. s. c.. June 22-The fifth OF the
series of campaign meetings was held AT Camden
today Timan had the opening and Butler the
closing Tillman was tame in his Introduction, but
warmed up as he went along. He spoke Of his un-
usual experience IN this campaign, and protested
against the policy OF conducting the meetings on
the line of personal abuse Speaking Of the way he
had responded at Lancaster TO the attack made
upon him by Senator Butler he said
When got TO Lancaster | pulled on MS snlrt ana
lifted the hide and put some salt ana pepper 1ue nd
H. Buffers charge that am a har ana a tnlel ana
a coward does no good
He was willing TO discuss public issues IL per-
mtted to do 50, or II 1t were preferred tnat ne
should pitch rocks he promised to pitch two rocks
to Buffers one.
lie challenged Senator Butler to bring out any
thing he had against his private or public record.
He intmated that there might be something In
General Buffers record but that he did not nght
that way but If Butler wanted 1t that way ne could
give him more than he sent, ten to one. Generai
Butler had been asking for a primary FOR senator
ship at every point 1t made no difference 10 hiih'
because ne was to get the Senatorshp. but'er
was the frierd of the corporations, and Mr. Cleve-
land would rather see Butler In the Senate than 70
have Ben Tillman go there IF | go there. ne
said Il promise that will use a pitchfork IN hs
He Intended to call Butler. "Coxey" Butler from
this time on and would plaster that name on ms
spoke for only about fifteen minutes. ana wouhd
up with appeal for peace. ,
Senator Butler was received with great applause
and made a telling speech. II no other good had
been done by his lambastng Of Tillman. he said IL
had al least taught him lesson in decency. When
Governor Timan made the proposition 10 discuss
public issues he willingly met him more than halt-
duged in line OF speaking which reduced the cam
pagn to the line Of dog fight, almost He again
denounced as untrue any statement that ne had or
knew Of a campaign fund in his interest.
General Butler then spoke Of the idle talk ABOUT
assasslnating Tlllman and walking up 10 him Win
outstretched arms said: "Ill guard him myself and
in Heavens name let him stop that penny game OF
has played that card for the last time and promise
III guard him all the time II he'll just quit talking
about being killed. -, ,,,,.- -
matter and said II a ridiculous idea on the
Governors part 10 speak OF being wanted In Dar-
lington so that he might be killed
There was some attempt at this point by Tilman S
said to the chairman Of the meeting that those
mon must shut their mouths; that there were not
enough men in the country to ntmidate him.
General Bute. said that he had heard OF this
bowling down business that had so dsgraced the
state in recent years and he noticed that when
man blistered Tiilmans back his friends began 10
howl him down He did not propose 10 be howled
down
Continuing in a similar strain at some length. Cen
eral Butler made a determined attack on the Dis
pensary law. characterizng II as political ma
chine built up in Tilman's interest He said 1t had
not been conducted according TO law, and generally
rddled It with holes.
The day passed off without trouble.
The meeting tomorrow will be held at Sumter