The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-06-27

old. am the best preserved man Of
ninety y-four in this State There are. l
hope, good many years of fighting
strength left in me yet, but any one
who thinks | am dying to 60 back to
the Senate is greatly mistaken.
The people Of the State pay ooly $83
of my salary. If Governor Tillman
wants to draw comparisons Of services,
valued iu dollars and cents, | can 60
back to my humble home in Edge6eld !;
my family thank God. are grown. my
wants are few, but there are not peo-
pie or money enough 10 the world to
drive me from what | conceive to be my
duty to South Carolina. (Cheers loud
and long,
deprecate seeing and hearing the
country arrayed against the town. The
towns are made up of the country.
The towus are being built up at the
expense of the country, but it is net
the towns fault. 1t is the result Of
the emancipation Of negro slavery. The
Senator spoke eloqueutly Of the unfor-
tuuate results of the war, aud the ills
that had fallen upon the South. He
reviewed the history Of the Democratic
party since the war. its final induction
into power, and expressed his regret
that bic Own views on finance had not
prevailed. He said that Governor Till
mau's charges Of corruption we're not
true, but he was frank to confess that
two, or perhaps three, Of the Senators
we're corruptible men. He named over
the Southern Senators, saying that they
we're honest meu aud incidentally that
were no two .ruer Democrats in the
country than Senator'S Voorhees, and
Turpie.
Ths Senator referred to, his separate
box proposition. and said that some
of his old friends and comrades had
suggested it to him They were afraid
that if Conservative Legislature was
elected that it would destroy Clemson
College and adopt reactiooary legisla-
ton The Governor had said that he
had nothing to do with it, but it was
for him to say. He could join in re-
quest to the executive committee.
The cheering was slight when the
General closed.
As the chairman introduced the Gov.
erpor there were cries Of "Tillman !!
Tillman!!' and vociferous cheering.
The Governor alluded to his visit here
in 'S8. when the delegates to the State
convention had been previously in-
structed for Richardson. and again
when he came in go, the first time
that you people could see your candi-
dates aud look them in the eye. He
spoke Of the struggle made against him
by the supporters Of Earle. In con-
sequence Of that factionsl fight many of
your people came to bate me and believe
that [ was hardened semi. devil" !"
This is an anti-Tilman county, and if
Butler can't carry this county, where
does he expect to get the votes There
are several Edge6eld Democrats here
who want Office. Butler is running on
his record. DR.. Zimmerman is running
on his looks, Yeldell wants the Office, |
am running because the people demand
it. (Cheers.)
Abiding to CAL Caughman. the
Governor said: He has made an inde-
cent exposure of his mind to-day, and
Senator Butler is welcome to what as
sistauce be can get out of him.
Governor Tilman then branched of
into refutation of Senator Buffers
charges made iu the earlier meetings.
He spoke deliberately and with sup
pressed passion. II have something
very unpleasant to do. must answer
a speech made at Camden to another
audience. l shall refer to the Senator'S
charges at Camden, and incidentally
to his disgraceful conduct at Chester.
He claimed at Chester that put an
insult npon his character at Yorkville.
aud the stigma was tbis-at the Rock
Hill meeting confined myself to the
discussion of issnes. Senator Butler
dealt in personalities and sarcasm. 1t
is impermeabe to the shafts Of malice
aud lies (Grcas emphasis on lies. }
saw 1,500 people at Rock Hill, 800
of whom we're brought there to hurrah
for Butler Now you know that makes
man mad it made you people mad
four years ago when men along the
Charleston. Sumter aud Northern road
aud from Oraogeburg we're brought here
to boiler for me at the Earle meeting.
Haskell brought two carloads of howl
ers from Columbia, but five carloads of
my boys came. Those men we're
brought to Rock Hill to give out the
impression that Butler had great
boom 10 York county 1t cost money
to bring them there Now one of two
things was true Either Butler paid