The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-23
CAROLINA'S BIG CIRCUS.
Butler and Tillhan Make the Fur Fly
at Camden.


His Pitchfork in Cleveland's Old Fat
Ribs-Senator Butler Ridicules the
Governors Alleged Fear of Assas-
sination-He Says the Governor Has
Reduced the Campaign to a Dog
Fight-The Senator Not Afraid to
Have His Record Aired.
Charleston, S. c., une 22.-The fifth of
the series of campaign meetings was held
at Camden to-day. The crowd was small
and reasonably well-behaved. The inter-
est of the campaign centers in the sena-
torial race, Senator Butler and Gov.
Tillman being the chief attractions of the
circus At Camden to-day Gov. Tillman
had the opening and Senator Butler the
close.
Gov. Tillman was very tame and Sun
day-school like, in his Introductory re-
MARKS, but warmed up as he went along.
He spoke of his unusual 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 l got
to Lancaster pulled off his shirt and
lifted the hide and put some salt and pep
per under it. We Edgefeld fellows know
how to use pepper. He may have some
more pepper and I'll give him all the time
he wants, as 1 will only take twenty
minutes. Senator Buffers charges that 1
am liar and thief and a coward do no
good"
READS HIS TITLES CLEAR
The governor said he was willing to
discuss public issues If permitted to do
so, or if it were preferred that he should
pitch rocks, he promised to pitch two
rocks TO Senator Buffers one. There was
nothing to hide in his public record. His
private life was open to the most careful
scrutiny. He had lived for the last five
years under a calcium light, and if any
thing could have been found against him
it would have been discovered by this
time. Here there was a vigorous
outburst of applause for Gov
Tillman, and in response to this
he cried out: 'They burnt the woods
and sifted the ashes, and have not found
a louise" He challenged Senator Butler
to bring out anything he had against his
private or public record. He intmated
that there might be something in Sena-
tor Buffers record. but that he did not
fight that way. But if Senator Butler
wanted it that way, he could give him
more than he sent two to one.
BUTLER's REQUEST FOR PRIMARY.
Senator Butler had been asking for
primary for the senatorship at every
point 1t made no difference to him, for
he was sure to get the senatorship. but he
saw no necessity for primary when the
members of the legislature who elected
the senator were directly chosen by the
people. He charged his followers to be
very careful who they elected. Senator
Butler was the friend of the corporations
and their candidate. Mr. Cleveland
would rather see Senator Butler in the
Senate than to have Ben Tillman go
there. ''lf go there, | promise that
Will use that pitchfork in his old fat
ribs"
He intended to call Senator Butler
"Coxey'' Butler from this time on, and
could plaster that name on his forehead
at every meeting in the state.
Gov. Tillman spoke for only about fif-
Teen minutes and wound up with an ap-
peal for peace.
The people of the state needed peace
and he was for peace and unity in every
sense of the word. In his peroration he
declared that he wanted to go to the
Senate to see what he could do against
the Wall street influence. Wall street
owned congress and the Senate, and the
under the influence of Wall street.
A POLITICAL DOG FIGHT.
Senator Butler was received with great
applause and made a telling speech If
no other good had been done by his lam
Dasting OF Gov. Tillman. it had at least
taught him lesson in decency. When
Gov I1llman made the proposition to dis
cuss public issues he willingly met him
more than half way, but at the first op-
portunity Gov. Tillman indulged in a line
of speaking which reduced the campaign
10 the line of dog fight almost. He again
denounced as untrue any statement that he
mad or knew of a campaign fund raised in
his interest. He made telling point
against Gov. Tillman by clubbing him
ar,Newbold" Tillman, in honor of the
1exas detective by that name who has
Deen employed by Gov. Tillman.
Il don't send to Texas for detectives,
and | do not pay $3.50 every month out of
the taxes of the people to import a detec
1--WE TO follow me around and guard me-"
NOT IN DANGER OF DEATH
Senator Butler then devoted some time
70 the idle talk about the assassination of
Gov Tillman, and walking up to him,
with outstretched arms, said IN guard
hlm myself, and in heavens name let him
sIop that penny game of demagogy.
What is he doing it for, except TO excite
your sympathy ] think that by the time
get through with him, that is if have
strength to get through. he won't be
worth killing. It's all nonsense about his
being killed. It is all buncomb. He has
played that card for the last time and l
promise I'll guard him all the time If he'll
Just quit talking about being killed
Senator Butler then talked about the
darlington matter and said it was a
ridiculous idea Of the governor to speak
OF being wanted in Darlington so that he
might be killed. What had he done2
think of il. The idea of the governor of
commonwealth being afraid to 60 among
MS people for fear of being killed What
mad he done for anybody TO kill him2
There was some attempt at this point
oy Gov. Tillmaa's friends to interrupt
senator Buffers speech, but the senator
SAID TO the chairman Of the meeting that
these men must shut their mouths, that
there were not enough men in the county
70 lntimidate him and they need not think
tney could frighten him. And they kept
quiet
Senator Butler said he heard OF this
howilnR down business that had so dis
Eraced the state in recent years, aud he
notlced that when man blistered Gov.
Humans back his friends began 70 howl
nlm down. He did not propose 70 be
howled down.