The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-08-08
A STORMY TIME ar UNION
Almost as Bad as Edgefield.

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Butler Ho,oled Down-Pistols Made
Ready for the Fray.
The Union meeting on Tuesday,
july 31se, vas very exciting during the
speeches Of Gov Tillman and Gen.
Butler. The other candidates did not
contribute much towards the days
amusement. They spoke in the usual
vein aud said abous the same things
they have been saying since the cam
paien opened
TIE States reporto Of Gov. Tiilman's
aud Gen. Buffers speeches is adopted !:
Gov. Tillman vas very we'll received,
bus not With the cheers Of 1892. He
said be knew he would be elected and
need not canvass the State, but he
wanted to get out Of Columbia from the
rattlesnakes and get among the honest
people. He paid bis respects to Gen.
Butler and said the men who had made
aaidavits about Hamburg had lied when
they said he was not present. Gen.
Butler had kept quiet 90 the dispeusary
since his charges at Chester and
attempted to answer the dispensary
shortages charged BY Gen. Butler as
shown by the Governors report.
Gov. Tillman said that Gen Butler
Vas being used BY some barkeepers or
someboy else, thas Gen. Butler had
indirectly charged him With dishonesty
and that he .ss getting tired of it.
Cheers.
He then paid his respects to Cleve-
land with about the same epithets and
bag strung ous denanciatory adjecsives,
aud Of course he was cheered to the
echo.
Governor Tillman We want. more
money.
Voice haven't cent.
Tillman took hand primary Of the
people Who had 70 money-about
sventy-five hands went up then. after
begging for more hands, he got about
half Of the crowd and notably there were
some men lending money. His speech
on faance was about as usual He said
this Was the oaly State in which the
Alliance was in control and let's keep it
there.
In sending men to the Legislature,
said the Governor, ask them who they
are going to vote for. Doo't let them
dodge, A man told me this morning
thas If man said he would vote for
me on the stump here and then voted
against me they would hang him.
He thea discussed the dispeusary
closing and reopening as he usually
does, and said to the crowd that be
could see ..by your eyes you have been
drinking blind tiger liquor" aud that
be was going to enforce the Law. In
calling for hand primary on the re-
opening of the dispepsary. some voted
wrong and he told those that they were
so drunk on blind tiger liquor they
didn't known how to vote right. When
he closed With his pitchfork after Cleve-
land the cheers were loud.
Gen. Butler said since 1870 he had
causassed this State until last year, and
he was no. allowed then. He said
Governor Tillman had worked himself
mp in rage, and an old philosopher
said once when man got mad he was
3 fool and this morning was no excep-
,ion. Gov. TilIman or any other man
Who bad grievances against him could
always fud him aud be would not run,
aud he suggested to Gov. Tillman that
the matter be settled personally be-
tween them: Il say here, now to
Gov. Tillman and you. that | do not
propose to wash our dirty linen in
public. If he or you have any personal
grievance against me let him meet me
and we will settle it. He knows where
70 find me, aud he knows he can get
satisfaction any time.
Cen Butler explained how the
article published 10 the News and
Courier had gotten 10 prematurely.
The correspondent had selegrapbed his
paper not to publish the article uutil
Butler had spoken it, that the CORES
pondent had explained the facts to Till
man and yet TilImau. Notwithstanding
this, sees 6s to 60 out Of his way to
make aings a. me. Tillmau talks
about my mouth being vehicle for
filth. God save the sewer pipes Of this
coup.ry If his mouth is not worse than
any sewerage in Charleston"
rusther, Gen. Butter said II have
secured these figures about the dispen.
sary from proper sources and when
he answers them will have something
else to say. He insinuates that l am
not paying my debts. If / had the dis
pensary a. my back with hundreds Of
thousaods I would perhaps pay my
debts and feather my nest, too, if | was