The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-21
BUTLER ON THE WAR PATH.
He Virtually Calls Tillman a Liar to
His Face.

Canvass by a Wall Street Corrup-
tion Fund-Supt. mcBee Accused of
Carrying Butler Shouters to Rock
Hill Free-The Senator Springs One
eof Tillman's Own Passes on Him-A
Charge of Corruption Against Con-
gress Resented.
Charleston, S. g., June 20.-There was
some pretty lively sharpshootihg at the
campaign meeting in Chester to-day and
Senator Butler did the shooting. To ex-
plain it, it is necessary to go back to the
first meeting, which was held at Rock
Hill on Monday. There was a large
crowd there, and it is estimated that
Senator Buffers supporters were largely
in the majority. In accounting for the
apparent disparity of their forces the
Tillmanites charged that the Butler con
tingent was composed of men who had
been taken to Rock Hill by
Bunch" McBee. superintendent of the
Richmond and Danyille railroad in this
state, and that they did not represent the
people of Rock Hill. In his speech at
Yorkyille yesterday Gov. Tillman re-
ferred to Senator Buffers Rock Hill sup
porters as Coxey army, and gave utter
ance to the following sentiments: "Pos-
slbly some of Buffers ioverzealous friends
may have engineered this. If Bunch
McBee, as superintendent of the Rich
mond and Danville railroad, is prostitut-
ing his authority by hauling people free,
we ought to know it. If there is cor
ruption fund raised in New York, then
we ought to know it, for it is talked
about"
BUTLER AGGRESSIVE.
Today the<campaign meeting was held
at Chester, and Senator Butler made
Gov Tillman's statement the text of his
speech. He was excited and aggressive.
and made a deep impression by the
spirited manner in which he resented
Gov, Tillman's insinuation.
Gov. Tillman made the opening speech
to-day. 1t was one of his characteristic
phitipics against President Cleveland,
congress and the money powers. He de-
clared that the Democratic party was
rotten and vowed that he would go to the
Senate armed with a pitchfork with
which he would prod President Cleve-
land. His speech was received with lit
tie enthusiasm by the crowd of about 800
Senator Butler was received with
great applause and started out quietly
by saying AT Rock Hill | an
nounced that [ would do nothing to
provoke trouble Gov. Tillman said he
wanted the issues discussed, and yet at
Yorkville, where he had the reply, he
nut an insult on my character that | per-
nit no man living TO do without resent
ing"
There was great confusion at this point
and indications of a storm Senator But
Ter walked across the platform and rails
ing his voice said: HE must take his
punishment like man. He saio vester-
day, or if he did not say so, he 8 dopl d a
meaner form by insinuating, anG suggest
ing that l had a corruption fund from
Wall street or elsewhere, with which to
buy my seat into the Senate"
TILLMAN GIVEN THE LIE.
Then turning around toward Gov Till
man, he said: Il say in reply that if
Gov Tillman or any one else makes that
charge against me, he is an infamous
liarn
The crowd was dumfounded. 1t looked
at Senator Butler and Senator Butler
looked at Gov. Tillman, and everything
was as quiet as the calmest sea- when all
of a sudden there was an outburst of APP
plause with mingled cheers for Butler
and 1illman.
After order had been restored, Senator
Butler continued: when he has charges
TO make against me, let him make them
like man of courage and truth; let him
specify and not indulge in the innuendo
of blackguard aud bully. The man has
never lived and never will live who i'm
putes dishonesty to me Hurrahs for But
Ter and for Iillman, and a voice in the
crowd; "Give him h-l."l Gov. Tillman
may go to the senate, but he shall not go
there slandering me. Let him go there
on his own merits and not by villifying,
Iampooning and misrepresenting better
men than he is Talk about my having
corruption fund
IN SYMPATHY WITH THE PEOPLE.
HE says am not in sympathy with
you men. [ A voice: "Were you at Brandy
station?"] Yes, l was, and / am here to-
day, and will be with the governor every
Gay. hope have not some defects of his
character, whereby he accuses a man be-
hind his back and the next day denies
that he said it. He talks of my friends at
Rock Hill being Coxeyites. There's one
OF my gallant friends from Edgeheld
pointing to man in the crowd as true
man as ever lived. He would no more
undertake to tell that man that he was
tramp, II he were on equal terms with
MN, than he would attempt to fy. These
men simply did not get the permission TO
DO as they pleased from Marse Ben.
Il did not provide these men with trans
portation and had nothing to do with
Chelr coming. could nave mad n0bnlng
TO do with it. Gov Tillman perhaps
thinks he has been bossing this state long
enough to think he has right, title and
interest to it. Gov. Tillman says l de-
clined to make speeches in 1890. | don't
believe the committee ever made the re-
quest in the first place. They ignored me
and Gov. Tillman does not tell the truth
when he says was invited to speak in
That campaign. ! was Systematically ig-
nored. Gen. Hampton went to Aiken,
where he was invited, and was howled
down by Tillman's myrmidons and they
tried to disgrace and humiliate that old
man. | did not go because / was not in-
vlted Then too in 1892 although | Of
Tered my services there seemed to be a
aSlesign to keep me away from the people.
There never seemed to be any place for
me. The governor says | was elected
before the Hamburg riots and that he too
was there. Maybe he was, but | was
there and did not see Tillmau, and / have
oeen told that when the shooting began
ne could not be found. How about
brandy's Station2" was again asked by
man in the crowd. l was there, but Till
man was not. He says he was too young,
yet had comrades as young or younger"
TILLMAN's FREE PASS.
After discussing some matters of Gov.
Iliman's administration, Senator Butter