The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21
ALL READYFOR The INCOME TAX
Discussion Of This Comes Up in
the Senate To-day.
a lay OF Phenomenal Progress on the
Tariff Bili-Aldrich Finds Out Who
opposes Froe sugars-Chsndler and
Allen Look Horns In an Animated
Disoussion-Hin Co Open tho Arxu-
mont Against the Income Tax.

the campaign meeting in Chester to-day
and Senator Butler did the shooting.
To explain it is necessary to 60 back
to the first meeting which was held at
Rock Hill Monday. There was large
crowd there and 1t ia estimated that
Buffers supporters were largely in the
majority.
In accounting for the apparent dis
parity OF their forces the Tillmanites
charged that the Butler contingent was
composed OF men who hal been taken
to Rock Hill by Bunch McBee, super
tendent OF the Richmond and Danville
railroad In this State, and thew did
not represent the people of Rock Hin,
In his speech at Yorkville yesterday
Governor Tillmsn referred to Buffers
Rock HILL supporters as Coxey armyites
and gave utterance to the following
statements
Possibly some of General Buffers
over-zealous friends may have engi-
neered this. II Bunch McBee, as super
intendent Of the Richmond and Danyille
railroad, is prostituting his authority
by hauling people free, we ought to
know 1T. If there is corruption fund
raised In New York, then you ought to
know it, for 1t is talked about
held at Chester, and Senator Butler
made Governor Tillman's statements the
text of his speech. He was excited and
aggressive and made deep impression
by the manner in which he resented
Governor Tillman's insinuations. He
was received with great applause and
started out quietly by saying this:
"At Rock Hill 1 announced that l
would do nothing to provoke trouble.
Governor Tillman said he wanted the
issues discussed, and yet at Yorkville,
whore he had the reply, he put an in
suit on me that permit no man living
to do without resenting."
There was great confusion at this
point and indications Of storm. Sen
ator Butler walked across the platform
and raising his voice said: He must
take his punishment like man ue
said yesterday, or if he did not saw so.
he adopted meaner form by insinuat-
ing and suggesting, thatI had corrup.
tion fund from Wall street or elsewhere
with which to buy my seat into the SEN
ate."
Then, turning around toward Governor
Tillman, he said: II say in reply that If
Governor Tillman or any one else makes
that charge against me he is an infa-
nous liar"
looked at Senator Butler and Senator
Butler looked at Governor Tillman, and
everything was as quiet as the cslmest
sea- when all OF sudden there was an
outburst OF applause with mingled
cheers for Butler and Tillman.
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 and bully. The man
has never lived and never will live who
imputes dishonesty to me. (Hurrah's
for Butler and Tillman. Voice in crowd
give him h-'O.
Governor Tillman may go to the
Senate but he shall not 90 there Islander.
ing me. Let him go there on his merits
and not by whiting, lsmpooning and
misrepresenting better men than he is
Talk about my having a corruption
fund" He says I am not in sympathy
with you men "a voice "were you at
Brandy Stationery Yes, 1 was, and am
here to day and will be with the gov.
eminent every day. hope 1 have not
some defect of his character whereby he
accuses man behind his back and the
next day denies that he said it.
lie talks OF my friends at Rock Hill
Delng CoxeylteS. Ihere lS one OF my
gallant friends from Edgefield pointing
to man in the crowd) as true a man as
ever lived. He would no more under
take to tell that man he was o tramp il
he were on equal terms with him than
he would attempt to fly. These men
simply did not get the permission to do
as they pleased from 'Marse Ben
81 did not provide these men with
transportation, and had nothing 10 do
with their coming. could have moth
ing to do with it. Governor Tillman'
perhaps thought he had been bossing
this State long enough to think he had
right, title and interest to it. Gov
ernor Tillman says 1 declined to make
speeches in 1890. / don't believe the
committee ever made the request in the
first place. They ignored me.
Governor Tillman says was elected
because OF the Hamburg riots, and that
he. too, was there. Maybe ne was, but
was there and did not SOC Tillman,
and have been told that when shooting
began he could not be found GLOW
about Brandy Station?" was again asked
by man in the crowd.)
81 was there, but Tillman was not.
He says he was too young, yet had
comrades as young or younger"
After discussing some matters of Till
mans administration, Senator Butler
took up the free pass business.
Governor Tillman," he said, lad
mitted yesterday that some of his friends
went to Rock Hill On free pRsses.''
Senator Butler then carefully took
out of his pocket pass No. J, IN favor of
b. r. Tillman and family, good until
December 81, 1891, and signed by Col.
A. b. Andrews. Turning to Governor
Tillman he said:
~ want to know II YOU deny it,"