The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-06-28

man was always attacking somebody
while that somebody was away. AT
Yorkville he had the indecency to lug
Col. McBee's wife into his speech, but
he would no more fling an Insult of
that kind in McBee's face on terms
Of equality than he would attempt to
pull up tree by It's roots, Gen. But.
ler said he had nothing to do with out
| side men being taken to Rock Hill; he
didn't know who arranged 1t and die.
not care. Tillman admitted yesterday
that some of his friends came on the
same train and on free passes.
Voice-"Given by your friends"
Gen. Butler then exhibited the ia.
nous "Pass No. l." over the Richmond
and Danville, given to Governor Till
man and family. Some one asked him
where he got 1t, and the General repli-
ed that 1t was nObOdy's business where
he got 1t. Turning to Governor Gilman,
he asked him If he denied receiving this
pass.
Governor Tillman-I do not and I
know the man who hauled these men
gave 1t to you. (Applause.)
Gen. Butler went on to say that when
Tillman twas caught with this pass,
like thief with stolen goods, he gave
1t up and threw himself behind his
wife,"
Taking out of his pocket a copy of
the State dispeneary report, Gen. Butler
heard no breath of!suspfcion against any
Of the departments Of the State govern
ment. In an interview in the New
York Herald, Governor Tillman said
that he alone was responsible for the
d1spensary. He says If he goes to the
Senate he will not 60 junketing around
Why did he junket In Cincinnati and
the West to buy whiskey to ram down
the throats Of the people?
Cheers and counter cheers brough on
agood deal Of confusion, and Governor
Tillman arose and assisted the chair
man in restoring order.
Continuing, the Senator said he had
not gone junketing while In Congress.
Thirty days would cover every day he
had been absent on his own account
since he was first elected to the Senate.
Reading from the report of the dis
pensary, Gen. Butler said that the as
setsiaccording to the reports, footed up
$3.50, ,S47 81 and the liabilities the same;
but instead Of that, the former really
amounted to only $3.50, 0,6341G, a short
age of $4,000. Where is 1t, said hep
Can Governor Tillman account for 1t 7
Has any of it struck in his pocket,
| to be used as a campaign fund to br1be
that, and if he can, nobody will be
more delighted than myself. Gen. But
| Ter read from the reports, saying that
| the purchase Of wines was shown
| there without giving prices or
que nifty, and yet they call that an
honest administration of the public
| funds. There is over $4,000 marked
| down here in this way for one quarter,
giving no explanation, except the gross
quantity of all the various kinds pur-
| chased. How much of that $4,000 is to
be used as corruption fund to buy
his way into the United States Senate
| A Voice: God knows"
l wonder If he stays there for six
years If any money will stick to his
pocket!
Speaking OF the Governors 3 statement
that any Reformer who got office under
Cleveland was looked on with suspicion
as having been bought, Gen. Butler
pointed to United States Marshal Hun.
ter, and said that he was appointed by
Cleveland, that he was RefOrmer and
asked the crowd If he was bought
This was answered by cries of "Nev
man to say he was bought.
Gen. Butler said he knew Of only one
appointment given this State at his re.
quest. 1t was we'll known that CleYe
land did dot incline to him on account
of his position on finance at the extra
session.
Answering the charge that United
States Senators had raised money tC
help him In his canvass, Gen. Butler
stated that his brother Senators had
voluntarily offered to do so, but that
he had declined to let them. The man
who said he had acorruption fund fo]
that or any other purpose was liar.
He charged Governor Tillman with
having perpetrated deliberate Sian
der on the United States Senate. Their,
was less money among the member
now than In ante bellum times. Thes
men would not be purchased half a
quickly as the man who made the
charges. There was Gordon and Walsh
Morgan and Pugh, Berry, Jones, Vest
Cockerill, Blackburn and Daniel anG
whom the breath of slander was neVe
: heard until today when this man mad
his base charges.
When asked him If he would pu
his chances on voting In a separat
box he pretends that he does not under
: stand 1t. If he dare submit to a prim
, aay l will beat him three to one befor
the people. But when / have got tt
. contend with the rings and packe
, conventions he has built up l am at
:. disadvantage. And l quote his frlen
and associate Senator lrby. when
speak Of rings in the State House.
have theory about that dispensa
ry and 1 believe 1t was put through b.
, Tillman to be used as a political ma
chine to send him to the United State
Senate. Under that law he had q righ
to appoint ten thousand constables to
be his political workers, and we reat
In the newspapers that when the de
cisiOn of the Supreme Court, declaring
the law unconstitutional, came, hi
said 1t paralyzed him. 1 don't wonder
1t broke up his political smoke house
The Legislature gave him $4,000 tt
start the dispensary with, but instead
Of that he took several hundred thou.
sand and exceeded his authority.
have known the clerks In Washington
to 60 two months without their sala
ries. because Congress had not appro
priated money therefor. Cleveland
never dares to exceed an amount ap
propriated.
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