The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-23
BOTH FOR ADLAI.
South Caroljna's Senators Propose Stevenson
for the Next President.

for the Next President.
| Columbia, S. c.. July 2o-(Special)-T
meeting at Lexington today was attended
| by 500 men, a score or two of whom had
| imbibed freely and who took delight in
chatting and jeering at the orators. Colonel
| Caughman, a noisy character, who aspires
| to go to congress and who has recently
| abandoned Tillman for Butler, was per
! sistent!y hoWled down when he attempted
| to speak
| Butler criticised Cleveland's letter to
| William l.. Wilson, taking the ground that
| the placing of raw materials the free
| list was IN the interest of New England
manufacturers. He declared his belief that
Cleveland had gone back on the democratic
| platform pledges to financial legislation,
but that his motives were honest. The
hope of the country was in the democratic
party.
Tillman followed Butler and said that
| stevenson was true democrat, who, if
| he had been elected president two years
ago instead of that old bag of beef from
| New York. would not have betrayed the
| democratic party pledges" Speaking of
| Cleveland as in league with the goldbugs,
he said that Judas. when he betrayed his
| Christ with a kiss, had heart fuller
of blackness and treachery than that old
scoundreI Cleveland in deceving the de-
mocracy.'
The crowd greeted this sentiment with
enthusiastic yells and shouts of Give it to
him, Ben!
General RnscnIity Charged.
| Then he charged that those congressman
| that Cleveland did not buy with patronage
were bought with money from Wall street.
He charged that Cleveland had been ma
nipuIated by Wall street. He wanted to
| know how much sugar he got for writ
| ing the Wilson letter. He believed Steven
| son would have done much more for the
| south than Cleveland. Two hours ago he
believed the democratic party ought to be
| tried again.
I'VE were born democrats and wen al
| ways be democrats" he said. We may
! have to change name. Those scoun-
! drels up in Washington have stolen the
| democratic livery and are serving the
| devil
Voice-There's nothing in a name.
Getting Near POpu!ism.
| Governor Tilhman gritted his teeth, got
red in the face and said, with much Vigor:
| Il pledge you here and now that just as
| soon as | see a glimmer of hope to throw
off the yoke of gold I'll lead you on if you
| will follow me, and if you won't l. III go it
alone" Great hurrahs)
During Buffers speech the following
| Cured: 1--WE want Tillman for president"
from the crowd.
Butler-Upon reflection, you can make
him president and send me back to the
senate. applause and laughter)
Mr.. Seay-Do you think we ought to ex-
pect any relief from the democratic party
and who is your man for president?
Senator Butler-I think the best man for
us is Adlai Stevenson, Ben Tilman, if
you want him. Stevenson is the friend CT
the south. My judgment is that the dem
ocratic party is our only salvation. Ii all
men, of whatever parties, will unite on
some good man on silver, not only demo-
Gratis in the south and west, but of the
north and east. too. L believe will back
him. That is the way to fight.
The crowd, as usual, was largely a Till
man crowd, but General Buffers friends
speak even more confidently than they
have for the past fortnight.