The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-27
the STATE CAMPAIGN.
SIX MEETINGS LAST WEEk-THE SEN
ATORIAL CONTESTANTS MAKING
THINGS LIVELY.
Meetings at Rock Bill, yorkville, Chester,
Lancaster, Camden and Sumter-The
Debates Getting Down on Low
Plane.

Meetings at Rock Bill, yorkville, Chester,
Lancaster, Camden and Sunter-The
Debates Getting Down on Low
Plane.
Rock HILL, June lS.-Governor
Tillman made aspeech te-day an hour
long. He declared that the trouble
with the country was that the volume
of the currency was insufhclent TO
transact its business. The Senate, he
said, in the hands of bondholders, and
Congress and the President are dictated
to by Lombard street. He advocated
a greenback currency, and said that
the Yankees whipped the South with
fiat money and that it ought to be good
enough now to keep Southern people
out Of the poorhouse. He reiterated
the charge that silver was fraudulently
delnonetized, and asserted that the
only hope for the people was to night
for its restoration and for a greenb 'cS
issue. He characterized Mr.. Cleve-
land as that "old bag of beef in the
White House who has violated every
pledge Of the Democratic platform"
The people could only redeem them
selves by an alliance of the West and
South Ring to crush Cleveland and
monopolies.
A Northern Democrat, the Governor
declared, was no better than North
ern Republican. He twitted Butler
with hauling men to the meeting on
free passes.
Senator Butler replied in speech
guarded in expression but cotemptu-
ously aggressive. He taunted f,illmar
with having himself accepted free
passes, and challenged him to submit
their election to separate box in the
Democratic primary in which popu-
lar vote could be recorded and by the
result of which each candidate should
pledge himself to abide. Butler merci-
Iessly ridiculed Tillman's assertion that
he woul Get up on a mountain aud
throw rocks at everybody" if elected to
the Senate. The Senator said:
"Oh, what spectacle he would be-"
TiIiman replied in a ten minutes
speech, declining the separate box on
the ground that it was matter for the
State Committee to decide. He vigor-
ously defended bis administration.
Gov. Tillman failed to arouse enthusl-
asn in his first speech, but he was
Justify cheered all through the second.
Butler was continuously and loudly
cheered, and his friends were exultant
throughout the meeting.
Messrs EIlerbe, Tindal, Pope, and
Evans, candidates for Governor, spoke.
Evans speech was fiery and bitter, He
strongly defended the dispensary,
charging that the Darlington riots were
premeGitated and iustigated by Char.
lesion liquor dealers. The majority of
the crowd was with MIN. Pope said
his platform was the Ocala demands
within the Democratic party, and then
proceeded to make a vigorous argn-
ment in favor of protection and Nc
Kinleyism.
On York's Red Hills.
YoRKvILLE, June 19.-The crowd to
hear the speakers here numbered from
l 200 to J, SEQ, about 200 of whom were
North Carolinians. The order of,speak-
ing was reversed. The Guoernatoriai
aud Congressional candidates speaking g
first and the Senatorial candidates last.
The crowd was indifferent until the
Big Two got their innings, when the
interest became much more lively.
The announcement by Mr.. D. E. Fin
ley of bis candidacy for Congress in the
Fifth district against DR.. Strait was a
new and unexpected feature. There
was a small fight by two persons in
the crowd which did not extend fur
ther.
SENATOR JOHN GARY EVANS
opened the ball in very good Tillmanite
style. He talked about local self
government, about making the candi-
dates look the people in the eye and
about smashing the ring that used to
rule the State. Referring to the present
State Constitution, he pointed to
provisions in it under which, if the
party that made it should again come
into power, could destroy every public
school in South Carolina. He had
made efforts in the Legislature to
amend the Constitution, but as the
people of Charleston aud Columbia
were always against him, he could not
get the necessary tWo-thirds vote.
There was provision in the Consti-
tuition that all schools must be oren to
whites and blacks alike. 1.-THE Repub.
licans could get control of the govern
! ment they could send negroes to ali OF
our colleges or else close those institu.
tons by mandamus.
Referring to the adoption of the Ocala
demands by the Democratic party OF
this State, Senator Evans said that
South Carolina is the only State in
| which Democracy is matter of prin-
ciple. We fought the war from prin.
| cipIe, be said, and got free negroes md
| poor.houses, but the principle was
right then, and it's right now. The
Northern people are Democrats fol
| revenue only. Next, Senator Evans
spoke OF the fact that the doors Of the
| Reform party were now open. John
Sam Werner bad been baptized in Co
luinbia the other day, and later Sena'
tor Butler was alsc baptized. But
don't let them all in at once, he said
they will muddy the pool. He also
said that even The State had applied
for baptism, but it would have to be
marked with red cross and sprinkled
with holy water before it could be let
in.
In coNclusion, Senator Evans de.
Tended the dispeEsary law and wound
up with some complimentary remarks
to the ladies. He was greeted with q
few cheers when he referred to the
baptism Of Butler, Werner and The
State; but when be sat down there was
no applause.
ELLERBE SPEAKS WITH HUMOR.
Gen. Ellerbe was the next speaker.
Speaker is used advisedly in reference
to the modest general, who denies the
soft impeachment. He declared that
be left speaking to his friend and cou-
sin, John Gary Evans. He is my cou'
sin, though be does not claim kin with
me. It is because am kind Of moss
back and am going to beat him for
Governor. (Laughter) But really he
is a bright young man, and am SO
proud Of him that want to help him
along. He would make capital trial
Justice, aud when l am elected pro-
pose to give HIM the office. The gen
eral recited his efforts to raise the as
sessments on railroads and banks, and