The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-21
BUTLER SCORED TILLMAN.
In Plain Language He RGlutfS Some ol
the Governors Charges.
GIVES BIH The LIZ WITHOUT CEREMONY
The Senator Makes u Profound Impression
by His Bold and Candid Statements.
TilIman's Defence.


and Senator Butler did the shooting. To
explain it Is necessary to go back to the
first meeting. which was held at Rock
Hill Monday. There was a large crowd
there and it is estimated that Buffers
supporters were largely in the majority.
In accounting for the apparent disparity
of their forces the Tillmanites charged
that the Butler contingent was composed
Of men who had been taken to
Rock Hlll by Bunch McBee superlntend-
ent Of the Richmond and Dauville road
In this State. and they did not represent
the people OF Rock Hin. In his speech
at Yorkville Tilman referred to Buffers
Rock Hill supporters as the Coxey army,
and gave utterance to the following SEN
timents:
Possibly some of General Buffers over
Jealous friends may have engineered this.
II Bunch McBee, as Superintendent Of the
Richmond and Danville, is prosututlng
his authority by hauling people free. We
ought TO know il. III there IS a corrup-
ton tund raised In New York, then you
ought 10 know it, for it is talked about
To-day the campaign meeting was held
at Chester, and Senator Butler made
Governor Tillmans statement the text
of his speech. lie was excited and ag-
gressive, and made a deep impression by
the spirited manner I'm which he resented
Governor Tilman's insinuations. He was
received with great applause, and started
out quietly, by saying:
BUTL Il ExcoRIATFs TTLLMAN.
At Rock Hill l announced that | would
do nothing to provoke trouble Governor
Tiliman said he wanted the issues dis
cussed, and yet at Yorkyilie. whore he
had the reply. he put an insult on my
character that l permit no man living 10
do without resenting IT,"
There MAS great confusion at this
| point and indications Of a storm. Senator
Butler walked across the platform and
raising his voice said He must take his
punishment Ike man. He said yes
ierday or Il he did not say so. he adopt
ed a meaner form by insinuating and
suggesting that | had a corrupt fund
from Wall street. or elsewhere, win
which 10 buy my seat into the Senate
Then turning around towards Governor
Tlllman. he said II say i'm reply that
| If Governor Tiiiman or anyone else makes
| that charge against me he IS an INFAMOUS
| liar"
The crowd was dumbfounded. It look
| ed at Senator Butler and Senator Butler
| looked at Governor Tillman. and every
| thing was as quiet as the calmest sea,
| when ali Of a sudden there was an out
| burst of applause FOR Butler. When order
| had been restored Senator Butler con-
| tinued.
When he mas charges to make agairst
| me- let him make them ike man OF
| courage and truth; let him specify, and
| not indulge in the inruendO Of n black
| guard and bully. The man has never
| lived ana ever will live who imputes dis.
| honesty to me" (Hurahs for Butler ana
| TIllman. Voice In crowd. give MN
h--l,D 60.
| ate, but he shall not 90 there SANDER
ing me- Let him 90 there on his merits,
| and not by viiifying, IampOoning, and
| misiepre esentlng better men than he Is.
| Talk about my having a corruption fund.
| He says / am not in sympathy with you
men" "A voice. Were you at Brandy
! StationT) Yes. ! was and / am here
to-day. and will be with the Governor
! every day. ! hope ! haven't some de-
| fects Of his character, whereby he ac-
cuses man behind hts back and the
next day denies that he said IT, He talks
| of my friends at Rock Hill being Coxey-
| ties there Is one Of my gallant fuends
| from Edgeheld pointing to man In the
crowd as true a man as ever lived. he
| would no more undertake 20 tell thdt man
he was a tramp II he was on equal terms
with him than he would attempt 20 ny.
| These men simply got the permission TO
do as they please from "Nlarse Ben"
TuLMAN FLArLY coNrBADIcrED.
Il did not prov4de these men with trans
portation. and had nothing to do with
| their coming. could have nothing 70
| do with IT, Governor Tillman, perhaps,
/ thought he had been bOssing this State
long enough to think he had a right. title
and interest TO IT. Governor 'tiiiman says
/ declined to make speeches in 1880. i
don't believe the committee ever made the
request In the first place. They Ignored
| me, and Governor Tillman does not tell
| the truth when he says l was Invited 10
| speak i'm that campaign. | was syStemat-
cally ignored. General Hampton went 10
| Aiken where he vas invited, ana was
howled down by Tillmans myrmidons,
and they tried to disgrace and humiliate
| that old man. l did not go because was
not invited. Then, too, in 1872, altnoush
! I offered my services, there seemed to be
| a design 10 keep me away from the peo-
| ple There never seemed 10 De any place
/ for me. Governor Ttiiman says was
| elected because of the Hamburg rlots,
and mat he. too was there. Maybe he
was. but was there and DID not see III
| man. and have been told that wnen the
| shooting began he could not be tound.
| C'How about Brandy station: was asaN
| asked by a man In the cro"dJ ,,
Il was there, but Tillman was not re
| saws he was too young, yet had coh-
rades as young or younger. - ,.,u
After discussing some matters or tln-
mans administration, Senator Du'Ie' '0'N
up the free pass business ,-.,...,
| f"Covernor TIuman" he said, admitted
| Yesterday some Of his friends went 10
| Rock Hill on free passes. ..
Senator Butler then caretully TOOK s, op' p
| OF his pocket pass No. /. I'm favor or b' X.
| Tllman and family, good until Dece1psr
81. 1889. and signed by Colonel a. B.
Turning to Governor Tnlman he said:
| az want 70 brow II you deny W
Governor Ttllman: mo Indeed, sir; ana
| the man who gave 1t TO yon passed your
senator Butler: II think he had better
stop on this matter. Like thief with
| stolen goods. when the Governor was
| caught with the pass ne gave II up and
| threw himself behind his wife for pro-
! tectiOn.'
| . THE COSTLY DIsPEssABY BUSINESS.
Senator Butler then took up the dis
| pensary question and showed by the OF
| fetal figures that Instead OF the state
| being ahead in the business, II was ABOUT
! SO, 900 I'm arrears.
| He then took up Tillman's charge that
| Congress s bought and the Senate Is
| controlled by Wall street. He charged
men at a distance with corruption.
| | wonder il he stays there six years
| il any OF their money will stick 70 his
! pockets But he is perpetrating dellber-
ate siander when he q continually talk
| ing Of bribery and corruption. I don't
believe any Of them can be bought half
| as easy as the man who stigmatizes
| them. For there are from the South such
true, honest men as Gordon, and Walsh.
| and Vest and Cockreil. and Morgan. and
| Pugh, and Blackburn, and Lindsay and
Berry. and Jones, and Jarvis, and all
| the others. against whom the foul breath
OF suspiclOn has never been hurled ex-
| cept by the man who is hundreds Of
miles away.
Senator Butler criticized Governor Till
mans administration In plain terms and
made a very effective speech. What its
| effect will be no one can tell. II evident