The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-07

never attacked Buffers honesty. The
people of Edgefield know that he Till
man)is honest and endorsed him two
years ago by 1900 majority. They viii
give him 1900 majority this year.
The Governor said: 1T comes with
poor grace from Butler to insinuate
anything about my honesty when he
cannot say as much about paying his
own honest debts" Butler, he said
charged him with having power to
purchase all the whiskey. The pur.
chasing power Is vested in the Board
OF Control, of which Elllerbe and Buch-
anan are members. They are RESPONSE
BILE but all the responsibility is laid on
mo. They frequently leave the pur-
chasing of whiskey to me because l am
familiar with all details of the bust
ness, but they know that there is moth
ing in these insinuations.
After finishing with Butler Governor
Tillman jumped on Grover Cleveland.
Speaking of the scarcity of money he
took q hand primary to SEQ how many
men in the audience had any money.
1t was q rather delicate question, but
the primary showed an enthusiastic
majority without Il cent. Governor
| Iillman touched again to-day on the
Alliance and the sub-treasury. He de-
clared that this pressing of that de-
mand at this time is simply blindness
and may precipitate row in the Re-
form ranks which may allow some Of
our enemies to slip in. 81 could have
lodged this sub-treasury issue and let
you go on and fall in the ditch, but
am not 81 demagogue and will tell you
the truth every time" ,Cheers.) The
Governor told his friends to mako
every man who is candidate for the
Legislature tell exactly how he stands.
Voice: "They have got it to do"
Tho last thing the Governor spoke
on was the Dispensary. He said that
he had hid the 1893 law from tho Su-
preme Court because he didn't want
the expense OF an extra session of the
Legislature to re-enact it. The Cover
nor was sustained in what he had done
in re-opening the Dispensary by hand
primary. Tho crowd promised to do
their duty as jurors when men are ar
rested for violation of the law. Tho
Governor told the crowd that whom
they know man is violating tho law
to send him word and he Will send a
constable to take charge of that man.
The Governor was uproariously ap-
plauded throughout his speech.
a RIOT NARROWLY AvERTED.
Everybody who knows Senator But
iSi Sih uOW III uuSU nave al
fected him when Governor Tillman told
him his mouth was sewer pipe
through which other people squirt
their filth at him. Knowing this the
reporters looked for hot stuff from Sen
ator Butler. They were not disap-
pointed, but the occasion was hotter
than anybody expected. 1t came near
amounting to riot before the hour
allotted to the Senator was over. Sen
ator Butler was probably little paler
than usual as he faced the crowd of
1,200 mon, nearly all of them Tillman-
ties. Grasping the railing in front of
him, General Butler first paid few
compliments to tho old soldiers of
Union. Then he said in stern tones
Since the progress of this campaign
have endeavored to comply with the
rules of parliamentary debate. The
exhibition hero this morning is no ex-
ception to the quotation that when u
man gets mad he is o FOOL"
Turning toward Tillman and back
again to the crowd, Butler said: 81
notify both him and you here and now
that in the future do not propose to
wash our dirty linen in public. If he
or you have any personal grievances
against me let him meet me and we
will settle it. He knows where to find
at any time"
This statement, or at least that part
directed to the crowd, was drowned out
by the loud cheers for Tillman.
General Butlcr explained that he
had prepared the article which was in
tho Nows and Courier to use at Lau-
rens. He had given it to the reporters
to copy and mail to their papers. The
Courier correspondent had mailed it to
his paper and that paper had prema-
turely published it. It was published
without authority. Governor Tillman
knew the circumstances and yet took
advantage of it. Notwithstanding this
he sees fit to go out of his way to
make flings at me.
General Butler got warm again and
said: He (Tillman) talks about my
mouth being vehicle for filth. God
save the sewer pipes of this country II
his mouth is not worse than any sewer
pipe know Of"
This was greeted by loud cheers for
Tillman which continued for a few Sec
onds. Resuming, General Butler said:
"I'he figures on this Dispensary mat
ter | secured from competent authority
and not from the whiskey trust. Why
doesn't he answer and give facts: say
whether they are true or not and not
which has no reason in it ?"
Tillman: 81 have denied what you
Charge"
General Butler: 81 have secured
these figures from proper sources and
| when he answers them | will have
something else to say. He intimates
that am not paying my debts. II I
had the Dispensary at my back with
the hundreds of thousands in it I would
perhaps pay my debts and feather my
nest, If | was like some people. Any
man who says that do not pay my
man talks like he is rich man. I am
done my duty to myself and my coun-
try"
The cheering for Tillman had grad
ually grown louder and moro frequent
! during Buffers remarks and it broke
into fury all at once. When the yell
ing partially ceased, Butler said
"He'll need all the hollering you can
give him."
An old gray-haired ex-Confederate
said to Butler: "You used to lead me
right in war. He (Tillman) leads me
right now, and you don't" The yell
ing for Tillman continued. / did not
regard it rs formal attempt to how
Butler down, but as an expression Of
the feelings of the people for Tillman
1t was at least annoying to Genera
Butler, and he shouted to the crowd
81 understand this thing. You have
been put there to howl me down, but
you can't do it,"
The crowd vehemently denied this