Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-06-27

Yorkville.
GOVERNOR TILLMAN HAD THE IN
DECENCY
to lug Col. McBee's wife's name
into his speech. He would no more
dare to fling an insult in McBee's
face on terms of equality than he
would to tear that tree up by the
roots. Governor Tillman had
made remark that Mrs. McBee
was reported to have talked of
quitting her husband because
Governor Tillman had slept ill the
berth } Governor Tillman admitted
yesterday that some ofhis friends
went to Rock Hill on free a:ses.
Voices: Given by your friends
Gen. Butler then carefully took
out his pocket pass No 1 in favor
of B. K. Tillman and famllp until
December 81, 1891, and signed by
Col A. A. Andrews.
"Wbere did you get it, General?'
Gen Butler, in reply: I don't
know if it's any of your business.
l have it.
To Governor Tillman: I want
to know if you deny it?
Governor Tillman: No indeed,
sir, and the man who gave it to
you passed as your friend.
Great hurrahs and conside rable
commotion.
I think be had better stop on
this matter
LIKE a THIEF WITH STOLEN GOODS.
When the Governor was caught
with this pass he gave it up and
threw himsef behind his wife for
protection. Then Gen Butler began
untieing a package of his rocks,
but before beginning be remarked
that he had not heard a breath of
suspicion against Mr.. Ellerbe. Mr..
Tindal, Gen Farley or any of the
State departments. Now Governor
Tillman talks about ny junketting
and I've not been away for thirty
days altogether But he went on a
junket to Cincinnati to buy whis-
key to ram down the throats of our
people. Before get to the Senate
1 will criticise Governor Tillman's
Administration, and when I have
any charges I shall be prepared to
prove. them. I hold in highlands
reports of the State dispensary.
(Great hurrahs and confusion. }
I have a right to criticise a public
officer. He talks about my having
bought votes with patronage. Here
is Mr.. Hunter. United States
marshal. Was he bought?
Mr.. Hunter spoke up: II defy
any man to say that was bought"
Here was another outburst of
applause.
Butler: I know of but one ap-
polntment given at my suggestion,
and Governor Tillman is talking
through his hat when he says
Cleveland gave me patronage. He
and I are not in sympathy on the
silver question.
I have here a report of the dis
pensary for the quarter ending
November 1. Any of you can see
it. Here the assets are put down
at $2S0,347 81 and the liabilities at
$2SO,347 27. If any of you count
up the items you would see that it
does not figure up on one side but
$26O,634 16, shortage of $19,713
| IL. Where is that $4,000?
HAS ANY OFT STUCK TO HIS POCKETS
to bribe you? Let him account for
that, and if he can nobody will be
more delighted than myself. Here
are wines put down without any
prices given, and yet they call that
an honest administration of a pub
lie trust. Here is in one quarter
$5,172 of wines and no prices.
Whoever heard of public trust
and public fund being handled
that way, and Gov. Tillman claims
all responsibility for the dispen-
sary. He says Congress is bought
and the Senate is controlled by
Wall street. He charges absent
men With corruption. I wonder if
he stays there six years if any of
their money will stick to his pock-
cts? But he has and is perpetual
ing deliberate SANDER when he
is continually talking of bribery
and corruption in tho Senate. I
don't be1ievn anv of them can he