The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-25
THE STATE CAMP PAleN.
The Events Of the Week.
TIE AIKEN MEETING.
No Excitement Except an AHenept t
Houz doeo,s Butler.
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was followed Oy w. II. 4eioeil, VINO
also wishes to have say so in regard
to;the railroads. Mr.. Yeldell advocates
eparate coaches for white and negro
passengers; doing away with second
class COACHES entirely, and reducing the
rate OF fare from 8 1-2 to 8 cents per
mile.
Mr.. G. Walt Whitman, who would
be, superintendent Of education, came
next. Mr.. Whitman is decidedly q
poet as we'll as most fowety stump
orator. He assured she audience that
be vas not the kind OF Reformer who
..Wriggled in and wriggled ont,
And kept the people ali in doubt"
but one Of the true blue kind. he fav-
ored taking away the appropriation from
the South Carolina College and giving
it to the common schools One of Till
mans baud primaries was taken on this,
resulting ID about twenty-five hands
going up in the affirmative and none oo
the negative side.
W. D. May6eld, present superiuten-
dent of education, and who desires to
retain his place, followed aud answered
Mr.. Whitman's speech. He favors all
institutions Of higher learning and
thinks they should all receive all the
support possible from the State.
Assistan. Adjutant and Inspector
General John Gary Watts was then
introduced.
Mr.. Watts appearance shows that,
though he may be Reformer, he by
no means belongs to the 1.one gallus"
boys. He claimed that by military
law he was entitled to promotion and
that he thoroughly knew the duties of
the Office.
General R. N. Ricbbourg followed
and promisedif elected to give the peo-
pie militia that would obey the orders
Of their commanders. he referred to
his 80 years connection with the miii-
tary and his prompt response 10 the
call Of the Governor to Darlington.
Gen. NJ. G. Batter was next intro.
duced in an eloquent two minutes ora
ton BY Col. CASTOR who referred to
Following the general for four years in
the latefrar Gsn. Bntler was received
with cheers accompanied by counter
cheers for Tinman. He said twas we'll
for all public officers to come before the
people. That the United States Sena-
torship did not belong to him. but to
them and they should know the man
they had put there.-. That he bad held
the seat since the dark days of Radi-
calism when he had to stand slander
aud abuse to get it, but be had received
it from carpet bagger and held it
since. Gen. Butler said he had been
requested this morning not to in-
dulge in personalities that he did
no: want to aud would. not, aud hoped
Governor Tillman 10 following him
would have the good grace to do like
wise. That he did not start that sort
Of thing, but when he was struck he
must and would strike back Here
came some cheers for 9illman aud the
crowd became quite noisy. Things
looked squally for few moments. but
Butler kept his stand and said he pro-
posed to speak if he had to stay all
night to do it. That he would not be
''bully-ragged,' ''and" turning to one
man in the audience. ..You sir. have
no right to stand there with committee
badge on and howl ne down." The
Generals cool aud determined stand
had good effect and he was we'll
listened to after this. He discussed the
recent financial depression, said the
Democratic party was not responsible
for it, but that We needed more money.
That the South was in much better
condition financially than the North,
East or West.
Voice-''Won't you agree With me
Senator. that Wall street owns the
Senate.
Butler-..No. because tits not so
They dom. OVID me. no street. no man.
no amount of money can buy me z"
He then referred to our other South
ern senator's, mentioning Senator
Walsh. and asked if the people thought
such men could be bought. That such
talk was SANDER on the Senate of the
United States. The Senator said be
had been in favor of free coinage and
several Of the measures advocate by the
Alliance before the Alliance was ever
born. That he did not care so much
to 60 back to the Senate as to see the
white people of this State again united,
and Il would not stir up strife among
them as some men have done for all the
Offices in the United States" He said
Governor Tllman was howled down in
Charleston because be insulted the peo-
pie there That be was glad Tillman
had agreed to have the separate box a:
the coming election and thought his