The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-06-28
e. WAR OF WORDS.
TILLMAN AND BUTLER LOCK HORNS
IN DEAD EARNEST.


ter.~aroat Exo,tement and scme Fear
that Trouble Would Arise, But Forum
atelY Everything Passed of Poaoeably.
LANCASTER, S. g., June 21.-The
meeting at Chester yesterday was red
hot, and 1T Is a wonder that there was
not serious trouble. Governor Tillman
was the first speaker. He said he was
glad that his term as Governor was
nearly out. He said he had hard and
stumpy road to travel, but that he had
cleaned out everything In the road for
the people, and that he was there ask.
ing to be sent to the United States
Senate. The Governor said the farm
ers were being legtslated into the poor
house by the national government.
Things in this State were kind Of
straight now, although they needed
some changes. lie told the people to
watch the legislators. He said that for
thirty years the laws of the national
government have been made in the in
terest Of the classes against the mass.
es. Most legislation Is aimed directly
at the farmer. The result Is few
millionaires and sixty million paupers.
He said the people had been bambooz.
led and had sent men to Congress who
sold them out. The Governor said
that if he were sent to the Senate he
would try to turn things upside down.
The Governor said he wanted to 80 to
the Senate because he wanted to do
something for the starving and down
trodden farmers. A majority Of the
Senators now In Congress worship
money and bow down to the golden
calf. Lots of them were millionaires.
The people sometimes tore things up
side down in the House of Representa-.
tives, but the money power Is en-
trenched In the Senate. Monopolies
and trusts control everything: He
went on to say that trusts and
latures in some States to elect Senators.
They have invaded South Carolina
with their money and are trying to buy
you. lie spoke of the Rock Hill Coxey
army hauled free by railroads and
jumped on the Richmond and Danvifle
Road again. lie told the whole free
excursion plan to the delight Of the
audience. lie said the blame for 1t lay
among four-Butler, ,CleYeland ,whiskey
or railroads. He said it may have made
Butler feel good to hear his friends
cheer him, but 1t made Tillman feel
bad for Butler. He said: 81 would beat
Butler If went back to Columbia and
never opened my mouth. (Cries Of
"Yes."O but want to get out with the
people" He said Butler had not got
up against millionaires 80 long that he
half way believed himself to be one
and was incapable Of representing the
people. About this time there was q
single cheer for Butler. The Tillman-
ties yelled: "rhat's mighty weak"
Tillman brought up Buffers sup
port Of the nominees In 1890 and spoke
some about Hampton. Butler had re-
sented In plain terms the rising up of
the people and said that 1t would
amount to chaos. From that chaos the
Governor said arose Clemson and Win
throp, and by it railroads and Coosaw
were whipped into submission. butler
is not In sympathy with you. He has
been away from home too long. AS to
what Butler had done he had distribu.
ted few seeds, which Butler himself
admitted were of no account. He
read Buffers letter to the Democratic
Executive Committee and said 1t was
ambiguous. He said he would leave
| it to the committee to do what 1t
pleased. He was willing to abide the
| result Of the Democratic primaries.
When he got ready to leave the party
he would bet two-third5 Of the party
went with him. cloud applause)
A BITTER SPEECH.
Senator Butler was then introduced
! and spoke substantially as follows:
"WheD 1 began this campaign I an
nounced that intended to say nothing
that would provoke trouble or excite.
ment and Governor Tillman, in his first
speech, said he wanted issues and pub
lie measures only discussed. Yet al
Yorkv1lle, where he had the reply, he
put an insult upon my character that
permit no man living to do without
resenting.- (This provoked some con
fusion and the crowd began to look ou
for squalls.) Gen. Butler raised his
voice vehemently and declared he pro
posed to have hearing and II he pun
ished Tillman he must take his punish
ment like q little man. Governor Till
man charged Or rather in a meane
way than that, by insinuation, innuedt
and suggestion, that l had corrup
tion fund from Wall Street or else
where with which to buy my seat int,
the Senate. ! say In reply that he o
any other man who says so Is an 1nfa
nous liar. When he has charges t,
make against me as man or as Sen
ator, let him come like man Of cour
dBe 6llN u luCll hllu Sp6Clly, anu uOC III
dulge In the innuedo Of a blackguard
The man has never lived (Voice: "Tel
it.) and never will live who impute
dishonesty to me. Governor Tillmar
may 60 to the Senate, but he shall no
60 there slandering me. Let him gt
on his own merits, and not by misrep
resenting and villifying better mer
than he is. He thinks | am not ir
Isympathy with tho people Of this
State.
| Voice: Were you at Brandy Sta
tion?"
Yes / was, and l am here today, and
i will be with the Governor evsry day.
| trust l have not got some Of the de-
fects Of his character whereby he &C.
cuses a man behind his back and the
next day denies he said 1t.
Referring to the G 0vernor's remarks
about the COxeyltes at Rock Hill, Gen
Butler pointed to some one In the
crowd as one of the Coxeyites who
came from Edgelield, and said that the
Governor would no more dare to say to
that man that he was a tramp, If he
were on equal terms with him, than he
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