The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-18
cHARLEsPoN's MEETING.
From The State.

From The State.
CHARLESTON, July 12.-.'You can
go to the devil your own way" was the
loving invitation extended to the crowd
of FIVE thousand Charlestonians by
Governor Tillman tonight from the
court house balcony, aud such yelling
and jeering and Kissing you never
heard. Oh. it was hurly- -burly meet
ing. Its like We will never look upon
again. It was tit for tat between the
Governor aud the immense crowd.
Tillman would hurl his double-distiled
maledictions at Charleston, and back at
him would come thousand and one
replies expressed in as many ways, aud
forcibly at that.
The campaign meeting tonight bears
a close resemblance to the one of two
years ago, held 90 the same spot. The
entire space in front Of the city hall
along Broad street, from the new post
Office half way to Church street, was
filled With a seething, shouting mass
of humanity. For the most part the
crowd vas good-natured, and vas sim.
ply bent on giving Tillman as good as
be sent. At every gubernatorial shot
they would yell and hiss and howl
until "De doom of ole St. Michael"
almost cracked. Several times there
we're symptoms Of fuss or panic, and
the crowd was stampeded right aud left,
as moupted police dashed through it.
No one was seriously hurt, though
possibly there were score or more Of
bruised heads.
The meeting was called to order at
8 o'clock by Chairman J. W. Kinloch,
aud Brother G. Walt Whitman led of
with his hell gate illustration.
The crowd had read it in the news
papers before, and they gave the dy-
Mantle man some good-natured gags.
He talked Reform, and showed why
the South Carolina College should be
annihilated.
Representative Yeldell had his bout
for the railroad commissioners. He
told the Cbarlestonians that they must
bow to the will of the majority.
The honest face of DR.. Tim mmerman,
the Apollo Belvidere of Edge6eld coup-
ty, next loomed up. and as the crowd
took in the lineaments Of manly pull
chritude for which the Doctor is justly
celebrated. they roared and laughed
and poked all manner Of fun at him.
The Doctor spoke a good word for
Charleston. and was heartily applaud
ed
Governor Tillman was then intro
duced, and the welkin almost cracked
with miscellaneous assortment of
cries
This is the fifth time have had the
pleasure Of appearing before the peo-
pie of Charleston aud trying to poke
some common sense into their heads
from this spot" was the Governors
opening remark It was greeted with
a thousand bowls and Kisses. Every
body began talking and the Governor
was drowned out by the babel of
voices. The Governor recounted his
former visits to Charleston, remind
ing them that on one occasion they
call ran like pack of towards. He
didn't want their votes as be was going
to be elected without them.
All manner of yelling and Kissing
ensued. The Governor said when be
was first elected be had appointed all
the county officials recon mended by
Charleston and he had the Citadel re-
built. He had given Charleston free
ballot and fair count Jeers.
''Wby do you hate me-: l am not to
blame because you are behind the times
AID because your street cars are run
by mules instead Of electricity. You
are cut off from the whole State in
progress, in sympathy and in politics,
and you can 60 to the devil in your
own way if you want to, but you shall
not be allowed to take the whole State
along with you
This set the cowd boiling and they
icered the Governor for all they we're
worth. The chairman asked the crowd
to hear him as he was their Governor
"Tben let him talk like gentle
man" was the response from the crowd.
!. The Governor told the crowd they
were going to have the dispensary
again and be would see that it was
enforced if it took thousand metro
politan police to do so and they couldn't
help themselves.
'Sit down, we don't want to hear
you" yelled some one.
"Of course you don't want to hear
me aud | bet you have blind tiger
With four eyes right around the corner,
now" replied the Governor.