The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29
A BITTER CAMPAIGN.
Senator Butler skins TlIImau.

Charleston, Z. g., June 20.-There
was some pretty lively sharpshooiing
al the campaign meeting in Chester
to-day aud senator Butler did the
shooting. To explain II, IL Is neces-
sary TO go back TO The first meeting,
which was held at Rock Hill on Mon
day. There was a large crowd there
and IL is estimated that Buffers sup
porters were largely in The majority.
In accounting for tho apparent dispar-
Ii iiy Of tho forces, The Tillmauiies
charged that the Butler contingent
was composed OF men who had been
taken TO Rock Hill by Buuch MeBce,
superintendent Of tho II. & ID. railroad
and that they did not represent The
people OF Rock Hill. In his speech al
YorkviIle yesterday Gov. Tillman re-
ferred TO Buffers Rock Till support
ers as Coxey's army, and gave utter
ancc to the following sentiment:
aPossibly some of Gen. ButIer's
oyer-anxious friends may have engIn-
ccred this. II Bunch McBee, as super
intendent OF the railroad, Is prosiitut-
ing his authority by hauling people
free, we ought 10 know 1t. ii there Is
corruption fund raised in New York,
then we ought to know it, for Il IS
talked about"
To-day the campaign meeting vas
held at Chester aud senator Butler
made Gov. Tillman's statement the
text OF his speech. Ho was excited
nua own~noofxyn apI FuaIo a Hoork inn
preston by the spirited manner Ia
which he resented Gov. Tillman's in-
situations. lie started by saying:
aGov. Tillman, at Yorkville, put in
suit on my character that 1 permit no
man living to do without rescnting"
There was great confusion at this
point and indications of 4 storm.
Senator Butler walked across the
platform, and raising his voice, said;
@He must take bis punishment like
man. lie said yesterday, or II he
did not say so, he insinuatcd that |
had "a corruption fund from Wall
street. with which 10 buy my seat IN
the senate"
Then turning around toward Gov.
Tillman, he said:
Il say in reply that If Gov. Tillmau
or anyone else makes that charge q
gainst me, he is an infamous liar"
The crowd was dumfounded. IL
looked Mt senator Butler and senator
Butler looked al Gov. Tillman, and oil
of a sudden there was an outburst Of
applause.
Senator Butler continued:
"When he has charges TO make A.
gainst me, lot him make them like a
man of courage and truth; let him
specify, aud not indulge in the innli-
endo of a blackguard and bully. The
man has never lived aud never viii
live who imputes dishonesty to me.
Voice In the crowd: Give him h-lJ
eTillman may go to the senate, bul
he shall not go there slandering me.
Let him go on his own merits, and not
by vilifying better men than he is
He talks of my friends at Rock Hill
being Coxeyites. There is one of my
gallant friends from Edgefeld (point-
ing to a man IN the crowdl as true a.
man as ever lived. lie would no more
undertake 10 tell that man be was a
tramp, If he were on equal terms with
him, than he wonld attempt to fly"
Senator Butler next took up the free
pass business.
@Gov. Tillman,D he said, admitted
yesterday that some of his friends
went to Rock Hill on free passes"
Butler then took out of his pocket q
pass In favor of b. X. Tillman and
family, good until Dec. 81, 1891, aud
signed by A. .B. Andrews. Turning
to Gov. Tillman, he said:
IL want to know If you dony IL p
Gov. TiIlman--No, indeed, sir; and
the man who gave 1t to you gave pass
es to your friends.
Senator Bntler continued:
eLike thief with stolen goods,
when the governor was caught with
the pass he gave il up and threw him
self behind his wifo for protection"
Senator Butler then took up
Tillman's charge that congress Is
bought and the senate Is controlled by
Wall street.
"IIe is pcrpctuating n deliber-
ate slander when he talks of bribery
aud corruption in the senate. | don't
believe any o. them can bo bought
halt as easy rs the man who stigma
tizes them, FOR there are from the south
true, honest men against whom the
foul breath OF suspicion has never beeu
hurled except by the man who Is hun
dreds of miles away"
The senator criticized Tlllman's nd-
in plain terms, aud made
a very effective speech. lie opened
his opponents eyes by the boldness Of
his charge to-day. As ono of the cor
on the ground says; "It
was The first time Tillman has ever
been caught by tho collar, SO 10 speak,
and shaken up."