The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-11

fore the speaking he had put the ques'
| ton to Mr.. Brice as to whether there
should be a ten mintues rerly, and that
Mr.. Brice went to the Governor who
said he was willing for Butler to ask
him a question, but not for him to
reply.
Governor Tillman must understand
right now, whilst he says he IS not
going to be bulldoZed, that | never
have been qulldczed and never will be
bulldozed either. promise him now
that If he will confDe himself to legiti-
mate debate he will have no cause to
complain of me. l do not beg him to
keep the lash off, but he must not
plead the baby act when l strike back,
which I am certain to do. The people
want enlighkened discussion and they
want to know the remedies offered for
their troubles. Our people are true snd
brave and gallant and they want the
truth outside of rings and cliques and
they will come up as free American
citizens and cast their votes.
l join with the Governor IN invoking
the restoration of harmony which Is
so essential to our progress and wei
fare. DO human being can say that
have uttered word that would tend
to separate the white people OF this
State into factions, because [ know the
Republican party is standing ready to
throw itself into the breach with its
10000 negro majority and capture the
State. l appeal to the people to lay
aside all political hostilitles and ami
mosities and put their shoulders to-.
gether and unite for the best.
The Governor says that be is going
to beat me In this race. Now that is
an old dodge. He can claim the heaV-
ems and the earth, but that is not going
to elect him. This is the first time the
Governor has indicated that he would
join me in requesting a separate box
for the Senatorial race. at Edgefield
some of my reform friends took me aside
and told me that they wanted to vote for
me, but that they could not 60 back
on the movement, as they feared Glenn
son College would be shut up and all
that sort of thing.
MY friends, l do not believe in reac-
tionary legislation. All good citizens
rejoice in the accomplishments OF the
Reform movement. All Of US ought
to be reformers, and no patriotic citi.
zen can undertake to destroy what has
been accomplished. The Governors
administration is, however, amenable
to just criticism, and because find
something In it to criticize he cries out
abuse" and says that I attack him
personally.
Referring to the constable question,
Gen Butler said that be was not gong
to be an informer. but he would say
that while passing through Spartan
burg at the time of the Darlington
disturbance gentleman told him that
they had nice set Of spies there and
intimaued that they were taking pay
from the Whiskey men. How, in the
name of common sense said Gen. But
Ter, can the conclusion, be aVoldea,
when constables shut their eyes as they
walked past open barrooms. Answer
ing the Governors remarks about the
Hamburg incident, he sai6: 1 think
that in the course of the next few days
can furnish the Governor with a GER
tifcate. was told that when he went
to Hamburg be could not be found
when the firing began.
ISay to the Governor, noW, that If
he will Join me in requesting sepa-
rate box for the people to determine in
a primary whom they want, that we
will get q fair expression Of opinion
and that he will find some politica!
surprises in this State by the 18th of
August. Although he has been crow
ing and Tapping his wings, he will 60
home that Gay with his finger in his
mouth. Ifhe can beat me fairly, |
shall not whine. If he beats me- fairly
and honestly l will do as much as any
man in this State to put him in the
Senate. He has not said as much for
me.
He says that I charged that he has
brought chaos into the State. If we
were not on the eve of chaos at Dar-
lington and Florence, God save the
country from chaos. voted for linn
and the entire ticket and | have never
thrown one obstacle in the way OF his
enforcement of the law, but l say that
ne must be subject to criticism. No
man in this State was more surprised
than I was when it was found after
1876 that was the man to be sent to
the Senate. The people called for me
with practical unanimity and | went
there by the unanimous vote Of the
Wallace House.
Taking up Governor Tillman's charg-
es of corruption in federal affairs, Gen.
Butler declared that if the Supreme
Court was corrupt and the Senate had
been bought and the House owned by
Wall street, then popular government
was failure. Gen. Butler Was very
effective in replying to Governor Till
mans remarks about carrying pitch
forks and rocks to Washington with
him. He said that If the Governor got
up in the Senate the Senators would
tell him, Filing your rocks, young man !;
we will go in the cloak looms and let
you throw them at vacancy" Uaugh-
ter.)
The General said that the Senate was
the best oratorical burying ground he
knew. "rhese pyrotechnic fellows get
scant treatment" He related an in
stance of man in the Senate who
started his own mouth off ald then
went off to leave it." The man in
question seLt some manuscript to the
clerks desk to be read and while the
clerk was readidg it went off to the
cloak room, where he renamed until
the clerk was nearly through reading
when he returned and resumed his
speech.
Having denounced the Senate how
does Governor Tillman expect to have
any influence there? He cannot get
what a prudent man can and when be-
asks for an appropriation for South
Carolina they will say to him, "Go and
get it yourself" daughter and ap-
plause) His speeches remind me Of
the plney woods yearling. Take away
all the abuse and nothing is left but
tail and ears. Iaughter) Gen. But.
Ter closed his speech with stirring
peroration in which he said if be forgot
his people may the good Lord paralyze
his tongue and strike him speeches..
Senator John Gary Evans followed.
He began to speak in pathetic vein,
recalling the doings of his kinamen in
Marion, when he was interrupted by
cheers for Ellerbe. He made the fol-
lowing explanation concerning his re
mark at the Florence meeting that the