Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-06-27

dO JuStlce LOT you anu uoI Sell oul
yonr interests.
Voice: "You'll sell 'em farm
ers) in"
Tillman: ''I'l give everybody a
show. My opponent will tell you
about my riding up in an OK cart
with his tail tied.
Voice: "Taint a Jersey bull"
Gov. Tillman went on to say
what he as an individual member
could do in the Senate, what the
Senate could do, and that certain
members could buy in the whole
Senate and not miss the money.
Trusts and monopolies are nurtur-
ed there and in the House. The
people plough on while the Senate
is controlled by the money power.
I want to tell you boldly and fear
lessly that the Democratic party is
rotten.
Voice: "How about Weaver"
Tillman: He's rotten too. 1 am
afraid he has too many isms and
too many cranks around him. Till
man seemed to be somewhat afraid
that the whiskey ring was at work
in this State.
Voice: "Well, whiskey is mighty
high
Tillman: I'll talk to you on dis
pensary just as long as you want.
He took occasion to reiterate the
charge about hauling "boomers"
to Rock Hill, and again dubbed
them Coxeyites. This army, be
said, was run by the railroads, col
lected and carried from points in
North Carolina and one-half of
South Carolina, tapped by the
Richmond and Danvllle Railroad.
They went there without paying
their way; they told me and others
so. I shall not charge anyone with
the outrage, but the responsibility
rests on one of four-Senator But
ler, Mr.. Cleveland, the whlskey
ring, or the railroads representing
the money interests.
Last year he remarked that he
rode with one foot on the Democ-
racy, the other on Weaver, and he
NEARLY gotsplit intwo.s.He how
ever, claimed to have led the peo-
pie to the Democrats and to Cleve-
land. What have we got from him?
Nothing,
Voices: Hurrah for Tillman ]"
He went into Cleveland again
and thought he was working against
his interests, and said he was ego
tistic enough TO think Cleveland
knew be was goad on the OK, and
was intimating to his Wall street
friends that Tillman had better be
left at home. (Hurrahs for Butler
and Tillman. "You'll get there"
and "You WON'T" in reply.)
But if Cleveland is not respon-
sible then this whiskey ring don't
like our dispensary. Mr.. Cleve-
land was straining every nerve to
get him (Tillman) defeated. Cleve-
land would rather have Gen. Butler
reelected. In 1878 Butler was
about the only Senator from this
section who voted against free sill
yer. Then he injected statement
that be was sure of election. He
gave Gen. Butler credit for being
honest and poor. In Gen. Buffers
little pamphlet which he had SCI n
he hasn't shown that be has done
anything for you, boys. He doesn't
realize that you have gone beyond
"Baker." He doesn't realize your
needs as one who has sprung from
among you.
He went over pretty much the
same ground as in his other
speeches. He wanted the members
of the Legislature pledged to him,
and no Mugwunlpishness. He was
willing to stand before the people
in a separate box. Whatever the
committee wanted he was willing
to do That was not his concern,
but he was confident that in any
way he could get majority of
the votes.
Tillman was frequently inter-
rupted with burrahs and as
surances that he would be elected,
and with counter cheers for Gen
Butler. Governor Tillman got the
enthusiasm up to a good pitch
and sat down amidst considerable
applause. For some good reason
he called d no primary. When