The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-08-09
HOT INES IN UNION.
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directed to the crowd, was browne out
by the loud cheers for Tillman.

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directed to the crowd, was drowned out
by the loud cheers for Tillman.
General Butler explained that he had
prepared the article which was In the
News and Courier to use at Laurens,
lie had given 1t to the reporters to copy
and mail to their papers. The Courier
correspondent had mailed 1T to his paper
and that paper had prematurely pub
iished 1T. 1t was published without au.
thority. Governor Tillman knew the
circumstances and yet took advantage
or 1t. Notwithstanding this he sees lit
to go out OF his way to make filings at
me.
| General Butler got warm again and
said: "l1e (Tillman) talks about my
mouth being a vehicle for filth. God
save the sewer pipes Of this country IF
his mouth is not worse than any sewer
pipe know Of"
This was greeted by loud cheers for
Illlman which continued for few sec
onds. Resuming, General Butler said:
"Ihe figures on this Dispensary matter
L secured from competent authority
and not from the whiskey trust. Why
doesn't he answer and give facts; say
whether they are true or not aud not
indulge In nonsense and idle stuff
which has no reason in it,
Tillman: III have denied what you
charge"
General Butler: "I have secured
these figures from proper sources and
something else to say. lie iatimates
that am not paying my debts. If
mad the Dlspensary at my back with
the hundreds Of thousands In it would
pay my debts and feather my nest, If L
was like some people. Any man who
says that do not pay my honest debts
says falsehood. Tillman talks like n O
Is rich man. L am poor imam and l
can't help 1t. l have done my duty to
mYss.f and my country"
The cheering for Tillman had gradu.
ally grown louder and more frequent
during Buffers remarks and 1t broke
into fury all at once. When the yell
ing partially ceased, Butler said: ale
Will need all the holIering you can give
him."
An old gray haired Confederate
said to Butler: "You used to lead me
, right in war. lie (rillman) leads me
right now, and you don't" The yelling
for Tillman continued. | did not re.
Butler down, but as an expression Of
the feelings Of the people for Tillman.
1t was at least annoying to General
Butler and he shouted to the crowd: !:
81 understand this thing. You havo
been put there to howl me down, but
you can't do It,"
The crowd vehemently denied this,
but continued to cheer.
Bntler: eff you will meet me one at
. a time | will settle It with you."
: This caused more confusion, a variety
Of noises and a number of verbal shots
, at Butler on various subjects. With
flushed face and powerful voice Butler
yelled: Come at mo one at q time YOU
blackguards, and l will give you all you
; want"
At this point "hell broke loose In
Georgia" sure enough. Three or four
men shouted to Butler that they would
meet him. Men pushed and scrambled
TO the front, cursing, sweating and
running. All kinds Of noises rent the
air and the excitement was at fever
heat. From way back in the rear q
man named j M. Mobley, an executive
committeeman, and candidate for Su-
pervisor, came pushing to get to the
front. lie was stopped. Another man
put his hand to his pistol pocket and
held his hand on 1t. lie was Butler
man, however, but did not pull his gun.
The four marshals were poWerless to
stem the crowd and to allay the excite.
ment.
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for quiet, but Butler peremptorily told
him to sit down.
Chairman LyleS made earnest efforts
to restore order and these efforts were
finally successful. Before order had
been restored. however, General Butler
was shouting above the noise that he
came here as an invited guest and that
, he intended to speak If he stayed there
all night.
Voice: eco ahead, we are going to
listen."
Butler: "No you are not. You didn't
come to listen. You come here to howl
, me down."
, General Butler shouted that he had
not said anything that he wouldn't
stand by and he was going to stay there.
"Ihere are not men enough here" he
| said, Ito frighten and intimidate me. /
thought the men of Union were re-
markable for their courtesy and chiv-
airy and I believe a majority OF them
, blackguard here. | want you to un-
, derstand that l. see men In that audi
ence when times were more dangerous
than now, when bullets Whistled around
heads and cut down men by our sides" !"
. Voice: "We would stick to you now
if you were all right"
Butler: THAT shows what you are.
, SAT anu listened TO him (Iillman) and
said nothing when he foully slandered
me. When l come to reply his hench-
men try to howl me down"
Voice: "Did you call this crowd
thieves?"
Butler: 81 did no such thing. want
; to say this to you, some of whom have
stood by my side when 1t took brave
men to do It and l am going to say it.
In 1876 and 1877 / took my life in my
hands hundred times to redeem this
State. l thought that when we got rid
OF those thieves we would have free
speech, but now when man gets ND
to express his honest sentiments he IS
howled down. That don't work in this
country or anywhere else and won't
win. 1t will bring untold woes If it is
persisted in." Then General Butler
continued his speech talking on nation
al issues. Cheering and counter cheer
ing broke loose and there came near be.
ing several fights.
There was never perfect order from
the time Butler began until he finished