The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-06-20
BUTLER AND 9ILLMAy.
South Caroliuas Campo Ign is Opened with
eCreat Bulrah.
Special TO Atlanta Constitution.

sand people hesrd Senator Butler and
Governor Tillman, the four candidates
for governor and Congressman Strait
open the campaign here to-day. VI THESE,
from eight hundred to thousand were
residents of other counties and b9tler
Greenville, Fairfield, Union and Spar
tanburg counties, and it is said that they
were afforded free transportation.
The crowd was with Butlers the pro-
portion being about i've to three in his ia.
vor. The crowd was good humored ana
the very best Of order prevailed. DoZens
of special policemen were on duty. Sen.
ator Butler addressed three hundred OF
his followers in hall this morning, tax
.fnc occasion to deny a rumor alleged TO
have been circulated that Tillman was TO
be asssssipated. He expressed the wish
that the campaign would be free from dis
order, and argument and not passion
would prevail.
the proposition by Butler that speclai
box be provided at the primaries at
which the democrats could express thelr
Individual choice for Senator, and the re,
suit of which the candidates should olnd
themselves to abide by. This Governor
Tillman declined to accept, saying, that II
was a matter for the State executive
Com mittee to decide, and with which ne
had nothing to do. Butler replied by
icharacterizing him as an artful dodger,
fleeing behind the Execotive Committee
to escape answering categorical ques-
ton.
Congressman Strait, candidate for re-
election, opened the ball with thirty
minutes denunciation of congress, C!eve-
land and monopolies, which made little
or no impression.
Tillman followed. He argued strongly
for greenback currency, declaring that
paper money was good enough to whip
the confederacy with, and that it ought
to be good enough to save the southern
people from tho poorhouse. he argued
the necessity of political alliance between
the West and Sonth, and denounced
eastern democrats as no better than wesl-
ern republicans. he characterized
Cleveland as that sold bag OF beer IN tina
white house who had violated all the
pledges of the democratic platform. he
did not favor the su5-treasury, because,
he said, "we must pitch the fight on the
demand for creator volume Of currency
b. restoring silver and the issue Of paper
money. and waste no energy on devising
means for its distribution"
The matter with the country, he de-
clared. was that it had not sufficient mon
av 10 do business with. He twitted But
Ter with bringing men to the meeting on
free passes, aud insisted that they did not
represent York county, which would go
for him by 1000 votes. He was ready 70
stand on his record, and would deiend
every act of his administration.
The governor concluded by telling Bill
Arp's Story of "Big John," who, during
3 the war, fled from the yankees in an OK
cart with the ox's tail knotted through
q the dashboard to prevent the OK from es-
Gaping, Ifhe was sent to the Senate, ne
could not do precisely the same thing,
bnt he could go up into mountain,
gatherrocks and smash them Into every
Eoiy that came along. The only hope
for the people wss to. get together ana
drive ont the bond-holders and robbers
In congress and the white house, ana
thus deliver themselves from the bondage
of Lombard street. Governor Iillman's
speech was free from matter of a person
ally offensive nature. He was oiten
applauded, bnt awakened no great enthu-
siasm.
Butler. after making the separate box
proposition, intimsted. that ring rule and
caucus rule prevailed among the Tllman
leaders. He was tauntingly aggressive;
but guarded in his language from the
start. The crowd cheered him loudly to
the finish and often he was forced to halt
for minute for Che applause to subside.
He declared that free passes were deli.
clte subject for the governor to tackle and
that he had better let sit drsp at once"
ssThinps have come to nice pass, any
how. when South Carolinian cannot
Sride about tho State without getting
Marse Ben's permission" he was as
far from Cleveland as Tillman, but he
took no stock In the abuse hurled at him.
Butler defended the tariff bill, predicted
its passage and said that it was lower IN
its scale of duties than the Mills bill.
Democrats could stand upon 1t. 1t was
the most satisfactory bill ever before con.
gress because 1t suited the EXTREMISTS OF
neither party.
peal bill and for free silver. He ven
5ured TO predict that the Republicans IN
1893 would incorporate free silver IN their
nlatform and thought democrats north,
east. south and west should get In ahead
by organizing silver leagues. He mer-
cilessly ridicnled Tillman's Big John and
rock hurting points, exclaiming, "Oh,
what spectacle would he be with that
platform in the Senate" going to congress
merely to throw rocks and offering no
remedy.
Tillman, in his ten-minute reply rous-
ed the crowd and was cheered as heartily
as Butler. He devoted it a rehearsal
ofwhat he had accomplished in throtlipg
Che Coosaw monopoly, winning the rail-
road tax cases and establishing the Wo-
mans Industrial School.
Butler rose to reply with both factions
cheering Justify. he held big yellow
envelope menacingly in his hand, an,
nouncing that his ammunition was stored
in it, and that he would hereafter frank
ly but with good humor review all the
Governors record, and that he would
have to stand his punishment like 3 little
man. He had made his charge OF ring
ism on no less high authority (his voice
ringing with irony,) than the word of
John Laurens Manning Irby, his col
league in the Senate, who had averred
the existence of State House ring in
Columbia.
Ellerbe, candidate for Governor, was
introduced. He said that he had too
much sense to speak against the dinner
bell and sst down. John Gary Evans de-
liyered fiery and bitter speech, reply
ing to Butler, denouncing Cleveland and
defending the dispensary. He declared
that the Darlington war was premedita-
ted and instigated by the Charleston
LIQUOR dealers. FIe had the majority Of
the crowd. Sampson Pope announced
himself in favor Of the Alliance demands
within the Democratic party, argued in
favor of protection, and predicted that
Tillman would be called on to lead the
National Democracy two years hence.
Tindall's speech was full of moderation.
He called on the ti-Tillmanites to oul-
tivate tolerance and submit to the major
ity. After the speaking the candidates
and a large portion of the crowd left for
Yorkville, where they will speak to-
morrow.
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