The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-08
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afraid of you"
Butler: 81 hat is all right; but | say
that YOU have perpetrated deliber-
ate fraud and lie and that I am ready
to settle with you personality"
Cal Caughman became wild at TINS
point and shouted: He is a lar,G-d
d-n him." and made motion to-
wards his hip pocket. Caughman had
been talking hoisterously for several
minutes and Conductor Dawkins had
told him to cease When Caughman
broke loose with his profanity Conduc-
tor Dswkius and General Ellerbe seized
him and hustled him out. He did not
return until the trouble was over. But
Ter continued by telling Tillman that
he had INDUCED in personalities and by
God be did not propose to stand any
more of them. 81 could tell you," be
said. s'of what I have heard how you
paid off a SIG 600 mortgage"
Tillmau: Then why don't you doit.
You kuow it is lie. You cannot
separate my public records from my
private character for honesty"
Butler: Il want to repeat to you not
to presume on my age or intlrmltles
and tell you that [ will meet you any
place Or any time"
The Governor told Butler that be
was tired of his iusinuations that be
had stolen money.
Butler: II have not inSinuat,d any
such thing. Why don't you deny what
l charged and not go into personalities.
When you want to fight, Cd ID 1t,
say ca su6 We will have it,"
Governor TillIpan acted very pru-
IDENTITY during all this. He talked with
out q break and tremor in his voice.
Once or twice he and Butter had their
fingers in each others faces. Senator
Butler repeated his remarks several
times, each time appearing to grow
more excited. Once ne said when
ever you have anything personal come
to me. Don't put those Cd d-m
hoodluuls on me-" =:
Tillman: "You know that is not so
and didn't put any body on you"
Butler: II am going to have free
speech or I am going to fight tor
it,"
Tillman: "When ever you insinuate
that have been stealing [ am going
IS reseut it,"
Butter: There is no use to talk any
further. When you have any thing per-
sonal say it to me-"
Conductor Dawkins had for some
time been trying t. put stop to the
row. He at last said That it must stop
as ladies were complaining. The affair
was dropped by Senator Butler walking
out anG Governor Tillman who had
been standing up sitting down.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
Governor Tillman in opening his
speech referred to the premature pub
l:cation of the repolt of portion of
the speech which Senator Butler was
to have delivered at Laurens, which is
as follows:
II have already during this campaign
referred to the management Of the
State dispensary and asked Governor
Tillman what bad become of the seven
cents per gallon rebate the State was
entitled to on his liquor purchases.
In reply he stated that be did not get
ti.ie-re1atc because he did not contlde
his purchases to the trust. was not
thoroughly posted then, but have since
had the benefit of Commissioner Trax-
ler's report from July. l, 1898, to Jan
uary l, 1891, and in looking over it find
that Governor Tilinian is in error in
saying that the State was not entitled
to this rebate as none of his purchases
as published in this report released the
Mill Creek Distilling Company from
payment of not only this seven cents
| per gallon, but sS I will show you Of
much greater amount, and if it mas
not been paid steps should be taken to
have it collected, as the taxpayers OF
the State are entitled to it.
I'm Commissioner TraXler'S report
we are Informed that the first liquor
purchases for the State were made on
May -, 1888, from the Mill Creek Dis
| tilling Company, vino are in the trust
and amounted to about 81, 800 gallons,
at cost of about S94, 300. Of this pur-
chase all except about 1850 gallons
were entitled to rebate of cents per
gallon, but also cents per gallon more
for cash. The ! ,305 gallons Of high price
| whiskey was entitled to discount Of
per cent. for cash. Futher review
ing this purcease, I fiud that the State
paid the Mill Creek Distilling Company
SI.30 y>r gallons for 1886 gollons of
single X rye, which was only worth on
that day sl20 per gallon. They also
paid the Mill Greek Dlstilling Company
ON the same date Sl,23 per gallon for
1851 gallons of single X Bourbon, the
| market price Of which Oh that day was
81 90 per gallon; so in this single pur-
chase we find the taxpayers of the
| State overpaid
| On 1880 gallons Y rye at 10 cents per
On is gaiious ofXBoarbon at cents
! Der gallon "a ~ 80. l,ll4 50
| Rebate on $3.50 gallons att pc; certs- 4,l96 y
| Cash discount OH $3.50 gallons at 2
cents per gallon ....... ...... l,l99 90
) Cash diScoGn. on l3t5 gallons cost
about S3,t2,7 at per cent............... l2o CJ
Marking grand total. ,42a 80
Loss to the taxpayers ofthe State on
this single purchase, amounting to less
than $95, 900. Z do not propose TO 90
over all the purchases made by the
State, but simply to call your attention
| to the loss made on this single pur-
/ chase from the Mill Greek Distilllng
Company.
| The Governor promises that the dis
pensaries will be in full blast again at
an early day, and apparently he is
anxious to have the law il force again,
! and while / do not propose TO give my
views for or against it, | do think that
the State should buy its liquors to the
V, y best advantage and not vest the
purchasing power in one who has no
knowledge of the business, and, be-
sides, do not think it wise to have a
law which opens the door to corrup-
ton. 1t is not my Intention to convey
the idea that Governor Tiilnan is dis
honest, but | do say that All act that
gives the power to any one man to use
the money and credit Of the State to
| the extent of hundreds Of thousands of
dollars and prints his accouutings Of
the State for his trust, as is done IN
this dispensary report, is, to say the
least, al unwise act.
Il have only covered the first pur-
chase made by Governor Tiliman and
understand that all rye liquors have
since been bought from this company
| for the State diSpensary and will 20 on