The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-06-28

The speaker then began the discussion OF
tho silver question. He said gold ana saiYof
Abraham and ought to be now: The Dem;
ocratic platform ladopted at Chicago nag
said they were equal, but Cleveland haont
carried out tho plans. Cleveiand was
present deplorablo condition, Of the Demo; mo;
cratic party. He charged CLEVELAND ana
| Carlisle with hocus-pocus game in issuing
$50 900 Of bonds to replenish the g g0id
SO0 He charged n lot of thieving and rob-
berry in Washington, but said some day
| the people will get together and there Will
| bo Il big shaking up, Q!aughter.)
bccf whom he could not find words to de-
scribe. He said John Sherman, the peo-
ple's enemy, was now the trusted ADVISER
of Cleveland who has betrayed every trust.
The country is in its present condition
through the troachery of Democratic
President.
A PASS AT PASSES.
Rcsrming discussion Of the silver CUES
tion. the Governor said the people wouldn't
be bought and would kill out the dragon
cncirciing them. They would do it with
their votes and could not ,: be bought; WIN Hru,
direct allusion to the free pass, free eX,
cursion of Butterflies and brought loud
applause from his supporters.
The fight, he said, must be Tor Tree sllFeT
1
the South and west must get together ana
make Il fight for liberty and bread. hecoh-
cluGcd by telling story Of big John Jones
! and his ON, a story about an ox.s tmi ocing
| tied through the dashboard OF vehicle.
| The Governor said if sent to tho Senate ne
would promise not to be bribed and not to
sell out. He would chunk rocks for the pco-
pleis interest ~ long az he could use his
tongue and would do all he could.
Just aS the Governor was concluding,
in audience remarked
Tillman would not get to the Senate to
chuck rocks.
Turning toward the speaker and way
ing his hand, the Governor said that SIX.
IT, five thousand white men had elected
him to his Office and would send him to
the senate. This elected loud and pro.
Iongod applause.
PURCHASED APPLAUSE.
The free excursion crowd had packed
closely around tile stand before Tillman
finished and when Butler WIS introdu,
ced he was received with enthusiastic
shouts of applause. After the usual COM
plimcntary words for the crowd and his
opponent, in which he congratulated
| rillman on the good humor and culight-
cncd manner Of his debate, Butler soon
| proceeded to ridcule and attempted to
make fun of rillman. He first said that
if TiIlman were elected to the Senate he
would not wear. lie then made the pro
position to 'rillman which Is published
elsewhere in The Register and asked If
! tho Governor would agree to It,
Buffers supporters shouted No he
wont. Butler said if tho proposition
were agreed to, he would abide the prma-
ries. He didn't say whether he would If 1t
the scat in lhc Scnrto did not tclong to
him Wutlc".) lie knew it, but he had
not asked for it,
lie told what hc had done in rs TO,
the Democracy.
. GROWS SASSY.
His attempts ut r,licnlc Of Tilln,an mex
, began and were received with great glct
> by his supporters. His speech was nc
y complishcd by shouts Of go for him. :
1t "Givc him hcl'," etc, These cries cam
n. from variety OF men, many OF the,
y from cities and towns. He hootch IL
I'll Governors story about the OK and tlas
3. hoard.and throwing rocks at cvcrybod
~ in the Senate. He didn't seem to thin
Ia. Tilnan would cut any big figure in Il
~ Senate. Tillman, he said, always talkt
IL about getting with the boys in the plo
IL handles. he didn't believe the Govern,
II ever ran fmrrow in his life. U.o,
l., Iaughtcr) lie would bet that he had +,
:" over Il thousand burrows toTilman'S on
re daughter and appl;use.) He mac
Is sport Of tho Governors remarks abn
free passes and said that ought to DC
delicate question with the Goycrno
NauShter)
m His followers shouted lnstiS and Ion
cs ly and the Tllmanitca responded wi
Id shouts for their favoritc. Butler spo
~, Of the Governor ns "Marse Bcn," a
" "Bosn Benz and auid he ought to ha
m been applied to for free passes. lie co
10y pared himself and the Governor to t,
ut. mules, himself as IN old but tried Ol
Wv and the Governor as a great buck
Hs kicker and one continually jumping q
Din of the traces. He said the Govern
he made out like he didn't want an Off
oh but he never saw man who loved it
Z" well.
al ''Don't you love it too?" he was ask'
n eyes, toleIably well" was the answ,
lie said he hadn't gotten much mon
out OF the State Treasury The Gov
he nor had gotten $40, 900 to his one.
-, Touching national politics, Butler 81
=, Tillman hadn't reached baker in the
e' nancial primer. Tllmun had made
OF great blow bnt hadn't suggested a
". remedy foI the evils. The Governor h
er attacked Cleveland Isntlor didn't ngl
an with Cleveland in many things, but
,ss took no stock in the fight on him.
-, sllu Jnc NoNctnOr Hilu gone 10 CIlCn
~. az Il friend to Hill; the New York Ser
'er tor had stricken many blows at t
'n- rights OF the peop;c. In that rchpc
cln the Governor had swapped the devil /
he Il witch.
ter Butler said the tariff bill would
,os passed md would be the best ever form
IIo lated in Congress. Butler defended t
~, Senate against the insinunlions OF frau
'o'' etc.
ian lie proceeded to q lnborous disc,
md sion OF the tariff bill and from that VIC
ure to silver, telling Jokes as he went alol
lie said he was III favor OF the organi
ars tion OF silver leagues and claimed til
~, II Congress had passed his bill to rep
=, the Ststc bank tax il would hive reliey
!" the situation. lie told what had deg
ply dGd silver and said it was the monom
nm a!ists OF Europe and this country.
fm' THE OLD SOLDIER RACKET.
~" The Senator claims that the big y,
'he sion list had also caused q scarcity
'ok money. He told Of the war and prns
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