The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-08-01

Ills eyes steadily liked on tne GOFerQOl
while this explanation was being made
He arose, called the Governor and said
Didn't tell you at Beaufort that
intended to refer to this if this thing
kept up, and didn't you, by silence
agree to it,"
The Governor did not dispute this
Then General Ellerbe said:
Didn't YOU tell me, II the presenc:
of Colonel Neal, that wouldn't have Il
scramble for the place, and that yoL
would take Evans out OF the race,
Tillman answered.: "fes, said
would get him out il | could, but he
wouldn't come out. l am not his Keep
er and could not take him out. lsn'l
that so ,"
Ellerbe-"Ies, if you say So
The Governor said he had never IN
dicated any preference tor either man
Turning quickly to E!lerbe Tillman
asked:
"Why do you undertake to say
brought you OUT
Elerbe quickly-'Because you did.
Tillman-"l did not.
ElIerbe-"You did,"
Lond cheering for Ellerbe and Till:
man broke out. it being difficult to tel!
which had the best OF it. There were
some cheers for Evans.
County Chairman ketchln stepped
forward and the noise ceased.
The Governor turned around without
another word and resumed his speech
by saying he wonld now spank Butler
some. He chunked the Senator briskly
for a few minutes and next turned his
heavy guns on Cleveland. referring to
the President at the Beginning as that
black hearted old scoundrel. cloud
cheers.) Senator German had just come
to the conclusion that the thieves are
beginning to fall out and expose each
Others rotteness. (Appiause.)
81 say We are Democrats, but do
not say that we can possibly hold on
much longer that name the way things
are going on. l have got this to say:
Rather than be trampled on and tled
hand and foot by the gold power | will
seek the first opportunity OF uniting
the South and West. | will 60 whether
you go with me or not. TREMENDOUS
cheering)
Shouts-"We will 60 with you"
1--WE are held down" the Governor
said, land our noses put to the grind
stone. l would give tive thousand dol
lars today to be IN that Senate to tell
that old scoundrei and the Senate what
l think of them. cloud applause)
The Governor said that yesterday he
had issued q proclamation leopenlng
the dispensaries until the Supreme
Court decides. the 1893 law or the Leg
islature changes it. He reviewed his
action in closing the dispensarles after
the decision of the court, and the whole
business from beginning to end. IN
reopening the dispensaries he is simply
obeying the will Of the people.
He then took hand primary IN the
audience on the question of whether
they want the present state OF affairs
or the dispensary. Not a hand was
raised for prohibition, and large nnm'
Der went up to back up the dlspensary.
The Governor said he didn't believe
in allowing the whiskey men to boss
things any longer. He was going to
give them a chance to dispose Of the
IOG GuSS uoSC Ou ucshS& CSAOAS bS S~S oN~
screws on them. Some newspapers, the
Governor said, are predicting blood
shed. They are simply encouraging
violation of the law.
Governor Tillman said he noticed
that an Alliance of this State had
adopted resolution that it would not
support any man for office who is not
in full accord with the Ocala demands
The Governor said:
ut is well known that I 90 not en-
dorse all the Alliance demands. II the
Alliance wants to hurt itself and lie.
form, it can prosecute that course.
believe that there are enough Alliance
men who believe in my honesty to sup
port me-" (Applause)
The Governor concluded by warning
his friends to send none but rock rib
bed Tillmapites to the Legislature. He
said Wall street and the whiskey trust
will turn loose barrels of money wher
the Legislature meets TO beat him 9TH
man) for the Senate.
The applause was spontaneous anc
lots of bouquets were sent the Cover
nor.-Regi ter.