The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-06-27
I have not gotten any offices. | Voice:
What about Heuphill?l

Strait: He got his package marked
patronage and not marked "Copgres'
sional." Hurrahs for Strait and "Ssy"
DR. ZIMMERMAN
was introduced as candidate
for Lieutenant Governor. AS
he got up there was a litter, and a
few said, "Oi, my, look there. as they
looked at the man with the harellp
nose. He said what he wanted about
politics and announced that his ch'ef
claim for the nomination was his GOOD
looks. (Chfs was joke on It's face
The crowd yelled and Whooped. but DR.
Tim mmerman went on and ssld that
about his only rival on looks vas Nor
man Elder, of York, and they kept on
laughing. The woman, be said, must
see something in his looks as he had
been m arried twice. Laughter and
hurrahs
SENATOR BUTLER
was greeted with applause as be walk
ed straight up to the end of the plat
form. He spoke right out and was
given close attention. He said an Of
flee holder was responsible to the peo-
pie and the officers were net the masters
The people here are the rulers and the
soYerelngs. 1t is not oaly your right but
your duty to demand of every man IN
Office an account of the trust. Just
here I would like to make a personal
explanation. Messrs Shell and Nc
Laurin Lave requested me to say
something about an alleged political
combine with them, and a statement
thatthey had been traitors to the Reform
Movement. There never was any
foundation for the report, and should
not have noticed it except for their re-
quests. have always tried to treat the
Reform" Congressman with respect.
Just at this jucture two man got into
personal fight, but Gen Butler aud
Chairman Brlce quieted the crowd.
Continuing Gen Butler said he would
crlticlse Governor Tillman's public re-
cord as much as he wanted to and be
did not want Governor Clllman to get
mad about it. Is there any OBJ ec5lon
to asking for an explanation from
Governor Tillman? Fifteen years
ago I said we ought to have jnst such
a college as Clemson and have al ways
favored such colleges. They talk OF
baptizing me when / advocated
measures they are talking of before they
were born. lu 1880 l voted for the free
coinage ofsilver and have voted for 1t
ever since.
He went on briefly to explain what
there was in free coinage and sald that
the Government could not, unless 1t
increased its mint capacity, give more
than one dollar pen capita per year.
Continuing he said: I never owned
q dollars worth Of stock or bonds In
railroads or banks, but lam IN favor OF
protecting their interests. The fight
began twenty years ago. When it comes
to pensions the soldier vote is so strong
that neither side will fight it in the
North or East. It does look alarming
to see the pensions steadily increasing
and We, my old soldiers, US who fought
for four years, have contributed over
S30O,0OO,0 900 towards it. would stano.
that without murmur If they did US
justice In other respects. When the
Democratic Convention met it agreed
first to repeal the election law, second
to change the tariff law, and third to
has cone; sid hele ehe The heel election relief
pending. That tariff bill is not al that
I would like; there were compr0ntseo,
yet believe it the best tariff bill almost
ever passed. in the bill is tax on In
come, and it is the first opportunity TO
reach the bondholders, 1t is fair, 1t IS
Democratic. I regret to say that the
third most vital and more lmportant
demand has not been granted, and l
fear will not be as long as Mr.. CleVe.
land Is our President. You and l voted
for him. Although the people knew
Mr.. Cleveland was opposed to free Sill
yer the people voted for him. he was
the choice of the Democrats. dom
believe him a thief or scoundrel, yet the
masses and not the leaders wanted and
elected him. My judgment is that the
fight against corp .rations has been en-,
couraged by the Republicans. 1t Will
be death struggle in the next election.
It will be triumph for Republican in:
stitutions or it will be the beginning OF
the end OF popular government. we
ought now to organize silver leagues on
which to build financial system on
which to give relief to the people. am
not pessimist, but my experience is
that the struggle must come and WILL
come between the money interests and
the masses. They have found men TO
shoot down citizens. There ere four
teen States in insurrectlon. Inere Is
dynamite, death, destruction N the alt
I advised to let Coxey alone; that IS
mere symptom OF the disease that Re
publican legislation has brought about
He referred to Governor Tillman';
throwing rocks joklngly and tlelng OK
tails u p in Washington. l should 60 to
the West for our next President. He Is
with US and have my eye on him. II
Governor Tillman has gotten any more
abuse than I have, Lord help him. !
don't mind that, it is the right of the
newspapers to comment on my record
but I don't get mad about-it like he edoes
I don't think the newspapers mean
much by abusing US. They have right
to cr1ticise. They talk about my faml
ly holding Office. The fact is am the
only man in my family who has had an
office in the forty years. l went
through the storm of abuse IN 1876, !
$1,000 IL #1OT youI ooho. AfSi oa>
thought was fool to make the hight
but did get my seat.
What have done? Among my hrst
acts was to get 100000 for Charleston
harbor; that was the first ofa So OOO,OOC
appropriation. got the first approprla
tion for Winyah Bay; l helped get a sur
yey of the rivers of the State; l got an
appropriation of halt million for the
dry docks at Port Royel; got the dl
rect taxes reimbursed to the State;
had $500 1000 paid them for their lands
have participated IN all the debates
to my best ability; l helped make the
agricultural department what 1t Is.
do not feel l have neglected my duty
1t is not common sense to turn a man
down because he has done his duty
The secret of New England's influence
is that she keeps her good men in Wash
ingtoD. If had devoted the same time
ana devotion to any other business
would have made my fortune.
lido not agree with Mr.. Tlndal thai
the office holders have never until now
addressed YOU. We have always done