The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-07-12
nents. J. don't know why they hate

Well, suppose acknowledge that / am
devil, but claim that have done
something for South Carolina and I
uont see why we can't have peace. But
Cney nave got to come to us There Ia
no need of all this bitterness and in
tense feeling. It's sorter died out now.
its true, because the antis are hopeless
ahd have no candidates. But they are
hardened In their ways and they must
go TO church and get reform religion.
Gener?'i Butler began his speech by
saying u &c Governor Tillman had de.
voted his time to the very thing that
he said he desired him (Butler) to
avoid Representatives If you take away
the abuse Of Cleveland and Simonton
and myself and others from his speech
there 10 nothing left. General Butler
answered the Governors question con-
cernlng Mr.. Brice by saying that be-
fore the speaking he had put the ques.
tiOn to Mr.. Brice as to whether there
should be a ten mintues reply, and that
Mr. Brice went to the Governor who
said he was willing for Butler to ask
him question, but not for him to
reply; Hyxo,nor r,,,,,,o,, ,>,,,..
rlght now. whilst he says he Is not
going to be bulldozed, that I never
have been qulldozed and never will be
bulldozed either. I promise him now
that II he will confine himself to legiti-
mate debate he will have no cause to
complain Of me. do not beg him to
keep the lash off, but he must not
plead the BABY act when 1 strike back,
which am certain to do. The people
want enlightened discussion and they
want to know the remedies offered for
their troubles. Our people are true and
brave and gallant and they want the
truth outside of rings and cliques and
they will come up as free American
citizens and cast their votes.
join with the Governor In invoking
the restoration. Of harmony which IS
80 essential to our progress and vel
fare. No human being can say that
have uttered a word that would tend
TO separate the white people OF this
State Into factions, because L know the
Republican party is standing ready to
throw Itself into the breach with its
10000 negro majority and capture the
State. L appeal to the people to Law
aside all political hostilities and ami
mosities and put their shoulders to.
gether and unite for the best.
The Governor says that he is going
to beat me In this race. Now that is
an old dodge. He can claim the heav-
to elect him. This Is the first time the
Governor has indicated that he would
join me In requesting separate box
for the Senatorial race: At Edgefield
some ofmy reform friends took me aside
and told me that they wanted to vote for
me, but that they could not 20 back
on the movement, as they feared Glenn
son College would be shut up and all
that sort Of thing.
My friends, l do not believe In reac.
tionary legislation. All good citizens
rejoice In the accomplishments Of the
Reform movement All of us ought
to be retOrmers, and no patriotic citi.
zen can undertake to destroy what has
administration is. however, amenable
to just criticism, and because I find
something In 1t to criticize he cries out
"abuse," and says that | attack him
personally.
Referring to the constable question,
Gen Butler said that he was not gong
to be an tnfOrmer. but he would say
that while passing through Spartan.
burg at the time Of the Darlington
disturbance a gentleman told him that
they had a,nice set Of spies there and
intimated that they were taking pay
from the whiskey mloh. How. In the
name Of common sense said Gen. But
ler, can the conclusion, be avoided,
when cOnstables shut their eyes as they
walked past open barrooms. Answer
ing the Governors remarks about the
Hamburg incident, he said: 1 think
that In the course of the next few days
/ can furnish the Governor with Ger.
tihcate. l was told that when he went
to Hamburg he could not be found
when the firing began.
say to the Governor, now, that If
he will join mo in requesting n sepa-
rate hox for the people to determine in
q primary whom they want, that we
will got q fair expression Of opinion
and that he will find some political
surprises In this State by the 29th Of
August. Although he has been crow
ing and mapping his wings, he Will 60
home that uay with his finger in his
mouth. Ii he can beat me fairly, I
shall not whine. If he beats me fairly
and honestly will do as much as any
man In this State to put him in the
Senate. He has not said as much for
me.
He says that 1 charged that he has
brought chaos into the State. If we
were not on the eve Of chaos at Oar.
lington and Florence, God save the
country from chaos. l voted for linn
and the entire ticket and 1 have never
thrown one obstacle in the way Of his
enforcement of the law, but 1 say that
he must be subject to criticism. No
man in this State was more surprised
than was when 1t was found after
1878 that was the man to be sent to
the Senate. The people called for me
with practical unanimity and L went
there by the unanimous vote Of the
Wallace House.
Taking up Governor Tillman's charg-
es OF corruption in federal affairs, Gen.
Butler declared that if the Supreme
Court was corrupt and the Senate had
1een bought and the House owned by
Wall street, then popular government
was . failure. Gen. Butler was very
e1ectlVe In replying to Governor Till
mans remarks about carrying pitch
forks and rocks to Washington with
him. He said that if the Governor got
up In the Senate the Senators would
tell him, "Fling your rocks, young man
we will go In the cloak looms and let
you throw them at Vacancy" Oaugh.
ter)
The General said that the Senate was
the best oratorical burying ground he
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