The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-09-30

party and a man in the audience
shouted: How about Abe Lincoln!
He replied: Lincoln was too good
man for you to take bis name IN
vain" The questiouer grew excited
and wanted 10 thrash The Senator
but the latter was mistaken.
Then several in the crowd saw the
horses and yelled, We've got enough
speech. We want races This cry
was taken up by others. The Sen
ator started to sp ak. His voice was
drowned by yells, He calmly gazed
on the audience for a minute, then
said: II dou't know what all this
noise is about" He was again choked
off. He waited another minute, then
commenced: Il came her" -, but
he was interrupted. He turned
around and said to those in the
Judges stand, 'It's nobody but boys,
He made another attempt, and again
was stopped by cat calls.
IF you fair people want me to get
out" he said to The fair officials on
the stand, Il will; if not, I will stay
here until sundown to be heard"
DR. Herbst advanced and said: 'Sen-
tor Tillman requests me to ask you
who want to hear him speak to raise
YOUR hands" Fully 500 shot up
their hands. "And you who do not
want to listen to him" Fifty hands
were raised. Dr.. Herbst continued:
He will speak brifly, and I hope
you will respect the man, even if he
does talk contrary to your opinions.
Nov, fellow -citizens," began the
South Carolinian, but it was no use.
The same interruption ensued. The
Senator was undaunted, but realized
that some in the audience would not
cease the din. A consultation was
held and it was announced that
speech making would be resumed
within the enclosure of the race
track. A procession Ct 1000 fol-
lowed the visitor to a clump OF trees
about a square from the Judges
stand. Here everything went on
smoothly and enthusiastically. Mr..
Tillman mounted deserted refresh
ment stand. where he spoke and
answered questions for one and a
half hours. His audience included
men of both parties.
After climbing on his perch be
provoked great cheering by saying:
This is as s)lid as the Bryan Demo
cratic patty" His reception here
was pleasing to him and he said: Il
appreciate this mark of courtesy
He spoke of his treatment on the
race track as follows: II have spoken
to many large audiences in Penn
sylvania. I have addressed in this
State crowds that have packed halls
to suffocatiop and open air meetings
numbering 10000 and was the sub,
let of no discourtesy until [ reached
Reading. But will not judge the
fairness Of the city and county to,
ward strangers by this uucivil treat
ment. It was only few boys. !
am accustomed to bowling. Why
this was a mere zephyr compared
with the riots in Sot th Carolina that
the newspapers lay at my door. But
the newspapers have malignea me-
| like quietness and am a peaceable
citizen. But when speak [ talk
straight out and I may sometimes
tread on somebody's toes. I like tc
get up discussions when l speak, in
order to get at the bottom Of the
tiuapcial issue" The Senator next
described the struggle for party
supremacy since 1854 and referred
to the disgust of the people fol
Cleveland and his ''rotten Democratic
Congress He said there was as
great a difference between the
Democracy of Cleveland and that Of
Bryan as there was between the
Republicanism of Lincoln and that
of Mckinley. He termed the Cleve
land Democratic party "a Republl
can annex.
He gave this illustration: Sup
pose we here constitute the whole
world. We come down to breakfast
On the table is a great big biscuit
or large loaf Of bread, large enough