The Marlboro democrat. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, September 25, 1895, Image 1

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The ffiarlto' Democrat l'UUlWSUKD KYBItX WEDNESDAY BY S.A. mo SYN & (O, BUIiSOltimON UATK8: Olio Copy, Uno Your..91.00 Ono Copy, Six Months.i. 60 Entered nt tho Post?nico Rt UonnottsYltle B. C., as second olnss mall uisttor* TILLMAN VS. IRBY. THE TWO REFORM LEADERS LOCK HORNS IN DEBATE. A Hot ControvofHy Over tito Numo of i? "Now Comity-"S?l ml ft" Substltutcrt for /'Wqtlor"-A Field IJi?y In tho Con vention. .COLUMBIA, Sept. ill-Special:' This has heon tho day of days in tho session of tho Constitutional Con volition thus far. There wore intimations, on tho outside, that thero was to bo some thing out of tho usual order, and the delegates, as well as tho unusually largo number of spectators, seemed expectant. The preliminaries woro fow and short. Thoro was tho reading of the journal of Saturday-sovoral correc tions being modo. Tho presidont announced tho ap pointment of Mr. W. H. Yeldoll^ of Edgoflold, as chief of tho engrossing department, and Mr. IT. II. Wither spoon as'bill clerk. On motion of Gen. Gray of Green ville, tho public printer was directed to print BOO copies of tho permanent journal. On motion of Mr. Slanyarno Wilson it was ordered that 1?0 resolutions or ordinances should bo introduced after the 23rd inst. TUB BATTLE BEQ1NB. The ordinanco creating Butler coun ty was brought up on its third road Sonator B. R. Tillman asked leave to ofter an amendment to tho ordi nance-which, ho said, he did at the request of tin co other members of tho Edgoflold delegation. Tho Con volition granted leave. Coi. Georgo D. Tillman asked for an explanation of tho reasons for the proposed chango- Sonator Tillman rose to roply. SKNATOIt TILLMAN'S SPEECH. Mr. Presidont: As my collengo on my left has asked that a reason bo given as to why four members of tho Edgoflold delegation desire to amend tho resolution Twill cheerfully give it to him and to this convention. It so happened that or: Saturday I iras ab sent when tho speeches on this sub ject were made and tho voto taken. I have a daughter who wont to Georgia on a visit to rolatives about live weoks ago. Shortly after that ?ho was taken sick and was dangerously ill. She had sulltciontly recovered, so I was informed, to o?cpcct to bo homo on Saturday ovoning, and my only pur pose in asking leave of absence was the natural desire of a father to see his child. It is perhaps fortunato that I was not hero because from roports in tho papers as to what was said and what I nave been told it may not have been possible for me lo discuss thc question in cold blood. I hope, how ever, that I have self-possession enough to treat tho matter calmly and dispassionately. Thoro aie personal reasons of a two fold nature why I would prefer and could pray God that tho necessity should not be forced on mo lo discuss this issuo, but I have never shirked a duty or been d ri von from a stand, which I have taken from principle. Sentiment rules tho world and while material interests and selfishness gov ern mon, no passion can rise above sentiment, and when tho feelings aro aroused or wounded, men will do that to whioh nothing else will drivo them. Therefore, I riso lo do justice to tho living and also to do Rustico to tho :dead. Tho people of this proposed now county wont tho name of Saluda. . They petitioned for it as Saluda; they droW tho ordinanco ns Saluda and they still want it to bo Saluda. There fore justico domands that they shall have it named Saluda. I wish to say hero that in discussing this quesstion I shall attempt not to display prejudice. I hope I am capable of rising above prejudice. Tho question is necessarily personal in largo mensuro, becauso thc mon after whom it is sought to name the county has been considered some what as being supplanted in the Unit ed States Senato by me and somo per il ops think I opposo it becauso of his nomo. It is true, but not from preju dice. I am not flghtingan individual. I am sinrqily attempting to prevent this convention from stultifying itself and sending tho news abroad that the Reform constitutional convention of South Carolina hos rebuked tho Legis ; laturo which retired Butler from tho United States Senate. You can't di vorco the namo of Butler from M. C. You must remember that ho is tho on ly living representative of this name and that of any prominence Butler of Revolutionary famo, Piorco Butlor. the hero of tho Mexican War, who was kill ed at Ohorubusco, and A. P. Butler, tho ' jurist, judge and statesman, who was tho unole of Qon. M. C. Buller, have all passed out of recollection and tho record of their deeds is ancient history with which tho pcoplo of outside States aro not familiar and very few inside tho State remember thom. That action of tho convention would herald it abroad that tho convention had reversed tho action of tho Legisla ture as far ns possible and named tho county for M. C. Butler. He is tho only one of bis namo and somo yoars ago ho was tho highest representativo of that namo. Thero aro otbor names illustrious in our history that wo could give to this territory. There is Calhoun, McDufilo, Hay no, Ham mond, Moultrie-scores of thom, who havo not yoi thus been honored bv ' the State. I say boro and measuro my words, that this lost ropresontativo has Distill ACED THE NAME of Butler and mado it a stonch in tho nostrils of overy white man in South . Carolina who loves his raco and would presorvo its civilization. Af toi? ho had mado his fight before tho peo ple of South Carolina and been fairly beaten in tho canvass last summer ho continued his offerts to dofeat tho will of tho people Wo aro told that it was tho disgruntled ofllco scokors who barked at his heels like bounds and who retired him. You know whether it is true or not. Wo have also boon told that it is doubtful if his equal will ever bo scon in tho United States Son nte from this State. I can meet tho stab coming from whence it docs with out a word. I don't sot up inysolf as hoing his equal or superior. I havo novor blowcd my own horn. I havo mot all my oppononts fairly and bravely in tho forum of dobate and tho pooplo havo passed on my record as a man andas as an officer and when they have given mo such substantial recognition, I can afford to pass this by. As to my friend on my right (Irby) who scorns to bo in the sam? boat ns I am in the contemptuous com 'Du ?UUU G?ti***? LiBErvlt J?Sr?KK v)?? ?G?LS A?r> ?.?A?i?? O'Jr. i,?YZS ??? Tl?V POSSHSHIO?? i!?Pl% OP. O'JP. DEATHS G?.O???O'JS zr. 'J?:Y J fr???? itiAm iv,.-.. VU* i^i>U.nnh, VOLUME XX. BENNETTSVILLE, S., C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1895. NO. 39. p?rison made by tho gontloman who spoko on Saturday, that is his concern and not mino, but if ho is willing to acknowledge his inferiority to General Butler he can do so. Perhaps there aro others hero who will agree with him. I wish now to pass to another phase of tho subject-lo do justice to tho (load. The assertion was mado that Mart Gary died under aoloud of prej udice. I say it is not truo. He died under a cloud, of slander and lies heaped on him hy the man who de feated him by unfair methods in 1880, wiro broke his heart, took snap judg ment on him and thepcoplo and nom inated Hogood. I happen to bo a wit 110S8 who can disprove this assortion from personal knowledge About two weoks before tho Edgofloldconvontion I happened in Augusta and there met a man who was a friend of Gen. But ler and ho lot it out to mo that thoro was a scheme on foot to beat Gary in his own jounty and that ho was hoing charged with indopendontism. I wroto to Gon.Gary and informed him of this scheme and asked him by tho mem ories of '70 to put tho lie on tho insin uation that ho would run as an ludo pendent by dedaring that ho would ?bido by tho result bf tho Slato con vention. On tho, Uiormuff of tllO mooting of me Edgofieid convention I wont to Gary and ho showed me his speech in manuscript, saying that is what I shall print. I doivt know what I shall say. Thero was a phrase in it which might have given his ene mies chance to make unjust charges against him and at my request he al lowed mo to chango it to a deoided ox Iiression of his determination to stand >y tho result of tho Slato convention, Ito thereby pledged himself and wont to tho convention tho true choice of tho people of tiio Stato. As soon ns bis enemies hod golton hold of tho rope which I had placed around his neck, although the convention had boon called to nominate delegates to to tho national convention, they tricked him and nominated Ilagood and wo all had to submit. Nobody can say truuthfully that ho was ac cused of Indopondontism except his enemies. Mr. G. D. Tillman: Did you ever hoar of tho letter he wroto to Gen. Cash? Senator Tillman : Yes, I havo hoard of tho Cash lottor, and it had reforonco to Gon. Butler's cowardly and un Srateful attack on Col. Cash about the uel with Shannon. It had no refer ence whatever to indopondontism and was not published until aftor Gary's death, Whon the mass meet ing was called at Edgofieid at which tribute to his dead friend, tue mass meeting to consider the question of raising a monument to tho bald eagle j of Edgefleld. it was Senator Butler's influence and that of his friends which prevented action being taken. Thej pursued the dead hero oven into his gravo and paralyzed tho ofTovts to hon or his memory. This it was and not indopondontism, which his enemies had whispered and circulated. If Mart Gary had run as an Inde pendent it would have been nothing more than ho ought to havo done after being swindled and cheated ;>y Hamp ton, Butler, Hagood and that crowd, j I am not pursuing Gen. Butler. Af tor ho was defeated last summer did he submit? No. Thero aro mon on this floor who, if they would speak, could tell you, because thoy havo told me. that ho organized tho movement, of which Pope was tho leader, and travel ed from county to county to pul inde pendent tickets in tho hold;that ho abused all Reformers; tho newspapers charged that there was a ring and did everything that was disgraceful and tried to uso the negro. He is pursu ing me in tho Senate to keep me from being seated as your representative in that body. Doos this convention want to aid him to strangle mo too by giv ing his nomo to this new county? No Butler but ho is known outside of tho State except tothoso who have studied its history. You cannot divorce him from his ancestry. We are asked to name a county af tor this traitor. Will you disgrace yourselves by giving his namo to this country To namo this county Butler will bo rogarded by tho outsido world os a vindication of his rccont action. Allusions have boon mado to Butler and Gary linking their names together as tholiorocs of'76. I acknowledge that Butler did his duty, but he was not tho peerless loader that tho other man was and I assert hero from per sonal knowledgo that it was Gary's bravory and audacity which won tho fight for Anglo-Saxon civilisation in that trying poriod and redeemed tho Stato from tho thraldom and degrada tion into which it had sunk. Memory brings to mind two incidents of that momorablooampaign and I cannot re frain from relating thomas thoy will feelingly illustrate the tompor and character and service of tho two mon. AN I?OIDKNT OF 70. Those of you who aro old enough will remember that aftor tho famous joint debato with Chamberlain at Edge field Court House on tho 12th of Au fjust. in which that dirty carpetbagger ind been so badly worsted, the troops were sont to Edgefleld and a pretext wos sought to doslaro martial law. Tho Radical ma?agers folt that tho wavo of liberty was swooping thom out to tho soa and that something must bo done to stem the tide. Notice was sont out to tho nogroos in Edgofieid of a mass mooting to bo hold, at which Chamberlain would again attempt to speak under tho pro tection of tho troops, and naturally a Inv^e number of colored people were on band on tho day appointed. Gen. Gary, who was county chairman, had organized Edgofieid moro thorougly than has ever been known in tho his tory of any pcoplo. Every man in it able to ride a horso belonged to some compay, with rogularlyoloted officers, and many of thoso companies had armed themselves with improved woa pons. And such was tho stato of feol ing that Gary could at any timo mobi lize ??nil concontrate a thousand rod shirts in ton hours. Chamberlain, however, did not como. Ho was too cowardly to risk it. Tho speakers who ventured into tho lion's don, for Edgo fiold was as muoh in a stato of revolu tion as Paris was in 1789, woro two or three of tho minor Stato olllcors, includ ing Jillson, Naglo and tho fat mulatto Smalls. Gary had seat out ordors for a largo numbor of red shirts to bo on hand, and upwards of a thousand wore in and about tho publie square when thc hour for tho Radical speak ing to begin had arrived. It was de cided that such game was unworthy thoJEaglo's talons, bu t to show that tho presonce of troops had not cowed tho spirit, of liberty in tho whites, it was determined that tho red shirts in pro TUM CASH L.RTTKK. cession should niuveh by the stand whore tho negroes wer o assembled and thou disporso to their homes. Whilo tho procession was forming Gen. But ler took it upon himself to ride in ad vance and pick out tho line of marok, had a conforonce with a scalawag white man who was acting as marshal for tho nogroes and agreed that tho ta'ocosslon should take a route through ho Aoaclomy Grove upward of 100 yards from tho stand. When tho Bald Eagle at tho hoad of his rod shirt logion making a procession over a milo ia length, roached the edgo of tho grovo, he was mot by the Radical marshal and told of the agreement which Butter had made. In a voice which rang out so that tho negroes and whites could hear him he exclaimed : "Get out of my way, you damn white puppy. This is publio property and I will rldo on it where I please." And ho headed tho column straight for tho Academy, passing within twenty yards of tho stand about which tho negroes wero j massed, forcing some of thom to movo to keep from being run over. ANOTHER INOI?KNT. Anothor inoidont gives even a moro striking illustration of tho claim I put forward in behalf of my dead friond that ho dosorvos tho honor moro than any other of redeeming tho Stato. On the day of election there were twelvo companiosof United States infantry in our county. Thoy had boen Bout tboro to overawe tho whites and encoruago tho negores to vote. Six of theso com paniesiliad been distributed at various olectiou precincts in the county wbero the heaviest ?logro voto was usually cast. Tho other six wero at Edgoliold Court House under command of Gen. Rugor. The negroes in large numbers ?robably 3,000, massed at tho Court louse before day tho morning of tho election. Gary had anticipated this ti iii? t?lG G VG ill ?i ?^ ?/C*01"C tltO C?C?t/?Oi? about 800 pieked men over one-half of them from Saluda, with their baggage wagons, provisions and arms, had taken possession of tho Court llouso and Masonic Hall and wore in reach ness to obey tho orders of their chief, whatevor thoy might bo. There was no sleep. Tho camp firoB gelamed out brightly, for it was cold and drizzling rain, and Oakley Hall, tho Gonoral'a r?sidence, was like a millitary head quarters, while Addling and dancing wero going oil in tho two buildings 1 bavo mentioned. It had boon agrcod between Ruger and Gary that thc whites should vote at the box in thc court house, whilo the nogroes should vote at tho school house, another pro cinct one-half milo away. A white company, was detailed to watch thc balloting at tho latter place and all day long tho voting wont on at both very rapidly at tho court house, vorj slowly at tho school house. Late ii tho evening Cain, thomuU'atto coun ty chairman. Anding that it would bc impossiblo to vote Iiis mon at tia school house, determined to make i desperate move and try to capture tin other box. At tho head of his blacl phalanx, 2,COO negroes, armed witt clubs and pistols, ho marched toward tho public squaro. A swift courio notified Gary that they wero coming He immediately ordered that th court house bo packed, steps, portico and all, and so promptly and thorough ly was his order carried out that a Ile could not have crawled between th mon standing on tho steps. The uj: per windows in the Masonic Hall ii which tho rifles and other arms ba beon placed, wore manned with sbar shooters and all the other mon wh could be spared wore ordered to mo un their horses and mass themselves o ono sido of the square Whon Cai and his negroes roached the head c the street leading into tho squaro, til ing it completely, seeing tho prepara tion mado to receive them they halte and a message was sent to Ruger, Ri ger loft his quarters some two hui clred yards on a side street and cam towards tho court house. Gary ac vanccd to meot him and aftor tho t\v had saluted, with military punctilios ness, Gen. Rugor said; General, I ai informed by the Republican Count Chairman that ho can't vote all li men at the other precinct. You mus make your mon give way and lot thc! negroes got to tho ballot box. My o: dors aro to seo that there aro no ol st ructions to voting.' The one was dressed in tho blue un form of the United States army an had been sent to Edgefleld by Gran Tho.othor had on the groy coat of tl Confederate brigadier and militai boots. It was the crucial test of norv South Carolina's desting hung in tl balance and Gary saved her. Tl "Bald Eagle" straightened up, his ey gleaming, and clear uud shrill, for h voice always rang like a silver bel ho exclaimed. "By God, sir, I'll not? it. I will keep the compact I mai with you this morning, that tho whit and negroes should voto at sopara boxes and if you think your bluo cop con inako way for these negroos voto again, try it." There had boon tho stillness of dca I whilo theso two con fronted each otlu but when that voice rang out t whitos caught up the yell of donan and for minutes pandemonium reigiu Rugor quiolly turned on his heels ai wont back to his quarters. The i groos slunk away like dissolving m and in less timo than I have taken tell it not one of thom was to be sec TUB HAMBURG AFFAIR.. Allusion has been made to Butte sorvico at Hamburg. I was at Ha burg and know that those servh wero groat. But the people wore roa to act without his leadership and y all remember the despicable and co ard ly stab ho aimed at mo last su mor with roforonco to thatr'.oc. I all his services to tho Stato hohas be amply rowar?cd and had ho possosi a scintilla of genuine patriotism would have (Tied before ho ontei j upon tho rolo which ho played sh ! August 1894. Wo aro asked to name a county tor this traitor. Will yoiU disgri yourselves by giving his namo to tl county? But tho clouds will roll I we aro told, and whon roason shall gain hoi* away, tho projudice, as i col league terms it, against this mi will pass away. Mr. President, th is no projudice. It is a sonso of rig) ous indignation and wounded soi mont which called down tho wrath this people on Butler's hoad. Ho 1 attempted to stab tho Stato thron .bulgo Goff by overthrowing our ol tion machinery and this is his unr donablo sin. ? .I havo used my influnonco "PKAOIfllNTHIS O0NVKNTION." I had hoped that no factional li would bo drawn but thoy have bo> Not one solitary Conservative vo for tho ?ame Saluda and some f good Reformers yielded through in once to disgrace their Stated You hi drawn tho line and not we. Those you who have blundered in this mo mont toko warning. If you give us tho point of tho sword you will re?oive it baok. If you oller us the olive branch wo will receive it as South Car olinians and do nothing to draw the lines. In God's name lot's stamp out any attempt to inject partisan feeling here. Now, I apologize for tresspass ing on your paoience by this long at tention and movo that Saluda bo sub stituted for tho name Butler wherever it appears in tho ordinance mirv iiKPMfCfi, As ho (Inisnodall eyes turned first to Senator Irby and then to Mr. Gcorgo D. Tillman. Both intended to reply as the members felt morally certain they would. During Senator Till man's roforonce to Senator Irby, that 8eutlonian sat quietly in his chair, but io piercing glauco ho gavo his broth er Senator was but a feoblo indication of his feelings. Arising from his seat, no commenced calmly to reply, but ho too waxed warm as ho proceeded. Ho too was cheered, for both of tho political glad iators in tho arena had their friends and adherents. Senator Irby said: Mr. President and gontlomon of the convention:! regret that it is necessary for mo to some oxton Ito have something lo say in this most unfortunate dobato. I have listened with a groat deal of at-, tention to tho able speech of the gon tloman from Edgoileld, ahid if ho hadn't seen flt to criticise my silonce on Saturday, I would not sloop to on gago in this debato. ' It is too small, too potty for members of this great constitutional convention at tho very threshold of its groat work to inject partisan politics ni it. I was all vory nico iii tho gontlemon after arraying Consorvolivo against lteformer in tho most bitter speech ho over inado, to ap peal for peace and harmony. I never joined tho politicians whon tho cry of poaco and unity was mado. It was nothing but a pretext to gain oiTico. But tho election is now over and wo are hero as tho representatives of the people of South Carolina and woshould bo abovo all petty jealousies ; wo should havo peace and harmony amongst us in tho performance of our groat duties. ATTACKS TILLMAN. Ile dares to criticise mo because 1 dared to voto as I pleased. By my vote I did not intend to compliment Senator Butlor, but I throw it back in Iiis tooth and say that nothing Butler will ovor do will disgrace tho Stato ol South Carolina. (Cheers). His name will livo and bo honored when you aro forgotten. I am not tho champion of Butlor. 1 fought earnestly to defeat him, but he was a gallant soldier and has been Suilty of indiscretion, but ho lias beor ofeated by you and you should have manliness and magnanimity to lot him alono. It ill bocomos you to follow him in this convention and stain], upon him. We are hero to form a law to suit Conservatives and Reformer! alike, and so help me God, I will no: help in making any law that will no be for the benefit of botb. (Applause.] BARNWELL. AND I UT LE lt. I dare to remind tho on Hornau fron Edgeflold, bcoause th people will no forgot it, that Butlor is as good as J W. Barnwell. Butler has disgracei himself, ho says. Whore docs Jo< Barnwell stand? Ho was tho first mar in tho Stato that dared oppose thc will of tho peoplo and had tho cou rag? to como out and run on the Haskel ticket. Did ho disgrace his name? No sir, he may have disgraced himsol but never tiio name of Barnwell. Ye ho is good enough to enter into i written contract with which, if it ha< beon carried out, would have defeatc< tho will of tho peoplo of South Caro lina. Ho (Tillman) entered into i contract which would have given th convention to the Conservativos. I comos with ill grace from a man wlv makes contracts with Independents t say a man has disgraced himself bc causo ho voted for Butlor. TILLMAN'S mora TO IHM. Thank God,I havo always voted an acted as I thought best for all the poe ?ilo of South Carolina. I boliovo th deform movomontto bo tho best thin for tho people and ] havo always beei tho strictest advocate of its prinoiploi I challenge the gentleman to say i any man has ever done moro for hir personal ly anti politically than I have yet ho under takes to reprimand me Why didn't ho stay hore anti answe that speech on Saturday. I thong! he wont to soo a sick daughter but turns out she was well. I took n odonso at what was said. Mr. G. D. Tillman, (interrupting; Lot mo repeat what I did sa/. I saiti I pray God that South Carolina wi always havo a Senator who is tV equal of Butler in honor, honesty an influence, but I fear that she will u< soon havo ono who is his superior t oven his equal. And I repeat it her Mr. Tillman exclaimed-with omphasi A QUESTION OE MODESTY. Mr. Irby, resuming, said: On ?uestion of that sort 1 take no odens have too much modoaty and I ai sorry he did not havo tho modosty lot what ho did say romain unsai Wo stand upon our merits before tl peoplo and wo havo no right to sr that v.o aro as smart or smarter Hu other mon. I saw nothing I had right to reply to and, therefore, I d not. Apologising to tho convontio I will say that I smcorely regret th our great leader should so far forg himself as to inject bitterness and pn tisanship into this convention, wh< it is pre-eminently necessary that i should work together in poaco. I i fi rot that ho has undertaken to era? iis whip over my head. I voted f Butlor before and I will take gre pleasure in doing so again. Mr. Stanyarno Wilson mado a bri speech, giving his roasons for favf ing tho namo of Butlor for tho nc county, and concludod by moving postpone the whole matter-loavn tho formation of tho now county tho Legislature. Mr. Gcorgo Johnson mado a she speech protesting against postpoi mont. Mr. Parrott said that it was a qm lion for tho peoplo in tho propos county. If they wanted tho nar Saluda thoy should havo it. 0K0. TILLMAN SPEAKS. '.Undo Goorgo" Tillman roso. ] looked a little palo and somewhat c cited, not to. say a little angry. . drst ho spoke with great calmnoss ai deliberation. Whon ho warmed to 1 work, ho wo vor. his manner beear ironical, his face becamo palo ai somo of his utterances wero uolivor in his most sarcastic and impress! mannor. He said tho peoplo wantd ethla cou ty. They had boon petitioning foi; os far back as he could remombc Tho drst communication lie had ov written in his life was a petition as lng for tho formation of Butlor cou ty, In all tho petitions that had been presented the namo of Butler had al ways appeared. Ho no vor know of petitions for Saluda county until now. IIo had always been the pot of that section because ho had always cham pioned tho Butlor county schemo since no was 21 years of ago. It ill became his, colloeguo from ICdgofleld (his brother) after having defoatod Gen. Butler and having dispossessed him of his olllce, to assail a man who was down. It was not manly? magnani mous or bravo. Doubly was this so forhim to strike Butler hore where lie could not defend himself. Slapping his own breast with groat for?o and displaying groat earnestness, ho. T proceded: "This breast nevor could havo dono either of those things. air. Tillman thon roforrcd to 76'and wont on to speak of Gen. Mart Gary, saying: "My God, the mau is not living nor is he dead that has over had. a bettor or moro exalted opinion of Mart Gary than myself. Wo had a largo mass meeting in ICdgofiold tho day after his death to poss suiteable r?sultions in regard to it. I drew thom'up and mad? ? speech in which I said that Gary had done moro to redeem tho State in '70 than any single man in it, Hamilton not oxcoptod. I said so thou and say so yet. Tho ingratitude of tho politicians and tho manner in which ho wos treated broko his heart. I don't moan to cost any reflections upon his family, but ho loft a largo ostato, yot his gravo, I am told, is there now without a stono of auy sort to mark it, all covorcd with grass. (Mr. Till man's manner was extremely touch ing boro.) On Saturday I saul-for he was in y friend-that I tried hard to have a marblo mouument orected to him on tho public square at Edgollold, with a bald eagle ontop, indicating tho typo of man ho AVOS. Othoi schemes for perpetuating his memory woro also tried, os woro also manj schemes to raise tho money necessary, but wo found we had to abandon thom all till tho prejudice on account of tilt Cash lotter and some othor things lu had done had subided. Ho was boru sick, lived sick and died sick, yel performed all tho duties of the high cst type of citizen. The same prejud ice that now oxhisted against Butlor prevailed against him. I for ono au willing to erect monuments to botl him aud Butlor by calling counties for thom. But Ibero were othor Butlers bo sidos M. C. Butler. I repeat ho is i splendid man, a man of great ability,) I born orator. IIo has acuquired nut ion a ! iniluonco which took years of arduou sorivco to acquire; it was work tx make friends and divide our enemies He is a diplomatist of the first rank. fear that tho Congressmen from Soutl Carolina will find out that it won' pay to spit against tho'wind, for tba is spitting in their own faces. W are in a hopoleess minority in Wash ington, and it won't do to go thor and talk about using pitchforks 01 people. Weare not a free peoplo It won't surprise mo in tho least if th doors of Congress aro olosed on th South Carolna Congresmen and il junior senator. Ho referred to Hie force] bill; tob j how in 1880 it had passed tho IIous and lacked ono voto of passing th Sonato,yot nobody in this State seome to realizo how near they had como t having the whole fabric of th government, State and nationa revolutionized, I don't beliov that this convention is going t act liko a sohool boys', dobatin socioty and undo today what did yestorday, hut I believe that yo will act Uko bold and indopont moi Don't bo liko tho jumping of th Punch and Judy show, jaok response whenever tho master hann pul tho cord. Tills is tho way they are asl ing you to act. Tho gentleman froi Spartanburg boasted that there wt no loader hero. Tho vote will sho whother thore is or not. Thora nothing in this whole matter todr but bittor projudico. Why defer th matter? That isn't the way grow mon do business. If you consider you will .net exactly Uko a debalii socioty of small boys. It scorns to n that some of tho loaders nevor intel to let this prejudice drop. BEARING WITH HICIIKK. Mr. Behro, of Colloton, then took hand. Ho said they wore sent the as tho representatives of tho peopl Tito peoplo desired tho name of Salin and they should bo allowed to si that Saluda should ho tho namo. Gi thom tho namo they desired. Ho f ono thought that tho movement net ed now leadors badly. Always sot ono was saying that they were sr missivo to tho crack of tho whips ol fow loaders. Getnewmonand rey diate the charge. Ho stood th oro say that certain things that Gcor Tillman had said on this lino motl approval. Ho misquoted Mr. Tilhn and that gentlomnn romarked "I ni cr said any such thing." Ho had gn admiration for Gen. Gary though wos a moro boy whon Gen. Gar deeds wore done. TALBERT AND TILLMAN. Congressman Talbort got tho fl< noxt and thoro wore exciting passai at arms between ho and ox-Congrc man Tillman, who ho defeated in 18 It was durintr their incessant and he ed colloquy that the president had sond tho sergoant-at-arms to quiot I Tillman. And a good many tin thereafter tho president callcif. on i sorgeant-at-arms to preservo tho pe of tlie convention. Mr. Talbert hoped that tho nih of tho delegates would not be led tray by tho personalities that 1 boon injected into this convention, was an important matter for .tho n county. Thoro was a motion pend: to kill tho whole matter. Whon oatno to tho convention, he came bo a candidato for tho presidency, ho saw that the harmony of tho o volition would bo endangered and withdrew from tho race. Ought tl to bo govornod by sentimental spoc os or by tho sentiment of tho pcopli tho proposed now county. Ho thou his distinguished friond was mista! whon ho stated that tho pooplo wan the namo of Butlor. Mr.Tillman (with much onorgj I said that for years Iliad drawn and seen petitions all montioning t namo and it only. Talbort; The peoplo of Saluda w tho namo of Saluda. ? Tillman : That's your opinion. ^albort: T \<vtb as much righi my opinion as you have to yours, Mr. Talbort and Georgi Wi faced oach othor in tho aislo and tl flhgorw shook itt ono another's fa< Talbort almost screamed his rom ipittd tho thing looked pretty serious Mr. Tillman quietly replied I ' courso you havo, but still I ha> right to my opinion." Tillman: I havo mado a groat many speeches in tho county advocat ing this now name, and spooking of it ns Huller. Talbert wont on to say that ho hon ored tne name of Butlor as much as Mr. Tillman did. Mr. Tillman: Why don't you volo for the name thon; I want to do honor to thodoad os well as the living. Talbert: Tell mo. didn't you draft that ordinance calling it Butler. Tillman: Yes I drafted tho ordi nance. I honestly boliovo that tho majority of the people of Saluda favor the name of Butlor, as no right-think ing people aro ashamed of thoir illus trious onos, born and roared among thom. Talbort: Don't lot mo excite you, sir. They still faced each other. Tillman : I am not oxcited ; I'm ns cool as a cucumber. Mr. Talbort was standing with his back to tho president in tho aislo a fool or two from his opponout. Mr. Hen derson suggosted that thoy bo required to address tho chair. Talbert : How can I nnswor tho gen tleman's questions with my back turned? Talbort: Did any of tho committee mon who came boro ask you to put tho name of Butler in? Tillman : Many of them did, but the most of them, on tho contrary, asked mo to put tho muno of Tillman in. (/Vpplauao.) AN OFKIOER GALLED IN. Just hoi'o tho passages between thc two mon becamo so warm and thoy appeared so much excited that thc president with his gavol prevented any ono from hearing what was said. Thc president called to tho scrgcant-at arms to go over and preserve ordor. Govornor Evans exclaimed : Tho gen tlemau will not interrupt tho speaker. Tho sergeant-atarms will seo to il that ho does not. Tho debate was continued at some length. ?EN TILLMAN SURDS BICARB. Col. li. 13. Watson thon got Hu lloor and ho was particularly hoavj on "Unelo Gcorgo". Ho said that ii 1802 Mr. Tillman ran for Congress ant was dofeatod. Ho had tho groatcst ad miration for Mr. Tillman. If o though him tho highest typo ot a man ii ovory sonso of tho word. But sinc< his defeat ho had nurtured and culti vated his wrath and now carne hor< to pour his vitriol forth. Mr. Till man had, ho understood, told tin committee that unless they gavo bin Butlor as tho name, ho would dofoa tho county. It scorned that ho desiree to wound tho pooplo of tho Saludi section becauso they defeated him am to wound his brother. , Just boro, thoso who wore watching Bon Tillman saw him Bhod sovora tears. Ho wiped thom oil with hi hand first and then took bis handkei chief. GEORGE TILLMAN AGAIN. Mr. Gcorgo Tillman rose to a que; tion of personal privilege and wen for Col. Watson with gloves oil'. Hi sarcasm was terrible. Ho said that th gentleman from Edgcfleld, his co leaguo, had said that ho was his don friend, his warm friond; that I was th most honest politicianho over saw,an said other things about mo that almo: mado me blush. And then th: d-c-a-r. dear friend of mino procecde to lot mo down by saying that after was dofoa ted in 1802, I got mad an nursed my wrath and was trying t tako revengo now. God savo ino froi suoh friends. That is tho moana thing any man over said about mi Tboro isn't a nigger in Edgcfiold wh has such a low opinion of mo. A though bo ought to havo worked f< mo in that olection, for reasons I ncc not mention, yet if ho over dh neither I normy friends cvor heard < it before. I don't want him cvor i call mo friend again, unless ho risi on this boor and apologizes. I don want a man that has such a vile opii ion of mo to ever call mo friend or speak to mo. Is it wounding ir brother, as the gontloman says, I wish that ho will mako as aldo, hone and inlluontinl Senator as Senat Butlor? I hopo that I havo got son little character to loso, s?mo remit tion for tolling tho truth. I don't o poet to got tho namo hero, but in jv tico at least refer it to tho people am satisfied that a majority of tho will vote for Butlor. But boro tl mastor pulls tho cord. Talbort* Can you find any man < tho committco nero who wants tl name of Butlor? Tillman : Yos, plenty of them. "V came here to do tho Stato's businei but it scorns to ino tbero aro sor stormy potrels on this boor and in tl State that will noyer permit poaco ai harmony. Wo have spout two da boro now debating this ono word. Mr, Tillman wont on to say son thing about an hereditary projud that existed betweon ono of tho bygo Butler's and Mr. Watson's grai father. Mr. Talbort raised a point of ort that this was carrying things boyo bounds. Tho chairman sustained tho poi Mr. Tillman stated that Mr. Wata had attacked in tho samo mann Tho chairman said that was out ordor. Mr. Tillman domnnded know why tho provident didn't si him then. MR. WATSON'S STATEMENT. Mr. Watson thon got tho lloor. said he desired to stato to Col. Tillm that what ho had said was based information givon him. Ho wont to mako an explanation and conclut by saying: "I desiro bore and now rotract il." Ho woscheorcd. Mr. T man said: "Iaccopt tho gontloma disclaimer," and ho was cheered al Senator Tillman closed tho dobf roplying to tho previous spoakors, ti emphasizing his previous points. TUM VOTIS. Mr. Wilson's motion to indefinit postpono was thou dofoatcd by a v of 84 nays to 58 yoas. Tho question coming up on tho ii tion to substitute ''Saluda" for "13 1er" as tho namo of tho now cou: was as follows : Yeas-John Gary Evans. Aloxani Austin, Barton, Bohre, Bellinger, bo, Bowman, Bradham, Broazei Buist, Byrd, Cantey, Carver, Clayt Coopor, Cunningham, Dol?ay, T) nis, Dent, Douglass, Dudley. Ef Estridgo, Evans, W. D. ; Fio?d,Flo Gamblo, Garr?s, Gary, Glenn, J, Gooding, Graham, Grantor, Han Harris, Harrison, Homphijl, Hom son, Wm. [ Henry, Hiera, Hodj Houser, Johnson, T. E. ; Koltt, L man^McOown. -MoKagon, MoMal McWhito, Matthow's, Morrison, M ray, Nicholson, Oliver, Otts, Parr Patterson, Prince, Itodfca'rn, ltus<i Shulor, Slngletary, Smith, W. Smoak, Sprott, Staokhouso, Stol Stabling, Talbort, Taylor, Tillm B. ll. ; Timmorman, Watson. Whip per, Wiggins, Winklor, Woodward. 80. Nays-Aldrich, Anderson, Atkinson, Barry, Bates, B?rry, Brice, J. S. ; Brico. T. W., Burn, Borham, Doyle, Ellorbco, Farrow, Fraser, Gago, J. L. Glonn; Gray, Howell, Irby, John stone, George; Jones, I. B. ; Jones, Wilie, Kennedy, E. J., Kennedy, J. W, ; Loo, McCaslan, McGowan, Meares, Miller, Mooro, Mower, Nash, Parler, Patton, Peak, Bagsdale, Heed, John ^Rogers, Rosborough, Howland, Shoppard, J. 0. ; Sloan, Smalls.Smith, A. J, ; Smith, Jeremiah, Smith.U. F. ; Sullivan, Tillman, G. D.j Waters, Wharton White, A. H. ; Whito, S. E. Wigg, Wilson, Stanyariio; Wilson, W.T3.-51. Mr. Burn asked to bo oxoused from voting, but when the house declined to oxcuso him ho voted against "Salu da." 4 With some unimportant verbal amendments tho ordinance was then declared duly passed. * OTlIKlt VHOOICHDINCIS. Thoro wore sovoral now ordinances -none of thom of special interest, ox copt tho following: By-Robt. Smalls: To regulate tho right of suffrage. This ordinance pro poses universal suffrago outright. By Mr. Gamble, of Williamsburg, offered an ordinance for tho samo pur pose It is tho "Mississippi plan," with somo changes. By Dr. Timmorman: To ponsion Confedorato veterans. By Mr. Parler: To give wonion tho right to voto, By Mr. Sloan : Requiring the Legis lature to lot tho public printing out to lowest bidder. W Tho Adviumo lu Cotton, Tho cotton market has continued to advance steadily, and middling colton is now at 7:i con ls in this market, while contracts aro at 8 cents and above. Thero has, thcroforo, boon an advance of fully, $15 por halo from tho lowest prices of Hie past season. "Will this prico hold is now the question that overy ono interested in cotton is ask ing himself," says tho Now Orleans Picayune Tho greatest numbor of peoplo in tho cotton trado appear al tho moment to bolievo prices to gc even higher. Thoro is not tho leasl doubt that tho crop is a very lato ono, nor is thoro now much quostion thai thoro has boon a very considerable do croase in tho yiold, ovon if tho orov. does not turn out as small as 7,000,00( bales, which is the figure that mans sanguino peoplo havo pinned theil faith to. Tho present pricos aro un questionably satisfactory to tho oottoi growers, and it may be assumed tba were tho crop less backward they wouh now bo shipping freely. Tho fact that in spite of the ln'gb. prices, receipt should romain hgnt is a strong con I Urination of tho crop shortage whicl j has boon predicted. It will talco i I great amount of arguing to get ove that fact. Judging by past experience J tho planters will rush their crop t> j market freely enough to talco advar J tage of present prices as soon as cotto J becomes moro ptontiful in tho interim and it is possiblo, and ovon probable that freo marketing, if oven but for brief period, will cause a tempor?r rcaotion. It should bo remembered I howovor, that planters aro moro iud( I pondont this season than usual ; hone I any appreciable break in mices woul j soon check up receipts. Tho prodiu j ors scorn detormiued to got full valu for this crop, and, while they wi] j likely onougn bo willing to sollfrcol with prices in tho neighborhood c 8 cents thoy aro pretty sure to hoi back whonovor the market drops nu tonally below that figuro. From a' present indications, thosoason of 189f 90 is likely to provo a producors' an I not a spinner's year, as far as prof! I aro concerned. Turn about is cortaii ly fail* play. A DUttnotlvo Silver Movomont. CUIOAOO, Sept. 19-Tho resolulioi I formulated by tho oxecutivo commi J leo of tho National Sliver Committ j aro as follows: "Resolved by tho oxecutivo con mittco of tho National Silvor Coi mitlco, That tho American Bi-meta j lie Lenguo and tho National Bi-motc lie Union bo requested to join wii j this organization in calling a confo I onco on tho third Tuesday of Decor bor, 1895, at Chicago, to tako actic in formulating a plan for holding j national convention to nominato ca didates for Prcsidont and Vico Pre? dont of tho United States upon a ph J form with tho solo plank providing f tho restoration of silvor to its co J stitutional placo in tho curronoy lour country, without awaiting tl j action of any other nation on earth. I "Resolved, That all persons who i I tond said conforonco shall havo p: Iviously declared their intention, writing, of plaoing tho views of fr coinago of silvor independently by t United States abovo all party allej I ance. "Resolved, further, That tho obj< j of snob conference shall bo to in;ui; rate a distinctive silvor movomont J j the campaign of 1890 boforo it is 1 j late /or ollectivo action, to tho o j that all hoiiovors in free coinago m unite for that campaign for tho so tion of this great question, and bo 1 freo to readjust tho political relatic after this question is settled. "Resolved, further, That if si Ainorican Bi metallic Loaguo and I tional Bi-motallio Union shall fail join in said call by Novombor 1, 18 J then tho president of this organi/.ati I shall issuo said oall in bohalf of t I organization. "Resolved, furthor, That tho qu tion of representation at said conf onco and tho method of solcoting dc I gatos shall bo settled by aconforoi of tho presidents of tho thrco organ! lion horein mentioned, and each I ganization shall bo ontitlcd to cq ro presentation." JuMt Un mu? KlRHort Ulm. A young lady in St. Josoph, # mot a young farmor on tho street othor day and took him in hov arms i kissed him boforo ho know what1 going on. Shosaid in relation to tho fair : . 'I novor saw tho young n I boforo, and I know ho was a strau boforo I kissed him; but I coul< holp it. When, I turned around oyes mot his, and ho lookod so gc noblo arid so true, that I wanted kiss him. I didn't think;thoro wa no timo to think. I only know th had mot a real man, arid I wasn't fi that I would seo anothor ono. " If is to bo a fad with tho now. worn what aro tho innocent - and good v to do? Thoy will bo ' afraid to w th? streets withoutRomu kind of ft'j teotton, and handsomo married ? j will bo kept in a porfcotstato of i\fi ?I)VKltTI?J3MKNTS INSERTED AT 1 OW KATU H. i-^-? ALL KIND3 OF JOB ri?NTlNX* DONK PROMPTLY. JJP--;F WORK ia MADIS.'A ?PJ?OlAl/lttT . , 83TSBN?) IN YO UH ORDERS. THE CONVENTION HANDLES ' TH? "STATE" NEWSPAPER. Action Talton .Upon nu ICUltoilnl (Jommcnt i?K uijpn tho notion of tho PrcHlilout Tho Dolxtto lind tho Voto. COLUMBIA, _S. 0., Sept. 19-Special: Tho session of tho (Joiis?iutiomil ?on-\ vonlion this morning was consumed in tho consideration of a mattor that grow out of a iiublication in Tho Stato of Tuesday morning. On yesterday, Mr. Patterson of Barnwell (viso .Presi dent Talbert, on suggestion-'? of''tho sneaker, having been called to tho chair) introduced tho following : Whereas, "Tho State," a newspaper published in the city of Columbia, did on tho 17th inst., in its editorial col umns, contain tho following staton? nt in roforouco to tho action of tho presi dent of this convention in announcing Clio voto upon a motion to take a re coss,'whon the question ns to whothor tho name Saluda should bo inserted in liou of Butler, in tho resolution bolero this convontion on tho 10th inst., to wit. "Ona division vote intended lo defer final action on the mattor until Irby's forces could bo rallied, tlio president openly and defiantly misstated tho, ro turas of tho toilers, subtracting two announced votes from Irby's slue in order that ho might show a majority of one against postponement ;" there fore bo it Besolved, That as said editorial; u statement is unsuported by tho facts, - : Stator Irby having announced upon the floor of the convention that the an nouncement of said vote was correct, and as said statomont was a reflection upon tho honesty and integrity of tho . . president of this convontion and an insult to this body: bo it Resolved, That this convention do horoby pronounco said editorial state-v ment as being a malicious falsoho?d. Mr. Patterson stated that this was a mattor that this convontion should " pass upon in a fow seconds and not a committee. Now, Sir, I offer this res olution for this reason; that we should protect our prosiding officer from in sult as woll as this body.' Ho is tho Governor of South Carolina for whom wo havo tho utmost respect and confi dence. All who woro present hoard V this voto when announced and tho chair was not only sustained by Mr. Irby but by tho second vote ; therefore tho editorial in Tho State was malici ous and false. Listen at it. (Ho once more read the editorial.). Said lie, "Now, gentlemen, aro wo to submit to that? Can wo sit hore content and al I low our presidont to bo insulted? I don't boliovo in muzzling tho press. But whon wo are attacked by such a man as tho editor of this paper we should aot. Ho knew that no man thoro was too high for him to say moan tilings about, but they, as individuals, could, put up with it. But this was an at tack on tho president of tho conven tion. When ho relcots, on our presi dont, ho reflects on us;'.?'therefore I movo that the resolution bo passed. " Mr. Henderson of Aikon asked that tho resolution bo read again. . Later Mr. Patterson took tho floor again and stated that a member ox tho convention had gono to tho roportor of this paper on tho floor, ana told him that several members; had asked him to seo tho representativo of the papor and asked that the statements in tho editorial bo corrected. Instead of a correction, thoro was another edito rial this morning repeating tho samo charge Can wo stand that? Ile had thought of a resolution to deny to tho writer of tho article tho privileges pf tho floor. "Lot it go to tho world that wo denounce it as a falsehood and a . reflection on our president and thia body," Senator Irby : Lot tho resolution go to a committee. Geo. Johnstono : Lot us reflecto vor tho resolution. Irby: Lot us sleep over that awhile. Tho president : Do ton moinhors ob' jeet to tho immcdiato consideration of tho resolution. Thero was such objection, Sonator Irby hoing among thoso who stood, Mr. Patterson : Now I movo that tho consideration of this resolution bo mado tho special order for tomorrow, immediately after tliorroading of tho journal. This was agreed to. Tlio resolution was ordered printed in tho journal of tho day's proceedings. Tho resolution camoup for considera tion this morning-Mr. Talbert again in tho chair. < Mr. Pattorson called up the speoial: order-the resolutions which ho had introduced yosterday. Ho oft'orod tho following as a substituto-tho proam hie being unchanged : 'Resolved, First, That said editorial statement is unsupported by faots, Sonator Irby having announced upon tho floor of the convention that tho an - nouncement of said voto by tho presk dont was correct and as said editorial is a reflection upon tho honesty and in tegrity of the president of this con- , vontion,and an insult to this body,boit Resolvod, Second, That the conven tion desires to oxpress its on tiro confl: denco in the integrity, honesty and fairness of our president, tho Hon. John Gary Evans, and wo do horoby! declaro tho statement in tho aforosaid editorial to be unsuslaihcd by tho facts and untrue. . Besolvod, Third, That wo consider tho editorial in question an abUsio of tho privilege granted to tho prosa, in, admitting itamombors to tho floor of the convention. Mi*. Patterson urged tho pnssago bf tho resolution-taking ; about the same grounds as thoso in his spocoh on in troducing his resolutions. Mr. Bates of Barnwell offered the fol lowing as a substituto for thc paper of Mr. Pattorson: Whereas, tho Statohas soon' fit to imputo to our honorable President an unscrupulous and intentional mis statement .of. a fact for partisan pur poses ; therefore bo it "; Resolvod 1st. That wo do 1 ici oby ex onerate tho President of this Conven tion from any intentional misstate ment of tho vote on said ocwion for partisan or fer. any other pUrposo, and further, that ho manifested his absolute fairnoss by ordoring another vof.e as .soon as it, oecurrod., lo him thoro had been a inisappre?icrisi<m as to tho rosult of the Mat voto. . Resolved 2d. That it is not doomed necessary te answer by aburo or do* n^Unoiation any,adyerpe or defamatory 'Criticism of its ?filcevs by any newspa per or persona and that woro-oflirmouV oonfidoncoih tho ability' and integrity of oin* pverdding oificor. After somo discussion this srtbslUu lOONTIN?lin OK( ?'AGK FOt'?L )