The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-19
PATTERSONS, VIEWS.
He VIII not Trado his senatorshIp.
Philadelphia Times.

Butler contest for the Senatorial seat this
Winter?"
"Well, it is a pretty even clip, and
Senator Davis vote is the one thing
which we can't tell anything about; but
I reckon the votes that put Mr.. Butler in
there will retain him in his seat. The
report of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections will be made, if Corbin
pushes the matter, early in the next ses-
sion. They have decided that Butler
was seated on primo tacie evidence and
that Corbin has been deprived of his
right, and they will not report. Now, to
analyze the result. The Senate stands
thirty-six Democrats, thirty-nine Re-
publicans and one Independent, Senator
Davis, who did not vote before. Butler
was seated by one majority, Conover and
myself voting with the Democrats. II
the resolution is presented that Butler is
not entitled to his seat Davis may vote
for it, and that will oust him. Then will
follow q resolution to seat Corbin. I
don't know how the vote will stand on
that; will not vote for it, nor do I
think Conover will, although he has not
told me so. If he is consistent be can't
vote for him. I tell you it's very even
thing; but, as I said before, I suppose
we can hold Butler in by the same vote
we got him there. The only thing we
can't count on and provide for is death.
He's a fellow we can't get away from.
Well, if there's tie vote the Vice-Presi-
dent will cast the deciding ballot, and
that will seat Corbin, sure"
NO REPUBLICANS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
"You are not taking much interest in
South Carolina politics now?"
ooh, the Republican party is gone for
ever there. There's no use, anyway, of
fighting the Democrats any more down
there. I fought them till the last min
ute, and what's the reward for South
Carolina? After Hayes was inaugu-
rated, and the matter about the Return
ing Board was still pending in the Supe-
rior Court, Hayes gave the Democrats 80
much that there was no use .contesting
nor fighting any longer" Here the SEN
ator threw the striped stockings over the
rails of the bed and plunged his face into
the pillow, as though he were burying
there old recollections that were painful.
Then he straightened up and went on :
Hampton made fight and came to
Washington conqueror-no less than q
conqueror, strand Hayes, the President
of the United States, got down and licked
his feet. That was all right for Hamp-
ton, but bad for our man. Bad7 Itwas
disgraceful. Oh, yes, great fellow,
Hayes is"
"How about civil service?"
The Senator's arms went over his head
that now lay peacefully upon the pillow.
He answered meditatively: Great thing,
that civil service. 1t don't exist. Grant
did try to enforce it, 1 know. We have
talked it all over together, and he told
me himself that the first man appointed
under its rules went to the penitentiary
in short order. I forgot the fellows
name; it was out West, though"
NOT A BIT AFRAID OF ARREST.
"Now, Senator, say something about
yourself; the probabilities Of your arrest,
you know"
II don't know anything about it ex-
cept what I read in the newspaper. My
friends down there tell me there's moth
ing in it at all, and that it has never been
contemplated to send requisition after
me-"
"If you back down do you think they
would arrest and try you"
"Well, if went back they probably
would arrest and perhaps bring me for
trial nj amt going back" The Senator
read I'd his pillow and spoke with en-
phasis, and presently added, cat least
not Just now." because of the likeli-
hood of arrest?" "No, too hot; Pve got
no business there just now; it's hot
enough here" "You were there last
Summer, thought" "Oh, yes, I had
business there then ?" "You don't look
after your constituents at short range
then, eh2" "They are able to look out
for themselves. 1 couldn't do any good
there to the party. 1t is beyond redemp-
ton in the South. ] do not believe,
however, that it has been seriously
thought to take me back to South Caro-
lima. My information, and its source is
good, is that all such talk originated in
Washington. When it was first heard
of my friends at Columbia asked me by
wire what it all meant. | answered
them, you are down there, you ought to
know They didn't know, though, and
| l definitely found out that it was Wash.
ington talk, the whole of it."
give YEARS OF GOOD STEALING YET
"Well, how about the saying, There:
FIVE years good stealing down here yet?'
"I'm glad you mentioned that.
never used that expression at all. "Twa!
an old expression-a kind of popular
slang phrase in South Carolina wher
Scott was Governor, from 1868 to 1872
but this was the way it ran: There!
several years more of good stealing yet.
Everybody used it. Well, in 1876 Judg'
Mackey was making speech at Chester
and revived it and attributed its origina
to me, saying I used it in speech in tn,
State Legislature. Now, the truth is
was not in Columbia that Winter
Mackey was supporting Chamberlain ant
1 was opposing him at the time. Cham
berlain got the darn-fool notion of civi
service reform into his head, too, and a
the very time of that campaign was try
ing to sell out to the other side. On,
know all about that, you'd better believe
He prepared the State for Hampton"
"1s Hampton to be the next Governo
of the State?"
"There is no opposition. His govern
ment has given universal satisfaction.
think he wants to do right. BY the way
see that 4 colored ex-Judge of Carolin
paid his respect to me the other day /
an interview published in the Time
All right. The darkeys wanted repre-
sentative in every branch of the govern
ment and Wright got on to the Suprem
bench. He's a disreputable niger, col
rupt on the bench and drunk every
: where"
GLOW about the statement by you
son, Silas, in Washington, that he sa
Pauline Markham seated on Governc
Scott's knee in the Fifth Avenue Hote
New York, and kissing him each time b
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