The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-07
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WASHINGTON, juno l.=-dAe political
views and opinions of SeMator Butler,
Of South Carolina, which were pub
lishcd in tho He,uh&a Il few days ago,
have attracted SO much attention hore
and elsewhere that curiosity has been
expressed to know what werc tho
opinions Of tho rcmaindcr osthe South
Carolina delegation in Congress.
Senator Hqmpton has Maen absent
in New York all the week; but his
opinions arc very we'll known; he
holds that the army bill Ought not to
~ allowed to fail, but that both the
appropriation bills ought to bc passed,
pure and simple, though, If u majority
of his party preferred, he would agree
to pass u joint resolution continuing
last years appropriations until next
February. IIo believes that tho army
ought to bo supported and its supplies
givon and that tho session ought not
to bo prolonged. ..
VIEWS OF MIR. EYINS.
or tho South Carolina Representa-
uvos Mr.. Evins said to Herald re-
porter that his views, rs already and
recently published In tho Herald, had
not changed. IIo is moro convinced,
If possible, than before of the propric-
ty of passing tho army bill and thon
adjourning. Tho issue Is narrowed
vote supplies or abolish tho, army
prefer to voto tho supplies. If tho
Northern Democrats desire to put
themselves on tho record as opposing
tho army appropriation bill thoy have
only to vote against it. NYo aro por-
tcctly willing for thcm to do SO, but
we cann"t afford to take any such
steps rs that or to be mado rcsponsi-
ble for such action. l for ono, said
he, "am perfectly willing to take my
share of tho responsibility for voting
tho supplies. Tho proper plan, It
| seems to mo, would bo to take u vote
OH those questions and let onoh section
and every man vote as they scvcrally
tllhAN tiicnS ottS III W NOtC.
WHAT MIR. RICHARDSON THOUGHT.
Mr.. Richardson, being asked what
he thought should be the course of .he
Democrats In reference to tho uppro-
priation bills, he Said:- .0
"1 believe tho issues between tho
two parties have bccn madc us sharp
and pointed as they can well be made.
II tho Northern Democrats cannot
carry the country OH the issues as they
| stand they cannot carry it at all OH
any issue involving the use Of troops
and deputy United States marshals at
the polls. Tho South has SO far only
followed tho lead Of tho Northern
Democracy, and she is satisfied with
the result, so far rs she Is concerned.
an unwilling to be put in Il wrong
or false light before the country, as wc
would DO were wo to refuse to grant
tho necessary supplies to sustain the
government.
Il am inclined to think we should
pass u separate bin abolishing the use
OF deputy United States marshals in
elections and one to abolish the Jurors
test oath, and let the President pass
thSSs ass S S 4s Si has fsoi islrsa!X 81 psSfsd on
...Hink he will likely approve the latter
and veto tho former. This will but
strengthen us before the country"
CoRREsroNDENr-W about tho
Democratic party backing down?
MIR. RlCnARDsoN-Ik know that it is
said by some that this course would be
II backdown. Tho Republicans taunt
us with backing down, and they do it
to keep us from pursuing the course
l have indicated. But | do not re-
gard it as u backdown. But if this
could be called Il backdown for one
would back down 81 hundred times
before would onco do anything to
injure or endanger the security, the
efficiency or well-bcing Of our govern
ment IN any ofits branches"
WHAT MIR. TIIIMAN FAyoRs.
Mr.. Tillman said:-"I am unquali-
fiedly in favor OF voting all tho appro.
priation bills in good time before the
30th Of juno, when the fiscal year on
pires. But before voting those bills
would prefer to pass All income tax
act in order to make property bear its
just share Of burdens Of the govern
ment and not to permit nero con-
sumption to have to bear it all. 1t is
shame that Vandcrbilt's carriage
driver should have to pay as much tax
as Vanderbilt himself; for the tobacco
and whiskey and other articles his
family consume pay quite as much or
moro than what his employers family
consume. Before voting the appro-
priation bills would also prefer to
pass an act defining with moro pre-
cision the relative Jurisdictions OF the
State and Federal courts. I believe
such All act Is absolutely necessary in
order to restore the State and Federal
government to their proper equilibri-
um after their violent departure from
the old landmarks, which was caused
by passionate and ill-considcrcd legis-
lation during and since the war.
believe the President would veto both
these measures, as he has done the
other measures for restoring constitu-
tional government passed by tho pres
ent Congress, and is also likely to do
for tho relief of tho people. l am in
favor of all these measures, in order
that tho Democracy may have well