The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-12
QUE REPRESENTATIVES.
Their Individual Views as to what Con-
gress should Do.
Special to the Ne,v York Herald.

WASHINGTON, June /.
The political views and opinions OF
Senator Butler, of South Carolina, which
were published a few days ago, have at
tracted so much attention here and else
where that curiosity has been expressed
to know what were the opinions--of the
remainder of the South Carolina delega-
ton in Congress.
Senator Hampton has been absent in
New York all the week; but his opin-
ions are very we'll known; he holds that
the army bill ought not to be allowed to
fail, but that both the appropriation bills
ought to be passed, pure and simple,
though if a majority of his party pre-
ferred, he would agree to pass joint res
olut;on continuing last years appropria-
tions until next February. he believes
that the army ought to be supported and
its supplies given, and that the session
ought not to be prolonged.
VIEWS OF MIR. EvINs.
Of the South Carolina representatives
Mr.. Evins said to a reporter that his
views, as already and recently published,
had not changed. He is more convinced,
if possible, than before of the propriety
Of passing the army bill and then ad-
journing. The issue is narrowed down
to this point, that we have to vote sup
plies or abolish the army-that is the
naked question now, and prefer to vote
the supplies. If the Northern Demo-
crats desire to put themselves on the re-
cord as opposing the army appropriation
bill they have only to vote against it.
We are perfectly willing for them to do
SO, but we cannot afford to take any such
steps as that or to be made responsible
for such action. " for cne," said he,
Gam perfectly willing to take my share
Of the responsibility for voting the sup
plies. The proper plan, it seems to me,
would be to take q vote on these ques-
tions and let each section and every man
vote as they seyerally think they ought
to VOTE"
WHAT MR. RICHARDSON THOUGHT.
Mr.. Richardson, being asked what he
thought should be the course of the
Democrats in reference to the appropria-
tion bills, said: "I believe the issues be-
tween the two parties have been made as
sharp and pointed as they can well be
made. If the Northern Democrats can
not carry the country on the Issues as
they stand, they cannot carry it at all on
any issue involving the use of troops and
deputy United States marshals at the
polls. The South has so far only fol-
lowed the lead of the Northern Democ-
racy, and she is satisfied with the result,
so far as she is concerned. I am unwil-
ling to be put in wrong or false light
before the country, as we would be were
we to refuse to grant the necessary sup
plies to sustain the Government. We
have done all that the Constitution and
laws of the United States invests us with
the power to do. To do more, or to at
tempt to do more, would lay the party
open to the charge of being willing to
iDjure or destroy one of the branches of
the Government, to effect, in an irregular
way, that which the Constitution seems
to recognize as the right of the people,
and only of the people, to do. I am,
therefore, for leaving it to the people to
say whether they will now enable the
Democratic party to effect the abolition
of the use of troops and United States
marshals at elections. 1t is clearly now
their time to act. We have exhausted
our clearly defined constitutional rene
dies, and to do more is to invade the
province of the people themselves. /
think, therefore, we should not leave
here without passing the appropriation
bills pure and simple.
"T am inclined to think we should pass
separate bill abolishing the use of dep
uty United States marshals in elections,
and one to abolish the jurors test oath,
and let the President pass on these, as he
has already passed on the question of the
use OF troops at the polls. think he
will likely approve the latter and veto
the former. This will but strengthen US
before the country"
Correspondent: "What about the
Democratic party backing DOWN."
Mr.. Richardson: 81 know that it is
said by some that this course would be q
back down. The Republicans taunt us
with backing down, and they do it to
keep us from pursuing the course have
indicated. But do not regard it as
back down. l am not aware when or
where the party have pledged themselves
to do more than we have done. know
that individuals have asserted we would
do more. I know that the press in some
instances assumed and perhaps asserted
we would do more. I know that the Re-
publicans have charged it upon US that
we intended to do more, but so far as l
know the Democrats in the Forty-sixth
Congress, neither in caucus or elsewhere,
stand pledged to anything more than
they have done. But if this could be
called back down l for one would back
down a hundred times before would
once do anything to injure or endanger
the security, the efficiency or the we'll
being of our government in any of its
branches"
WHAT MR.. TILLMAN FAvoRs.
Mr.. Tillman said: "I am unqualifedly