The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-28

officers now progressing, l deem it my
duty to notify you that any attempt
to divide time, according to the meth
DDS heretofore practiced by Demo
cratic parsisans, will be resisted as an
invasion of the right of free speech
and assemblage, These rights are
guaranteed both by the Constitution
Of the State and of the United States,
and We will resist any such Interference
by all lawful means. In this con-
nectiou allow me to call your atteu-
tion to Section 5,220 Of Revised
Statutes of the United States and
decision of United States Court in
case of Cruikshanks, 90 Otto, Su.
preue Court Reports, or same case
Woods, Circuit Court Reports.
Very respectfully,
". WALKER RUSSELL,
Chairman State Executive Com.
GEN. IzLAR's REPLY.
ORANGEBURG, S. c., Sep. Is, 1882.
W. Walker Russell, Esq, Chair.
man State Executive Committee
Greenback Labor Party, Columbia,
S. C.-Dear Sir: I beg to ackuow-
ledge the receipt of your letter ad
dressed to Gen. W. F. Izlar, chairman
Democratic State Executive Commit
tee, uader date September 18th, 1882
As I have the honor of being the
chairman of the last mentioned com.
mittee, presume the same is intended
for me. In reply I would say that
your communication is wanting both
in propriety and reason. Without
paus,ng to discuss the iupropriety Of
your letter, which is apparent to even
the casual reader, I will say that no
joint discussion has been had, so far
as my observation goes, which would
warrant the communication. Iu Or
augeburg County we have had several
joint discussions, At one, Demo
cratic meeting, Mr.. McLane was ac-
corded more time than any of the
Democratic speakers. At another,
called in the interest of your party,
Mr. Wannauaker. a Democrat, was
given an opportunity to speak. If the
results of these meetings have not
been pleasant or satisfactory to you, Z
know of no law and no article of either
the State or Federal Constitution
which is or has been violated.
At no joint discussion anywhere in
the State, so far as my information
extends, has there been an invasion Of
the right of free speech and assem-
hlage, and the uneasiness manifested
in your letter (Which you have seen fit
to publish) must surely arise from the
fact that the results of all the joint
discussions, so far, have been such as
to convince even you that the priDci-
pies of your party will not stand the
test of logic and reason. Again, there
is DO ''invasion of the right Of free
speech" if your adversary gets the
better of you in joint discussion, BY
reason of the cause which he espouses
and the arguments in support of the
cause.
1 fail to see the application of Sec
tion 5,220 of the Revised Statutes Of
the United States to the subject upon
which you have taken the liberty to
address me. This Section relates to
National banks, subject about which
there might properly be a joint dis
cussion at this time, but one wholly
foreign to that Of free speech and the
invasion of the right Of free speech.
I am very respectfully,
JAS. F. IZLAR,
Chairman Dem. State Ex. Com.
Section 5,220 of the Revised Stat
utes, to which Mr.. Russell refers,
reads as follows: ANY association
may go into liquidation and be closed
by the vote of its shareholders OWL
ing two-thirds of its stock"
It is indeed difficult to imagine
what object Mr.. Russell had in refer
ring to the above section, as there is
not the remotest connection with the
subject about which be writes. Your
correspondent asked Gen. Izlar to ex-
plain, but be seemed much puzzled,
and replied: The connection between
free speech and the National Banks is
about as close and pertinent as the
resemblance between the Constitution
of the United States nisstated in the
Greeuback platform and the instru-
ment itself" The General further
said: Given admitting that the Dem
ocratic party is an association, it is not
des;rous of going into liquidation just
yet. and none of its shareholders will
consent to close it until the last Radi-
cal, be he called Greenbacker, Repub-
lican or Independent, shall have ceased
to fight against good government
IL South Carolina. When the Demo-
cratic party determines to 90 into
liquidation, or to wind up its affairs
and settle It's debts to the public, I am
certaiD it will employ other agents
than the Republican, -Greeubackers.
Honesty and Intelligence will be in
dispensable qualifications, and these
virtues are sadly wanting in that
party, as they have openly announced
as their watchHord "Not honor but
money" As to the volume of reports
referred to by Mr.. Russell the General
says be had never seen ''9S Otto;"
that reporter having published only
the 18th volume so far. It may be
that Mr.. Russell has seen the manu-
script for such future volume, or that
lie i,ro-ro+ion ,,oe Se-;ro1 from eS