Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23


8 good ticket it is not for. mo to say
"a majority of my party associates
have selected it and that is enough
for mo. am not better than M
party. No man is--speaking Of tn,
party in the aggregate. Whenever
the policies, principles or member
ships of the Democratic party be
come soodious to me that I canno,
maintain my relations with then
with s~e1f-respect, l shall withdraw
and join some other party. There
is no middle ground in this State, nj
halfway house. A man must bt
either a Democrat or Republican
Mugwampry may be tolerable in {
community of homogeneous popula'
ton, where the personnel of either
party has tho qualifications to admin.
lister government honestly and intel.
ligently, but it has no ground tc
stand on in this State.
eyes, the Convention has acted
and l shall support its action.
believe everybody in the State was
expected to participate in that re.
niarkable canvass except Governor
Hampton and myself; still I will vote
the ticket. The political renais,
shnce, the regeneration which, it was
claimed, had dawned upon the State,
e6chewed and dispensed with the
counsols of those who had had some.
thing &c do and 10 say i'll shaping the
policy and destiny Of the State fol-
the past twenty years. The result
is political chaos"
THE PROPOSED SENATORIAL SPEECHES,
Reporters: 81 sec tho Executive
Committee of tho Regulars expect
Governor Hampton and yourself to
address the people between this and
the election"
Gen. Butler: "Ah! I have 70
cofYed no such request. l have been
on my plantation pretty constantly
since Congress adjourned and have
not see many papers. How did you
learn this?
Reporter: eft is SGT forth in tho
recent address issued by the COM
mittce."
Gen. Butler: "Wcll, that is some
what refreshing, cool, in fact, it
approaches the temperature of the
freezing point in view of what I have
just stated, after tho door was
slammed in our faces, at n time
when we might have said or done
something to have moderated and
tempered ,he excited canvass, which
led to tho disruption of the Demo
cratic party. However, let that 90,
| am much more concerned for the
interests of the State than for any
individuals or the conduct of any
individuals, and if necessary or
desirable 1 will speak wherever and
whenever / can. l am very tired
and worn out with politics after the
long and tedious session, but / will
readily do whatever | can to restore
harmony and allay political excite
ment."
NO NEED FOR ANY MORE IURRAH.
Reporter: "Do you think, Sena-
tor, it Is desirable to have any more
public meetings and discussions {"
Gen. Butler. "No, | do not. There
is no need for more public meetings
and speaking. The people under
stand the issue ut stake, and may be
trusted to act wisely, if let alone.
The local Democratic clubs ought to
be kept actively at work and tho
rough organization perfected, but
there is no occasion for mass meet
ings, or loud talk, or rccrimination,
or hard names. God knows we have
had enough of mass meetings, vulgar
personalities, vituperation and i'll
feeling for II year. Let's cool off
and go about elscting n new State
Government like sensible men, and
if there is to be any further discus
sion let it be of principles and poll.
cies, not persons. This is no time
for gasconade and fustian and brag.
gadocio. We have had enough OF
that. Let's have Il little scdate com.
mon senso."
THAT BLOODSuED STORY.
Reporter: "IIavc you soon the
alleged interview with Capt. Tillman
in which he is reported to have said
that the people of Edgeficld will not
ALLOW the negroes to vote in case the
Straightouts try to vote them? I" .
Gen. Butler: eyes, J. saw it in the
Washington POSI- You may well
say alleged interview, for I don't
believe he ever used such an express
sion as that attributed to him. In
the first place, it WOULD not be true,
The white people of Edgcfcld have
no feeling Of hostility to tho negro
They know full we'll that the negro
is not responsible for the Stfaightout
movement or ticket; no moro rcspon:
siblc than II child, and whatever else
You may say of the Edgcficld people
they are not mean and oowardly
They strike right out from the shout.
der, and it would be mean and cow
ardly 30 visit upon the negroes the
sins, either real or imaginary, OF
other people,. If threat should be
made TO drive the'white Straightouts
from the polls it would at least have
the virtue of Greek mectinar noss
but to'talk about driving thft" aoss;or
from the pol because somcttSSno "In,
set mp an independent ticket s".*he
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