The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-03
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of arrangements, called on me at Doc
tor Langford's the evening before the
speaking and informed me that Doctor
Stokes and would be allowed an hour
and half each; that Doctor Stokes
would open the debate in an hours
speech and reserve a half hour Of bis
time to reply to me. I readily assented
to this, whereuron Mr.. Hardy re-
marked that r hree hours occupied
by Doctor .okes and myself would
take up the time before dinner, and
that after dinner w. J. Talbert would
deliver an address on alliance matters.
1 asked Mr.. Hardy if he thought it
entirely fair, after inviting me there to
speal, to give two advocates of the
sub-treasury the opportunity to reply
to me, and that if Mr.. Talbert referred
to my speech I should claim the right
to have half hour to reply to him.
Mr.. Hardy assured me more than once
that Mr.. Talbert would make no re-
ference whatever to the debate between
Doctor Stokes and myself.
"After this assurance, officially made,
I did not remain to hear Mr.. Talbert's
speech. Possibly Mr.. Talbert was not
aware of this assurance and agreement.
Possibly Mr.. Hardy may not have been
able to control or direct the character
of Mr.. Talbert's remarks. One thing is
very certain, the agreement was vio-
lated but do not know that should
have referred to it but for this talk and
balder dash about my running away,
my arguments being demolished ETC..
They must mean this part Of the per-
formance as a joke. The next time [
make an agreement of this kind, it
shall be in writing, and the next time
correspond with Doctor Stokes I will
keep copies. He read his letter to me
to the Prosperity meeting, but neglected
to read my reply. He also gave his
letter for publication and refused to
give my reply, as I was informed by
the reporters, so you see it stands me
in hand hereafter to preserve copies" ="
General Butler is looking well, and
will be in full trim for the speaking at
Batesburg which is on the card for
September 18th. He leaves here to-
morrow for his plantation in Edgeheld,
where he will spend some time, and
will probably remain in Edgefeld until
the Batesburg meeting takes place.
The Generals family, who have been
here for some time, leaves tomorrow
for Highland, where they will spend
the rest of the summer.
SENATOR BUTLER'S SINGING REPLY
TO THE COTTON PLANT.
Especial to News and Courier
EDGEFIELD, Aroust 26.-On Senator
Buffers return to-day from attendance
on the naval committee Of the Senate
your correspondent handed him copy
of the Cotton Plant of the 9Th instant
containing DR.. Stokes editorial criti-
cism of his Prosperity speech, and also
the Cotton Plant of the 18th with the
resolutions of the SHELLS Alliance, and
inquired if he desired to say anything
in connection Herewith.
After reading both Senator Butler
said in reply:
II have lived to very little purpose
for something more than half a century
in South Carolina if it is necessary fol-
me to vindicate myself against such
disgraceful falsehoods as those con.
tained in these two papers. I had never
met DR.. Stokes until the Prosperity
meeting. He appeared to be a well,
mannered, fair man, and I treated him
as such; but this performance Of his
shows clearly that be is devoid of prin-
ciple and honorable qualities. He
knows full we'll that I did not utter the
sentiments be attributed to me, or any,
thing approaching them. He heard
every word of my speech and had a
half hour to reply to it. Why did lie
not then and there in my presence
rebuke such sentiments? Why did he
stand mute and permit the farmers,
whose special champion he assumes to
be-, to be villified and denounced in
this way? Why does be sneak to his
sanctum and ten days after deliberately
pen this editorial, bristling with per-
version and falsehood? Why all the
circumstances convict him either OF
disqualification or, what is worse,
Wilful falsehood.
II never uttered such sentiments OF
anything approaching them, and Dr.
Stokes knows it.
LAS to the Shell Alliance resolutions
I have nothing to say, further than
that they do me gross injustice. They
bear the ear marks of DR.. Stokes, and,
of course, are predicated upon the false
information he deliberately palmed of
on the members of this Alliance. 1t is
pitiable to see a man, who claims to be
intelligent, guilty Of such disgracefuI
methods to carry point, but he shall
not practice them upon ME if cal
reach the ears the people he is seeking
to influence and poison against me by
falsehood and misrepresentation. Il
there is anything the people of thi:
State detest and despise it is sneak
and Liar"
Senator Butler will be at Batesburg
on the 9th of next month, the day o.
the public discussion at that place, and
will be glad to meet DR.. Stokes and
repel his accusations face to face.