The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-10

The reply of DR.. Stokes, which viii
appear in the Cotton Plant next Satur
day, is as follows:
SENATOR BUTLER's CoMMUNICATIoN
The attention Of our readers is invited
to a communication from Senator But
, Ter anent the Prosperity debate anc
. certain editorial comments thereon IL
the Cotton Plant. In vieW of the abu
sive eithets the Senator is repor. ed tt
have INDUCED in reference to this paper
in his recent Asheville and Edgefie!C
interviews, might justly consider thai
that Senator had placed the whole
matter beyond the pale of courteous
reply or even notice. But as his com
munication to the Cotton Plant is
couched in language of a courteous
nature, and presents a personal griev-
nance of Injustice done him by the Cot,
IisS-il Plant, I shall notice again the
,oSStaes he refers to, The committee in
Prosperity, as well as myself,
charge Agee.. e..,surprised and indignant
were justly>Y.>:n we had taken the
when the ialr tnrned ifted the ground
Senator to be unfairly snA--.ss,,q thair rro.
Of debate, even i'll the face Of : 20. -, t ~ .
test. Yet when he comes, now a., =
Injured party, asking fairness g 1ns
hands of the Cotton Plant heT:ul laa AZ /
ways be fairly met and accorded a aeaf
iry The car of the Cotton Plants audi
ence will never be denied an honest
claim for justice that is coucneo III
courteous and fair language. BEFORE
answering the Senator's question: nov"
ever, we ask attention to some genelai
considerations:
TwEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDhh'
!. The Senator justly recognized 1ne
difference between the relation ol 'ne
debater and the editor, though 'ne
s,na individual to this whole SUBJ
ject.
>. The Cotton Plant was no' iepAo
sented at the debate.
8. The file of this paper for August
which was sent the Senator from InlS
office. shows that the first issue after
the debate had not word, edltorialiy
or otherwise, about the debate. Inc
sneeches might have been allowed 10
rest upon their merit. But after the
newspaper supporters Of the Senator ID
every possible way, sought to prejudice
the Alliance side of the discussion, and
alter the Senator himself gave an inter
| view in Washington, in which he was
representented as claiming everything,
having completely used UP two sub
treasury champions in joint debate al
Prosperity" it seemed not improper IN
the Cotton Plant to point out some o.
the vulnerable points of the Senators
speech.
THOSE AWFUL NEWSPAPERS.
+ All reference to the particular
,,att.rthe Senator objects to, after the
Aurust Sth issne was in repe!llng the
ossa,,lts of the Senator's newspaper
friends, who apparently felt charged
with the defence OF the Senator'S re
norted language. None Of them unit
one last week, so far as | know, ques
toned the possibility of the Language
being inaccurate; nor did such posslbili
tv ever occur to my mind. They &C
cepted the phraseology IS uuquestion
ably correct, but denied NY construc
, ton of it, without giving any rationa
meaning.
). Twas aninvited guest 1T Prosperit.
, as much as was the Senator-had neve
, been there before, and hence was enti
tied to the same consideration elaine
by him on that score.
t AS matter of fact, I had no more
: DO with arranging the order Of debat
thar the Senator. The customar
order o: debate was fixed upon by tn
comnitte", and I Iacceptelit. Certalnl
I had H. desire to take any advantage
: aud don't consider that htd any unde
| the arrangement.
l g. By reading the whole correspon
dence, published in the issue Of Augu:
: s, it will be seen that the original a