The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-17
,,,o,+o Naws and Courier.


rsnaciaI to News and Courier.
Du,rspr-eG September 9.-Ahou1
- bnndred citizens of Edgelelo
,."sI ,,'s LEXINGTON and sporadic Visi:oiH
',.;tressed . to-day the great poll.tca' pa
tnttie Of Ratesburg between CouSteee-
|u Watson. OF Georgia, ana Senator
p,a.ior !5ia.i If South Carolina. The nara
ous DO of the clash of wit and oratory IS
t.oSt told in the proceedings gwen oe
~. and esnecially as to the result as ~
ap~, ann,ssred to the two gentlemen mos'iy
concerned in the duel. . ha;r+ro-
o prof Nash presided and ne lntl1-
6,ooG the speakers gracefully ana WIZ
y go 49, distribution Of compliments. IL
srns aS.i' distinctly understood that onls
Senator Butler aud Consressi.,"n, i!,r,c, tho
son should entertain ana i'i9v.ue, ,,.as .t.
suSience. The order OF spea Aiss "aS,
CONGRESSMAN Watson TO OPEN 4emI.o, 'S,.or
Butler to follow and the lirs' spe"N0-
to reply. .,a stape which
was beautifully located III tue $3.50 SroottS
of the city. were Capt. >; n: N n1"TS ~
DR.. Folk, Capt. Bates, Co!. w; Cow-
bert, the Rev. Mr.. McSwsln, EHpo r. Toot
ernor John c. Sheppard, EcltSt :tdn W. N1o
of-he Augusta Chronicle; r'uatoi "a; aHG
T,enna. of the Johnston M04lLpIia nut oud
ror Anil, of the Newberry aela'1 taa go sa.o
News: Editor Buchanan, OF the cues othar
ter Reporter, some reporters "nA 00'
DISTINGUISHED gentlemen. :, o,o,oo,-
Che speaking began at II oc,och ,i.
.,"rn snS was Kept up until . oociocA
49, eycent a sho, interfnlsslon.
.prof Nash read a Letter from rlesl,
don't stokes stating tn. he res!et'eas
his Inability to accept the lnvlta.iou y. ~
the committee to be present. euU ",a .l"o ~
was innossible Oh account or enSas
ments in the eastern part OF the o'a'e
wHATcoL. WATSON SAID.
Col Watson spoke substantially as
know perfectly we'll that Will oe
.. 6isa6vantage IN discussing thIs
>,,,as.ion with Senator Butler: he mas
all the advantages over me- 1oa NnU
him. and YOU love him. am m. utlhno~ W.
40 YOU. There is 2 wide oi1lerence oe
tween me and him in our rela'lone ~
Won IF Senator Butler were cauui
Sota for Office I would not be mere.
MIST wonld be q matter for you 10 set.ie
,.o,,reerves But when Senator buIlef
fates the position he has on TINS ques-
tinn + affects every one OF YOU. we are
hove discussing measures not new; we
.ra discussing measures that a1fect Oeor-
or;o as veil asSouth Carolina. itlsa pat
for,n that touches everyone. l am 10
nosition to expect that QuestlonS shaii
Sosi;s d;so,,sse6 on broader lines than per-
sonaI ones. Each Of us will rise 10 4
noSition of craftsmanship and Drothef-
+. love South Carolina has always
boon close to the heart of Georgia ana
Canrrisps,zsgYour. distinguished men
Rrothers' Mins,rels, ias;na.I say to
weAson, Primrose & West, zaees. that
YOU, o~ra House. This organTzaaauth
you demonstrate. -sc.-nith the success ae
Carol,na, and l feel it an non cement at !
this Question with you, ana WIFI - it
il in the highest sense OF houotho,e az, - syy
cnssiou. feel that Georsta IVY % "
home with South Carolina ooys: ,>,.n
We assert that the suo-IseaiSulES sion = spnies pi
will be a good law. Gen BUZZ ts,non
Il That puts the burden OF prov. to uI tnst
me- It is for me to demomSVla,,e iE, osooS .n
the plan is good one. tuae IN
va ar,ismentary law. we slarleu 49, ~ -
G;eoroia, aud we wanted !ne suo,rle SUI ,eao
snry or somethiag better, ouC e.ie 'hV ~
we thought Of the suo-lreasuiS the
better we liked it. Now we Ma.S otie
snb-treasurv from its horns l" Us nIs' W"t
TSou,t Snow how correctly Gen. put
Wv ,,.aS renorted in the debate at fros'
,>or:t~ with DR.. Stokes. l nave 'he
rpennrt p, as published in The News ana
Eo,,r;ar bnt presume it was suost"u-
t;oIi,- correct. and, if there is no c"rrec-
t;o,nf Il T take it for granted tnaI Ihe
report is correct. odoboto
tba nrincinles underlying II. am
ro;n6 S m demonstrate to this auclence
fhat Gem Butler will do hlmsei1 greaC
;n;nstice if he undertakes to discuss Tue
Ge+aiIs of any measure without olScus-
800 tho principles underlying IL. u
-haS Cen Butler will be forced TO taNe
naor two nositions. The bill was eithel
r;rbt @ ~ wrong. Fit is right he, as an
American statesman, owes IL 10 u Cels
naonle to help them make TINS OH q
law. IF the plan is wrong, ousht -. :.
he tn he able to demonstrate tna1 ~
e vrono? He ought to be aole 10 ue'
n,onstrate that fact from constl'utiotI,-
81 s+.ndnoint. from an economic sIanu-
,,o;nt from precedent and from iegista-
90 anacfments. When he wlsnes ~
Sa.lina 70 discuss the plan be puts h!'ll-
seIfin the awkward position 0! saSin;s
that the plan is right, ouI ne can,t c"
help YOU, or it is wrong ana ne @ of
show it, and ne can take eithet III, .IIi h.va y w
the dilemma he likes, ana ne .Tr ~. . "re
some rough riding on c''Ne'
1Applause and lauShter.J
p,-7, WHAT Is THE PLAN:
c,, Watson went on to say that Gen
p,,,,er would have to come OUT ana
,'t'ata L,'t, tho nIau. and may God give the
~ ,,;ntorv 70 him who is right. Applause.
- W-s+son asan analogy for the ulS-
>.,,ssinn of the plan, said the creates, re,
rr,,, ,,ovements Of modern tunes ha''
hna, Giscussed without bill with us
Gota;rs inst as the tariff was discussed,
L,f>ra the Mills bill was !rameu' anu
+ho+ Con Butler discussed 1t wIthouI
',.ai.in~ for the bill and so 1t was WIN vi
..a1,as..;n, thc adoption OF the postoilICe
,,,.~..a,, and the railroad system. ne
,han dismissed the sub-treaSury plall On
,hrpa lines. First. the laws; second Tie
[Sr rs co,nplained Of, and third, the re-
medy.
ATTACHING THE BANKS.
He took up the national banks an''
discussed them rs an old law ana an
evil, He denied that they were war
measure. having been established IN
july, 1858, when the war was nearly
over. He elaborated the charges OF
contraction and stated that the system
vas robbery and so forth, and that the
system was robbery and so forth, anu
Thar the 900 they made every
s.sa,rs zetl 20 the people. lie
disloyalty that Demo
~ ~ should have voted for
N II national banks. Ap-
a ssS he held that if the
y lend money on
60 rule ysxAisou cotton and