The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-03

tn many people, tI!c eLeSI 10 ii'
ticeablc; but some constitutions are less
to medicinal influences than
,ers. and the curative process may, there
e, il such cases be less PROMPT SoG1Iline of
rance in using this rIIten:
ward y Stokes he mad first presented q
| brief statement Of the facts of the Pros
Derity meeting. He tButler) had been
invited there. Stokes and his friends
had arranged the terms OF the debate,
and the Senator had acceded to them.
The Senator then took The States
stenographic report of the speeches,
stating it to be absolutely correct, and
showed that, according toi it, Stokes had
done him grave injustice, which he re-
quested hIm to correct in The State, SO
tnat its readers, who had been informed
of his editorial, might see his reply.
Il note," he said, that you predi-
cate your editorial upon the report in
,he News and Courier. This report was
not stenographic report and did not
purpurL TO be such, but it Is not amen
able to the construction you put upon
it. The issue is between ourself and
myself, and | will be obliged it you will
give me your individual recollection of
what said You replied to me in a
half hour, and if l said what you
charged me with saying, why did you
not rebuke me in your presence-you,
who claim to he the special champion
Of the farmerS?"
TO SHELLS Alliance, Orangeburg
County, the president of which is a
relative or connection of Stokes, Sena-
tor Butler wrote in substance as follows,
his letter being addressed to the presi-
dent:
"a friend has handed me copy Of a
paper containing your resolutions, as
follows: Resolutions quoted. I will
be obliged to you if you will furnish me
the source of the Information upon
which you predicate these resolutions.
[ have never stigtnatized the farmers OF
South Carolina as thieves and scoun-
drels. | suppose you mean to intimate,
by your language, that will hear from
you again, to intimidate me from the
full and fair expression of my opinions
upon public questions, referring, | pre-
sumo, to my el ction to the United
States Senate. You must indeed have a
very poor opinion Of me if you suppose
for one moment that am to be di-
verted from the path Of duty, rs see
it, by any such threats. | may not live
to see the election of my successor, but
if should, / shall abide the consequ-
ences with reasonable complacency.
There are some things dearer to me
than holding office-among them are
cnlf-rnenanf on1 fron6nr, nf
conscience. / would not surrender
these for all the Offices the State could
bestow upon me. The people of South
Carolina sent me to the Senate, and
when they retire me, shall make no
complaint. But one thing is certain: |
do not intend IT, permit p Ii i:al bush
whackers and guerrllas to get between
me and the people, if / can help it.
IAN early reply will very much
oblige yours, etc."
Senator Butler, as will be understood
from the foregoing letters, is very much
in earnest. He has not seen his letters
in print yet, and they are not of the
character which either Stokes or SMELLS
Alliance would like to publish without
pressure.
Senator Butler tells me tonight that
at the Batesburg meeting on the 9th of
September he Will formally announce
himself asa candidate for reelection to
the United States Senate, and will say
that he will sacrifice his election before
be will abate one jot or title Of his con-
scientious opposition to the sub-treasury
scheme and other devices of the men
threatening him. The Senator is in the
fight, and the hottest of it, from this
time forward, and will meet his oppo-
nents upon every stump in South
Carolina. y. G. G.