The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-08-05

people. out not to give it 10 them This
was for convenience The ~ub-treasur-
les are only branches OF the Federal
treasury. The peope cannot get the
money except they have something to
sell for 1t.
Another step would take to che set
tlement of the "unevenuesS' is this:
Put ten acres OF cotton to the mule for
three years. Let farmers do thi> and
they Will have the world at their feet.
They would be then the most prosper
Gus people Oh the globe. AS for not be-
ing able to put their products on the
market at any time is all stuff. There
is not ali acre of ground in NewberrV
that cannot make something to sell
every month of the year.
am opposed to only two planks in
the Alliance platform. The Sub-treas-
ury bill is unwlSe, and the worst thing
for the farmers. | am also opposed to
Governmental control OF operation of
all railroads. for the following reason:
The more you can divert the interest of
the people from the Government the
better off will The masses be.
Voice: How about the Third Party,
General?
Butler: We have no room for the
Third Party. There can only be two
parties. The old Democratic though
butfeted stands still.
Voice: What has the Democratic par
ty zone for the South in the last thirty
five years?
Butler: If you are so far in the back
woods as not to know What that party
has done for the South you are a poor
simmer and "ought to be born again
You would be an excellent Third Par
ty leader.
Senator Butler then eulogiZed most
stirringly the Democratic party. 1t has
held its own under the direction of the
wisest statesman, Jefferson; held its
owo against Revolutionist and Anarch-
lists. When l hear talk of a Third Par
ty l am overwhelmed with pain The
Democratic party has stood like Il stone
wall against all aggressors and for that
alone, If it had nothing else, should be
lauded to the skies, 1t represents home
rule and self government. Party after
party has risen IN the ruins or Older
parties, while tue Democratic party
alone has stood the blood OF wars and
the heat OF political activity. 1t stands
with the very doctrines OF the Alliance
except the two I have opposed above. l
believe with 40 majority in the House,
with the present Senate. and with the
chances favorable of electiug the next
President, il it fails to bring -elief then
| shall! talk about the Third Party, but
not with such signs Of success.
Wherever farmer makes all he needs
does his business on business prlnci-
pies, be will not want money at per
cent.
MR.. sTOKEsS REPLY
was only recital of arguments used in
his first speech. In several he simply
stated that be disagreed with the hon
orable Senator. His reply was limited
to thirty minutes, but doWnpour
forced him to Conclude earlier. The
time Of each speaker was at first placed
to one hour and half, but such d
clamOr arose when Senator Butler be-
gan to take his seat at the end OF the
time that it was prolonged.
Later in the day Col. Talbert made
speech, which was not discussion of
the sub-treasury, but general ALI.
ance talk. Bsyond this it would have
been violation of agreement. His
address was interrupted by rain.
All the speakers deserte Prosperity
this evening. Senator Butler goes i'm
mediately to Washington. DR.. J. w.
Stokes was called to Greenville. Col.
Talbert returned to his duties in Co
lum bia.-NeWs and Courier.