The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-08-05
STOKES and BUTLER.
THEY ARGUE THE sUB-TREAsURY.
Senator Butler Knocks Out the Pres
e. ident OF the State Alliance in One
Round. and Captures the Crowd
of Farmers.
From The State.

FTOIl ue oldle.
PROSPERITY, S. c., July 29.-The debate here
to-day on the sub-treaSury was in marked
h contrast TO the one held in Spartanourg last
Friday. At the latter place. the discussion
was held with closed doors and before 9
packed auditory OF snb-treasuryites, anu
tioyernor Tlllman, the sub-treasury de.
Z blatant on that occasion, was lmpatientiy
Z undemonstratively and unenthns:atlcally
s listened to- The meeting here to-day was
held In the open air, and the advocate OF the
sub-treasury, DR.. J. William Stokes, for an
hour and half harangued an audience that
was not in sympathy with him. he dldn,t
plause from the commencement TO the close
of his address. ,,
The very presence Of Senator Butler filled
|, , the crowd with spirit OF enthusiasm, and at
he progressed in his able argument he cap
5tured the major part of the audience, which
4 was composed OF at least one thousand men
& and two hundred OF the gentler sex. or
~ II Is said that ut Spartanburg Governor
SPlIlman only had six sympatnlsers out OF
The vast audience that assembled In the Sc
cret chamber to pass on oadar Ine res
'yersed here, and although the method put
: into practice during the last campaign, 10
= ASCERTAIN how the crowd stood by an INVITA-
tion " them to hold up their hands was MOI
s applied as q test to-day, to Juuge Irom tne
Z applause that Gen. Butler received ana the
I absence Of any demonstration when Dr.
stokes was speaking, the sub-treasury auVo-
S Gates could have been counted on one hand
aHurrah for Butler y could be heard ON all
s sides from those who, during the last cam
paign, seemed TO know only one cry "Hur'
y rahfor Tillman." This fact is the more re.
& markable because it is the farming class who
gave T1llman his majority, ana only from
\ this class that tie disciples would expect 70
\ secure converts. But they didn't secure any
as result Of the discussion to-day.
The people have listened to the debate and
3 have been instructed and enlightened.
In order to counteract the converting infu'
sencc that has been the outcome of the debate
= DIR. Stokes will haye TO have some special cd
z itions Of his Cotton Plant distributed gratuit'
ously and generally throughout the Prosperi'
~ community.
Among those who were In attendance on
q the meeting, besides the distinguished speak.
hurried glance OF The State reporters recoge'
3nized Congressman George Johnstone, George
Cromer. Esq, Walter Hunt, Esq, Senator
Il. Keitt, br. sampson Pope, Clerk Of the
Pope, w. ]. Talbert ana DIR. V. F.; Clayton
I. OF Columbia; Ex-State Senator Wingard. j,
6 Brooks Wtngard, Mai. q. Leaphart and Capt
y +. 81. Counts, of Lexington County.
Youngs grove, two miles from Prosperity
was selected as the place for the speaking
Mr.. A. G. Wise.
On the grounds the County Alliance Asso.
3 citation had prepared bounteous barbecue
(which was partaken OF by at least 3OO OF the
q aggregation OF people.
Mr.. ]. A. Sligh, county chairman Of the
81 Alliance, promptly at 10 o'clock stepped to
Z. the front OF the platform and asked the at
tention OF the people, while divine blessing
was being invoked by the Rev. j. b. Tray
!. wick.
Mr. Sigh then announced the program me,
which was that DR.. Stokes would open for one
hour, Senator Butler to follow for all hour
& and q half, and DR.. Stokes TO reply for hall
I an hour.