The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-03
BUTLER PUTS on HIS WARRANT.
Hot Shot for Stokes and Smells Alliance.
Senator !:utler H-ill Not Et Bulldoz=d.
ISurrial tD the .Statr.l

BATTEBY PARK HOTEL, ASuEviLLE,
y. g., August Ex-senator Butler is
ut the Battery Park tonight, on his
way to Highlands, with his family.
Talking with the Editor OF The State
tonight, he said that he had written
letters four or live days ago tC J. Will
LIAM Stokes aHd to SHELLS Alliance,
but had not seen them in print.
Asked about purpOrt, the Senator gave
the following as 4 rough outline Of
what he had written:
20 Stokes lac had first presented 4
brief statement Of the facts OF the Pros
perity meeting. He (Butler) bad been
invited there. Stokes and his friends
had arranged the terms Of the dc5ate,
;,nd the Senator had acceded TO them.
The Senator then took The States
stenographic report of the speeches,
stating it 10 be absolutely correct, and
showed that, according to it, Stokes had
done him grave injustice, which he re-
Quested hun to correct in The State, so
that lis 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
The News and Courier. This report was
not :; sttnOgraphic report and did not
DurpUrL to De such, but it il not amen
able to the construction you put upon
it. The issue is between Yourself and
myself, and | will be obliged it you will
give me your individual recollection Of
what said. You replied to me in d
half hour, and if l said what you
charged ME with saying, why did you
not rebuke me in your prescnce-you,
who claim to be the special champion
Of the farmers?!'
70 Smells Alliance, Orangeburg
County, the president Of which is a
relative or connection Of Stokes, SeEH-
tor Butler wrote in substance as follows,
his letter being addressed to the presl-
dent:
az friend has handed me copy of 4
paper containing your resolutions, as
follows: Resolutions quoted. | will
be obliged to you if you will furnish u'e
the source of the information upon
which you predicate these resolutions.
/ have never stigmatized 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'electio to the United
States Senate. You must indeed have q
very poor opinion of me if you suppose
for one moment that | am to be di-
verted from the path OF duty, as 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
my own self-respect and freedom of
conscience. I would not surrender
these for all the offices the State could
bestow upon me. The people ofSouth
Carolina sent me to the Senate, and
when they retire me, SILK make no
complaint. But one thing - certain: |
do not intend to permit p Ii i:al BUSH
whackers and guerrilas to get between
me and the people, if can help it.
can 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 ne will sacrifice his election before
he will abate one jot or little of his con-
scientious opposition to thesub-treasury
scheme and other devices Of the men
threatening him. The Senator is in the
fight, and the hottest of i, from this
time forward, and will meet his oppo-
nents upon every stump in South
Carolina. y. G. G.