The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-30

Tell eXacLlS. OuS CeudtOI, OepuUll-
can, made an estimate and reduced the
circulation to about 600 million. I
think he was too low. My estimate is
that there is about Sl6 per capita ir
circulation. I agree with my friend
that there is something wrong. The
question is to find out what's the mat
ter: to diagnose the case correctly. l
think that the difference between me
and my friend on the sub-treasury mat
ter is that they are treating the wrong
organ, and the remedies that they sug-
gest are not the remedies to cure the
patient.
do not denounce every man who is
in favor Of the sub-treasury as a fool,
aud do not want any one to so de-
nounce me because l am opposed to it.
We all have common interest and
can't afford to allow an intolerance Of
difference Of opinion. have brought
with me official copies of the bills
which were introduced. I understand
my friends to say that the bills are not
under discussion, that the sub-treasury
plan is under discussion. How in the
name Of heaven am l to get at the
plan unless I read the bill? 1t is the
bill am opposed to; my conscience
and my judgment will not permit me
to approve of it.
Before 1 proceed to discuss the bills
before me, will indulge in 4 few pre-
liminary remarks as to the structure,
scope and power of this popular form
of government of ours. There is not
man in this vast audience who has not
within his nature principle amount
ing to an instinct, Of home rule and
local self-government.
Senator Butler then went into a dis
cussion Of self-government and the
rights Of the States, and the instinct
that would not allow interference with
local domestic affairs. The application
of this principle was made to show the
relation that the Federal and State
governments sustain to each other, and
argued that this bill offended that doc
trine in his judgment-the doctrine
upon which-the very bed rock and
foundation-upon which our popular
government is built, and, said the Sen
ator "the more you encroach upon 1t
the more do you threaten the preserva-
tion and the perpetuity Of popular gov
ernment and Republican institutions"
The speaker then read Senate bill
2SO6. The first section contemplates
the building and organization of ware
houses in every county in the United
States, and there are about 1900 Of
them. Every county which produces
agricultural products to the value of
$500000 shall be entitled to have
warehouse built within that county.
The speaker argued that this showed
discrimination as some Of the counties
did not produce that much and could
not have warehouses.
Paragraph second Of bill reads that
100 or more citizens of said county shall
petition the Secretary of the Treasury
-"this," said the speaker, without
considering remainder of section, says
you shall petition the man whose func-
tion it is to be the custodian and dis
burser of our public money. Now, You
make him dabble in agriculture. You
must give the land upon which the
warehouse is built to the government
for all time according to this bill and
if the warehouses or any of them
should be abandoned the title is ia the
government. ITO establish a United
States agricultural depository and ap-
point manager thereof''-whom do
yon suppose the Secretary ofthe Treas
ury would select in Newberry for this
position?
I know pretty we'll who be would Sc
lect ia Edgefield- mulatto. Laugh
ter.
~ Talbert inturrupting said: "Vance
put the latter clause to section /. sub
division 3. in the bill himself in order
to cry out against the unconstitution-
ality of it,"
Butler: ~ will come to the ahcen-
stitutiopality part of it myself directly.
I deal with the record as 1 find it. If
that provision had been injected in that
section as light from heaven it would
not have made it any more acceptable
to me-" Cheers.
Talbert: "It is the Objectionable
feature / am speaking Of"
Butler: Il am glad my friend
agrees with me about that. We are
making progress and before get
through he will be with me-" Laugh
ter and cheers
Talbert: No, you are getting on
our platform"
Butler: "If I am not driving a six
teen-horse wagon through your plat
form, / never saw wagon" Cheers.
Voices-"Rub it in, General. Go
ahead
The Senator then discussed section ,,
:, Z, and 5 Of the bill.
This bill gives the manager the
right to grade the cotton and put the
price upon it. He alone is the final ar
bitrator. What right would the poor
man have or, for that matter, any man?
If you were going to store cotton and
should not be on good terms with the
manager, what good reason would you
have to expect justice at his hands? If
he felt disposed, he could grade you
down.
When do We want most money and
when is money scarce? Why in the
spring and summer at the very time
that, under this bill, there would be
contraction.
Then this bill proposes to appropri-
ate fifty million dollars to put up ware
houses or to issue notes, and the same
objection could be urged to it, on the
ground that was urged against the
Force Bill, that the amount ofappro-
priation fixed in the bill is too indefi'
nate.
Article /, section 8, paragraph I, of
the Constitution says that no money
shall be drawn from the treasury but
in consequence of appropriations made
by law. The Constitution is in the
way of issuing money direct to the peo-
pie except by appropriation and why
was this provision put there? 1t was
by the wisdom, sagacity and fore
thought of the trainers of that wonder
full instrument, and was meant to
throw the responsibility Of appropri-
ating the public money where it prop
erly belongs and where it ought to be
on the representatives of the people.
This bill would not stand before the
Supreme Court.
At this point Mr.. J. L. Keitt asked
how about the loan to the cotton expo
sition at New Orleans?
Senator Butler replied that he was
glad that question had been asked,
and in reply said that the money for