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did there lend money direct TO the people
but the banks, and that the same thing was
possible in our country under the present
system.
STAND ,Y TIE PARTY.
Senator Butler appealed to the audience TO
stand by the Democratic party, now that lis
prospects of success were 80 bright lie was
paIned to hear it said that :rhe Democratic
party had done nothing for the people. Such
u statement could only have been made
| through ignorance or design, and when the
party lines were drawn he expected 10 see
all the Democrts together except few Hes
slams.
He said: Whenever the time comes let us
again lock our shields for the battle, ana
when my services shall be called for | shall
not stop TO count the cost. If the people OF
clude to send some one else TO the unlted
States Senate, In Gods name let them do II
It Is their right and shall not complain, but
| If lam 10 be expected at this late day TO ad
vocate measures which my conscience does
not approve you must send some one else TO
| the United States Senate.
| good deal has been said about wtet Sena'
tor Butler thinks and says, but am not In
| this controversy as SeDator Butler. l am
plain NJ. c. Butler. and / have never pre-
| sumed for one moment TO oppress the hum
best citizen by reason of the high station 10
which have been elevated. II / have done
anyone wrong, as God Is my witness, stand
here prepared to make the proper amends.
Senator or no Senator, 1 have always eX-
|
country reaches that point when shall not
be permitted TO tell the truth as understand
1t, let my friends lay me aside and shall re:
tire without murmur. (Applause and
The foregoing, Of course, is only n synop.
sis Of Senator Bntler's speech, which was
widely and enthusiastically applauded as he
closed.
Col. WatsOn's Reply.
Col. Watson then rose to reply and there
| was u second storm q { hurrahs and cheers.
He said that Senator Butler had accused
him of trying 10 pontoon the Atlantic and
build bridge to the moon. He, Watson, had
failed in this, but he was sure Gen. Butler
the man in the moon, with his old friend,
Bill Spencer, playing on the fiddle. (Great
laughter and and applause, in which Senator
Butler heartily Joined0 II there was any
sub-treasury. but he had talked about tragedy
and comedy to keep his spirits up at the 9TH
er end of the bridge. daughter and APP
plause) He thought that his speech was
very much speckled, like the butter in GER.
tain old ladys pantry. which the old lady
says was speck led, but that hor Jersey COWS
we're ID sight more so (Renewed laugh
ter and applause.) He denied that he had
cussed IT as e,would discuss any other grave
measure or remedy on the line he had laid
down In his opening speech.
He said distinctly 1t was desired to get
money direct 10 the people at per cent
that the people should not be discriminated
against In favor OF national banks. He had
showed that what was wanted was medium
that would expand or contract only with the
necessities of trade. AS to the details he
thought they could be discussed hereafter,
but he had certainly discussed the plan. He
would be pretty fellow indeed II he came
here TO talk about a plan and didn't do IT..
Gen. Butler did not catch his idea about the
Hamburg bank. They did not issue money
on gold and silver, but certificates that de-
posits had been made and the certificates be-
came money. He had shown that the banks
OF Sweden issued money directly on land
upon mortgages 10 two-thrds OF the value OF
the land. He did not see why that rule could
from century to century than silver.
Senator Butler: VIII you state whether
the money In Norway and Sweden Is issued
by the banks or by the Government?
authorized by the Government, and IL circu.
lates just as greenbacks circulated here. That
is that the certificates are convertible into
money as good rs greenbacks:
i a voice: 81 don't wish to trouble the de.
bate, but would like to ask you ques'
! tion."
Col. Watson: All right, go ahead. You
can't trouble the debate.
The voice; III have no land. How will
your land loan benefit me?"
Another voice: "Oh, don't mind him he
Is preacher"
Col. Watson: Suppose you have no land
tlon than you are now? If a man has moth.
ing and don't want to make anything, he is
unfortunate and we can't help him. Now.
boys, I think he Is trouble, isn't he? But
do say that If the nelghbors around you
make plenty Of corn and cUtton and get
money at per cent, they Will take care OF
the non-srmed people OF this country. Gap.
plauSe and cheers.
Col. Watson, In answer TO another question:
said that the tenants would be benefited be.
cause they could get money on the surplus
over the rent. Anyhow, said Col. Watson, /
have been compared to the Messiah, and he
came to heul the sick and not the WI. II,
daughter and applause,) and besides, you
must remember that when one of You asked
Gen. Butler how to get money to put In State
banks, he told him TO go and work for it.
daughter and applause.) How do you feel
now. sonny? More laughter and applause.)
a voice: "Arc you going to vote for
Crisp?"
Col. Watson: Gentlemen. that fellow
sounds exactly Ikea last years April fool.
U.aughter)
The voice: 81 want to know who you are
going to vote for for Speaker"
Col. Watson: The man that stands nearest
the Ocaln pIaifo .
In answer to suggestion from Mr.. James
p. Bean, Col. Watson said that there would
be no expense III Issuing the certificates, ex.
cept I'm the paper and the ink.
! AS 10 the dispute between Senator Butler
and Dr. Stokes IL was question Of evidence,
some people affirmed what he Is reported To
have said. and the Senator and others denied
It. He thought II strange that Senator Butler
had not corrected II In his favorite paper, the
News and Courier, which was Antl-Alllance
and supporter OF the Senator.
Senator Butler: | did correct II in the Cot.
ton Plant.
Col. Watson. continuing his speech, said
tn at he did not know much about politics in
South Carolina, but he knew the Alliance
was Jeffersonian Dem ocratlc In Georgia CAP
plause.) He claimed that the force bill was
killed through the orders OF The National
Il Alliance Convention at Ocala.
! Col. Watson devoted great part OF his ar
gumen after this to the needs of an income
tax. Recurring TO the per cent. difficulty at
Prosperity Col. Watson used this language
"You have admitted, General, that your own
paper OH that reported an Infamous le."
| Senator Butler: mo. sir. l did not. said
that whoever said that charged forty thou
sand farmers Of South Carolina with being
thieves and Scoundrcls were Infamous liars.
Col. Watson, with the assent of Senator
Butler, took a hand primary as follows
"ThoSe men in this audience who believe
that the o Gala platform is pure Jefiersonian
Democracy hold up your hands," Here the
| right hands OF about nine-tenths OF those
| who voted declared 1t was. Then Il similar
vote was taken on the sub-treusury plan with
| the same result.
! Col. Watson: Now, hope the reporters
will put down that an OverwhplmiAE major
ity OF the audience voted for the Ocala plat.
| form