The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-08-06
SUB-TREASURY DEBATE.
SENATOR BUTLER AND DR.. STOKES
MEET AT PROSPERITY.

ure, Prssen'td--The Senator Finds No
Place In This state for IA Third Party -
Summary OF the Several Speeches..
PROsrERrrY,S. 5. G., July 29.-The larg-
est crowd that Prosperity has ever
known assembled tocay to hear the
open joint debate on the sub-treasury
between the two distinguished speak
ers, the Hon. M. G.. Butler and DR.. i.
WIN Stokes. From early dawn until
the time OF debate every entrance to the
town was thronged with interested vis-
ltors, and at 10 o'clock. the time ap-
pointed for the meeting to commence,
quite fifteen hundred persons had gath
cred around the stand. Comfortable
seats had been properly prepared for the
ladies' III front OF the rOStrum, and in
spite OF the threatening appearance Of
the heavens u considerable number of
The gentler sex were present. Every
one was struck with the excellent be-
havior OF the aSsemblage, for through
out the entire meeting almost perfect
quiet prevailed, except when the speak
erS were questioned and when applause
was given to Gen. Butler.
The audience was doubtless an intel.
hSNiiV ollC, dllu was CUB W near LnG
truth developed" and to give chance
for convictions. All of the speakers
remarked especially concerning the
above noted fact.
TRAP THAT DID NOT WORK.
Notwithstanding a trap. similar to
the 'He arranged for Governor Tillman
at Spartanburg, had been prepared for
Ntnator Butler, yet it can be safely SAID
That the victory was decidedly his. He
held the sympathy of bis audience and
hlS views were heartily received.
promptly at the time appointed the
Lev. Mr.. Sigh, president of the New
berry Alliance, who acted as chairman,
announced that the meeting would be
opened with prayer by the Rev. j. b.
TrayWick.
SnE. sLIGH'S REMARKS.
After these devotional exercises the
chairman, in his opening remarks, af-
ter expressing his qualification on see
Ing such goodly number present, said:
This large assembly is a hopeful sign.
1T shows that the people are awake to
their interests. are beginning to think
for themselves and have come in search
OF knowledge, he hoped, to see and
learn, not to censure or condemn. The
debate will be on the Sub-treasury plan,
not the bill-that plan embracing the
idea OF flexible currency. l beSpeak
the very best attention and behavior.
Let us remember that we are citizens
capable OF thus rejecting, with brains
Let us listen with the hope of improv-
ing our ideas. These speakers have a
difference of opinion and have a right
to that opinion, so condemn them not.
know that the Alliance is searching
for truth. We recognize that some
thing is wrong and seek remedy, but
if the remedy we ask will not help us
out OF 1t we will take another. All OF
us, therefore. are for the same purpose,
so treat all with the same respect.
repeat again, that the people of the
United States are beginning to think
for themselves. You are capable of
dong the same. then exercise that
sound Judgment that characteriZes u.s.
DOUBLE TEAMING ON BUTLER.
The programme for the day was then
announced as follows: The first speech
to be made by DR.. j. VIM Stokes, the
next by the Hon. NJ. g. Butler, with the
privilege given to the former to answer
the Senator. After this dinner of
barbecued meats would be served, and
the programme resumed promptly at 3,
with q speech on the same plan by Col.
Talbert, uperlntendent of the Peniten-
Niary. DR.. Stokes, who was then intro
Guced, stepped forward and spoke as
follows:
DIR. STOKES'S FIRST SPEECH.
MIR. President, Brothers and Fellow
citizens: | esteem it a high privilege
to meet you on tins occasion. AS a ma
tive of SOutha Carolina | am proud of
her history. | believe also tnat all hon.
est men ale my brothers, and while pa
triots are thinking for themselves and
interested i'll the measure that is before
us | will give the results that | have ar
rived at OH this great economic Ques-
tiOn. / count this large audience as a
hopeful sign, and certainly think it a
hopeful sign, that the people are inter
ested in these problems.
rejoice to be ut this meeting and to
see this large crowd because the ALE
ance has been repOrtt as being opposed
to discussion of its measures The
only reply that | make to such imputa-
tions is that heretofore the debates
were between two Alliance men and
especially for Alliance men. Sinco it
Is our issue and effects us most, we
deem it our right to have it discussed.
Now since its adoption by the State
Alliance we determined to urge open
discussion of this plan. The idea Of
secrecy was to eliminate any outside
agency that might prejudice the meln-
bers of the Alliance. This gathering is
Tor Newberry County and the meeting
was called Tor this particular discus
sion. l put it to you, then, whether
the Alliance is not in favor of discus
sion with the opposition when Zen.
Butler is here for that purpose. H.
wants free and full discussion and we
abide by such discussion.
Here MIR. Stokes read his letter OF
challenge to Senator Butler, which an.
peared in the News and Courier today,
lie explained it was not his intention
to speak, but that Mr.. Livingston, of
the Georgia Alliance. had accepted the
invitation to meet Gen. Butler Late
last evening he received u message
from Mr.. Livingston telling him he
could not meet Gen. Butler on account
of physical inability. He continued,
saying:
| am glad TO be here, and remember,
fellow citizens. this is an intellectual
contest of brain with brain. We want
to present the position of the Alliance
pro and con. Let us gather with minds