Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-04-13
Postmaster General Bissell asked

Butter SAD unless II Was ulsCiuCIly
understood that his colleague was
running this conference he would
not be dictated to by him. When he
was to speak, he would speak, and
not until then. If Irby desired to
speak, let him do so on his own
responsibility, and not attempt to
dictate to him.
Irby denied that he sought to die
tate. If Senator Butler stood neu-
tral between the s'reform" and "antl-
reform" factions in South Carolina,
and wished to remain in that posi-
ton, then he cheerfully accorded him
the right. He had not been so re-
garded up to this time.
Butler ironically thanked him for
his kind permission.
Irby spoke with passion and so
vehemently that he could be heard
in the corridor. He said he stood
there as the State Democratic Chair
man and was surprised, mortified,
Inundated and chagrined, in common
with all good people and true Demo
Gratis of South Carolina, at this inqui-
sition into the Democracy of these
representatives. He argued that the
trio were true Democrats, who had
submitted to the action of the
national convention. They had
defeated these men who were now
here trying to injure them in their
party and put stigma upon them.
Hemphill tried to interrupt him,
but Irby shouted his refusal to be
interrupted, saying Hemphill was not
a representative Of the South Caro-
lima Democracy. When the Third
Party showed its head in South
Carolina l fought it as zealously and
honestly as any man in the United
states. Hemphill and .Johnstone
hadn't been for Cleveland until he
was elected and there was chance
TO secure crumbs of Office.
Johnstone tried to reply, but Irby
refused to yield. I.5y said he was
responsible outside for anything he
said.
Irby went onto say that John
stone and Hemphill had folded their
hands in 1890, during the Haskell
movement, but now came here to
impeach the Democracy Of the men
who had beaten them fairly as Demo-
Gratis, and who were as true Demo
Gratis as any in South Carolina.
Senator Butler said they had heard
enough oratory and he didn't think
it necessary to say anything. He
had been invited there by the Post
master General to be listener, not
speaker. AS a representative of
South Carolina he, too, thought this
a humiiating spectacle; but these
gentlemen had brought the humilia-
tion upon themselves.
Irby:: 81 deny it."
The Postmaster General admon-
ished Irby that as he had refused to
allow interruptions he must not inter-
rupt.
Butler to Irby: 81 don't intend to
submit to any insolence from you.
That sort of thing may be very well
for township meeting at home, but
it's not very becoming to act in that
manner here, and it's not going to
win. l want that distinctly under
stood"
Senator Butler said he had moth
ing to do with the black listing. lie
would be vesy glad to be relieved of
all the cares of patronage.
Strait asked Butler if he regarded
him as Democrat
Butler: You must vindicate your
own Democracy. Tve not impeached
it,
Strait: 81 don't care whether you
answer it or not" ;"
Butler: "Then it was a great i'm
pertinence on your part to ask me"
Johnstone said he had always
opposed the sub-treasury bill. 1t
was not true that he had taken home
letters from Macune and Watson, or
Third Partyites. Some Alliance
friends who had learned to like him
had written to some gentlemen IN
South Carolina in his favor, and he
had taken home that letter. He said
it was not true that he had folded
his hands in the Haskell campaign.
Hemphill said that he had made
three speecaes for Tillman.
Irby: "It must be so, then; but |
didn't remember it."
Mr.. Bissell did not say when he
would render his decision, or what it
would be, but two incidents are sig
nifcant.
When Latimer said be would vote
with the Democrats on the organiza-
tion of the House, the Postmaster
General asked him: (Which is more
important, the organization of the
officers or the principles Of the party"
Latimer was rather stumped, but
replied: 81 think the principles that
effect our people more important