The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-04-13

Democracy: When the third party
showed its head in South Carolina,
fought 1T as zealously and honestly as
any man in the United States. Hemp
NIL and JohnStOne hadn't been f0l
cleveland till he was elected and there
office. "
tombstone tried to reply, but Irby re
fused to yield. Irby said he was re-.
Gp0nsible outside for anything he said
r y went on to say that Johnstone
and Hemphill had folded their hands
IN lo'J, during the Haskell movement,
DuC now came here to impeach the
democracy of the men who had beaten
them fairly as Democrats, and who
were as true Democrats as any in
South Carolina. 1rby's manner was
| defiant.
Senator BIZ .ler said they had heard
enough oratory, and he didn't think it
necessary to say anything. He had
been invited there by the Postmaster
General to be a listener, not speaker
AS a representative of South Carolina,
he, too, thought this a humlliating
spectacle; but these gentlemen had
brought the humiliation upon them
selves.
Irby-"I deny it,"
The Postmaster General admonished
lrby that as he had refused to allow
interruptions he must not interrupt.
Butler to Irby-"I don't intend to
submit to any insolence from you.
Ihat sort of thing may be very well
tor township meeting at home, but
It's not very becoming to act in that
manner here, and its not going to win,
want that distinctly understood"
Senator Batter said he had had moth
t.
would be very glad to be relieved of
all the cares of patronage,
Strait asked Butler if he regarded
him as a Democrat.
BuLler-"You must vindicate your
own Democracy. I've not impeached
strait-"I don't care whether you an
SWer it or not"
Butler-"Then it was great imper-
tlnence on your part to ask me-"
tombstone said he had always op-
posed the sub treasury bill. 1t was
not true that he had taken home let
ters from Macune and Watson or
thlrd partylteS. Some Alliance friends
who had learned to like him had writ.
ten to some gentlemen in South Caro-
INA IN his favor, and he had taken
nome that letter. lie said it was not
true that he had folded his hands in
the Haskell campaign.
1emphill said that he had made
three speeches for Tillman.
| irbY-"lC must be so, then; but
| didn't remember it,
NJ. Blssell did not say when hi
would render his decision, or what il
would be, but two incidents are sig
n1icant.
When Latimer said he would vote
| TO 1,~
tlon OF the House, the Postmaster
General asked him: (which is more
important, the organization of the of
1lcers or the principles of the party?
Latimer was rather stumped, but re.
piled: Il think the principles that CT.
feet our people more important than
the men in Office"
The other incident occurred after the
hearing, when Latimer tried to ask Mr..
Blssell something about his home post
ofilce, Anderson. The Postmaster Gen.
eral replied: "Ill hear you some other
time"
Latimer:-"I just want to ask YOU
one question about it,"
Mr. Bissell-"I don't care to answer
that now"
Postmaster General BlSsell will not
render any formal decision in the case,
put 1T is regarded as pretty certain
that he will begin soon the appoint
ment OF possmasters at the suggestion
OF the Conservatives. He reiterated
today his determination not to regard
the recommendation of congressman
as final and not to appoint postmasters
rom beyond the delivery limits Of the
officers.
When leaving, Senator Butler taxed
Jim Tlllman with what Irby had
charged, and found that he had made
his representation to Irby upon jok-
ing remark of his to the effect that he
supposed he'd have to take a Gatling
gun with him to the meeting.-Colum-
bia State.