The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-10-25

Buffers scalp with whole Delt full OF
tomahawks, and he and his lieutenants
are smiling with satisfaction at the course
Senator Butler Is now pursuing in the
Senate. That Is plain unvarnished
statement Of fact. The Governor Is
priming his guns and getting ready for
the big fight, and does not seem
to have tho slightest douot. as to the re-
suit.
Up to the past week or 30 it has been
pretty we'll understood that the race for
the Senate would be only between Sena-
tor Butler and Governor Tillman, but
this time has caused many of bis friends
to marvel, and great many of them do
not hesitate to say that they will desert
him. The result is going to be, so 1t ap-
pears now, THAT Senator Butler is going to
lose good proportion of the Conserva-
tive vote. To-day I. had talks with sew
eral well-known Conservatives in regard
to tho coming Senatorial fight, and
they all seem to be down on Senator
Butler. One Of them, man who has
long been recognized as one of the MOST
obseryant politicians in the State, thor
oughly acquainted with the politics OF
this and other countries, said very plain
ly that he regretted to see Senator Butler
take the course he has adopted, but was
morally certain that "Butler will not get
over 40 per cent. Of the Conservative vote
and possibly not that" he went on to
say that there was q great deal OF talk
about running third candidate against
both Tillman and Butler, and said that
he had heard Judge Hudson's name sug-
gested and fayorably considered. He
thinks that Judge Hudson, commanding
the respect that he does OF many men on
both sides, would make strong candi-
date. I have also heard Congressman
Brawley's name suggested. OF course,
no one can tell what the future holds,
considering recent developments having
q bearing on the Senatorial race, but just
now it looks like three-cornered light
is very likely. 1t also seems that the
third man In primary would get por-
ticu of the vote of both sides.
The gentleman referred to above also
had something to say about the proposed
new, party. He says he has carefully
studied, since he has been in public life,
the history of political parties In all
countries, and he believes that If Gov
ernor Tillman and those who have Joined
with him make the attempt to form such
party it will result in nothing more
than a fleeting matter Of national no
toriety. He says, however, should such
party be formed and be successful 1t
will ultimately end in great revolution
and the United States will be in exactly
the same condition as the South Ameri-
can republics. He says there ls no room
for but two parties in any country and
this country particularly. The one rep
rssents strict construction of the Con-
scitution of the country and the other q
loose construction. They are the parties
which represent the landmarks Of Ameri-
can liberty. Let third party holding
the ideas that are suggested for the pro-
posed new party be formed and the peo-
pie will be in continuous state OF an
archy, ready to break into revolution
at any time, and as in many other coun-
tries large standing armies will be unable
to prevent 1t. He has no idea that Gov.
ernor Tillman or any other man will be
able to lead the people of the country
into such party. He thinks that the
only thing that will ever come of 1t, even
If the party is formed, will be that 1t will
be victorious in few Southern and West
ern States.
The same gentleman In speaking Of the
present financial crisis said he thought
the best way out of all this trouble now
was the ere-establishment of the State bank
system, and went on to give some strong
reasons,
Since it is no longer question as tc
the Governors intention to make the
race for the Senate it is question that
is puzzling many as to who the Reform.
ers are going to put up for Governor. As
several times stated in this correspon.
dence, Mr.. Tindal, the present Secretary
Of State, is the most likely man, yet II
might be said that the naming of the man
depends In great measure upon political
developments that are yet unknown to
the general public.
The coming session Of the State Legis.
lature Is going to have more effect on the
political future Of tho State, no doubt
than any session for many years. The
session will begin on November %, just
little over q month hence, and it will
be long and busy one. It will be the
last session of the Legislature, as al
present constituted, and Governor Till.
mans annual message will, in a great
measure, shape its action. First and
foremost will come the patching up and
remodeling Of the dispensary law. The
law, according to Governor Tillman's
ideas, and the idea Of some Of the Circuit
Judges are badly defective. The Pro
hibitionists will make another fight, but
an attempt will be made to show that the
law is doing more to stop liquor drink
ing than almost any other law could have
done, while at the same time the effort
inconsistent though 1t be, will be made
to show that it will eventually make q
revenue for the State. The latter effort
with the evidence at hand, is going to
be difficult. It will take many changes
to get the law in such shape that 1t will
make money for the State. In the first
place the Governor is likely to ask for
the right to establish dispenSaries wher.
letting the freeholders have anything tc
do with the matter. Then again the
Governor will likely ask for far more
power for the chairman Of the State
board, for power to order the States Of
fcers TO aid the constables in carrying
out the law. Just here will come up the
metropolitan police scheme, which the
Governor will no doubt push il possible.
Then the law is to be patched SO tha,
there will be "a punishment to fit the
crime," etc. In many other ways will II
have to be amended, and when the Leg
islature is through with it the people will
hardly recognize it. There is possible
ty, however, that the Supreme Court may
decide about the time the Legislature has
done all this that the scheme of the State
to do liquor business is unconstitution-
al, and then then the dispensary law
would 60 glimmering.. No amount OF
patching would help it then.
Another thing that will be serious
matter for the Legislature to consider,
and one that means as much to the flnan.
cial portion of the State Government, will
be the phosphate matter, with the condl-
ton of which everyone is very familiar
The State is likely to lose considera BILE
revenue next year on this industry, as
we'll as on the dispensary system. and II
Is generally thought that mas much az
the government will require money to
run upon, the levy of taxes for the COM
ing year will have to be heavier than 1t
is this year, which Is unusually heavy,
The Legislature will doubtless do
something too in regard to the practice Of
lynchings in the State, along the Line
Of establishing special Court to be
called together Immediately upon the
com mission Of the particular crime for
which lynohing is so coin mon. Unless
something of this nature is done the m at
ter of lynohing will doubtless be an issue
in the coming campaign. The railroads
and the many legal suits that the State
has on hand will doubtless come In for
their share of legislative action, and
among other things that will attract at
tention will be the matter Of forcing the
completion of the Columbia Canal. There
is no end Of work for the Legislature to
accomplish, and as stated above, most OF
It is of such nature that it Is going to
have considerable effect on the next cam
naipn