The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-11-16
DEFENDS HIS ACTION.
SENATOR BJTLER GIVES HIS REA-
SONS FOR VOTINGA AS HE DID.

some inside Facts on the Repeal of the
Pur chasing Clause of tho Sherman Act
lilo shows Who wero tho Obstruction
tsta,
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. Especial
The following letter from Senator But.
Ter to personal friend is made publ,
at the request of the Senator himself:
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Oct. 90.
MY Dear Sir: | have received your
letter in which you refer 10 some Of nv
irIends not understanding my position ip
the late debate, more from an emission
OF the facts hy certain newspapers than
from their published statements.
ii ANYTHING vas needed to Justify those
OF US who have taken position in opposi-
ton TO :hc unconditional repeal OF the
'Shcrman Acp'-lhat is. repeal uuac-
c"mpanied by some c0muensating provi-
sion TO prevent the undue c0ptrac.
ton OF the currency-lt is 10
be fAund in the AL dnsslon of
Senators Sherman and Gormsr
in debate in the Senate on the 28lh in
staat. The former was the leader of
the Heuubl'cans taVering repeal and the
latter speaking for The Dem ncrat1c
minority Oh tho same side.
M'. Sherman saii among other thin,
"Ihe'c are, however, one or two thiucs
70 "i'ch desire especially to call the at.
tenton CT Senators on the other side of
the chamh,r. | doubt very much
whether the bib, when We pass il, will
meet the expectations of many people
VINO probably have madc buyaboO of
the purchase Of silver to disturb their
Dir eans O'nights. | believe that il is
necessary to superadd to tins measure
proposed bV the honorable Senator from
ludiano other measures even more vital
" lO pprtant than this. He Il cs not dee
sire. ho"eVcr to have an amendment of.
tered. and, after thinking the matte, over
ana giving 1t careful at eutiOn, | believe
IL would not be wise 20 offer anv pro aoel-
ton OF a new character. raising other
questions OF doubt and dispute with re-
terence TO this bill, b; cause, this having
been fairly discuss !, there is now no
longer any ground Tor argument upon
this bill, and TO introduce new subjects
might open up new debate"
Many Of us who opposed uncondltron.
Al repeal have insisted that the "Ster-
nan laW' was not the case of financial
and here is the leading ap.
lOsLle OF the single. standard men admit
ing II "bugabOo made by many peo.
&C." Get, and that repeal will not meet
heir "cXpcc:ations," ect.
The "prOp0stion Of anew character. -
% which he atludcs, is giving the Secrc.
larry o! the treasury authority to issue
J"o huudrcd millions of bonds That is |
-hc ''caL in the meal tub" The thing be-
hind tho "buGabOO," made by the ma
Llonal banks to co er the real purpose
OF getting more bonds. Some of us
thought VIC SAN this design under the
sherman Act v"necring. The gold
men took advantage of the business and
llnahClal distress 20 hammer bonds out
OF the sherman Act and destroy its rival,
silver; that Is ali there is in it.
Now what docs Mr.. Cor nan admit
as to the strength Of the Two sides ct the
outset. He says: SIT may be said with
ruth that a large maj oriLY of the Demo.
Gratis were, a. the beginning Dt the ses-
sion, against the re zeal even of the pur-
chasing clause OF tho Sherman Act"
Mr.. Butler: "UncondiLionallS?D
hlr. German: The unconditional |
'cpcnl. 1t vas known that YOU had |
rom thir,cen TO fifteen Republicans op
posed to repeal. Ii was believed, and | |
hnk 1t was fact made perfectly plain
0 everybody, that clear majority of
ii the SepatOls 8 elected were not IN favor
II tie unconditional, repeal but they
'anted some modification. Complaints
ave been made of delay in this matter.
am glad OF The opportunity TO say, aud
say 1t in Justice to those who fought
Ills bill, that those Of us who intended to
otc for it's final passage believed that
'e Wccc in the minority, and delay Of
'eeks became necessary that wc might
)nvert enough to our side to pass the
Ill. 1t was not brought into this body
0m tho committee on finance until
ays after we had met. The Senator
ON OHIO, a great member Of that com.
llttcc and an authority in this body on
nanclal questions, and with q rcputa
on such IA tCw men have ever had in
le country. was too a9tutc man to
y to force its early consideration in this
>dY. When his colleagues on the other
dc. lmpctuDus and anxious to put the
cmOcra.ic party in Il false position, de.
anded vote upon the bin in the first
eek OF the session, the chairman Of the
lance committee, and even the Saua-
+ from Ono, checked ihcir I'm Detu0sl.
and sad, 'Oh, no; let the committee
| finance first consider the bill
"TAe tactot it was VIC were not ready
r its consideration. a. time went on
G debate became sharp, AMI, Mr..
[ want 10 remark right here
at It. has been great debate.
1.-The annals Of Congress will not
Ow One equal 20 il, aud those who t
rtlcipate in It wilt 90 down to posteri +
as men who were equal TO any who t
we preceded them When the con. 3
5t became sharp the doubt was then +
pressed az 10 the power OF the Senator Y
pass II, not as to the power To reach [
vote, but the power TO pass uncondl.
'nal repeal with majority. In the o
ry midst Of the fight, in the hottest of Y
when men were anxious, when every G
natOr was dcsrOus that something a
l4hi be done, (and when ! say every ?
,natOr | mean all on toth sides of the O
lambcrs,) TO relieve tho great distress y
the financial ntercat and in CONNER t
a.