The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-02

OF US all, ana knO" tnaC you ar
guilty. Take this advice, John, for
you don't, it will not be long befor
you will come to no good. "You mus
keep out Of the papers too, John, ant
quit charging other people with hein:
TRAITORS" because your record .wil
not bear any airing. and besides | an
prepared to prove you ut hed1ta Il frdjtO
to your friend Governor TiIlnan,
traitor to the AUiance and traitor t
the Reform Movement, and if / hea
anything more from you, I'll do it
John.
a PARTING WORD TO THE ALLIANCE
Before closing, 7 want to say a wore
to my old friends of the Alliance, ane
more particularly those in my native
county of Laurens.
Without waiting to hear both side!
of the controversy, some of you have
| undertaken to decide it by resolution
Sardis Alliance went SO far as to with
draw its invitation for me to addres.
them.
Gentlemen, that was not fair, no!
right, for this was n personal matter
and no reform or Alliance matters were
involved. I was reared in Laurens
| County, and am we'll known there, anr
no resolution by all the Alliances of the
State can give me a bad character ol
John Irby good one. | made you &
good soldier in war times, and, though
boy, fought my way up from the
ranks. / stood by you, and was sent
here to Jail for you in Radical and klu-
! kIux times. I fought for you, and
wrote for you in 1876.
Long before you were aroused to q
knowledge and appreciation Of yuul
own wrongs, and long before Ben Till
mans voice was beard in the land, !
had been working and writing for free
silver and financial relief,' and nearly
every plank in the reform platform
Many of you know it, and besides
will prove it, by the record.
belong to the reform movement
and not to any individual, and am in
sympathy with all the essential de.
mands of the Alliance, and shall advo-
cate, work and vote for the principles
| that they now represent, as long as
they keep within the Democratic party
My position is the result of my record
which is we'll known and consistent,
and is not due to political trimmings
or "coat tail sIinger.n Since arriving at
manhood, I have done the best could
for the State, for you, and the Reform
Movement.
I have always expressed myself fear
lessly and independently, and shall con.
tinue to do so, regardless of everything
except my sense of right and my duty
to the State.
The fear of losing or the hope of get
ting office shall not control me, for 90
matter what other people may think
and do, I had rather be "an honest
statesman or citizen out of job'' than
political trickster and sumner, or a
deep-dyed villain, in the United States
Senate. Yours very respectfully,
Fl. l.. FARLEY.
Gen. Farley, as an appendix to his
article, gives the following:
Rock HILL, S. c., July ., 1898.
Gen. H. l.. Farley,
Columbia, S. G.
Dear Sir: Under date of July 2lst,
1898, you addressed me the following
letter:
COLUMBIA, July 2lst, 1898.
"Senator NJ T.. Butler,
"Edgefeld, S. G.
Dear Sir: You are aware that there
is heated political controversy now
going on between your colleague, Sena-
tor Irby, and myself, arising out Of the
publication in the Augusta Chronicle,
March 18th, Of a certain article signed
"Craddock," coming from its Wash
ington correspondent, which charged
that combination had been ''agreed
upon," by which Congressman Shell
was to be made Governor. yourself 10
remain as United States Senator, Mr..
Talbert to run without opposition for
Congress, to succeed Shell for Con-
gres and James H. Tillman to he made
Adjutant General Of the State of South
Carolina.
Now while there may he some po-
litical differences between US as Demo-
scrats, and although we are on some
what different political lines. yet I feel
sure that | will be safe in asking you to
make simple statement of facts in
order that justice may be done in this
matter
Therefore [ write to ask you to state
clearly and unreservedly whether there
has ever been at Washington or else
where any attempt, conversation or in
timation, either implied or expressed,
looking to any such combination with
any or all of the parties mentioned.
"Hoping that I have not annoyed
you unnecessarily, or presumed too
much il this matter, am very truly,
H. L. FARLEY.
In reply beg to say, without hesi-
tatiou or reserve, there is not a word Of
truth in the charge that a combina-
ton had been agreed upon, &c.
l will go further, and say the sub
ject of "combination" or any other
has never been mentioned to me by
you or any of the parties mentioned.
1t is made of whole cloth.
Very truly yours,
M. C.. BUTLER"