The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-11-16
OUR CONGRESSMEN.
HOW THEY STAND AS REGARDS BUT.
LER AND TILLMAN.

| Carolina Representatives In Congress-
Senators Butler and Irby Not In Favor
With Presideut Cleveland
WASHINGTON, Nov. S.--The frs
chapter In the history Of the political
events In South Carolina,so far as they
| are affected by what has been done or
Is doing in Washington, ends with the
| close of the extra session, and we can
form someiopiniOn now as to the drift of
events. 1t has been known Tor some
time that one of the most important
| factors in the next political contest in
! that State would be the contest be
| tween Governor Tillman and Senator
| Butler for the United States Senate.
| and much of that has been going on
| here has had more or less bearing upon
| that contest.
Senator Butler at the beginning of
this Administration from his lorg ser
| vice here and personal popularity had
a very potential influence In securing
offices for his friends, and these ap-
pointments were made apparently
without regard to any influence upon
| South CaroliRu's politics. Senator Irby
does not seem to have succeeded in
making any favorable impression, and
| his late course in practically allaying
| himself with the most bitter opponents
OF the Administration has, Of course,
| destroyed any possibility of his doing
anything in the direction of getting
Offices for his friends or partsans.
Since Senator Butler has cast in his
fortunes with the enemies of the Ad-
ministration on the silver question he
has naturally weakened the claim
which Otherwise he would have had
upon it, and it is doubtful now wheth-
or he Will secure the appointments to
Office OF those whose principal claim
lies in the fact that they are partisans
of his and that their appointment
would promote his re- election, and as
that seemed to be the principal ground
upon which it was expected he would
secure the appointment of MIR. Perry as
collector OF internal revenue the
chances of Mr.. Perry's appointment
seem to have very much diminished
l think that in all appointments of
this nature it will be the policy of the
Administration to put in Office men
whose fidelity to Democratic principles
as interpreted by the Democratic Ad-
mlnlstration leaves no room for Ques-
ton. In all such appointments it seems
likely that the opinion of Congressman
BraWley will be most potential, as his
views on public questions are in thor
ough accord with those of the Admin
istration, and it cannot be charged
against MIN, as it has been against
many who now stand by President
Cleveland, that his views have been
adopted for the purpose of securing
pubic patronage, as he stands today
precisely upon the ground that he oc-
| cup1ed long before the nomination or
election of President Cleveland. So
far as the chief public Offices are con-
cerned, therefore it appears to be GER
tain that the Administration will put
on guard none but Democrats Of un.
questionable Integrity, politically ald
otherwise.
The attitude of the different men,
| Ders OF, Congress from South Carolina
towards the Administration is some |
what complicated. 1t will be remem-
| Dered that early in the spring there
were several interviews between mem |
bers OF the delegation and the POST !
master General on the subject of the |
postottice appointments. All of the |
members of Congress from South Caro- |
lima participated in these Interviews, |
except Mr.. Brawley and Mr.. McLau,
TIN, VINO were not present thereat. The |
most determined fight seemed to be |
against Mr.. Latimer, who, as the au- |
thor Of the May resolutions, seemed to
be good target. OF all that has been |
said and done with respect to the post |
Offices IN his district 1T would probably |
be impossible to tell the story. It was |
found thata number Of the men whom |
he had recommended to Office were
! charged with being Populists, but it
seems that the question aS to his right !
to control these appointments was |
never finally settled against him until |
"lthln the last few weeks, when the |
| 4 n n ,i,l l,,tt,
Dla Register seems to have given him |
a coup de grace
Mr.. Strait seems to be practically i'm |
the same boat, as Mr.. Latimer and |
himself seem TO haye taken occasion |
more than once while in South CarOli- |
ma TO proclaim their hostility to the |
Administration.
Mr.. Shell seems to have no difficulty |
practically in securing the appDint- |
ments of such postmasters in his dis !
tr1ct as he has recommended lie has |
adopted the policy generally Of recon-
mendlng parties who are acceptable to |
tne communities to be served, and in |
all such cases his recommendations
nave gone through without question,
ana the same Is true to a large extent |
with respect to Mr.. Talbert; and lately |
IL appears that Mr.. McLaurin is in the |
same boat with the two last named |
congressman. Senator Butler has en-.
dorsed all the recommendation Of
Messrs. Shell, Talbert and McI,aurin.
me appointment of Mr.. Waddill as
postmaster of Darlington has caused
great deal Of comment here as it
seems 10 indicate some sort of an ALI.
snce between senator Butler and Mr..
McLaurin but it may be that it has not
the significance which has been given
TO IL. 1t Is said that Waddill is now a
Butler man though originally a Till ;
mantle. AS 1t appears to an outsider,
however, 1t would seem that in 80 far
as the postoflice appointments are con. :
cerned there are some grounds for the =
belief that there IS some understanding \,
OF friendly nature between Senator
Butler and Messrs. Shell, Talbert and !
McLaurin. Time will show what this |
amounts to. 1t Is no longer secret to s
any one that Congressman Shell is an
active friend of Senator Buffers and
will IN all probability, be on his side
In the pending contest.
Mr. McLaurin has therafora hoo,, .