The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-12
THE SOUTH CAROLINA WAY.
A joint Deba,e in Postmaster General Biz.
sells Office Rapid CrossfirinS Setween
the Representatives Of the Rival South
Carolina Factions.
1Srecial to The State.

master General Maxwell to day was 8
mighty interesting proceeding. 1t was
- held in the Post Office Department at
3 o. M. and lasted until $50. There
were present Senator Cutler and TROY,
Representatives Shell, Strait, Latimer
and Talbert and eX-Representatives
Johnstone and Hemphi!l. Senator
Irby having taken his private stono-
grapher along, Senator Butler engaged
one also and you will have, in swo or
three days, full transcript of the argu-
ments.
Irby aud Talbert were loud and def
ant; Strait and Latimer subdued and
excusatory; Shell rather shy; Butler,
Hemphilll and Johnstone, cool and
keen.
A CONTENPTIBLE INSINUATIoN.
Senator Irby started out by saying
that while his side was armed only
with facts he had the authority of a
gentleman for saying that Senator But
ler had come stick in hand and pistol
in pocket.
Senator Butler challenged the name
of his informant.
Irby said it was J. II. Tillman.
Senator Butler said il was false; he
had meyer carried pistol in his life; he
was amazed that his colleague should
repeat so ridiculous statement in his
presence.
SAVE US FROM SUCH DEMOCRACY!
Latimer spoke first. He claimed be
had always been, and would always
be, Democrat; that while he had op-
posed Cleve lands nomination, he had
acquiesced Loyalty and helped elect
him.
Mr.. Hemphill said the question was
whether Democratic patronage would
be given to aid in opposition to Demo
cratic principles. He had>the right, as
private citizen, to make recommends
tious for office, and would continue to
exercise it. The majority against him
in the primary had only been l73, and
he represented more Democrats than
Strait. He was surprised to see these
gentlemen here. If he had, like them,
claimed that Cleveland was not q
Democrat, he would rot, like them, be
found asking favors of him.
Strait said that any assertion that he
was not Democrat was untrue.
LATIMER LAID OUT BY TOMBSTONE.
Mr.. Johnstone made mastery sum-
mary of Latimer's record in opposition
to Democratic principles, and asked
question after question touching his
presence at the St. Louis Convention,
etc, which Latimer didn't answer. He
propounded these final questions with
great inpressiveness, telling Latimer
not to quibble or evade:
First-"Do you hold the Democratic
platform adopted at Chicago to be super
ior in its binding force upon you to the
platform or principles of any other
party organization or todyw
No answer.
Second-"Do you disapprove of, and
are you in opposition to the platform
of the Third party adopted at Omaha?"
No answer.
Senator Irby asked Mr.. Johnstone if
he hadn't voted for Latimer. Johnstone
said he had, as pledged in the primary.
A similar question was subsequently
asked of Hemphill as to Strait, and a
similar reply was made. The effort was
to show that these gentlemen had thus
admitted the Democracy Of their op-
ponents.
TALBERT'S BOMBAST.
Mr.. Talbert made stump speech,
full of sound and fury, signifying
nothing, and pounded the table until
the noise resounded through the corri,
dors. Heinsisted that this was a humi.
liating spectacle; that be had always
- ssslsss6 Democrat, "opposed
porations Of all kinds and all
classes" and that the others ran on the
same platform and were in the same
position, which he claimed was Demo-
cratic.
Mr.. Shell said he was not called on
to defend his Democracy, as there was
no question of it. Still, he cherished
Alliance principles as equal to any
other. He had attended Alliance con-
ferences in Washington with John,
stone in the last Congress, and could
say that no man contributed more to
success Of the Alliance demands than
did his friend Johnstoue.
JoHNsToNE TAKES CARE OF HIMSELF.
Latimer claimed last fall that John
stone had taken home from Washing.
ton letters from Livingston.
Irby, interpolating: "And Watson
and Macune.'
Johnstone-'I didn't do anything OF
the sort.n
Latimer-"And from Tillman, Eve.
rett and Moses"
Shell said Johnstoue had repudiated
the sub-treasury bill.
1rby asked if be hadn't supported the
sub-treasury scheme.
Shell said he had favored the financial
aims Of the Alliance.
Jchnstone emphatically denied that
ne had supported the sub-treasury. He
had made bis fight against it in 1896
and last year.
Shell admitted that Johnstone had
said he didn't agree to the fiat money
and unsound money doctrines of the
Alliance.
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