The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-09-04
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
What Butler Says About tho With
drawal Of His Pledge.

What Butler Says About tho With
drawal Of His Pledge.
Special to the News and Courier.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Judge Izlar
Is going to make the race for re-elec-
tion to Congress from the 7th district.
His determination in that direction
was fixed some time ago, and within
the past few days he has received sub
stantial endorsements from tho best
elements of the Democratic party in
that district. He will not go into the
" Reform primary trap, which would
be sure political death, but he will
stand out in the open field when the
the general election takes place and
contest every inch of ground with the
Reform" candidate whoever he may
be.
Judge Izlar will leave Washington
tomorrow after the final adjournment
of Congress, and he will take charge of
his own campaign and conduct it on
the most vigorous plan. 1t would be
futile for him to subject himself and
friends to the cut and dried process
which will prevail at the "Reform "
primary, and his enemies had hoped
that he would surrender without q
struggle. He is not made of that kind
of stuff. Ho has won the admiration
and tho esteem of the genuine Demo-
Gratis in both houses of Congress during
his brief sojourn in Washington, and
they will watch his campaign with the
the support and encouragement of the
true Democracy in the 7th district, and
he Is prepared to abide by their decis-
ion at the general election.
WASHINGTON, August Ex-senator
hot h,, "A
not make his contest in the primaries
occasioned quite q fiutter in the South
Carolina colony. / met him in the
Senate chamber this morning shortly
before the Senate convened. He was
holding quite a levee at his desk,
which was surrounded by South Caro-
linians who are here with the Knights
of Pythias. All of his callers congrat-
ulated him upon his aggressive cam
paign against Tillmanism, and they
were surprised to hear him say that
he would not go into the primaries,
but make his fight at the general
election. 1t was apparently very
gratifying to the South Carolina
visitors to find at least one of their
Senators on duty at Washington, and
they were pleased with the courteous
manner in which Gen. Butter received
the only member OF the delegation on
duty, his colleagues having left Wash.
ington last week
When questioned concerning his de-
termination not to go into the primaries
Senator Butler made the following
statement: 81 have known for some
time of the existence Of the ring and its
Vaccinations to defeat the will of the
people. 1t used It's power in the most
flagrant and unscrupulous manner
against Reform candidates, and there
Is not an intelligent man in the State
who does not know and feel it. OI
course | could not submit my can.
| didacy to u primary manipulated as
this was, so | withdrew my announce
ment of it made to the executive com
mittee In order that might be free tt
| take advantage of exigencies which
might arise in the future. Just wha
that may be | am not prepared to ex-
J press an opinion, but that something
| must be done to relieve the Demo
! cratic party of the false position into
which those in charge of the presen
) party machinery are driving it must
be apparent to everybody. If al
earnest and determined protest is no
made in some form the Democrats o
South Carolina will find themselves
committed to Third Partyism and
hopeless division in their ranks. Tn,
Democratic masses OF the State are q
true to Democratic principles as ever
but under the leadership of selfish ant
unprincipled demagOgues and ringster
they are being drawn away from the
true faith and we shall all be bount
hand and foot II no steps are taken II
| avert it,"