Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-08-01

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this spirit has driven away the
people of the county and other
counties from Columbia. If Co.
lumbia kept up this spirit OF an
tagoniam, ha said, the only result
would be that Columbia would die
out. He saw no reason in the world
to keep up this intense feeling and
thought it time to stop it.
GEN. BUTLER coUNsELs PEACE.
Gen. Butler begged that whatever
may the opinions of the people be
they had better laugh than get
mad at such meetings. Why should
they be getting at each others
throats, like a lot of cowboys, when
they were a lot of free born Ameri-
can citizens. There was no reason
or excuse for all this wrangling
and dissension. It makes little
difference who is elected to par
ticular Office, but it does make a
big difference that the popular
government is sustained and things
go on quietly and orderly. There
was little blind tiger liquor here,
but that was no reason why the
free citizens should not have the
free expression of opinion and talk
without interruption.
Someone cried out: "Why don't
someone holler2" Gen. Butler re-
piled that there was Lothing more
alarming to him than popular ap-
plause. He said it showed urdue
excitement. He knew; of nothing
more vacilating~--th.s4n applause
The schasssseFof applause soon die
Tout, but truth and merit always
last. If he'had nothing but that
; kind of popularity to support him
he would be indeed sorry. He re-
lated that when he heard Gen.
Hampton applauded in 1876 from
every fence corner he told him that
such a thing would alarm him. He
said that if the reason and judg-
ment of the people did not sustain
him he would not want to repre-
sent the people.
BY way of personal explanation
he stated that he was not response
BILE for those who had been ap-
pointed to Federal Offices and those
who had failed to get the patronage
they expected. He said that he
had no more to dowith the matter
than anyone else. All be could do
was to recommend appointments,
and he had done for the best and
that be had used his best judgment
in doing 80. He did not think be
ought to be condemned for any
thing he had ever done in the way
of securing appointments. A
friend who was deserter on ac-
count of failing to get an appoint
ment he could only regard as a
friend for revenue.
He insisted that there could only
be two great parties in this co1ln-
try, the Democrats and the party
opposed to it. He argued that be-
cause Cleveland had made mis-
takes there was no reason to de-
nounce the Democracy. lie SAID
that it would never do to estimate
a mans worth by his salary. 1t
was not fair rule, and he hoped
he would not be so judged. Hs had
tried to do his full duty in the
Senate, but he had never allowed
the virtue, the honor, or the well
fare of the South to be attacked
without resenting it.
He made a very handsome per-
oration at the close of his speech
on the Confederate soldiers, and
said that they could he always
counted upon to come to the res
cue of the State in times of trouble.
He spoke for twenty minutes, and
in that TINA was frequently ap-
plauded,' and at the conclusion of
his Grafton was given q storm OF
applause.
The Congressional candidates
came next. Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson
had to 60 to Spartanburg to attend
Court, and on his account this de-
Walton from the usual programme
was made.
MR.. ELLERBE
complimented d the "Reformers" of
Richland on the progress they were
making, and said when. he was
elected Governor he would stand
by them. He had always been a
friend of Governor Tillman, and