The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-18

for order lie pu. the request TO the
house Will. this hubbuh was goIos Oh
and announced that the request vas
granted. A division aud the ayes aod
noe. we're called for simultaneously.
Mr.. Jones then got the floor and
made the point of order that the paper
should be read 6rst and then be sub
mitted to the house for its considera-
ton. This was done aud all sat down
while the clerk read the ordinance
through.
When this was over Senator Tillmao
again rose aud walked up the aisle a
short way. He looked considerably ex-
cited aud his eye was flashing fire. He
said AS my colleague on the left has
asked for my reasons for desiring this
change Of name. will give them to
him and to the members of this conven.
tion."
Just here Mr.. w. D. Evans asked to
be allowed to interrupt for a moment.
and be thereupon obtained the privi-
leges of sbe floor fcc the military officers
present.
Senator Tillman proceeded then !:
'.Now I will cheerfully give my expla
nation as to my reasons for desiring
this change to you and to this conven-
tion.' 1t so happened, be said. that
this matter was brought up aud rushed
through, no doubt owing 10 large meas.
ure to the eloqueuce Of bis colleague on
Saturday while be was absent. He had
a daughter who some Eve weeks ago
went to Georgia on visit While
there she bad been violently i'll. She
bad sufficiently recovered to be able to
return home and was expected to ar
rive there on Saturday. Like any
other father he wanted to be at bometo
meet her upon her arrival. "aud with
deliberatioo) it is perhaps fortunate that
[ was not here. for from Whist I read In
the papers as to the spsecb made on-
this Aoor. aud what I have heard from
gentlemen since my arrival as 10 it, |
might have BEEN unable to discuss the
matter 10 cold blood" Now, however.
he could discuss the matter delibar-
asely, from the standpoint Of reason
There are reasons of a twofold char
acter why I would pray God to be de-
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duty calls me have answered to the
call. 1t cannot be said that | have yet
shirked any duty or remained quite
under such circumstances. I have
therefore risen. to do justice to the
living aud to the dead" Three-four,hs
Of tee people Of soe section composing
toe new county wanted the name of
Saluda; they had always wanted that
county aud spoken of it as Saluda
county. And they wanted the right to
name it ss they wished to name it. He
hoped that in the discussion Of such a
matter he was able to rise above preju-
dice. He had desired that all preju-
dice be eliminated frou this convention.
His disiucliuation to accept the uame Of
Butler vas because be wanted the peo-
pie to have their right. 10 the matter,
Some had said that it was because he
was opposed to giving the county the
oame of that man Butler. Well. that
was true, but that was not the greatest
reason Already the news had been
flashed far and wide that the Reform
Convention of South Carolina had sat
down upon the Reform Legislature Of
South Carolina. which repudiatcd But
Ter and elected him to the Senate. They
tell you to leave out NJ G. Butler in
naming the county; you cauoot divorce
the name from NJ c.. Butler. and it will
be heralded from one end of South
Carolina aud this country 70 the other
that you have repudiated your Legisla-
ture. NJ. G. Butler is the only liv-
iag representative of that name.
Why cant we afford to change
it back to what it was when
the ordinance appeared Talk abou:
names of families. Why have you po
counties named for your llustrious
Hayoe. McDuf6e, Ramlin and others !?
I say that this last representative of
the namc of Butler mas disgraced it.
You will ask how. Why aud when! I
will tell you We are told that preju-
dice rose against him because be could
not give Office to the horde that followed
him begging for patronage like hounds
after rabbit. You know whether that
is true or DOT. You have been told. too,
that it will be long time ere this State
will be represented ay his superior, aud
that there was fear that it would be
long time before this State would have
even bis equal there cao take that
stab coming from whence it does with
out word [ don't blow my horn.
only know this, shss I have met all m 2
opponents who have fought the as Bit
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