The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-06-26
Butler on TiIIman.

COLUMBIA, 8. c., June 2l.-Dr. Samp-
son Pope spent last night in the city on
his way home from Charleston, where he
had been to represent the plaintiff in the
Newberry registration case. Speaking
Of the dismissal of his case by Judge ST.
monton, DR.. Pope said that the only thing
left for him to do now was to take his
case directly to the Supreme Court of the
United States from Judge Simonton's g
ruling, which was that since the Court of
appeals had reversed the decision of
Judge Golf and declared that the Court of
equity had no jurisdiction in such cases,
there was no other course for him to pur-
sue but to dismiss the Newberry case.
DR.. Pope said that he felt sure that six
out of the nine judges Of the Supreme
Court would sustain the position taken
by the plaintiffs. he said that he could
not expect hearing until next Novem-
Der, and that the Supreme Court would
have to advance the case on the calendar
for It to be heard even 30 early as that.
When asked what action favorable
decision would have at that date, when
haYe finished its work in September, he
replied that the action Of favorable
decision would be to destroy entirely the
Ex-senator M. q. Butler, In an inter-
view, uses some very vigorous language
in reply to a recent utterance of Senator
Tillman to the effect that the ex-senator
was unwilling to 90 into primary with
the white men. General Butler said:
"It seems utterly impossible fo1 Gov.
ernor Tillman to utter three sentences
without talsifying something or misrep-
resenting somebody. I have said, and
now repeat, that I am opposed to going
into primary with the ring. Our last
experience in that regard ough bit to satisfy
every sensible man that such perfor-
nance would be farce. The ringsters
would cheat and swindle every man who
did not approve and indorse all their
frauds and rascalities Of the past. In the
first place, Tillman and his ring have no
right to speak for or represent the Demo-
cratic party. They have all denounced
and repudiated the Democratic party and
violated every essential principle of its
policy. They have no more political
principles than hessians, and embrace
every scheme they think will delude and
mislead the people.
81 think the proposition of the forty
was fair and honorable to all parties. /
would not object to primary on that
plan. If that cannot be carried out, 1
would put ticket of good white men in
the field, and let all outside Of the ring
turn out and vote for it. There is no use
parleying with that gang. They have no
idea of doing thesquare and honest thing,
and the sooner the people find it out the
better it will be for all parties"
A test of the dispensary law has broken
out in new form. DR.. Pope has filed
the complaint of James Dunbar vs. F. j..
Rankin, State Constable, and F. M. Mix
son, State Commissioner in the United
States Circuit Court. under the same act
of Congress under which Debs was con-
yicted. It is civil suit to recover three
fold damages of property seized, costs
and attorneys fees. The cause of action
is the seizure of liquor imported by James
Dunbar. The question whether 1t was
for his own personal use or not is not
involved.