The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-04
SENATOR BUTLER'S FAREWELL
He Closes His Political Career With q
Dinner to His Colleagues.


The Washington correspondent Of
gives the following account of "a dinner
rendered to his colleagues by Senator
Butler OF this State. In rehcarsing
the familiar story of the Butler and
cameron alliance, the correspondent
tails into au error as to the given name
OF the original Senator Butler. who
did such a good turn for old Simon
Cameron. 1t was Judge Andrew Pick
ems Butler, who represented South
Carolina between 1850 and 1860, and in
reference to whom Senator Charles
Sumner made such Il furious onslaught
as to provoke u Gaming from Preston
;. Brooks, who was a nephew of Judge
Butler. 1t was Col. Pierce Nj. Butler
W " hto onaa9ec,,ntaa5Add 9e, a5 x Ith' Palmetto Regi-
war, and he was also ;iIi un.IU' UT .al.u
present Senator:
"Senator Butler of South Carolina
whose Senatorial career is rapidly
coming to a close, gave Il farewell
dinner to II number of his colleagues
at the Country Club tonight. Socially,
Mr.. Butler will be Il great loss. He is
very popular in the Senate, and IL the
most cultured member of that body
hailing from the South. Butler APP
parcntly is without political prospects
and as he is comparatively poor there
seems nothing for him but return to
South Carolina and vcgetatc. With
the Tillmanities in the aScendancy
there is no chance for him at home.
Batter has been strong anti-Cleve-
land man, SO he cannot expect to be
taken care of by the administration.
1t would be nice thing for Cleveland
to overlook the fact that Senator But
Ter has honestly differed from him,
nd f.n1
the chivallous South Carolinian.
However, the President is not that
kind of man. Mr.. Butler might have
IL show with a Republican President
if Don Cameron had any influence, as
there are several places like Interstate
Commissioner that have to be filled by
Democrats.
THE dinner OF Senator Butler was
very lovely affair, and the deeD
feeling that Don Cameron displayed
in Il speech was said to be affecting.
The remarkable friendship between
| Cameron and Butler which was re-
| fcrrCd to at to-night's dinner, was
| begun in rather a dramatic way. The
! present Buffers uncle, Pierce Butler,
! who was one of the leading men in the
Senate in the iifties, and old Simon
| Cameron we're great friends. Old
Simon had been elected to the Senate
over Col. John w. tOrney, and Cover
| nor Bigley OF Pennsylvania endcavor-
| ed to contest Cameron's right to the
seat. Col. Pierce Butler, who liked
Cameron, got up and objected to the
Keystone State washing their dirty
! linen in the Senate, and moved that
! the whole subject be laid on the table,
which was agreed to, Butler walked
over to Cameron Immediately after
! ward and said: Simon, you ought to
| send me II bottle of whiskey for that
| stroke
| "'By jove,' said Cameron, / will
send you ~ bHrrel, and he did. For
| this good turn Don Cameron, who sue
/ cecdcd his father in the Senate, voted
to scat the present Butler when he
was contcsting for seat in the Senate
Thus the son paid the debt Of his
father, and the present Senator Butler
received his seat by IL Republican vote. y