The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-09-25
TILLMAN VS.. IRBY,
THE Two REFORM LEADERS LOCK
II oRNs IN DEBATE.

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\ New County--"snludn" Substituted for
y, ,is3ss.Butlor'--A s. Field Day in tito CON
W. yontlon. 3, al
3;.. CoLUMni,, Sept 10 Special: This
has beon the day Of days in the session
y of tho Constitutional Convention thus
Il far. There were intimations, on the
outside, that there was to be some
thing out of the usual order, and the
delegates, as we'll as the unusually
large number of spectators, seemed
expectant. M
The preliminaries wero few and
short. There was the reading of the
journal of Saturday several correc-
5tions being made. 3
pointment of Mr.. w. III. Yeldell, Of
EdgeReld, as chief of the engrossing
department., and Mr.. II. II. Wither-
spoon as bill clerk.
s& On motion Of Gen. Gray of Green
vile, the public printer was directed
toprint 600 copies Of the permanent
journal.
On motion Of Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson
it Was ordered that 10 resolutions or
/ ordinances should be introduced after
the 23rd inst.
THE BATTLE BEGINS.
The ordinance creating Butler coun-
ty was brought up on its third read
ing.
Il. Senator B. r. Tillman asked leave
to offer an amendment to the ordi-
nance which, he said, he did at the
request Of three other members of the
Edgefield delegation. The Convention
granted leave.
Col. George D. Tiiiman asked for
( 5anexplanation of the reasons for the
proposed change. Senator Tillman
rose to reply.
M II SENATOR TILLNIAN'S SPEECH. !.
Mr.. President: AS my colleage on
my left has asked that q reason be
given as to why four members of the
Edgefield delegation desire to amend
the resolution will cheerfully giveit
to him and to this convention. It so
happened that or Saturday was alb
sent when tho speeches on this sub
ject were made and the vote taken. I
have daughter who went to Georgia
on visit to relatives about five weeks
ago. Shortly after that she was taken
sick and was dangerously ill. She
had sufficiently recovered, so was
informed, to expect to be home on
Saturday evening, and my only pur-
pose in asking leave of absence was
the natural desire of q father to see his
child. 1t is perhaps fortunate that
was not here because from reports in
the papers as to what was said and
what have been told it may not have
been possible for me to discuss the
question in cold blood. I hope, how
ever, that I have self. possession
h enough to treat the matter calmly and
J dispassionately.
There are personal reasons of two.
\ fold nature why would prefer and
could pray God that tho necessity
D should not be forced on mo TO discuss
y this issue, but I have never shirled a
duty or been driven from u stand
which L have tnken from principle
Sentiment rules the world and while
material interests and selfishness gov
ern men, no passion can rise above
sentiment, and when the feelings are
aroused or wounded, men will do that
to which nothing else will drive them.
therefore, rise TO do justice to the
living and also TO do justice TO the
dead.
The people of this proposed new
county want the name of Saluda.
!. They petitioned for it as Saluda; they
drew the ordinance as Saluda and
they still want it to be Saluda. There
fore justice demands that they shall
have it named Saluda. I wish to saw
here that in discussing this question I
shall attempt not to display prejudice.
/ hopeI am capable Of rising above
{ prejudice. The question is necessarily
4 personal in large measure, because the
man after whom it is sought to name
the county has been considered some
z what as being supplanted in the Unit
ed States Senate by me and some per-
haps think I oppose it because of his
name. 1t is true, but not from preiu-
dice. l am not fighting an individual.
l am simply attempting to prevent
this convention from stultifying itself
and sending the news abroad that the
Keform constitutional convention of
South Carolina has rebuked the Legis-
lature which retired Butler from the
1 United States Senate. You emit di-
yorce the name of Butler from M. G.
You must remember that he is the on
~ living representative of this name
end that OF any prominence Butler of
Revolutionary fame, Pierce Butler, the
hero Of the Mexican War, who was kill
! ed at Cherubusco, and A. p. Butler, tho
jurist, judge and statesman. who was
the uncle Of Gen. M. G.. Butler. have
all passed out of recollection and the
record of their deeds is ancient history
with which the people of outside
States are not familiar and very few
inside the State remember them.
That action of the convention would
herald it abroad that the convention
had reversed the action of the Legisla.
ture as far as possible and named tho
county for M: Q. Butler. He is the
{ only one Of his name and some years
ago he was the highest representative
OF that name. There are other names
8tlllustrious in our history that we
gould giveto this territory. There is
Calhoun, McDuffie, Hayne. Ham
mond, MOnltrie-si scores Of them. who
have not yet thus been honored bv
the State.
say here and measure nv words
that this last representative has
.S \. DIsaRACED THE NAME
of Butler and made it a stencil in the
nostrils of every white man in South
Carolina who loves his race md
would preserve it's civilization. After
he had made his fight before the peO.
pie OF South Carolina and been fairly
I beaten in the canvass last summer he
continued his efforts to defeat the will
of the people We are told that it was
the disgruntled Office seekers who
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