The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-17

4 Causes the ITbHbi's
COLUMBIA, $. c., sept lo-Ine W.
greatest Of the recognized heioiIn L'.. L.''-
.. ,r1lroe, and Irby. along with other
e.e,u,arts NJ the South Carolina politics
/ ho,,o become entangled In per 'ohai
ana nolifical controversy which caused
! rrhv IN rake Tlllman fore and aft. FRA
| ,,,.al relationa were cast to the WINDS
| 1.,, tho Tiilrnan brothers, and time anu
! AGAIN the president had 10 can upon Nno
'orreart-at-arms OF the constitutional con-
| ,entioo and order him to preserve the
| peace. .....,,,-,,.
Tbe Tnlman brothers were particularly
/ severe upon one another. one sl'sle
word Butler was the cause OF the Whoie
| explosion. ,.-. ,,
! Tnlman's speech I'm regard to the es'ao-
! Usbment of Butler county ana the ac-
| tion of the committee establishing and
! naming the county in the absence OF
senator Tinman. The Senator was never
more bitter perhaps i'm his whole career.
frbv. too. spoke with more energy ana
| passion than he has ever before been
| known to display.
TILINAN's TRADE.
Ben. Tnlman attacked the character OF
| General Butler in strong language. saying
| that I.utler had disgraccd his name.
! lie smoke of his absence when his brother
I spoke on Saturday
and" with deiberatlcn, cit is perhaps,
fortunate that j was not here for from
what 1 have read in the papers as TO the
speech made on this floor, and what
l have heard from gentlemen since as II
IT, / have been unable to discuss the
matter in cold blood
"Now. however, ! can discuss the mat
ter deliberately from the standpoint of
! reason.
IN. c. Butler is the only living repre-
/ sentative OF that name Why cannot We
afford 10 change ii back 10 what il was
when the ordinance appeared? Talk
! about names of families-Why have you
no counties named for your illustrious ii.
Maync. McDufiic. Hamlin. and others? /
| say tnat this last representative of the
name Of Butler has disgraced IL. You
will ask how, why, and when? ! viii
/ tell you. We are told that prejudice rose
aeainst him because he could not give Of
| hce unto the horde that followed him
begging for patronage Ike hounds after
"a rabbit. You know whether that is true.
| You have been told too that IS would
| be a long time before this State would
/ be represented by hls superior and Il was
feared that it would be a long time be-
/ gore tlis state would have his equal
IL do not blow my horn. / only know
| this, that ! have met an my opponents,
who have fought me as bitterly as man
ever was Fought on the stump, and
everywhere that j have been called upon
| TO face them, and the people have rN-
pro -sAd their verdict As 10 my friend
ON the right. by his vote Oh Saturday
! can only say that he seems 10 have plead
/ od guilty of the charge of inieriouty 10
| this person.
Il here assert that to-day NJ. G. But
ler cannot get one hundred votes I'm his
county for anything that ne might de-
! sire. Who would dare dispute it!'
SENATOR .RHl's AtrlY.
Senator Irby said ne would not stop
20 engage IN this debate IL he had IOt
| been attacked for voting for Butler
county. Speaking Of 1ilman he said.
with his characteristic consistency,
after making one Cf the bitterest speeches
OF his life he ends it by saying that he
hopes there viii be no factional feeling
on fhis noOr
"The gentleman crlticises me because
l dal,d 81. exercise lnc rsnt of MEM
Der TO vote as ! pleased ! aid not intend
10 as a special compliment TO NJ G. But
Ter, but | throw 10 back IN his teeth
that nothing VI. G.. Butler may DO will
ever disgrace tho name Of Butler in South
1T will live when you are dead and
forgotten. loud ajDiause) .
81 am not the champion Of Mr.. Butler
/ ldND ioUsAi as earnestly as any man,
and no man in this State had more TO
do with his defeat than I did. But Cen
eral Butter went down. ANA / had the
magnan.mity TO Jet h'm alone SO help
mo God. l Will not vote FOR auv laW that
win not TT both factions in this State
(Applausc)
"I sincerely regret that the great
leader Of the pcOu'c Of South Carolina
should 50 far forget himself al the very
turcsnOld OF tins convention session when
Il As pre-eminently necessary that we
should meet as Observation-Disclosures, that
he should undertake TO pop his whip over
M head.
II proudly acknowledge that voted
for Bntler county. ami took great pleasure
in standing 10 my original vote"
George TillInan was very severe on his
brother and he and Talbert got into such
a hot debate face TO face that the ser
geant-at-arms was several times sent TO
preserve the peace.
Tho name OF Butler was finally elimi-
mated