The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-19


tricked him and nominated Hagood,
and we all mad to submit. Here Geo.
d. Tillmsn asked him if he ever heard
Of the letter Mart Gary sent Col. Cash.
Senator Tillm.n rep! led. eyes, and
that letter contained reference o But
Ier's cow"rdly and ungra'efut attack
ON Col. Cash about a duel with Shan
non, but no reference to independent
ism AMI was not published unit! after
Gary's death "
At mass mec!ing called to raise
monument TO Gary, ii was Butler
and his friends who prevented action
being taken. They pursued the dead
hero to his grave and prevented effort
to honor his memory. This and false
charges of iudependentism prevented
raising the monument. He had a right
10 run as an independent after being
swindled by Hampton, Butler and
uagood. After Butler was defeated
last year we are told that he organized
the Pope movement and tried to put
independent legislative tickets out,
even trying to use the negro.
Does this convention want to stran-
g.e me by naming The new county
Butter? | know Butler did his full
duty in rs; but Gary was the peerless
leader who saved the State from thra'"
dom. In 1876, john Chamberlain was
to spe *, tie red shirt procession was
forming and Gary was county chair
u.an amp in Charge If the best orSanl-
z4,ion known, but Blu Ter took 1t upon
himself TO ride at the head OF The
| column aud pick out the line OF march
lie beld a conference with a white
scalawa! marshal for the negroes and
agreed that the procession Of red
shirts sh uld take a ctr:ain route mp to
within one hundred yards OF CHAMBER
aims stand. This radical marshal
Tie, Gary at the head Of q mile OF men
and wanted him to observe Bnt!ersI
agreement. In loud tones the Bald
Eagls replied, This is public prep
crty, get out Of my way, you damed
white puppy, I will ride, where l
please" and rode on. Senator Till
man recited another instance When
Mart Gary filed the square at Edge
field Court House and defiad Gen.
Ruger, of the United States army, on
election day refusing 10 give up the
vantage ground.
Butler did his duty at Hamburg,
but you remember the stab he tried to
give ne last summer about this matter
with reference to the Hamburg riot.
lie has been repaid for his services to
,.e State, and if he had one scintllla
of patriotism he would have died be-
fore be would act as be did in 1874.
We are asked to name this county
after this traitor. Will you disgrace
yourselves by naming this county
after Butler?
1RyY GETS HoTIN TIE COLLAR.
). Senator Irby egretted the necessity
of :eplying. Had Senator Tillman NOT
seen fit to criticise his silence on
Saturday he would say nothing. Ii
is very nice on Ben Tillman's part,
after arraying Reformers and Con-
servatives against each other in this
convention to talk about peace and
quiet as he usually does. 1 did not
join the politicians III this State 10
crying for peace, all that was mere
IRE ext for office. We are here repre-
seniing the people and should have
peace and harmony. lie dareS to-
criticise me because I voted as l
pleased. I paid no special compl.-
ment to NJ. e. Butler by my vote and
7 throw it back in his teeth that nothing
NJ. C. Buiier may do vii ever disgrace
the name of Butler ir South Carolina
Ooud applause.) 1t will live Che
name Butler) when .ou are dead and
forgotten (pointing to Tilman). | do
not champion Butler, but fought him
earnestly and was instrumental IN his
defest, but whea Gen. Butler went
down he was guilty ot indiscrction, |
he w.s jgnominiousl} defeated by you,
50 y..u shonlh have been m ;gnanimnus
enough not t. follow him on the this
convention. We are hot here to
champion anybody and SO help me God
I will Vote for no law that is not for
the good Of both factions. reminded
Senstor Tillman Of that aud hope he |
may not forget 1.-THE people never
wlll-that N. G. Butler is as good as
Joe BarnEell. Yon say, sir, that
Butler disgraced himself. Where does
Barnwell stand2 The first man to |
oppose the people and had courage
enough to run on the Haskell ticket. |
Has he disgraced the Barnwell name?
He may disgrace himself, but never the
Barnwell name. But Barnwell is not
such an Objectionable name, good
enough for Senator Tillman to enter
into written contract with, which
would defeat the will Of the people.
He signed this with BarnH eli and il