The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-09
He PAID The BILL
Senator Butler Ponied Up the
Cash When Arrested.
MR. D. 3. SUTTON'S DEFENSE
Scores the Ice Man ana the
Messenger Man.

peca.ls the DAYS of Rotten-Egg'ng
Butler and the Attempt at Consictlng
Ohio Wilson of Organizing Secret
Political Organization in North Caro-
lima.
I'm regard TO the arrest OF Unlted
States Senator Butler III Winning TON
last week, for not paying an ice oii4'
which had, it is said, been repeDoeui1
presented to him, the Caucasian VIZ
tomorrow print a comm 'llai =
from David b. Sutton, a New f1aa'o,en
ponllist which goes for the sweareF
ont, of the warrant and speaks OF tue
author of ,the article in the Winning
ron Messenger as coWaIdly scfio-
bier" 4ha
Mr.. Sutton makes "a sling at tue
Wilmington Messenger, when Is coh-
sidered unnecessary and unealled Tor,
adj which will pass unnoticed by those
of the higher minded.
Mr.. Sutton writes as follows:
I'm the Wilmington Messenger OF
sunday. the 2Sth of June, there appear
ed a very abusive screed against SeIla-
tor Butler, written by a cowaruly
scr;hhler. dt seems. who was atrld TO
SION his name to his stuff. Lit Is only
noticeable by reason of it's containing
mean. sneaking fling, which Would De
resented by the right-minded ana non
orable cities of Wilmington. Ii seems
that an ice dealer in this city claimed
that he had a small bill of about 20
AGAINST Mr.. Butler for ice, and that he
had frequently sent the bill TO nm
without receiving payment. VI course,
every one understands that 1t was SIM
NV one of those little matters that are
often overlooked by very busy men
who are engrossed with many and nm
nortant affairs. When Senator Butter
came TO Wilmington last Friday 70
make a silver speech, this ice man, II
he ha1 been very anxious for MS mon
ey. might have seen him or sent q mes
senoer to him calling his attention TO
the matter. nd gotten his money, put
instead of having the decency 10 10
this. and doubtless instigated by ceIsthlh
malignant and INSCRIPTIONS mchfhe
Democrats. he took adyantageof the oc-
casion. went to the justice OF the peace,
got outa warrant and had senator But
Ter sighted to appear Tor Judsineh =
Of course SENATOR Batler did not ap-
pear before the magistrate, but the
bill was promptly paid as soon as ms
attention WAS called 10 It, just as 10
would have been without this act OF IN
hospitality and unspeakable meanness.
But the purposes of this ice man, ana
those of his kind were accomplished.
They had obtained a chance 10 puDllsh
what they thought would be a scandal
on Senator Butler, and so on the very
naxf morning we find this mean ana
maleyolent publication. IL is .uTprls-
inc that any reputable newspaper
should stop to lend its columns TO such
\ contemplate proceeding, and there
is certainly not a right thinking cItl-
zen in Wilmington who can endorse
ii. Even those business men IN WILL
1uxnoton who cannot agree with sena-
for Butler on the financial question
have cause to appreciate and TO thank
him for his successful efforts IN Sc
curing an appropriation In the RlyeF
and Harbor bill sufficient to give VIII
npino.fon twenty feet of water az tile
mouth of Cape Fear.
For THE past few months the Dem
ocratic machine seems to have been on
its good behavior, but this contempts-
he conduct toward Senator Butler on
last Friday shows that some of IT at
least is no better now than when 1t ROT
ten-egged Mr.. Butler. insulted Popullst
candidates and tried to disgrace and
imprison S. Ohio Wilson without 4
cause, unless in the eyes of the DEM
ocratic machine mann commits an un-
pardonable sin who dares to take a
stand for his honest convictions, and
ITO stop the rule and ruin of that gang
of vote stealers and ballot box suffers.
THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.