The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-05-14
Uncle Billy's Rcjoinder to White Man.

| Gle. | ann glad to offer the amenIc honorable
| by removing the ground OF displcasurc. My
| otlcn,e consists, it seems. in my styling him
| white Man tnr-kecpcr. lie says, "poor
| OIL Uncle Billy gives us solid co,umn OF
gas and only tclls u thing, and that is, that
| |, White Man, nm II b1r-k"Y,r. Now that is
/ about The only thing that did not tell him.
| Reference my article will show that the term
| bar keeper does not appear i'll it; nor any word
| like it, as applied to White Mau.'
placed him on the side IN whose interest
| h. wrote, and declared him, by his writings, to
| he an enemy to prohibition. There he put him
self.
am persuaded that White Man is at heart
risht but his logic is all wrong, anil i leading
him a>;ray. am hopeful of his conversion to
| our side when he considers the subject more
thoughtfully, and shall count his coming q real
gain. There is merit in White Man. and !
shall regret to see it wasted in bad cause
| call white Mans attention to II gross in
justice he has done those OF us who have been
roiimg for prohibition. lie says, after four
years We have done but one thing, and that is,
deprived the Town of its har-room revenue
Hut one thing. Let us cast up the account and
&c if the arithmetic of our doing, agrees
| with y,ur roc lies. assertions sir ucre orc
some things we have done:
| |. We met the whiskcy ro,,v 1T the ballot
| JoX-;hc battle field OF patriots s-anl routed it,
| horse, foot and dragons.
| >. We captured and fined, ~ sent to board
with Col. Lip>comb, in Columbia, many oircn-
| dcrs against the law.
| :. We made the town as dry "a a powdcr-
horn. Even the doctors dared no, rive Ger
| ,itcatc for wliskcv unless in actual attendance
| ON tho aprljcant at the time. A. his ra,icnt
| i. We had at one time the whole fraternity
| of liuuor dealers IN limbo. white and black.
| beIl-wcathcr and all The were bound for
| Lirycnmbs hotel hut on their honorable
| call -, r,oroo,,J , -, s - ,to
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g wohoro ,,,oa,,, r,,r,hor Of roro. ,yho
,o,,,l tho ,,h;,. or3 rol vino ,ybo.o ,,or.ors
v;n -. ,,on,cI h.. orr Grorl Jury a, tho r,oper
time.
Yet YOU >ly We have done nothing You are
not sufficiently posted. and you owe tho citi-
zcns of Union, who are behind u>. au opolcgy
| for your MISREPRESENTATION OF their efforts In
addition to the above when YOU are convcrte ed
we will tell you. Suj rosa, of other things done
and To be done that will cnthusc you as pro-
ujbirionisr. but will Hsgu,t you rs Il defender
Of the traffic.
You say You are supported in your license
views by one religious paper South and one
North. and 10y the Philadelphia Times and n
host OF orhcr secular papers, AMI then asks tri-
umphantIy. by whom arc you supported a.
Well, sir. will CRAFTY you. in part l am
supported by the God OF the race and of the
bible, and BY Ills law forbiiding license. by
the laws of Town and state: by the ballots OF
our citizens in overwhelming odds, twice cx.
pressed; by Il majority of the best citizens
.,,,,l c,lorcl O,,r orl Rihlcs