The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-25
SHEPPARD ON STATE POLITICS.
The Conservative Leaders Views on the
Dispenssry and the Tillm an Administra-
tion-Doss not Believe a MetropoE-
tan Police Bill Can be Passed
May be the Stump
Again.
1Charlotte Observer

Observer reporter to-day saw eX-GoV'
ernor John G. Sheppard at Edgefeld
and had some talk with him on the
features of the present administration
at Columbia.
"Do you think, Governor, that Gov
ernor Tillman will execute his plan OF
creating metropolitan police in
Charleston and other cities of the
State ?" inquired the reporter.
II don't believe he can do it. ]
doubt if be would dare attempt it, il
the. legislature would authorize it. He
will pile on one straw too much before
long if he continues his methods. The
legislature, however, will surely not
follow Tillman to the ends he would
carry the people Of the State if al
lowed"
what will be the result Of Judge
Hudson's decisions as to the constitu-
tionaIity of the dispensary law?"
"They will probably be reversed by
the State Supreme Court"
Twill there be any way of getting
the question before the Supreme Court
of the United states, and what would
| be the result Of that?"
IT think it may get there, and if it
does I think the United States Supreme
Court would sustain Judge Hudson's
decision.n
"What will he the outcome of the
Gispensary experiment, GOVERNOR" in.
quired the reporter of the Ex-Governor.
'It is bound to fall" answered Gov
ernor Sheppard. "The law might
have been made good one if t had
been executed as many members of the
legislature intended it should be when
it was passed. 1t is already past the
support Of any honest prohibitionist by
being turned and strained into reve-
nue. measure, and is not being in any
way operated as prohibition bill.
Tillman promised reduction in taxes.
He has not made any reduction, but
has a number of expensive spies all
over the State. BY expense and ener-
gy there has been given some appear
ance of Roadway, but neither the ex-
pense nor time heretofore spent on it
can be indefinitely continued. Then
the whole thing must fall to pieces, and
it undoubtedly will do so and be an ig-
nominious failure. In this town OF
Edgefeld several reputable citizens
signed an application for, Mr.. Davis as
dispenser, if there was to be a dispen-
sary at all, and these signatures were
construed to be petition for dispen-
sary, instead of simply recommends
tions of a man for dispenser. In Lau-
rens am told that about one-eight of
an acre of land was divided amongst
sixty-ene people to make them free
holders, in order to get the necessary
signatures to establish dispensary.
"The disepssry act was passed as a
temperance measure but the execution
oft is faIsifying the spirit of the bill
as honest temperance people intended
it. The Prohibitionists in this State
are an intelligent lot Of men and they
will not tolerate complete perversion
of their moral influences for the pur-
pose of raising money to relieve the
administration of a very embarrassing
situation about its promises to reduce
taxes, aud this failure to reduce taxes
becomes tribute to the ability and
honesty OF the past administrations of
the State government"
II intend to print the substance of
this conversation in the Charlotte OBJ
server" said the reporter.
II think it is best for me not to ap-
pear in print" said Governor Shep-
pard, "and I perfer that you would not
do it for the reason that in the past I
have said whatever I had to say of
Tillman's management Of public
affairs in the presence Of the people
and face to face with Tillman on the
platform and I think it would be most
decent and decorous to pursue the same
course in the future. I prefer to wait
till proper occasion should require
me to speak out and then 7 would pre-.
fer to do 1t on the stump and again In
the presence Of the people and the
representatives of those whose views I
oppose" =,
modified to be good measure? Many
people say the dispensaries are better
than bar rooms" said the reporter.
u am in favor Of good law to con-
troll the liquor business, and I have
some ideas on the subject which may
formulate into plan for presentation
to the people at some future time, but
I am unalterably opposed to the States
going into the liquor business in any
shape or form. don't believe in the
principle Of the thing, and still less can
tolerate such business under the
guise of a moral measure, when in fact
it is financial measure which is being
forced upon communities whether the
dispensaries are wanted or not and
when the impelling force in the matter
is the necessity the administration is
under to raise revenue and not the
cause Of temperance or the good con-
duct of the people,"
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