The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14
TILLMAN'S COCKTAIL MILL.
NOW FARMER RULE ~ CARRIED ON IN
THE OLD PALMETTO STATE

and Suppirnts n Merrure that Was the
Pride of the Pcopie-some Other Relics.
COLUMBIA. July 13.-The great Stnte bar
| room OF South Carolina Is one OF the most
noted buildings in the State 1t is called the
Tlllman cocktail factory by his political cp-
pononts. but under tho law It 10 known as the
| State Dlspensary or central storehouse. In 1t
the liquors purchased by the State are stored.
the barrelfuls are run into the wits,
md tho various whiskeys and brandies
and rum are runs into tho State TASKS.
1t Is the largest Wholesale LIQUOR house
| in the South. and Is IN n great double store
| house building at tho edge OF the State Capitol
| grounds in Columbia That building was put
| up by Mics G. Parker, who was State Treas
| urer during the days Of the notorious ring OF
| carpct-haEgors that played such havoc with
| South Carolina. 1t was known as Parker's
| Haul. An immense barroom was then one OF
| its appointments, hieh-prced gambling
| house was another. and state officials, des-
| peradoes. and prostitutes carried on every
sort OF high links INDUCED In by their kind.
| 1t is fitting therefore that tho leading feature
OF a socialistic rule which has subjugated DEM
ocratic principles should be experim ented with
in that building In South Carolina.
But in order to make this use OF the struc-
ture the Farmers Alliance which now controls
the State. was obliged to destroy one OF the in
StltutlOnS OF winch tne Stute was nloSt prOuu.
That was the Department Of Agriculture.
which was long housed in that building. This
State bureau was one OF tho best of its kind in
the country. In addition to doing practical
work toward that diversilcation OF farm
products for which the whole South Ian
guishes. 1t established In this building a very
remarkable museum OF the products OF the
State Its exhibits formed q complete object
lesson in proof Of tho possibilities Of the soil
The exhibit Of phosphates was so complete
and unique that 1t is said an offer OF $4,000
was made for the right to take 1t out Of the
State. The Commissioner who brought the
museum and the work OF the depart
mont to the high degree Of useful
ness It reached was Mr.. Butler. His aim
was to attract new settlers OF the agricultural
class to the State. and in this he was begin
was secure in tho leadership Of the movement
which landed him in the State House ns Gov
Butler, to cooperate with him in the under
ground work OF the Alliance against the
to the and snu so There
fore he was one OF the iiTst as Ee as one Of tho
museum exhibits and sent tn. hest of them to
state agricultural college on the further edge
Of wooded and sand. hiled region in the
Gov. Tillman's interest in this new farmers
higher education is for nristocrats and capt
talists. and that what State should supply III
tes Of is 9 sb snsG
government he made IA SAD wreck OF the Uni
versity of South Csrolina. long one Of the
and the al ma mater Of, a host Of the most dis.
tingpished sons OF the Palmetto State; BY
its university features, lowered it to the
grade. OF a fourth. rate college; and has
i Students. '''hf sr the redemp,io aanso the
State from negro and carpet.bac rule in 1876
and the
showed nothing but contempt tor it, however.
from the time they came into power In 1890:
IS technical training for the, farmers"
the coiored people with respect Of the new law
shows how they are left Su OF
sayings without s fn Timber or limt
and the Northern people who visit here are |
iha s9 way into
speech Is quot ed here concerning the, intro.
street railway. 1t Is said that an aged darkey
saw the cars speeding along without horses.
wall said be. iii am no use y talking.
de Whit folks an git'n smarter and smarter
&c WNOlB tlme. NOW. loon " utl Jar T9lTOdu.
Dam i deg ANT running de horse cars wild
the Hy S he has gs
quoted is an advertisement that now appears
in tho state. the ,anti-Ti!l Imam or straiGht-out
to Keep a; al gin mil in Columbia. but who now
as he declares n Print is selling soft drinks
to~aqd te Mou9
tsnt when " viii be Ger ali the iii Ills 81 Of lie
The liquor stores IN this State are Of the
IN the North only IN country PLACES -mere
labelled bottles Teddy is the ali-absorbinx
iavorite q the masses and 81 the bars show
the art st 's and the s eH jar mint
Da e Saor
out OF their old business and took to selling
whpy and BrsI Settles e
shelves as Of old. but this will bring trouble to
thm they persist In that are
public display Of any intoxlcants except Of le-
Ultimate state liquor in the official dispe nsa-
ernor cannot nnd words bitter and, damnine
oratory dwell on the evils and crimes Of those
..'nristocrats" who. In his way OF thinking. are
farms. The clubs in the cities Of the State are
precisely like those with which we arc familiar
In this State associations OF business and pro-
fessional men and men OF leisure who main
tain houses or rooms for rest anu recreation.
S S9fme o. them hold what ,,a are called la Ia
this custom led Tilimanito cnndi-
Gate for tho Legislature to charge that in
these horrible dens women arc made drunk.
Indeed. he said far worse fate heell them
when they enter these appurtenanccs OF hell
To be sure that particular candidate won't too
far. and said he had seen drunken women car
rled out Of IL Leading club which he mem
toned by name. Ho Withdrew from tho cam
paign next day. or the result Of his sreech
might have been fatal to i'm. But he only
went little further than his leaders. and IL
lustrated the depth Of the Tillmanite hatred
for those coteries which do not In any in
stance. contain q solitary vote for the UNDER
ground secret brotherhood which now con-
trolls the State.
The club men have closed the little bars
where the stewards used to mix tho sugar and
water and mint In tho glasses OF the meInbers
and instead they now maintain cabinets full |
OF lockers. like those at the officers mess at
nm army post. Each locker Is number