The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-08-01

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General Ellerbe then got very rash
and proceeded to say that Governor
Tillman had "made great bluoder in
issuing the proclamation to open the
dispensary. The Supreme Court has
decided the act of 1892 unconstitutional
and tha: closed the dispeusaries. The
act of 1898 has never been passed upon
aud l think it is mistake to open the
dispeusary until the court decides on
the constitutionality Of that act. We
could have that done in very short
time, just as We did in the bond case
The sentiment of the people is against
the opening.
Il am member of the State board
of control aud 1 have Fever been con-
suited on this matter. If | had been |
would have told the Governor that it
was mistake and | would have voted
against it,
Then came John Gary Evans with
the electrifying statement that the
people of Columbia had a newspaper
that did not represent them. II the
young men we're at the head of things
they would condemn this narrow-miod-
ed policy.
He referred to Eilerbe's remarks
about primary as the cutter despera-
ton of defeated candidate appealing
to the prejudices of the people
He declared that when Ellerbe criti-
cised the Governor for opposing some
Of the Alliance demands he ought to
have been frank enough to have said
that he himself stood on toe same
platform. Ellerbe was advising the
people to join the Alliance when he
himself vas not member Of it.
Evans said that the dispensary act
Of 1893 had nos been passed upon and
that if Tillman did not enforce it be
ought to be impeached. lie thought
that the dispensary law was the the best
ever devised and that if Ellerbe was
allowed to tinker with it he would ruin
it.
..It's good for bellies" said be.
"They will last ten years longer that if
you had barrooms
He said that heretofore if any
body wanted to be-elected to office in
Columbia they had to 60 to the bar
keepers.
.:Oo the first Of August" said he,
"you will have the dispensary despite
the action of the board of control to the
contrary"
Evans complimented the good order,
peace aud sobriet5 displayed at the
meeting and said that be felt like TAX
ing Columbia by the hand and saying
we'll done.
Dr.. Sampson Pope appeared on the
campaign again after a long alb
sence. He made a notable speech in
conservative vein and said that ne
was not the man to excite passions in
order to get Office He declared that
many time when the Reform move
mept was ln danger Evans and Ellerbe
could not be found.
Taking up the dispensary matter be
said !: II am Law abiding man and |
intend to obey the decisions of the
Supreme Court of the State. That
court has passed upon the dispensary
act Of 1892. In pursuance Of that Gov
eruor Tillman had the dispeusaries
closed. Under section 2 it is left not to
the Governor to manage the dispeDsary
but to the board of control, and 10 my
judgment it cannot be opened without
two of those gentlemen sauctioning it.
1 am opposed to opening it, though [
favor the law. am a peace-loving
citizen and | had rather see peace in
this State than any other thing
cloud applause That's Christianity.
l don't care what faction you belong to,
you have 20 right to lose sight Of the
divine admonition to love peace. |
think to open the dispensary again will
simply turn loose the doodgstes of the
devil upon the people aud cause the
spilling of blood. '.Shake not thy
CORY locks at me. Thou canst not say
| did it." With the decision standing
as it does it will cause men to risist the
officers Of the law. God grant that it
will be averted.
DR.. Pope then got down to business
[ asked the committee, said be, to re-
scind the order for a convention aud |
absolye Tindal and Ellerbe from doing
so. did so because the Conservatives
put out no ticket. | believed they we're
10 earnest. When Larry CAN'T went
home after the committee refused to
grant my request he stuck rooster at
the head of his paper and declared it
was victory for John Gary Evans
As soou as | saw that | saw that the
Gordian Kuot should be cut and |
thank God | have the courage to cut
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