The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-04
Some Questions to Gov. Tlllman.

Some Questions to Gov. Tillman.
The Darlington campaign meeting
was not held at Darlington, but some
ten or fifteen miles in the country. 1t
was largely attended and mostly by
Gov. Till mans friends, so the reports
tell US. There was an attempt made
not to hear Gen. Butler, but he man
.. aged to get these questions to Gov. I'LL
man 10 answer:
SOME HARD QUESTIONS.
Gen. Butler said he had few ques-
tions for Governor Tillman, and he
could answer them when be had an
opportunity. Said he:
At the time the dispensary opened in
July 1898, did you not have on hand
SOS, ,3ol worth of stock in whiskey, wine,
bottles, etc?
As there was only $4,000 appropri-
ated to start the business, did you not
exceed the appropriation by $43,32l
before a dollars worth of liquor was
sold?
"Was the excess paid Tor: If so, where
did the money come from? If not, you
bought on credit, and what right did
YOU have to purchase goods for the State
on credit? Did you not expect to sad
die the debt, without authority on the
taxpayers by recommendation to the
Legislature?
"Have you not now seventy-five men
engaged and siXty-eight store houses
rented, for which salaries and rent
are paid, aud does it not take $4,000
every month to pay for same? Could
not one store house and two men hold
and guard the supply on hand?
"What become Of the rebate allowed
every quarter on all whiskey bought
from firms in the liquor trust, (the
trust in which the Mill Creek Distillery
is) and don't you know that the Ger
| man American Bank of Peoria, ILL.,,
sends checks for the rebates allowed
| to all merchants purchasing from that
trust.
"Why is there not statement IN
YOUR State dispensers report OF the
aggregate amounts Of the rebates"'
And as there is not, where is the
| money collected on the thousands of
dollars?
Are not your dispensers receiving
now half salaries" Is not dispenser
Traxler getting half salary? If not, how
much? From wha' fund are his and
other dispensers and the store rent being
paid?
us it not your purpose to open the
dispensaries again on August flrst-and
have you not declined such purpose"'
T1LLMAN STANDS Up AND ANSWERS,
ONE BY ONE.
Especial to Greenville News,
CoLUMBIA, s. c., June 29.-The cam
paign meeting for Florence county was
held thirteen miles from Florence at
Elm church. Five hundred persons
were present. It was 8 dull meeting.
Butler didn't mention Tillman's name.
T:llman answered the question pro-
pounded by Butler in Darlington Coun-
ty yesterday as follows:
lst. "At the time the dispensary
opened in July, 1898, did you not have
on hand 9S,32l worth Of stock in whis-
key, wine, bottles, ETC.? AS there was
only S50,0 900 appropriated to start the
business, did you not exceed the appro-
| priation by S4S,3 ,32l before dollars
| worth of liquor was sold?"
"At the time the dispeusary opened
| I had more stock than S5O,tNv appro-
| priation. Yes, We exceeded the appro-
priation made by the legislature before
! dollars worth of liquor was sold?''
%. "Was the excess paid for; if so,
where did the money come from? If not,
you bought on credit and what right
did you have to purchase goods for the
State on credit? Did you not expect to
saddle the debt, without authority on
the taxpayers By recommendation to
the legislature?"
I'VE bought on credit. AS business
men starting with only $4,000 capital
| we had TO get credit or not run the busl-
ness. We have now enough money to
pay all debts and We have S10O,0OO to
turn into the treasury as soon as we can
sell it."
Sd. Have you not now seventy-five
men engaged and sixty-eight store
houses rented for which salaries and
rent are paid, and does it not take
$1,000 every month to pay for same?
Could not one store house and two
men hold aud guard the supply on
handm
"The dispensers are on half pay and
in charge of the States property: We
are going to open again and will then
put them on whole pay"
4th. "What becomes Of the rebate al
lowed every quarter on all whiskey
bought from firms in the liquor trust,
(the trust in which the Mill Greek dis
tillery isl and don't you know that the
German American bank of Peoria, Ill. :,
sends checks for the rebates allowed.
to all merchants purchasing from that
trust? why is there not a statement
in your State dispensers report of the
aggregate amounts Of these rebates?
And as there is not, where is the money
collected on the thousands of dollars"'
"Some whiskey men have loaded
Butler up showing that be is either a
representa- of the whiskey trust or
else some money is coming from some
where down here. I suppose it was
those whiskey. men who hauled the
Coxeyites to Rock Hill. The whiskey
trust grants rebates only to those who
buy from them alone and not from
anybody else. We got no rebate and
we owe them yet. We bought great
deal of liquor because we expected Con-
gress would soon raise ths tax aud that
the price would 60 up. The dispensers
are not being paid. We are going to
wait until We open again and the ex-
penses will be paid. am Governor OF
South Carolina and will open the dis
pensaries as soon as ! think it lawful
and proper, and General Butler can
whistle for his answer"