The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-06-14
COY. TILLMAN In TOWN.
INTERVIEWED BY A SENTINEL
I.EPRESENTATI
His Speech to Prohibitfonists on South
Cardinals Liquor Law-His
Views on the Election.


Governor Tillman, of South Caro-
lima, IS in town !''
That is the message that came in
through THE oENTINEL's telephone
at $50 last evening. The man who
received the information did not
know what to make of such news. 1T
is bluff" was the first thought that
entered his mind, but the fellow at
the other end of the line spoke so
positive that to have doubted him
would have been "cruel."
A fter getting the ''news-giver" to
repeat his Information the reporter
hustled out to see the ''one-eyed' Gov
erncr who still ''harps" on his pet dis
pensary law.
While en- route to the r. 81 d. pas
senger depot (where the Governor
was) the reporter was still puzzled to
know what he was doing or wanted
here. There were only two plausible
reasons that presented themselves.
The first one was that perhaps he had
come to interview Tom Pfohl, one of
his spies during the TT troublesome days
that maybe he was here to sample
some of Maj. Stipe's whiskey so that
he would know where to get
good article in case the dispensary
law was restored in South Carolina.
Both views, however, were incorrect.
The reporter had never met the
South Carolina Governor but had
seen several pictures of him in
the newspapers. Upon reaching the
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eye around for big fellow with one
eye-and he was soon discovered. A
man with a striking appearance,
wearing a broadbrimmed hat and
plain black suit, was seen walking to
and fro in the waiting-room-appa
emily for exercise. AS soon as the
"biank" eye was seen the reporter
realized that the fellow who sent in
the telephone message about Ben.
Tillman being in town was not talk
ing through his hat"
The news-gatherer proceeded to in
troduce himself to the Governor
whose stature compares favorably
with that of Prof. w. A. Blair
but not near so handsome.
Mr.. Tillman offered his left hand,
saying he had a game finger on his
right. When questioned about his
visit here he replied that he was on
New York, where, on Monday night,
he delivered an address in the audi
forum of the National Prohibition
Park. He added that he came via
Roanoke after his daughter who had
been attending school there. Miss
Tillman was with her father. She is
handsome and attracted the attention
of several Winston boys who were
there through curiosity to see 1.-THE
old man."
In speaking of his speech in New
went there to tell the people that pro-
hibition does not prohibit, cannot
prohibit, and never will prohibit; but
that we people in South Carolina had
found plan (dispensary iaw1 that ut
terly destroys the saloons. The two
Thousand men and women that heard
my speech did not coincide with my
views at first, but before closing
asked those who would favor State
dispensary law if they could not have
prohibition to hold up their hands.
1t was three to one in favor of the dis
pensary."
do you think the dispensary law
is unconstitutional as declared by
your Supreme Court Judge?" asked
the reporter.
''If it is unconstitutional, so is pro-
hibition," replied the Governor.
"You now have plenty of free whis-
key in the State" remarked the news
man.
Eyes; the State is now full of open
bar-rooms. Since April the United
States revenue department has open
ed 552. The Supreme Court took my
"spies" away from ME and said l had
no right to close the bar-roomS; the
sheriffs won't-and thus the matter
stands. The dispensary law worked
better than any other law We have
eyer had. OF course there was some
blockading near the North Carolina
line, but that has always been done
and always will be-"
THE issues'in this falls campaign
will be the dispensary law and high
license" continued the Governor.
1.-The matter will be settled by pri-
maries in August"
"The Charleston News and Courier
and Columbia State are displeased
with your administration, are they
not ?" queried the reporter.
eyes; they are against everything |
do, say or thjnk-whether good, bad
or Indifferent. The fact is, every
daily newspaper in the State, except
thirds of the weeklies, are against
me-hut I never fail to 'wallop' them
just the same.
'tWill you be candidate for re-elec-
tion, Governor ?"
81 will not; will be in the race for
Senator Buffers seat, however, and L
expect to wIn."
Governor .Tillman returned from
New York via Washington but did
not monkey" with Congress. He
said that no language outside of a lit
tie cursing would do the subject of
the serious delay of Congress in set
thing the tariff question anything like
justice.
AGAINST GROVER.
Shortly after the reporter left the
Governor, Hon. I'll. A. Gudger, of
Asheville. went up and introduced
himself. Mayor E. e. Gray also came
up and joined the conversation which
Cleveland and his administration.
The dispensary law man stripped
Grover up the back in his criticisms,
but the Mayor and Mr.. Gudger did
not coincide with him in his. views
and statements.
1t is an old saying" said the Gov.
ernor. s'for people to say we love a
man for the enemies he has made.
We people in South Carolina despise
| Grover for the new friends he has
found and gathered around him.
| The train from Wilkesboro inter
rupted the conversation. TWAS prob
| ably concluded on the train, however
as the three men boarded 1.-THE
Governor and Mr.. Gudger leaving fol
their respective homes and Mayo
Gray for Washington City.
A Bear in Stokes County.