The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-08-21
8'TILLMAN WINS
IN HIS DEBATES ON THE PRoHIBl
1 ~ sTloN QUESTION.

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gsl HIS DEBATES ON THE PRoHIBl-
TON QUESTION.
a. Tho Jury Decided lclovcn to Eight in iIis
Favor. ProI,ibitionists Acknowledge IIo
sf9 Was Too nIucI, for st. John.
3s The jury appointed to decide the
merits Of the debate which Senator
Ben Tillman and Prof. Samuel Dickic,
national Chairman Of the Prohibition
party, held on Thursday night at Pro.
hibition Park, L. T., endorsed the
opinion Of the audience, which favor.
RSod tho Southern Scnat8r throughout.
There were seven Prohibitionists on
B the jury and fourteen anti-Prohibi-
# tionists, and they decided eleven TO
eight in Senator Tilln,an's favor. two
n not voting.
lie carried the audience with him
last night rs thoroughly as ho did on
y the preceding evening. llo was in tho
II midst of tho prohibition stronghold,
contending against their tleorics, but
the audience applauded him as though
he were struggling in their behalf.
n Most of the audience were Prohibit
tionists, but their delight when Till
8 man made q point against his oppo-
nent was enthusiastic. He is a speak
on Of considerable magnitude, free
$ from most of the platform tricks, and
natural in manner.
The methods of x-Gov. ST. John, Of
Kansas, who was his opponent be-
long to the old school. So the audi.
ence listened to Tillman with delight,
and applauded him in such way that
their favor must have been intended
not SO much for what he said rs the
way in which he said it, But, ho
made great impression on his hear
ers, and their delight was unbounded
when they learned that tho jury was
with them in giving him the honors
OF the debate on Thursday.
The question last night was, ''Is
Prohibition the Best Method Of Tenn.
perance Reform2" The debate was
slow in starting, and after tile audi
ence had sung q hymn, Come Thou
AS Almighty King" Mr.. II. II. Carr,
who was introduced as tho foufRlcr Of
the women's Republican clubs Of New
York, sang Growing Homo with Mol
building announced that no interrupt
tions would be allowed from tho audi
ence. On Thursday tho Interruptions
4 tcolt up too much time and interfered
with the speakers. SO it was an
nounced that the audience would have
no share in the debate.
DR., Leonard, who is tho secretary
OF the Methodist Episcopal Mission,
was made chairman, and he was told
II 70 keep his eye on his watch, and SEQ
that the speakers did not GO over their
time. The suppression of the audi
once deprived the debate of some of its
liveliness, but there was nothing to
prevent them from applauding, and
they did this when Senator Tillman
7, gave them chance.
Ex-G Gov. st. John opened the dis
X cllssion. He said:
ST don't know when have enjoyed
~ aa exc king On pr2hiRition than be,
fore you good people here, ae'ftea aiiefa ulfder
Il these circumstances. Thirty years ago
Senator Tillman and I represented OK
N tremes Of political opinion, and am
proud to have the honor of meeting
here one of this country's most distin-
guished citizens, who is known TO ev-
erybody that makes any attempt to
keep up with the political questions
of the day. The question that parted
us thirty years ago is settled now, and
settled forever. We are not here to-
night as politicians in any sense of
the word, but as citizens Of our COM
mon country to discuss acomparative-
ly new question that has forced itself
to the front during the past twenty
five years. claim for Senator Till
man that lie is as sincere and cOnsci-
entions in what he is doing as what I
claim for myself. We are both doing
what we can in an humble way for
our fellow men. / am glad that the
other side of this debate is upheld by
auch q courageous man as Senator Til
man. We know that he has courage,
as we'll as a great deal Of gray mat
ter in addition, and I would rather
be whipped by him than vanquish a
little Western scrub like myself. #
/. IT stand here tonight for prohibi.
ton first, last and all tho time, be-
cause my experience Of the last twcn-
ty-flvo years has taught mo that it is
!. not only the best way to promote tenn
perance reform, but because my con
4 science tells me that in tho sight OF
God and man it is right. know that
all the States of the Union arc with
mo, and know that prohibition is
the rule of the Bible. 1t says always,
Thou shalt not, and there is not q
word in it in favor Of licensing any
wrong, nor will my friend find there
n word about dispensaries. The law
is prohibitory all through tho statutes
of the States, and the United States
Supreme Court has said that the rights
and liberties of nobody are intcrferetl
with when the permission to sell liquor
is denied.
,,ss& Tho Constitution says that the fun
damental object Of the government is
e to promote the welfare Of tho people
Last night Senator Tillman read the
statement Of Gov. Larrabee of Iowa
XII in which he denounced tho saloon and
the liquor traffic as tho breeder Of pau,
perism, crime and degradation. The
E Legislature Of Iowa endorsed that, and
SO do I, and claim that anything
which breeds crime, pauperism ant
degradation should be prohibited, no
licensed or dickeret with, I fount
y today that the statutes Of South Caro-
lima are in perfect harmony with my
opinion. The whole criminal code i.
prohibitory, and man can't kick his
dog without violating the law, and hi
cannot get a license to do it, nor dca
with it according to the dispensary
system. South Carolina laws strictly
prohibit the adulteration of food, ant
do not allow the terrapin to bo taker
under q certain size You cannot &c
a license to take them.