The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-05

VI iunu, am told amount TO thousand.
y INC constitutional convention q
], io'' chgralted upon the c0nstition q
o inns State the chief features OF tn,
II ulSpcnsary law. II provided for tn,
SAFE oI llquor between the hours Of suI
= up anu sun down in solid packages o
: not less than one half pints not to b,
opened or drunk on the prem scs.
h'Ccr these provisions in the cons I'll
tu'loh inc importance people believed
Ihe o'aCo ought TO so out Of the liuuo,
, business.
The politicians, however, and In,
; employees Of the dispcnsary do no,
thlnk SO. Tee politicians use it as !,
poiltical nachinr mile the constables
ana employees are paid out OF it. Tn,
courts h:.ro decided the dispcnsary tC
De " monopoly. That the State was
not frnnsactlng the business under it,
police powers, but was doing it us a
business for proi5.
This seems to be so, for bar rooms
tourist hotels, ctc., have been opened
up.
lhe question now prcso nted its self,
oug nj this State to go out If the liquor
business. The answer is simply, Yes,
the State ought not now to continue
J this business for two reasons
lst. because the courts Of our land
United State Supreme Court has held
the dispcnsary law is in violation of
The Interstate Commerce Law.
| Inc State ought not to sell liuuor.
n State represented the entire people
it is q sovereign
Take fquOr out Of the hands OF State
officials. Let South Carolina wash her
hands of Il system that is now \ charncl
house, IN which tester and decay the
once honest. regulations Of State otli.
cials.
Who has escaped its corrupting
breath Every eli ,iul who has breath
ca inc pre- ath OF the dispensary or felt
the touch Of It's ulamy 1hand, las seen
and feltl his reputation blasted,
bIlghtcd and blown away
Away with it. Give us prohibition
| rom The mountains to the sea. board ,
GlVc the people freedom to manage
their own affairs, freed from the hands
OF corrupt on. MIR. M:L turin favors
the I'll man bill now pending in Con-
grcss-that bill will fix the .ispcnsary
on lis. lie says the dispcnsary is a bet
ter thing than he thought. | am OBJ
posed TO that bill and the dispcnsary
as now run is tit for those who would
nave rebate scandals and political
machines.
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duty and wipe it out OF existence.
q. Walt Whitman intcrruptcd as
May licld was about to sit down ard
asked him some qucsiio about local
option. Mr.. MayHciu spoke about
cranks and Whitman took it as an in
| suit To him. He advanced towards
Mayhcld who did not pay much attcn-
tiOn to him.
!. IT, NJ. IHHY,
Senator lrOy WAS next introduced
amid cheers. He made his usual re-
marks about liars being abroad in the
land. He and Tillman, he said had
been great friends. His enemies had
tried to ALLEVIATE him and Tilltnan. All
interview with Tillman in Charlotte
had b Ell published rcnrcting on lrby.
He had tclegraphcd Tillman if the in
tcrview was authentic. He then read
this telegram from Tillman in reply:
" Interview Charlotte paper fake.
| Did not see any rcp.rtcr when | came
through Charlotte. Am hands of in
Senatorial race. b. Il. TILLMAM.
Trenton, S. c., July 30"
1t was addressed TO }. l.. NJ. Irby,
Grecnvillc.
The reading 0: the telegram was re-
ccivcd in silence. ii:::j' .h"n made his
usual speech intrrspprScd with witty
sayings. He paid his respects to the
newspaper syndicate for short reports.
He had told Evans if he would enter
race, he Urby) would stay out. He
entered to take up Reform flag. MrLau-
rim had thought no one would dare op-
pose him. He got up and resented the
insult that he would sulk out of the
race. He told OF his tanning McLaurin.
lie had had to tame him the second
time at Spartanbdrg.
1t was not National politics that was
important in this light The pa .ty
machinery was the important part in
every State. McLaurin, he said, was
u politician who turned with the winds
lie had belonged to every party in cx-
istcnce. After he was defeated he
would join the anarchists. Tilman
and Lajlmcr had gone TO a meeting in
Washington which was to form silver
party. When they got there, they
found McLaurin had got there first,
He could scent an Office further than
they.
Irby said he had gone into the Re-
form movement with the understand.
ing that they should keep within the
Democratic party. McIaurin had
wanted to have Fopulist Bowdcn put
on the electoral ticket. Irby objected
McLaurin had tried to make friends
with him Nrhy). McLaurin gave him
a dinner in Washington at which it
was agreed that lrby should run for
reelection as Senator and McLaurin fol
Governor against .lItlcrbc. McLaurir
had gone back on him, however. Jan.
nigan of Marion and EARLY, Of Or
angcburg, knew about this agree
mcnt
Irby referred TO the Tillman. Butlc,
race and said that McLaurin was 70,
Butler until he saw Butler couidn'
win and then he went back on him
J and begged Tiilmans pardon. He pait
u compliment to Butler as the mos
popular man in Congress, but said he
was on the wrong side against tn,
pcO lc.
lrby next spoke on the Chicago plat
form and gave his version Df how th,
: word "On'y' was left out OF the tarl
/ plank. 1t was left out secretly.
/ McLrurin had attacked his record Il
: Senator but acknowledged that he hat
$ never voted wrong. !Ic said he cOui,
c have killed the Wilson bill. He cOul
II have gotten rich by his vote. One q
the audience asked Co.. lrby how niue
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