The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-13
D AND NEWS, AUGUST I3, 1897
TILLMAN All TIRZAH
RE SAYS rRSACRERS ARE IN LEA
CUE Win TnE DfsNIt.
tic AdNisc,t E'icrhe 10 ENaCt Those Cnn
dittoas From CharlcStons CooucN---
Ropes FOR l!atlmrr's 8nl
Especial Ia tho Stato,l

lSINtiSt tn tho St1tN,
Rock Hin, Aug. 6,--An immense
crowd hrav.d the rain to gree, Tillman
at Traah today, Tho first 81 e,kcr W; 9
Col. D'Ar>y Z. Dunrsu, whose cx.osi.
'inn q! The alliance principles WAS lis
tened 10 intcntly,
Senator 'rillman and Governor FL
lcrbc arrived at 10 O'Clock and wcrc
loudly rhccrcd, Mr.. Tillman began to
speak soon aftrrward With accustomed
fire aud vigor. He stated in tho 10.
ginning that his first political speech
was made near this spot IL years ago.
He then began an elaborate defense Of
the dispcnsary law. He .fa,heret all
responsibility for tho law; he nurscd it
and held it up, had stood by it, defcntl-
cd 1t against all the attacks in the
courts, in the Darlington war, and is
standing by it in the senate. If hard
work and faithful effort can have in
flucnce, his bill (rcccntly defeated in
the house) will yet pass congress.
He jumped on the preachers vigor-
onsly for opposing .thc law because, as
they say, it is Il shame for the State to
he selling whiskcy. They stand along
side the barkccpcrs in their opposition.
The devil is at one end of the rope and
the preachers are at the other, trying
TO choke the law to death. They have
allied themselves with Gonzales, Hemp
hill, Simonton and the devil.
There was stealing in the dispcnsary
because OF tho divided responsibility,
but there was also dishonesty in other
business enterprises.
He then defended Governor Ellerbc.
VINO was an honest man aud truth ful.
ana has not gone to lying ut this late
day.
In regard to the metropolitan police,
senator Tillman said two days after
the legislature met in January he had
friendly interview with Governor
cllerbe and advised him not to remove
the police unless every member of the
charleston city council would sign an
agreement to see the law enforced
The governor said he would not, and he
did not think he had turned out to be u
liar and hypocritc.
In reply to Il question from w. H
Lawrence Of Laurens, he said that he
ana Mr.. McLaurin had voted alike on
tariff issues. He explained his bluff in
regard to voting with the Republi.
cans.
Governor Ellerbc was then intro
duced, and after vindicating himself in
regard to the metropolitan police, he
denied the charges against him in re.
gard to combine to elect McLaurin
lie would be a candidate for reelection
and would thon refute the charges a.
gainst him.
Here there was little pleasantly be.
tween 'himself and Tillman. Till
had stated In Abbcville that he pre-
1erred to remain in the Senate, but II
Gonzales was to run the State he would
come homo and be elected governor
Mr.. Ellcrbc stated that there would be
IA statesman out Of q job" for he would
himself stand for reelection.
Congressman Strait then sprung q
sensation by denouncing u report in
Thursdays Columbia Record, saying
that ho had attacked McLaurin and
Illlman on tho tariff question in the
interests OF Evans and Irby. He had
not attacked thcm, and his speech coult
not be SO construed. He simply declur.
| ed his views.
After 'dinner Congressman St olse.
and Mr.. Sigh spoke.