Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-11
Wednesday, August H.. 1897.

tative had be stood by and not tried to get
for his people their full share. As an
illustration, he said that three brothers
Northeast, Northwest and SOUTH owned
in co-partnership cow. One brother
1.-THE South preferred to keep the cow
alive, so that all could enjoy the milk.
The other two brothers, however, deter
mined to kill the cow. Is it fair to try to
prevent the other brother from receiving
his share of the meat because he was op-
posed to the slaughter The senator
thought the south was entitled to its full
share.
Asked as to which of the senatorial can
didates he preferred, Senator Tillman
said it was none of the questioner's busi-
ness.
When asked as to whether he and Nc
Laurin were together on the tariff ques-
ton, Senator Tillman said that both of
them had voted for the duties on cotton,
rice and lumber; but that he had never
said their positions were identical. Nc
Laurin had refused to vote with him for
the tax of Sl0Oa head on emigrants. This
question, however, he intended to press.
Senator Tillman WAS listened to with
close attention throughout, and what he
said, especially OH the tariff question,
was we'll received. There we're great
many people who were not prepared to
endorse all he had said in regard to the
dispensary.
Governor Ellerbe made short talk.
He could not say all that he wanted to
say, for the reason that his physician had
advised him otherwise. He had been
trying to enforce the dispensary law as
he had sworn to do. He had not made
any deal with the people of Charleston
for the removal of the metropolitan po-
lice on condition that they vote for Nc
Laurin, and those who were charging
such deal were telling what they knew
to be false. He had agreed to remove the
metropolitan police on condition all the
members of the city council would sign
pledge to enforce the law. Seven MEM
bers of the council failed to sign, and
he did not act. He did not intend to re-
move the metropolitan police until these
seven should also sign the pledge.
During the course'of his remarks, Gov
ernor Ellerbe turned to Senator Tillman
and twitted him about having said, at
Abbeville, two days before, that, if nec-
essary to enforce the dispensary law, he
would resign his seat in the senate and
come home and run for governor. Sena-
tor Tillman told Governor Ellerbe to tell
| it all, and went on to say that he had said
he preferred his present job in the senate,
Of course; but rather than allow Coma
les to run the state, he would come back
and run for governor. Governor Ellerbe
remarked that the senator had better take
warning now, for if he attempted such
thing, the first thing somebody knew
there would be statesman out of JOB.
DR.. Strait secured permission to make
an explanation. He held in his hand
copy of the Columbia Record of August
5, containing telegram from Tirzah
about the proceedings of the day. He
read the heading to the telegram as fol-
lows: "Sad Lack of Sense-Strait Mixes
Up In the Senatorial Fight-Makes a
Weak Attack on Tillman and McLau-
rin-Sibley Not at Tirzah." Then he
went on and read from the body of the
telegram, the following paragraph:
"Dr. T. ]. Strait took the place of the
orator of the day, and without mention
ing names, made weak attack on Till
man and McLaurin, in the interest of
Irby, Evans Il Co."
The doctor asked if there was anybody
present who heard him mention the name
of Tillman, or McLaurin, or Irby, or
Evans. E.e did not like the headlines of
the article by the editor. He said it was
unfair and false. The friends Of McLau-
rim, he said, would not gain anything by
such tactics. In order that there should
be no doubt that would reflect upon the
other reporters, he read the name signed
to the article. 1t was r. NJ. Grist. He
intimated that the editor who wrote the
headlines had been paid $500 by McLau.
rim, and said he hoped the people of
York county would have pity on the
man who wrote the report.
The other speakers during the day were
DR.. J. VIM. Stokes and j. A. Sligh. The
best of good order prevailed during the
entire proceedings, and as is usual on such
occasions, the politician was busy from
Thursday morning early until late Friday
night. There were present wellknown
political leaders from different parts Of
the state. Some were trying to induce
the York county bosses to carry the coun-
ty in the interest Of McLaurin, and others
were wirepulling for Irby and Evans.
There being so many different complica-
tions involved, however, and the whole
situation being so doubtful, the bosses
generally were shy and skittish, and as
to Just where most of them stand, is still
a puzzle.