The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-16
he opponents of the present system,

the opponents of the present system
and the opposite condition on the
part of the friends of the system
There has never been such total
and absolute demolalization of forces
and lack OF purpose as there is with
those who are opposing the existing
state of affairs relative to the liquor
question. Had there been the proper
effort made to change the conditions,
there is no telling what might have
happened. The House on every prop
osition it has had that did not con-
template the change of the entire law
for something that was not matured,
has voted against the dispensary.
The bill to exempt three counties
from the operations of the law went
through the House by decisive vote.
The resolution repudiating the grant
ing Of hotel privileges was unani-
mously passed by the House, and SO
i: went. 1t was no wonder that the
Guilds bill was not acceptable, when
it's author said it was imperfect and
did not even suit him. Mr. Meares' S
rider was impromptu and a sort OF
feeler. Mr. Pollock's bill was merely
intended to reach the original pack
age" stores, and meant no serious
change of the existing conditions.
Mr.. Hydrick's bill has not had fair
test, and the "snuffers' have been put
on Mr., Simkins's resolution looking
to a popular election on the matter.
In the Senate they were not ready
for a change. 1t is somewhat re-
markable that the dispensary advo-
Gates have persistently and repeatedly
refused to allow Mr.. Simkins's bill to
come up on its merits, when it merely
proposes to let the people of the
State-not OF the counties-say what
solution OF the liquor problem they
want. The bill has been held down
so that it will not now have time to
pass, and Mr.. Simkins has offered it
in the shape Of a concurrent resolu-
ton, but in the closing hours Of a ses-
sion no measure has fair showing.
A year ago matters stood quite
differently, and it is noticeable on all
sides.
WILD TALK ABOUT TILLMAN.
There is again some little talk about
the hotel lobbies that Senator Tillman
will come down and take hand in
the next primary, not as the partisan
of any of the candidates--he has had
about enough of that. The sugges
ton is that he will make the race for
Governor himself, and do SO on the
dispensary platform, and spend two
years, ii need be, in getting that
system back into working order &C.
cording to his view of the way things
ought to be run. This, of course, is
mere talk, and it would be the unex-
pected if Senator Tlllman should let
60 in Washington, for even short
while, to worry his head with the
troubles his pet is having in Carolina.
NEW COUNTIES
New county fights always provoke
intense feeling. This is unfortunate,
but it appears that i. cannot be help
ed. Lee County and Pee-Dee have
been the bones of contention during
the present session, and the trouble
is not yet over. Lee County passed
in the House by tremendous ma
jority, and the resolutions, giving the
friends of Pee-Dee County another
trial, also prevailed. although the
Senate committee reported unfavora-
bly, on the Lee County proposition, il
there be time enough to get the bill
through, the impression is growing
that Lee County will soon be on the
map of the State, and that Bishopville
will be radiant with happiness at
being county seat. :.
There are several more new county
propositions within the range of near
possibility, and after these have had
their trial, whether successful or not,
it will very likely be four or more
years before another batch of new
counties present themselves. This
condition is brought about by, the
limitations the Constitution imposes,
and which cannot readily be sur
mounted, and in several instances
time has to be taken for population
and wealth to grow.