The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-16

S.uer, and when most men would
,,,e been at peace with the whole
81 ,,,ld the Senator lost his temper and
id some very ugly things. Amongst
she. things he declared that he was
I'm peace and unity man, by which
l,aerauce he imparts no information
E, the people of South Carolina, for
n. whole record is that he has been q
at;rrer Of strife ever since he entered
Ne political arena.
81 Indeed, he rode into Office upon a
,,ye Of such strife and bitterness as
% %,s never been Witnessed before in
Il; State, and even now he realizes
IA. his future success depends upon
ain arraying brother against brother,
ID creating, if he can, that old-time
llfe and bitterness of which the
.ople Of our State are sick and tired.
s.But the writer desires especially to
9,l attention to the remarks made by
s'!,ustor Tillman at Sumter on the 18th
,st with reference to the Prohibition
ts. According to the report in the
&,Hs aud Courier he used the follow
language: ''The State had to
Bhoose between prohibition and the
tspensary, and as the Prohibitionists
lire set of hypocrites and towards
! e choice fell on the dispensary.'7
Now, it may be remarked at the
htset that this article is written with
t any desire to engage in contro-
asy with Senator Tillmau, but, mas
uch as the writer had the honor to
,d in the fight for prohibition last
5,ar, he feels it to be his duty to say
Enething on the subject. 1t will be
EsD that the Senator's statement is
f,racter;zed by his usual reckless
sss. He deems it a, small matter to
EDounce as towards and hypocrites
}ne twenty odd thousand Of the very
Ssst people in South Carolina-people
aho honestly believe that prohibition
y y right, and who are ready to stand
aud fight for their convictions.
st, because they dare to disagree
2sth Senator Tillman, they are, with
.tprovocation, denounced as towards
s$d hypocritcs.
Il Truly, we have reached beautiful
ite of affairs when people who dare
live up to their own convictions are
81 be denounced in such language by
e who occupies the high and dig
S3ied position Of United States SEN
30r.
Where do the ministers Of the Cos
u stand? Almost to man they
Spye declared in favor of prohibition
BRd because they did so they are cow
ds and hypoorites.
What about the thousands of Chris
ahn people In South Carolina who
pve declared in favor Of prohibition?
ccording to such a high authority as
nator Tillman they are towards and
3pocrites.
What about the great Baptist,
sthodist aud Presbyterian Churches,
81 Of which have spoken out in favor
prohibition? They are classed by
nator Tillman as towards and hypo-
ties. A
1t needs no argument to show. that
statement made by Senator Till
n was recklessly made and is wholly
'8true.
4 The. object in writing this lis not to
ID oW the felsity Of the charge, for
atis self-evident, but to show the
ndition Of affairs that prevails TO
|me extent:in this State; a condition
affairs which permits the use Of
ch reckless and false charges. The
ohibitionists have never made any
ht on Senator Tillman, but they
s.3Ay show him that he is bad Judge
what it takes to copAtitute towards
I'D hypocrites.
The writer also desires to call atten-
n to certain othcr language Of SEN
Tillman. He asserted that che
fpensary was not intended to be a
pral institution, buta place where
ople who wanted drink could get
they wanted of5good quality, aud
81 8 State receive the profits. So we
I've the father Of the great moral
htution robbing it. of its chief
Esature. "a
At tho time the law was passed che
ohibitiOnists were thought to be,
doubtless were. in the majority in
81 General Asselpbly. The advocates
the diBpensary urged il as com-
pmise measure. It was voted for
really passea'by the prohibition
8s, for they certainly held the bal
n Fissa 81 q power, 0~ hSseauss sossae Sf them
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