The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-09
PROHIBITIONISTS
HIGHLY INDIGNANT.
Kr. Featherstone Replies
Warmly to Senator Till.
man.
THREAT THAT Is NOT YELLED

THREAT THAT Is NOT YELLED
Special to The State.
Laurens. Aug. Hon. c. G
Featherssone has prepared The follow
log reply to Senator Tillman's declara-
tioas in bis Sumter speech
10 the News aod Courier of the Ssh
inst, is brief repor. of Senator Till
mans speech in Sumter. In his speech
10 the afternoon. after he had eaten his
dinner and when most men would have
been at peace with the whole world,
ths senator lost his temper and SAID
some very ugly Thugs. Amcog other
things he declared that he was no peace
and unity man, by which utterance
be impaired no Information to the pso.
pie Of South Csrolins, for his whole
record shows that he has been a stirrer
up of strife ever since he entered the
political arena. Indeed, he rode iato
ofce upon a wave of such strife and
bitterness IS has never been witnessed
before in this State, aud even pow he
realizes that HE future success depends
upon again arryiag brother against
brother and creating, if he caa, tha.
old time strife and bitterness of which
the people of cur State are sick aud
tired.
aBas the writer desires especiailt to
cell attention to the remarks made BY
Senator Tillman at Sumter on the 4:h
inst. 10 reference to che prohibitionists.
According to the report in the News
and Courier he used the following Ian
guage: sThe State had to choose be-
tween prohibition and the dispensary
and as the prcbibi.ionis.s we're set
of hypoerites aud towards ths choice
feN 90 the dispensary." Now, it may
be remarked at the outset that this
article is written without any desire to
engage 10 controversy with Senator
Tiilman, bus inasmueh as the writer
had the honor to lead in the fight fos
prohibition last year he feels it to be
his duty to say something on the sub
jecs.
IL viii be seen that the senator's
statement is characterised by his usual
reckiessness. He deems it small met.
ter to denounce as towards and bypo
critics some twenty odd thousand Of the
very best people in South Carolina
People who honestly believe that prohi
bision Is right and Eho are ready Co
stand up and 6ght for their convictions,
yet because they dare TO disagree with
Senator Tilsman they are without prov
ocasior denounced IS towards and ayp-
ocssses. Truly, We have reached
beautiful state Of sfays when people
who dare to live up 60 their Goa vicsions
are TO be denounced in such iaaguage
By one who occupies the high and dig
ai6sd position of United States senator.
Where do the ministers Of the gospel
staad almost TO a man They have
dclasea in favo. Of prohibition. Because
they did SO they are towards and hyp-
oerites." What about the thousands ct
Chsistian people 10 South Carolina who
bsse declared in favor of prohibition :?
According to such high authority as
Senator Tillmau they are towards and
hspoorites. What about the great
Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian
churches, all Of which have spoken out
in favor Of prohibition !? They are
classed by Senator Tillmau as towards
aud hypoerites. It needs no argument
TO show that the statement made by
Senator Tiliman was recklessly made
and is wholly untrue.
''The object 10 writing this is uos to
show the falsisy OF the charge. for that
is self evident, bu: to show the condi-
ton OF affairs that prevails to some
extent 10 this State a condition which
petmisa the use Of such reckless and
false charges. The probibisionists have
Deses made apy fight on Senator Till
man, but they may show him that be
is bad judge Of what it takes to con-
stituse towards and hypocrites.'
"The writer also desires TO call at,en-
ton to certain other language of Senator
Ti!iman. He asserted that the dispen-
sary was not intended to be a moral
institution but place where people
who wanted 60 driok could get ali they
wanted Of good quality and the State
receives the profits. So we have the
father of the great moral inssisation
rebbipg i. of its chief feature. At the
sine the lav vas passed the prohibition.
ISIS we're saoughs to be and doubtless
were 10 the majority in the general
assembly. The advocates of sbe dis
pensary urged it as compromise
measure sDd i, was voted for aud really