The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-07-25

tional provisions il wcuiG be failure.
lie would keep open Sundays, circus
days and after sundown, and he would
sell as mean liqlor as he could get.
Behind the prohibitioDists come the
high license pcople-GoDza!es leading
the vsn--and they are marching against
the common foe. He disclaiued med
ding and said he had only given his
views for what they were worth
"What about Marcus? inquired
some one.
Tillman then said that the Demo
cratic party had lined up and reunited.
We have the Republicans Oh ice. By
an has FIVE chances Of winning 10 his
one in 1896 After Bryan has been in
there four years and given them an
honest administration the Republican
parry will not be heard of in % years.
Tillman's objective IS the tier of
counties along the North Carolina lire.
He will 60 to Darlington Thursday,
where it IS confidently expected Col.
Hoyt will reply to him He will miss
Camden and Lancaster, but will go to
Chester aad Yorkville and thence
through ali the counties in Anderson.
MEETING ATDARLINGToN.
The campaign meeting at Darlington
or Thursday passed Of pleasantly.
There was about Eve hundred people
present The speeches we're about the
same as those at other meetings, except
that Col. Hoyt took issue with Senator
Tillmau. Ia referring to the Senator's
Bennettsville speech he said that it is
very apparent that somebody is getting
very uneasy over this election. There
are too many things being said about
the chances of Hoyt's being elected.
Senator Tillnan is down here to weed
out his crop Of dispensarT candidates
There are TOO many candidates snd he
wants to marshal his forces. He has
been out west ard perhaps has heard
the news. Ti'lnan courageously speaks
his convic,i,us. he has not bad
memo,y. Did he not in 1890 protest
against Wade Hamptons coming down
here and taking part in State politics?
And is this not the very thing be is
doing nov. The people who vote for
Hoyt will Dot 60 to Tillnan to get per,
mission. He, Hoyt, had done as much
in 1856 and 1888 for primaries and for
free speech as had Tillman. Tillman
has made mistake, unless it is his pur
pose to weed out these dispensary can
didates. Heripped one Of them up the
back at Bennettsville. But it is not
fair for him, the United States sen
ator, the representative of all the peo-
pie, to come down here and disturb the
natural ou.come. 1t does not comport
with his former fairness. Tillmsn has
right to the speakers stand Of course,
but Col. Hoyt protested against inter
ference. He invited Tillman to visit
him at the executive mansion. (Laugh-
ter.
SENATOR TILLMAN SPEAKS.
Senator Tillman was received with
applause. He had always received the
support Of this county. He wanted
the people to see how fat he is getting.
People grow fat on abuse and pap. He
had worked for every cent he gets.
From some words uttered here today,
some might be led tc think that he IS
neddling. That old gag Of coat tail
swinging has been heard again. He had
never posed as a boss. He had always
led the people in the way they wanted
to 60. Col. Hoyt is an honorable man,
who bears upon his person the scars
of battle. But he ought not to object
to Tillman's differing with him on pub
lie issues. Col. Hoyt had said some
thing about Tillnan protesting against
SanstorHampton neddling with thelocal
race, and the Inference is that Tillman
is now meddling. Hampton was not at
that time candidate. Tillman is now
? candidate. He had not taken up the
cudsels for any one man, and as can
didste he has the right to be heard.
He renewed his protest against the time
liait being cut down. Col. Hoyt IN
his address in Columbia at the prohi5i-
ton convention characterized the dis
pensary administration as that of a
scalawag, and little short Of radical
ism. Tillnan claimed the right to de-
fend his administration which was thus
attacked. Furthermore, 1t IS my
baby" Should he remain quiet under
these circumstances? He is gong to
talk, and anybody who doesn't like 1t
can lump it. He then went into a dis
cussion Of the dispensary versus pro
hibition. His interest would be to keep
his mouth smut He would take orders
from the people, but not from the
newspapers or anybody else. People
love liquor. If they are estopped from
buying it legally they will lie to get is
He recognizes the evils of whiskey, but
people will have it. 1t has been re-
cognized for time out Of mind that there
is the right to regulate and to police its
sales. He called attention to the good
features of the dispenssry. Ifyou for
Did people to drink they will drink any
how. Why not try prohibition? Be-
cause it has been pointed out that it
will take force to enforce it, and the
people will not submit to direct tax
for its enforcement. The army Of min
listers wanting prohibition marches side
By side with the high license men. DO |
you want barrooms? If you do, repeal
the dispensary law The revenue will
then be lost-nothily to compensate
for it-and just as much drunkenness
as now. There will be still up every
spring branch. 1t has been ten years
since Tillmsn spoke at Darlington, but
be was received today as then.
Dying by Thousands.