The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-26

| atOr llllman IL down here to weed out
MS crop OF dispcnsary candidates.
There are too many candidates and he
wants to marshal his forces. He has
becn out West and perhaps has heard
| the news. Tillman cOuragCOusly speaks
his convictions. lie has not u bad
memory. Did he not in 1890 protest
against Wade llumpton's coming down
mere and taking part in State politics :?
| Ana Is this not the very thing he is
doing now. The people who vote for
u0yt will not go to Tillman to got per-
mission. He, lloyt, had done as much
in 1856 and 1888 for primaries and for
free speech ns had Tillman. Tillman
has made mistake, unless it is his pur-
pose TO weed out these dispensary can
didatcs. lIe ripped ono Of them up the
back at BonncttSYil)c. But it is not
fair for him, the United State SON
ator, tho representative Of ell the pco.
pie, to come down here and disturb tho
natural outcome. IL does not comport
with his farmer fairness. Tillmnn 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. U.Uugh-
tCr.)
Col. Hoyt's remarks were in utmost
Food humOr, but delivered earnestly
and with dignity.
Senator Tillman was received with
applause. He had always received the
support OF this county. lie wanted
the people to see how fat he is getting.
People grow tat on abuse and pap. lie
had worked for every cent he gots.
From some words uttered here today,
some might be led TO think that he is
mcddling. That old gag. OF coattail
swinging has been heard again. lie
had never posed as q boss. He had
always led the people in the way they
wanted to go. Col. uoyt is an honoru-
bic man, who bears upon himself the
scars Of battle. But he should not oh.
joct to Tillman's differing with him on
public issues.
Col. Hoyt had said something about
Tillman protesting against Senator
Hampton meddling With the local race,
and the inference is that Tillman is
now meddling. Hampton WAS not at
that time candidate. Tillman is now
candidate. lie has not taken up the
cudgcl for any one man, and as can
didate he has the right to be heard.
He renewed his protest against the
time limit being cut down.
Col. Hoyt in his address in Columbia
at the prohibition convention charac-
terized the dispensary administration
as tnat OF SCala"aB, ana little short
Of radicalism. TiIlman claimed the
light to defend his administration
which was thus attacked. Further
more, it is my baby" Should he re.
main quiet uuder these circumstances?
He is going to talk, and anybody who
doesn't like it can lump it.
lie then went into discussion Of the
disEcnsary versus prohibition. His iu-
tcrcst would be to keep his mouth
SHUT. lie would take orders from the
people, but not from the newspapers or
ybody else.
i'coDie love liquor, If they arc
eatopped from buying it legally they
will lie TO get IL. He recognizes the
evils Of whiskey, but people will have
IT, IL has been recognized for time out
OF mind that there is the right To rcgu-
late and to police its sales. Ilo called
attention to the good fc .turcs OF the
dispensary. II you forbid people to
drink they will drink anyhow. Why
not try prohibition Because it. has
been pointed out that it will! take force
to enforce it, and the people will not
submit to q direct tax for it's enforce
mcnt.
Tho army OF ministers wanting pro-
hibition marches side by siGe with the
high license men. DO you want bar
rooms II you do, repeal the dlspen.
sary law. The revenue will then be
lost nothing TO compensate for it---and
just a3 mach drunk cncssn rs now.
There will be still up every spring
branch.