The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-07-25

that Hoyt has continued to denounce
as false any charge of collusion on
his part.
Tillman ought to come out in bis
dress suit and give Patterson fair
! chance to swing on to his coat tails.
His sack coat is too short.
Hoy,'s cologne is preferable to one
X corn liquor. There we're few dis
psnsaties for several months after
the law was first enacted, but the
clause leaving it to the will of the
people was stricken out and diepen-
saries were established everywhere.
If they would strike out the profit
feature the dispensary would 60 to
pieces.
He would not enforce the prchibi
ton law by bloodshed. Any man
who says that law must be enforced
by armed constabuIary and bloodshed
does not express the sentiments of
the people. There is no truth in the
intimation that We would have drug
store bar rooms under prohibition.
The law was violated in prohibition
towns in former years because mem,
bers of town councils were opposed
to it. It i'll becomes the dispensaly
advocates to talk of non. enforcement
of the law, when you may examine
request books and find therein names
of minors, drunkard, etc.
IN regard to the denouement at
Bennettsville, he said that it was ap
parent 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 Tillman is down here to
weed out his crop of dispensary can
didates. There are too many csndi-
dates and he wants to marshal his
forces. He has been out West and
perhaps has heard the news. Till
man courageously speaks his convic-
tions. He has not a bad memory.
Did Re not in 1890 protest against
Wade Hampton coming down here
and taking part in State politicss
And is this not the very thing be is
doing nows The people who vote for
Hoyt will not 90 to Tillman to get
permission. He, Hoyt, had done as
much in 1886 and 1883 for primaries
and for free speech as had Tillman.
Tillman has made a mistake, unless
it is his purpose to weed out these
dispensary candidates. He ripped
one Of them up the back at Bennetts.
vile. But it is not fair for him, the
United States Senator, the represen-
tative of all the people, to come
down here and disturb the natural
outcome. It does not comport with his
former fairness. Tillman has right
to the speakers stand of course, but
Col. Hoyt protested against interfer-
ence. He invited Tillman to visit
him at the executive mansion. Laugh
ter)
Col Hoyt's remarks were in utmost
good bumor, but delivered eornestly
aud with dignity.
WHITMAN PROTESTS
Walt Whitman, too, protested
against his ancient friend, Senator
Tillman, coming into this race. Pat
terson tries to prove thst the noon
day sun shines. Everybody knows
that the law is not enforced in Char
lesion. Any law can be enforced
which has semblance of right, by
an executive who has nerve. lie
had advised McSweeney not to make
this race. He ought to have taken
Waits advice. The Governor had
started out by claiming that the law
had been better enforced under him
than ever before. He is now modi-
flying his claims. WhS9 Because
B. R. Tillman is in the campaign,
and the miserable little weakliDg is
afraid of him. Walt declared that
he will not go all over the State cry
ing because the papers won't print
all of his speeches. He then advo-
Gated bis high license views. It will
bring in more revenue, will abolish
the constsbulary, except a few TO
watch the license holders, and it will
do away with blind tigers. Tillman
said in 1890 that disregard CT law
was eating out the foundations of
government. Whitman said there is
Just the same reason for change
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