The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-08-15


mis- (Tillmans) name. Self respect de
maDded his coming here and talking
plainly. Then he took up Dr. Gardner:
sernoD, and read an extract, in which
DR.. Gardner held that the dispensary
business was Immoral, and he SC
argued In considering the argument
Tiilman urged that the first thing was
whether this proposition, that the sale
of liquor was immoral, would stand.
There is not a scintilla Of difference
whether the State sells through licenses
or through the disrensary, but is 1t an
immoral act? Is it SID to sell or use
whiskey? These distinguished gentle
men who have held party convention
and nominated their man have SIS the
basis of their fight that it IS sinful to
sell liquor as beverage. They quote
frora an almost obsolete part Of the
Bible and from which he never heard
an7 other than prohibition sermon.
He has as high regard for the minis
ters as any one. They do not use all
of tie text, but quote it in part. He
then Quoted from Proverbs and St. Paul
to show that wine drinking was not
prohibited. He insisted that the Pro-
hibitionists garbled their text and that
there was nothing in the Bible to pre-
vent the use of Ihiskey. Drunken
ness is forbidden. He had substituted
the 6ispensary law for prohibition for
the peoples good.
Then he took up another extract from
DR.. Gardner's sermon, that the profit
feature of the dispensary made the
agents Of the Safe try to sell as much
as possible. Tlllmsn said there were
tvo sides to this question. He did not
want the people to get too much liquor.
He wanted the appetites controlled,
aad then he Jumped on the license sys-
TEN.
There is as much to be gotten out Of
liquor as any other legitimate source Of
taxation. This minister openly aud
boldly wants to take away the profit.
which resrains drunkenness By not
putting so much liquor in the consun-
er's hand. 1t was fanaticism run mad
to have as much whiskey drunk as now
and get nothing out Of it, and not re-
strict it.
In regard to the charge of DR.. Gard
ner that he (Tillnan) held the preach
ers up to contempt, he said verbatim:
''He not only charges me with SIAN
derin my uttersnces, knowing it to be
untrue, but he goes further and declares
| uttered these words to express con-
tempt for certain men for whom have
contempt. say it here in the presence
Of these many people who listen to Dr..
Gardner, that Gardner owes it to him
self to prove his charges by bringing
certificates to prove them or be owes
an apology. When in 1890 and 1892
the preachers charged me with infdeli
ty said then that I am poor fallen
sinner going from the cradle to the
grave, admitting my weaknesses and
trying to forget them, but / swear no
preacher can say tbs. / ever treated
him except with respect. But noW is
there an alliance between the bar room
and preachers, either written or orther-
wise? (Voice from the crowd: Yes }
Very well, then, l Will vote you on It.
All who believe it is not true hold up
their right hand All who believe the
preachers are in alliance With them,
either written CT not, hold up their
right hand. One more word aud I sm
done. l an sorry l had to bring this
matter Gu, here, but | always believe
IN going to a mans house, going to his
teeth, face to face, when | have con.
t1oyersy to settle, and therefore at other
places l have had very little TO say
about it l an sorry he is not here,
but when he comes back his friends
glll tell him what have said, aud let
hin write an apology and publish it: |
believe be is man Of character and an
honorable man, and that he will do it.
An effort is now being made by
some preachers to talk politics, aDd not
religion, from the pulpit. You have
strivep to get rid cf religion taking
charge of your politics, snd should be
careful to keep politics and religion
separate. The effort is made to rally
you around the UNCONVENTIONAL flags,
but it would be we'll to watch out fer
that
You are asked to vote for religion,
for friendship, and all that, but he i'm
plored all to vote for principle.
FOR GOVERNOR
Then the Gubernatorial candidates
were called for. Governor McSweeney
spoke irst. He argued that the dis
pensary law can be improved upon, but
prohibition will be failure. Prohibi-
tion should be regarded from business
standpoint. He felt that it would be
serious mistake to 60 to prohibition
now. The only trouble complained OF
was that the grand juries do not bring
in true bills. He empbatically denied
that be was in any deal or agreement
with any one, but was enforcing the
dispensary law The law is now better
enforced than in the last two or three
years. In reference to Mr.. Pstterson's
charge that he never ordered bar fix
lures seized, he read copy Of an or
der dated in June, instructing consta,
bles to seize fixtures. The constables
had verbel as we'll as written instruc.
tions to seize liquor, beer and fixtures.
He believed the people would agree
that his has been a business admins.
trstion. There was no mincing mat.
ters in his Office or with the constables.
he read the letters from the mayors to
show that the law vas being enforced.
He spoke Of his administration and
thanked the voters, and wanted to be
judged on his record. He was pre-.
sented with a handsome bouquet Of
flowers.
COL HOYT
said be would not have spoken except
for what Senator Tillnan had said.
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