Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01

anything that was intended. Then
be claims that 1 will not deny it. He
is right. l never have in all my life
denied any of my acts, public or pri
vate, and am not going to begin now.
Referring to the charge that he had
published an article in the Greenville
Mountaineer in favor of high license,
Colonel Hoyt stated that he had been
misrepresented. He believed that the
dispensary law should be repealed.
He knew that the Prohibitionisls in
the legislature were not strong enough
to repeal it, and he advocated a coali'
tion of the Prohibitionists with other
opponents of the law, on the basis OF
the substitution of prohibition for the
dispensary, with the understanding
that there should be provision where,
by counties that had a majority in
favor of high license or the dispensary
could have it as they chose. l have
been asked that in the event of my
election as governor, and there should
be contest between the dispen'
sary and license, which would
favor. 1 say unhesitatingly that
would declare for the dispensary.
properly enforced. There are prohib
tive features of the dispensary law
which commend themselves to every
right thinking man; but these features
are grossly outraged by those who are
charged with their enforcement. Go
to the Office of the county auditor and
make an examination of the request
books aud there you will find many
instances where liquor has been sold
to different names in the same hand
writing, and you will find where it has
been sold to initials and no name al
all. Further than this, you will find
op these requests the names of minors
and known drunkards, all of which is
in violation of the law. -
Voice-Hurrah for Tillmau.
Colonel Hoyt-I say hurrah for
Tillman, too; but let him stay in the
United States senate where he belongs.
Loud cheering.
Reauming, Colonel Hoyt told how
Colonel Patterson had stolen the thun.
der of McSweeney and Gary. Then
he gave bis attention to Patterson's
Maine prohibition figures. 1t was true
that Neal Dow had stated that there
had been more than million dollars
worth of illicit liquor sold in Maine per
annum but in that same statement he
said that this was against $24 900, 600
per annum under the previous har.
room system. CCheers for Hoyt. On
the other hand, Colonel Patterson
does not say one word about the fact
that the blind tigers in South Carolina
probably sell more whiskey than the
dispensary. [Cheers.] And does he
tell the truth when he tells you that
you will lie and steal to get liquor in
this county? How many of you have
stopped to that? No answer. Gov
ernor McSweeney says everything is
peace and prosperity and smooth sail
ing under his administration, and ifyou
elect him agaln-
Voice-We'll do that.
Colonel Hoyt-You will.
Voice-Yes.
Colonel Hoyt-You won't do it in
York county, I'll let you know.
[Cheers. ..
Continuing, Colonel Hoyt said he
was constantly under the fire of three
little smooth bores, followed by big
Columbiad. The Co,umbiad always
struck him in the rear. He did not mind
it much but he would rather have all
the batteries in front. He thought it
would be fairer if Senator Tillman
would speak first and give him the op.
portunity to reply. He took occasion
to say that he had never gone back on
Ben Tillman, and referred to the time
when he was chairman of the state
executive committee. Although Till
man did not represent either his per.
sonal or political preferences, he bad
always been a good Democrat, believ-
ing in the rule of the maj ority, and
when a majority of the people of the
state expressed themselves he consid-
cred it his duty to submit. 1t was for
that reason he had, against the advice
of some of bis colleagues and many
other prominent Democrats of the
state, surrendered the party machinery
to the Reform movement. Then he
spoke of the prohibition majority in
1892 when the people declared against
whisky, and how, contrary to their re.
quest, the dispensary had been saddled
upon them. He thought the will OF
the majority had been ignored on that
occasion, and he had continued to
fight ever since to right the wrong
that was perpetrated then. He spoke
of the fight for the removal of the dis
pensary from Tirzab, and told how the
liquor selling was continued there at
ter every voter of the place, except
the dispenser and his clerk, had peti.
toned for its cessation. The board OF
control ignored the desire of the peo-
pie until the indignation throughout
the county became so great that the
pressure could be withstood no longer.
He charged that the dispensary was as
much of political machine, and prom
ised to eventually control the politics
of the state as effectually as Tammany
hall controlled the politics of New
York. In conclusion, Colonel Hoyt
said that should we have prohibition
law with himself as governor, he
would urge that no liquor be sold ex-
cept for mechanical, medical and sac
ramental purposes. l would abolish
the constabulary, and l would have
no return to the drugstore traffic.
Anyone who says am in favor of any
thing that looks like return to the
old har-room syStem nlltS Slander on