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insult. Whereupon it is our duty to
say that his statement is al inexcus-
able outrage-the greater because
made by man whose position de-
mands particular regard for truth
and at least ordinary respect forrepu-
able people. His high opinion of
religious people 'cuts no figure
when they differ with him Then
they are blind, fanatics, etc. He
scems to think he carries all the
wisdom of our commonwealth, and
to differ with him is folly. His
entire course in this affair deserves
rebuke by all religious people. His
abuse Of good men will not help his
pct monstrosity, tho dispensary.
That shame to our State and dam
age to our citizens will 60. And
bar.rooms will not come back,
either"
ANOTHER REFERENCE.
Under the caption "That Unholy
Alliance" the Baptist Courier says
cditorially this week:
t'In one of his recent speeches
Senator Tillman is reported to have
spoken of an 'unholy alliance of
preachers and bar-keepers.' We do
not know whether he is correctly
reported or not, but we presume he
must have said something akin to
that to have made such an impress.
sion on the reporters mind. We do
not pretend to say what the Senator
meant and what prompted hin, to
say it. lie was talking of the prohi-
bitionists and the fight now being
made before the people of the State.
He has come forward as the defender
of the dispensary and in opposition to
prohibition, and he seems to be greatly
disturbed because there are some pco.
pie in South Carolina who are not will
ing to support the dispensary as
against prohibition. He says that
there is 'unholy alliance of preachers
and barkcepers.' If he means that
there has been an understanding be-
tween the preachers and the bar keep
crs, on this subject he is mistaken. If
he means that there has been formed
an organization of these elements for
any purpose, he is mistaken, and he
knows it. If he means to insinuate
that the preachers Of South Carolina
would form All alliance with bar
keepers for ultcrior ends, he surely
does not know the preachers of this
State. Where does the sunholy'
alliance come in? Are the preach
crs 'unholy' and are they working
for an 'unholy' cause when they
work for prohibition Or, arc
the bar-kecpcrs the 'unholy' part
of the alliancc2 If so, what makes
them 'unholy,' the liquor traffic :?
That is the very thing the Scna-
tor is defending. The dispcnsary
was brought into being (and the
Senator says he was the father of it)
for that very purpose. Is it posi-
blc that he is willing admit that
he put upon the people of South
Carolina an 'unholy' thing, and that
he is doing his best to keep up this
'unholy' work? Senator Tilman
evidently is uneasy lest the preach
crs' good influence will be power
full enough to help break down the
dispcnsary, and he seems willing to
throw contempt upon them by link
ing them with the ar-kccpers, and in
in this way break their hold upon
the people. 1t is not probable that
the people Of the State will kindly
receive this remark Of Senator Till
man, and he has in his zeal for his
beloved institution, the dispcnsary,
gone too far and his fling at the
preachers should be resented by all
right thinking people"