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

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drank where bougbt-other article
OF commerce are taken Ecme. Tb.
history of former prohibition cen
tests in this State is that town aitel
town would 90 dry. and then would
20 ''A et at The nt1; cl, ctiGn. Wbet
q town was dry under pre- hiLiiltr
there wae lpst as much drin king a,d
20 revenue. There were -. 3.0IO
votes in 1892 ard but $4,000 yotes
on the prohibition question and tie
crude prohibition question won by
10000 votes. Childs introduced al
ironclad bill. The legislature is al
ways a skittish crowd. l. passed
the Childs bill. He himself had
taken this bill, had knocked out some
drastic features ard inserted the
clause which allowed State to
sell liquor under dispensary reg
ulations. This was passed by
the Senate and the House. It
was an issue 10 1894 (ard was
adopted) He himself had k'pt
the constitutional convention from
inserting the law in the cons i.
tuition, body and breeches. l. was
settled in 1896 and again 10 1898
How many times must it be settled
to be settled. The people must quit
voting for personal prefernces and
settle this issue once and for all.
The prohibitionists are honorable
men led by an honorable man, but
they polled but $4,000 votes last
time. Charleston voted for prohi-
pition in the last election. Are they
enforcing prohibition new? There
is an uuholy alliance of preachers
and barkeepers led by CJl. Hoyt,
and yet you people vote for their
personal preferences. Yon are not
fit to vote. (Laughter.)
Marlboroug his q model county,
they cay. They have never sold
whiskey by law. "Oh, you hypo-
critics! When I was governor I
heard of wagons coming down here
from North C4rolina. Where do
you get your liquor! I know you
drink it. You love it. You go down
to the depot on Saturday evening
and you will find a whole express
car loaded with jugs and demij ohns." "
Tillman replied that this is
knotty question The constitutional
convention in its liberality to Char
lesion declared that there should be
a true bill by a grand jury before
there could be change Of vepire.
The grand jury in Charleston will
never find true bill against blind
tiger and is lying. But if he were
governor he would put fifty con.
stables in Charleston and raise hell
on Chicco's street.
He called upon the people to make
the candidates fox the Legislature de-
clare themselves over their signature
in the county papers, and run
on the l;qlor issue. If a
man were licensed 10 sell liquor
under constitutional provisions it
would be failure. He would keep
open Sundays, circus days and after
sundowp, and he would sell as mean
liquor as be could get.
Behind the prohibitionists come
the high license peop'e-G 1nzales
leading the van-and they are march
ing against the common foe.
He disclaimed meddlipg and said
be had only given his views for what
they we're worth.
"What about Marcus?" inquired
some one.
Tillman then said that the Demo-
cratic party had lined up and re-
united. We have the Republicans
on ice. Bryan has FIVE chances OF
winning to his one in 1896. After
Bryan has been in there four years
and given them an honest admlhlslfa'
ton the Republican party will not be
heard of in 25 years.
Tlllman's objective is the tier OF
counties along the North C.rcllna
line. he will 60 to Darlington to-
morrow, where it is confidently e1
pected Col. Hoyt will reply to him.
He will miss C4mden and lancaster,
but will go to Chester and Iork7i!le
and thence through all the counties
to Anderson.
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