The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-07-25

squire and the later CeEle0 "Fiuog IL
Derhau exhibited the letter from
Sq1ier.
SENATOR TILLMAN SPEARS
Senator Ti!lulan was greeted with
cheering Ia two weeks it will be 10
yesrs sisca he people Of Marlboro dis
covered Beo Tillmsn He made his
first spcsch here in 1885, Their appre-
citation Of his efforts then had much to
do with shaping affairs in South Caro-
liza for the last 10years He had been
at home plodGing along, reading papers
aoi books, aud doing a devil Of lot Of
thiakicg, not kno*ing that be had the
gift of CAB There must have been an
occasion The time was ripe. He
happened to step forward when free
speech vas sweet to the people. They
had always found him right where be
had said he would be. (Cheers) The
State campaign Is one Of the direct out
srovshs of the Reform movement. The
people can get some idea~of the fitness
Of the candidates, There are lot Of
candidates FOR these Offices but nobody
wants to be senator.
1t is an honor to have the almost
unanimous endorsement for place of
trust. His old friends are sticking to
him and host Of new ones are sup
porting him, He is weighed down with
the magnitude Of the responsibility. If
be has accomplished anything at
Washington it is because he felt the
consciousness of the support Of the
people at home. He wanted to take
the Liberty to give the people some ad
vice. If he were politician ne would
keep his mouth shut. But as leader
he must say something,
The State campaign is degenerating
into something which is not good on
account Of the number Of candidates.
There is necessarily time limit. They
get up here aud say their little speeches
and sit down. They cannot debate and
show their mettle The people get a
half diges;ed idea Of the campaign.
The people are getting back to coodi-
ton Of stagaation-the green scum is
rising over their heads. The people Of
South Carolina are doing wrong to gag
the candidates.
The candidates are not saying any
thing new or the newspapers are not
doiog the square thing. Is it import
ant fer half dozen men to discuss
railroads? 1t is better for two candi-
dates to talk one day and two the next
il they talk their out aud say some
:niog. II they have any brains 1t will
show their mettle. He was going to
take the liberty Of looking about the
G:>eca-sry. Net because he waits to
dictate, Ter the people will not submit
10 dic.s.iac. National issues need no
discussion. lie would not try to bias
thei. votes.
Regulating the sale Of liquor has
been the cause Of more trouble than
any o;her problem. If the State has
the right 10 meddie with the sale Of
whiskey a. all it kas the right to regu
late its sale, Whiskey is usually drunk
where bought-other articles Of COM
meree are taken home. The history Of
former prohibition contests in this
State is that town after town would go
dry" and then would so wet" 8. the
next election. When a town was dry
under prohibitlon, there was just as
much drinking and no revenue. There
were 95, 900 votes in 1892 and but co.,
600 votes on the prohibition question
aud the crude prohibition question
won hy 10 600 votes. Child5 intro
6uced an i-onclai bill The lcgisla-
ture is always a skittish crowd. 1t
passed tie Childs bill. He himself
ha6 taken this bill, had knocked out
some drastic features and inserted the
clauses which allowed the State to sell
liquor under dispensary regulations.
This was passed by the senate and
later By the house. 1t was an issue in
1891 (and was adopted He himself
had kept tie constitutional convention
from inserting the law ie the constitu-
ton, BODY and breeches. 1t was set
tied N 1896 and again in 1898 How
many times must it be settled to be
settled. The people must quit voting
for personal preferences and settle this
issue once and for al.
The prohibitionists are honorable
men sud led by an honorable man. but
they polled but Is, 600 votes last time.
Charleston voted for prohibition in the
last election. Are they enforcing p.o-
hibition now? There is an unholy alli-
snce of preachers and barkserers led
by Col. Hoyt, and yet yeu people vote
for their personal preferences. You
are net st 20 vote. daughter
Marlboro is model county, they
say They have never sold whiskey
BY law. ':Oh, you hypocrites! When
| was governor l heard of wagons COM
ing down here from North Carolina.
Where DO you get your liquor? | know
you drink it. You love it. You GO
doEn to the depot on Saturday evening
aud you will find whole express car
loaded with jugs and denijohns.
Tlllman replied that this IS knotty
question The constitutional conven-
ton in It's li0erality to Charleston de.
clared that there should be a true bill
by grand jury before there could De
change of venire.
The grand jury in Charleston will
never fad true bill against blind II
ger and is lying. But if he we're COVER.
nor be would put 80 constahles il
Charleston and raise hell on Chicco'
street. He called upon the people tc
make the candidates for the Legislature
declare themselves over their signature
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