The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-30
TllIMAN WRITES A LETTER.
OPPOSES HoYT, THE PRoH1BI-
TION CANDIDATE.
Senator Takes Editor of Christian
Advocate to Task for Cr1tl-
cising His Speech.

Columbia. >. G., july z'.-t'oPSN''
Senator Tillman has taken hand In inc
state campaign and stirred up the church
pedple considerably by his stand against
Colonel James A Hoyt. the prohipitioh
leader Some days ago, speaking at
Bennettville. the senator charseo mat
there was ian unhoIy alliance OF preach-
ers and barkeepers, led by Coionei
Hoyt," and this has caused a coniinoIoli
from the mountains TO the sea
In answer 10 letter from DR.. j. ".
Wilson, editor of The Southern Chris-
tian Advocate, the senator writes:
xi1iton' Golnmbi3. S. c. Dear Sir:
have your letter Of July "a, ashii5 Al5 IL -
my speech at BennettSVIlle "NS Coi4 at
reported. / do not recoilect the tb.Nv
words L used at BennettsVllle' DL' - -
are in effect true quoteds anu -
much as the district COM &c i'lr.hi1 "a nm
Methodist church. under me ~, 3--aT tIa.
of Bishop Duncan, mas taken tiio 80
UP, and the bishop IS reported ~ bite
nailed my utterance as d nc -
the report of the committee on ihar
ance denounced any lhsiil.aA ,,oi-,istf.rs
and other citizens TO rid the st+t.I sI %
this gigantic evil is a souShl - u -
tary combination with the ifealf an
rlent as q base siander lniAI - 80 80 -.
attempt to strengthen the power " -
most damnable iniquity, VII VIII 80 -. Ynai+e
occasion offered by your lAquily ~ sie,9, t.l'--
tIIra of what | said and meant dt @ @DCII
nettsville. OF course, the rep"i'
only the barest outlines. -. r,inisters
II have no quarrel with tle iiiilAiI I[---
of amy church or denomination ana Islf
no purpose 10 give oftense 10 ai,y 1i,S,o,|~-
them. L have always boIle x 81 mr..
TO the high character ana putt,y pi,.i.trv hui
nose characteriZinS the lhlIlI9tty ,; tba
believe they are wrong IN HSilt 80
disDensary law as they DO, ,iv' anu .t
the right 10 say 50, achiIo ~ y t1l'inT, ~
tho same time their right 10 iieeooini iieei1iIn % -
s.1e,ach and freedom of p0lItical actloIA o4i
mis- and every other supJect, -
toned the attitude OF the AiAitt7 - .,,---,.,
dantaIIy as an Illustration u tiAo stt-'-.,
49, political situation. The ministers
at1ack the dispensary because II ~ uooS ~
,sr FAR enough. and the high Incense PEI
1Ia and the blind tigers, whoIh ueSiS,
rrated rs the old barkeepers, atlaCh
the .iisuenSary because II Boe9 80
,rhey are thus found nghLhS sue ~
side in the campaign Inere Is oh-y olIo %
candidata in the field for governor op-
D0sed to the dlSpenSary, CoIoheL my :
and all of those elements arc dilIeu "a
his support. ana the PROOF y ~ 'Isa
Charleston, in the last SUDeEndloiidt
election voted for Mr. Featherstohe anu
prohibitions when ii is notorious that me
whisky element in that city Is pEedohh-
nant and that the dlspensary ia" IS not
enforced. mainly by reason "a tlie & Iol|N
morals Of the grand Jurors VINO nave
failed 10 discharge their duty under lfleiF
OathS. Colonel H0yt last winter III MS
paper. The MOuntaineer, urged coalition
between the high license people ana tne
prohibitionists in the general assembly
ia order TO repeal the dispensary law
Colonel Hoyt seeks the governor Of
flee and. of course, wants votes. am
opposed to his election solely on these
grounds. and called attention TO the ele-
ments supporting him. There may be no
open alliance, and technically may
have been In error IN asserting it. but L
think 1t permissible to declare all the
supporters OF any one candidate allies,
and II the Methodist ministers who have
accused me OF SANDER will show that
they do not intend TO work to the same
end as the barkeeDerS for the over
throw OF the dispensary, / viii then con-
slider the pr0prIety OF an apology. Until
such proof is given shall stand by my
guns IT the Methodist bishop chooses
TO call me liar, and the church temper
ence committee feels constrained to de-
nounce my opinion of existing condi-
Carolina VIII judge between us. If they
can stand it. can. ! long ago learned
ENiI Is wrought from want OF thought,
As well as want Of heart
W hen good men find themselves in
bad company, they usually pause to
consider now they got there. and wheth-
er lhey are not in fault to some extent
There Is 10 concealment about it. and
the editor OF The State, who is the
spokesman of the license element, has
announced his position clearly and OMEN
" The denial by the preachers that
the combination is sought cuts no fig
ure, 1t exists. and that is all l asserted,
and 70 my mind il is 'unhOly' and must
make every good man feel uncomforta-
Bile.
Il the dispensary IS overthrown every
pracucal man knows that saloons will be
Te-tstablished in less than five years
would deplore such result as a great
loss to society, and know many preach
ers are OF the same opinion. l shall yet
nope 10 see all good men Of all classes
united To make the dispensarv the Sllc-
cess IL can become. / believe prohibi-
tion IS Trojan horse by which the sa-
Es4asalr
whisky men believe the same thing I
am against the saloons and all Of their.
friends, whether they be good men who
are blind fanatics, or scheminey DoIiti-
''B. r. TILLMAN."
In an editorial The Advocate SAYS:
1T needs not many words to charac-
terize tins matter Senator Tilinan-s
letter does not modify his charge In
deed, he explains il and actually ar
gueS to sustain his baSetess statement
and 50 adds 10 the insult. Whereupon il
Is OUT duty TO say that his statement is
an lneXcusaDle Outrage-the greater he
cause made Icy n man whose position de
mandS particular regard for truth and
at least ordinary respect for reputable
people. nigh opinion of religious
people cuts no HEure' when they differ
with him! Then they are blind, fanat-
les, etc lie seems TO think he carries
all the wisdom of our commemorative
and 10 differ with him is folly. His en-
tire course in this affair deserves re-
of good men Will not help his pef mon
strosity, the dispensary That shame
To our state and damage 10 our citizens
will go. And barrooms viii not come
back. cit tter.'
The campaign is just half over. II IL
conceded that there Will have TO be a
primary for almost every office. It i
certain that Colonel HOyt Will be in the
second race for governor ana the only
uncertainty is whether Governor No
Sweeney or Frank B. Gary will on
pose him.
The campaign party is now entering
the Piedmont country. which contains
the counties with the big voting poDuIa-
uons. Colonel HOyt is one of the few
candidates from the upper part of the
state, and that fact alone counts larea-
ly in his favor. Besides. he IS bef3er
known III that section, where his life
work has been done.
Many opponents OF prohibition will
vote Tor Colonel Hoyt because of mis-
high personal character. All classes bax,
confidence III him.
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