The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-07-31
THE CHESTER MEETING,
SENATOR TILLaIAN NBCEIVED WITH
THE OLD TIME ENrHUSIASM.
rho Senator'S Speech WAN tho Feature OF tho
37retIng-SpoIse wttn Force and YtEor.
Dcrended the Dip uSnry %ystem and
the Campaign System with Tn
limited Til q to tho
Candidates..
(Special to News and Conrier.)

Chester, July 70. -~ Tho mcnagerlc
so to speak, had AZ ~ day perform
ancs hcro and thon "Bcu- gulP tigel
camo in. Senator Gilman made q
rcd not speech and put new ginger
in tho fight. Ho WAS hold until The
very last and when ne talked made
it lively. Tillman VAS received with
tho old-time whoo.. TO begin at
the ond, Senator Tillman SAID:
This was his sevca.h meeting and
ho protested against always being
put last. There. were some who
thought he ought to remain at home
1t was not his fault some ono else
did not want to &c Senator. lie
never felt happy uuless he had op-
position and he pieferred it, He
may bo fool, but ho was never &C
cuscd of it, and, therefore, he Gid
not try to be dictator, but felt free
to give advice. AS long as ho was
Senator he fclt free a. talk, All are
agreed on National issues and there
was no use to talk n such matters
unless he wanted ~ sheer around or
say some sweet things. lIo had Sc
riously regarded his duty; he had
thought it over, nnG, feeling his obi
cation, no helt it carried with it some
responsibility 10 assist in throwing
light. "Did you nc teach me to use
this tongue, to use it vigorously?
Did you label that tongue for Ma
tional uso only. If so, say SO. If
you say so l will obey, but if not
otherwise advised, ] am going to talk
right out on tho liquor question"
The people were free to do as they
pleased and he wanted them to do SO.
It was charged that but for Tillman
there would now be prohibition. He
snid he worked for the dispensary
law. The prohibition vote was moth
ing like a general voee and the other
10000 did not voto at all. AS to the
d,spensary being great political
machine, he said that when it came
in he had just been-re elected and he
needed no machine. He advised the
dispensary because ho did not believe
prohibition could hc enforced. lie
did this to save tho State from deg
radiation and the people from being
hypocrltes under prohibition. The
people have voted On this question
almost solely whNn eleeting State
officers, members of tho Legislature
and other officers, and if it had not
been for him it would have been put
in the Constitution without any butts
or ifs. He did this because the Court
decision was pending. He wrote the
clause. Whenover his tongue grew
forked he wanted to be kicked out
"The minority" he said, '"is asking
you to give up your God given rights
and if you are not careful you will
ibe back whore you were eight years
ago. The State holds $.t00, 900 worth
of liquor and that liquor will bo frit
tered away or be los', but if you want
it that way it is your right. Dispen-
sary mon, he heard, were going to
vote for prohibition candidates. Men
should stand for principles and stand
by them. Stand by your principles
If it is going to be matter of re-
election and good fellowship, then
you had bettor 60 back to the con-
vention system. Your committees Dire
going to run the primary by gagging
tho speakers and limiting the speak
ers. He said the reports were gone
rally fair. Men must not vote for
,personal preferences, but on princi-
}ple, but you have such right and
do as you please, and I will not COM
plain. The people have governed in
South Carolina, and the only way is
to allow free time and take off the
bride. There have boon accusa-
tions Of integrity and no time for the
charges or deniaIs. I serve notice
that ! am going to speak first some.
where. This gagging of speakers
will kill the primary. Better have
few speakers. What uso is there, for
instance, for tho candidates for com.
missioner to speak? They can show
nothing in ten minutes; absolutely
nothing. You do not want a man
who can merely toll jokes, but these