The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-11-04
BENNErTsvILLE, S. q, FRIDAY. NovEnBER4 4, 1904.

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your right to kick 1t out. believ,
In local self government, but 1 dom
believe In two newspapers refusing Il
print an article because it is not iI
accord with their views.
understand an article was placed
in the hands Of one OF these news
papers and they refused to print it..
Mr.. DeCamp: They didn't md /,
| to me.
Mr.. Parrot: We did not refuse to
print any article.
Sen. Tillman: 1 will ask the man
who brought that paper to me to
please rise. (Aman arose ia the back
III the house, (Checrs). (The man stat
eu THAT the papsr was PLACID with the
paper edited by the Messrs. PARROTS
and was signed g. B. DauieD.
Pa-rott: have tho article. Naugh.
ter and cheers and much shouts for
Tillman).
TIL nan: Walt moment, IL 1 wa s
mistaken l want to take it back.
PGrrott: l have the article on hand
70 be published as soon as we can do
so. The article will appear as soon as
we bave time to print it.
Sen. Tillman: VIII it appear before
the election?
Parrott: Yes sir.
Sen. Til'mln: He says it will ap-
pear before the election. That is all
right.
Parrott My brother and do all
the work in the cfli,e and we do not
have time to set up all the matter
that comes In at one time.
Now, l will try to justify myself
for coming here. will always believe
that it was my duty to come. 1 will
always come when you C Ill IN because
you have always come when I called
for you. You all In thu rear, there Is
room up here instead cf the aisle.
want you to come up to the amen
corner b ciuse am going to preac
the gospel accor1iI & to Tillman to.
day. (Jneera). There IL always rcoru
I + those who climb and there IS
plenty OF rom here. l just want to
speak SO nething further In reference,
If l IN ~ use SIT n .er word, ce .ay
coming here to meddle in your aft airs.
Well now, 1 haven't the invitation,
but l have a very good memory, l re-.
member that when you were consider
ing the advlsability and wisdom of
cutting loose from the counties of
York, Union AMI Spartanburg to set
up for yourselves, that there was a
great difference Of opinion as to how
the thing would go. The town Of
Can ley was Very anxious to become
Courthouse and discussion was going
on as to whether 1t would add to your
taxes and e Jmpsnsate ycu for the a1-
ditional burdens by the advantage,
offered, and another invitation clme
TO M, eight years ago to come here to
express my opinion and advise with
my fellow c!tigens as to the wisdom
and advantages of establishing Chero-
lea -Gou atv and ,e-3a go yery ,S,;re
Uuau ulI6TG us.oz veSo mau wins Sls neu
that petition who wrote one of these
editorials calling me- a meddler.
(Che ar,). When L came here then,
he thought it was the proper thing
lie did not say then as he says now
that it was out Of place. III bet If l
had The list here now l could find pos
sibly one hundred names OF men who
are now tiy-blowing me on the side
and telling others that 1 am coming
here to whip you boys into line and
that you haven't manhood enough t.
resent it. 1t reminds me Of the old
story that we boys who were taught
In the blue back spelling book us ID to
read. There was certain farmer
who had fine steer, living as a
neigEbcr to lawyer who had
a bull, and the bull killed the
steer AMI the farmer went to see the
lawyer in reference to 1T and told the
lawyer that most unfortunate thing
had occurred that his steer had killed
the lawyers bull ard the lawyer said
well you are liable for Kill Z of my
bull and L suppose you have come to
pay for it," Hold on, said the farmer,
it was your bull killed my OK, l made
a mistake" Oh, said the lawyer,
that makes a difference, we will SEE
about it.
Very easy when the farmer was 10
pay him but different when it was
otherwise. All right when l came
here to discuss other matters but
decidedly out OF place for IN, to come
here and discuss temperance and tn
diSpensary law. So much by way OF
preliminary.
AS l told you, was Invited here to
discu S the questions Of Temperance,
Dispensary law, Prohibition or Lii
cense. l am going to do 1t honestly
and frankly as always do everything.
| started tJo late in life to teach my
tongue the trick OF saying one thing
and meaning other. There Is no
one here who wants to make this "a
personal issue, but L want to invite
any man who feels SO disposed to ask
me questions and l will answer them
If can. l am here for the truth as
seq it. may be in error. There
Is nothing in this for me in any shape,
FORM or fashion except that will feel
when L get through that have done
my duty and you can do as your ~.
sciences dictate after L get through
The question OF control OF whiske,
and how to prevent the great evils
which every thoughtful man sees re
suits from it Is one Of the most ditll
cult In government. 1t Is qu estion
which Is always present in some form
the cvi or liquor drinking to exc,ss.
1t is an issue that will never down be-.
cause 1t can never b, settled acc ord
Ing t. the conflicting opinions OF Lhe
people interested. 1t is going on in
one form or an0ther9 In thousand
comm ll.5les tJdly rney have tr led
prohibition In three states, and it has
failed Signally in stopping the sale OF