The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-06

1t was not his business but
the governors.
The board says In It's advertise
ments that no bid for X liquor fer
less than 81, 80 will be received.
TowM~-"sepstor TilIman, that Is
false; you know that is not So"
Tillman-"You get the advertise
ment then and pove it.n
Towill-"God knows what you di
when you went to Olnoinnatip'
Tillman--"l didn't 20 to Oinoin.
natl, besides I.had only 926, 900 20 buy
liquor for the whole State; 1 had TO
buy liquor on credit hecuse I didn'b
have the money to pay for IT,"
What about tho request books,
MI. TOwillf'-the reply was lost in
the noise which followed.
Senator Tillman then said he had
met Mr.. Towjll on the train shortly
after his election on the board and
had congratulated him, telling him
that II he would get in tho middle Of
tho road he would be all right, and
Towill said that was what he intend.
ed to do, but that he had played tho
devil doing it.
Mr.. Towill arose and said somcth-
Ing which was not heard by tho cor-
respondent, to which Tilln.an replied:
Il haven't charged you with steal.
ing"
Il am not here for any man, but
for q great issue which concerns eVary
home in South Carolina. Ths bars
have been let down one by ona uutil
the COWS have got In and ruined the
whole business" said Tillman.
Referring to the famous labels, the
Senator said they contained the names
Of the board and next January IL one
Of the directors failed to be reelected
the labels would be worthless.
MIR. TOwill interrupted the speaker
and said: You recall In thai same
conversation we had Oh Tho train,
you asked why we didn't cut cut bhoso
cheap case goods, that they were
hurting the dispeDsarY?"
Tillman-"Well, why didn't you do
itpn
Towill-"You have made state.
ments about those labels and l want
to explain myself. I stated what you
had said to the board and asked them
to cut out cheap case goods and no
mor vas bought after that. 'Old
Crow Old Joe,' Bully Boys and
such brands we're discarded. When
those labels were bonght it was esti
mated that they would last about Is
months"
Tillman-"Why did you buy $500,
600 more than the law allowed? WAY
didn't you shut 'em up Dreaming
the beard because they COULD t ,nake
you do your duty"
Continuing, Tillman said that If all
the people who drink vote for him he
would never want for ofioe.
At this juncture Rev. d. NJ. Pad.
gett, the aged minister, with long
white beard and weak OF voice, inter.
ruptcd the speaker, asking him TO let
up on the preachers, to which Tillman
replied, Then let up on me-" A sharp
collCquy followed.
The remainder Of Tillman's speech
was along lines which have heretofore
been published.
AS tic conclusion Of Senator Till.
mans speech Mr.. Enrd arose and in q
few cOnciliatory remarks declared that
he believed Mr.. TOwill's acU,ous had
been straigh5 and entirely honest and
requested the audience to remain
seated and give Mr.. Towill u hearing,
after which he urged them to 20 homo
and prepare fer the fight.
MIR. TOwlLL's REMARKS.
StGpUiOu uCGn tho platform. labor
Ing unHer much CY3,t"mont, MIR. Tow.
III declared tina - .ad 70 personal
feeling against j. r TlllmaD; was
sorry THAT he hs&i s bis heed and
would not Go 1t a. in. He believed
Tilllnan haA TITO iutnrtGt OF tho dis,
pensary and South Carolina at heart.
His people knew him and he WIS sat.
iStied to abide their verdict. Tinman's
statements had brought odlum upom
him and the board. He wanted the
| u v~estigating Committee TO bring the
board before 1t and make a. thorough
investigator. Wien the present board
went tnto cnice there vas $3.50, 900 old
stock uhaud and the d~iapensary owes
$500, 600. TIE board had not bought
liquor in months by reason OF Tho
cnorm>uf purchases Of The old board
Mr.. Boykln and himself had thouyht
seriously CT rcalgnlng but Mr. Tatrm
begged him in God's name not to dc
IL.
Tilln,an-"It would have been oct.
ter for your reputation"
R:Guming Mr.. To1lll said he had
never asked Il member Of the legisla.
ture to vote for him and had not spent
q dollar to be elected. Members had
asked him If he didn't intend to so.
ltcit votes and he had told them no.
With $3.50, 600 old stock on hand we
had to make some new purchases to
keep up with the trade" he said.
Tlllman-"If the old board unload.
ed a hot poker on your hands make
them explain It,"
Mr.. TOwill said he was ready and
the board was ready to so before the
Investigating committee but thoy had
not been asked.
Il hold dear my good name," said
Mr.. 1'owill. "and | would rather be
esteemed by Batesburg people than to
have any office In the gift Of the PEG.
pie. l have not been debauohcd nelth.
or have i been bfib0d. | am not one
dollar richer and the people OF Bates
burg know IT,"
DR.. Zimmerman then announced the
meeting adjourned.
Ex- Senator McLaurin had been In
vited to speak also but nc had dellnod.
In his speech Senator TllmSn bitter