Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-18

Columbia Record: We do not know
who Is responsible for the legal tao
tics being taken by Mr.. w. Boyd
Evans in reference to dispensary cleo
tions, but we do know that efforts to
prevent the enforcement of the pop
ular will through legal technicalities
are not going to add any recruits to the
dispensary's support.
Newberry Observer: If the dis
pensary continues much longer, with
its debauching and corrupting infiu
ence, not only the office Of liquor and
beer dispensers will be bought and
sold, but every other office In the state.
from governor down. Especially will
this be the case II the governor is to
be made the head Of the dispensary.
Newberry Observer: Senator Till
man says that his political future is
In no way dependent on the dispen-
sary. That Is so. Senator Tillman Is
too strong a man to have to lean
against a whisky barrel to stand. The
trouble is a lot of small politicians
are trying to lean the whisky barrel
against the senator, so that 1t will
stand.
News and Courier: In the prohibi-
tion election of 1892 about $4,000
Democrats refraine6 from voting.
Senator Tillman holds that because
large number Of Democrats did not
vote the result was not a valid and
binding instruction to the general as
sembly. In 1900, when the senator
was last a candidate in the primary,
about $4,000 Democrats scratched his
name ard so did not participate in
the election Of a senator. Would the
senator therefore hold that the cleo
ton was not a valid and binding in
struction to the general assembly. and
that that body would have been justi
fed In repudiating II on that ground
and in electing some other Democrat
to the United States senate?
Charleston Post: Senator Tillman
declares that he believes that there Is
every opportunity for graft in the dis
pensary as the system Is now es-
tablished by law and he fears that
there Is a great deal more stealing
than has yet been unearthed." For
that reason he advocates changes in
the law and "a return to the original
plan with additional safeguards" He
enters a denial Of the proposition that
the dispensary system itself gives op-
portunity for graft. The original
plan" was in operation when Mr.. D.
M. Miles, who testified at the Spartan
burg hearing, was a member of the
state board of control, and, desiring
to preserve the character of an hon.
est man, felt the necessity of retiring
from a position which was generally
regarded as being dishonest. 1t is to
that condition Senator Tillman would
return. as we understand his state
ment.
Greenwood Journal: At the anti
dispensary meeting recently held at
Yorkville, some people pretend to
have had their feelings hurt on ac-
count of the uncom plimentary refer
ences which were made to the father
of the dispensary, and to get even
with the wicked fellows who said
these things they at once got up an
invitation to Mr.. Tillmar to come to
Yorkville and talk back. One can see
in this the object in view by the dis
pensary advocates. They are anxious
to revive the old factional feelings and
bring them into the dispensary fight,
and in this way divert the attention
Of every one they can from the main
issue, and thus gain votes for the dis
pensary. The folks are to be made TO
feel that unless they vote for the dis
pensary they are net friends 10 Sena-
tor Tillman. They re to be lined up,
and made to stand ~ their old friend
right or wrong, even when he hlmseil
admits that the whole thing Is as rot
ten as it can be. But this Is but an
Illustration of what people will do VINO
commit themselves to the support OF
the LIQUOR business. But let senator
Tilman go to every anti-dispensary
meeting that he can. He shoulu De
given a hearty welcome by the people
who stand for the removal or TINS
curse. His presence will do them good
every time. Senator Tillman's efforts
to defend the dispensary are so lame
and so very tame that they help the
right side. So then the advocates OF
the dispensary who have invited SEN
ator Tillman to Yorkville are cutuhs
off their noses to spite their faces.