The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-07-25

they did what they DelleVed 10 DC
best. There may be somebody to
blame about the dispensary situation,
b,l: put it where it belongs and not
~ men who did their duty as they
saw l.: There are those connected
with the dispen>ary Who have not
done their duty. D.ame them!
What about the result of the elec-
ton in Newberry county?
Three weeks ago the anti-dlspen-
sary people would have won, but a
good many things have been exposed
since then. People have begun to
think. and especially about the COM
bination to defeat the dispensary.
Many men who signed the petition
have changed and will now vote for
the dispensary, others who were u1-
decided are now in favor Of the dis
pensary, and I believe that we will
win in this county.
What do you think about Senator
Tilman's letter to Mr.. Higgins?
I think it is the tamest and nearest
straddle, politically speaking, OF any
thing that the distinguished senator
has ever done, and I hope that it will
not be long until his eyes will be op-
ened and his reasoning restored IN
order that he may discern the corl7
spiracv which is being laid deep and
strong to bring about both the de-
feat of himself and the dispensary
system. carrying with # his political
friends. and that he will get back to
his original Ben Til1man-self and go
to the people and talk as he did II,
the oo's. Then and not until then
will this fight be on-in the words OF
another, "War to the knife and knife
to the hilt." I we4eone the day !
After the dispensary, then what!
That question l asked in my frst
article to the people Of Newoerry
county. on June 9Th, of this year, and
it as vet has not been answered.
admit that the dispersary as managed
today is not perfect. but whose nanuS
is it in? How many members OF the
present board of control were reform
ers or are original dispensary men!
How many OF the constables who are
supposed to be enforcing the law
were reformers or are original d1spen-
sarv men. In the house Of represen-
tatives I opposed bonding the con-
stables for the reason that | saw the
!, result as it is. They are hlndered
and prevented from discharglng their
duties as effectually as they other
: wise could have done. l also oppos-
q ed the idea of letting each delegation
in the general assembly name the
T members OF the respective county
boards of control because where dele
T cations are opposed to the dlspensary
. thev would naturally appoint antl-dls
4 Densary men on the board OF controi
Those anti-dispensary men would nat
4 rrallv elect -dispensary men as oi
4 nensers. and as a result I believed thet
g what | see today that the dlspensar-
:. .Lo bonds ~ irS enemies, an
II this I believe is the present condl'lo'
n of affairs and if the records are eS
j. an1incd I believe that. this Will D
n iornd 70 be true. When did tn
y CHARGES Of corruption start: Was
IN when reformer or a straight out dl;
4 nrns:rv advocate occupied the execr
y tive chair: In my candidacy Io
h. T ient-Gov. in 1902 tOld the peopI
" all over the state that the dlspenSar
N foht had Just begun. The answf
ed was "Oh, no. Why discuss the dl
he oensarv2 1t is settled and everyooo
it has accepted it and all the candidate
2 for governor are for it, L knew
A. was mistake. and l. saw that Il
,s- camoaien then being made was
;ts conceal the real fight and throw Il
&C. dispensary people off OF their guar
and il has come through just as
o-si:,,-ed !. II It had not been
+.-o. 1,,+ad the Il