The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-20

SENATOR TILLMAN IN MARION
He Speaks for the Dispensary and
Himself.


Himself.
Marion, September Ex-senator
Tillman vigorously defended his child,
the South Carolina dispensary system,
before an audience Of 500 people from
all parts of Marion county, here to-
day. The opera house was packed,
and inspiration was not lacking, for
the crowd was with the speaker from
beginning to end.
| The faces of very few Of the citizens
of the town were noted in the au-
dience, most Of the people coming
from the country, Dillon, Latta and
Mullins were well represented. The
crowd was intensely interested in what
the senator had to say and frequently
expressed approval by loud and con-
tinuous cheering. This was especially
the case when Senator Tillman turn
ed himself loose upon the opponents
of the dispensary, and INDUCED in bit
| ing sarcasm, interspersed with re-
marks which were sometimes decided
! Iy venomous.
The senator injected good deal OF
his old time fire into his speech. His
health seems to have improved Won
derf,,ilv. and he is in fine condition
for his fight to save the dispensary
from defeat.
From a pro-dispensary standpoint
seuator Tillman's appearance in Ma
rion was timely. Next Friday is the
day for the election, and the friends
of the institution hoped that speech
from its daddy would create enthu-
siasm among the ranks of the dlspen-
saryites and cause them to turn out at
the polls in larger numbers. While
the odds seem to be against the rum
shop. a close vote is expected, and the
fight grows in interest because OF a
contention of the dispensary people
that the county supervisor has not
treated them fairly. 1t is claimed
that the petitions containing sigma
lures were questioned by the friends
of the dispensary, and that the coun-
ty supervisor promised to postpone
1.-The election until the supervisor OF
t.:.4.o+;or .,o,,a him certificate a.
to their legality 1t is said that num-
Der of names appeared twice and OF
itener on these lists. The election,
however. was ordered for Tuesday,
and it was rumored in town this al
Iternoon that an effort would be made
Ito prevent it being held on the ground
that the books of registration were
opened on the first Monday in this
month, which is less than the legal
limit of thirty days.
There is strong feeling here on both
lsides. a minister who had been re-
Iquested to open today's meeting witt.
prayer, fatty refused to participate in
Iany dispensary gathering.
From both moral and financial
lstandpoint, Senator Tillman contend
ed today that the dispensary system
was the best solution Of the liquor
lquestion. In defending the system he
did not fail to lay the lash upon the
lopponents, hypocrites, he called some
of them, enfolded in the cloak. of re-
Iligion and morality. High license he
declared to be the inevitable outcome
of prohibition. He charged the State
board of control with fragrant mis-
management because, he said, Il have
not the proof that there was anything
worse
Governor Hayward is up against a
proposition he has got to meet like a
man; he can't pass it by without neg
lecting his duty. He has got to say to
those men stop all this rascality, or
we will chop your heads off, 1t is not
a question as to whether he mas the
power to do it, it is a question as to
whether he has the nerve to do it.
In giving his reasons why Governor
Hayward should demand the resigna-
ton of the State board, Senator Till
man boldly and emphaticalty declared
that it seemed to him as if con-
Ispiracy had been formed in the legis-
lature to place men in charge of the
institution and keep them there for
the sole purpose Of killing it.-News
land Courier.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR sTATEBURG.
Stateburg, September 1.-THE