The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-08

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ing, succeeded in somewhat quieting
Talbert, aud the crowd hurrahed for
Tillman with counter hurrahing for
Talbert.) Mr.. Talbert continuing
said: If you desire a personal con-
troversy I am here and you can get
it,"
Tillman-You broke into my
speech, sir.
Talbert-You alluded to me and
shook your rotten old finger at me
which | can't take from anybody. If
you want personal difficulty say so.
Senator Tillman laughed and turn
ed to the audience and said: l have
travelled along that road many times
boys. (Cheers.)
(Mr. Talbert resumed his seat.)
Tillman-I failed to give you Law
renee, Mass, experience, where they
have high license of $500 for the
privilege of the monopoly Of some
bar-keeper to sell wfiskey in Law
renee, Mass. Ins population in 1900
was $4,000; total number of arrests,
1897; arrests for drunkenness, 1921.
The sentiment against the dispen-
sary is running so high l outlined it
in letter which I wrote some time
ago, and with one exception the news
papers in my own county have not
published it, they have not given you
an opportunity to read it, but their
news columns and editorials TEEN
with "down with the damnable dis
persary."
I have that faith in the intelligence
and manhood of the citizen of Edge
field to feel and know that you are
your own masters and will study this
question for yourselves, make up your
own minds and vote as freemen. /
have always tried to lead you, I have
never undertaken to drive you, and
you know it.
Let's come down to common sense,
some good, every day bacon and
green's They tell you to vote out the
dispensaFy. and lets have prohibition.
I have no objection 10 others having
their opinions, let me have mine.
People need not rock me and
not expect me to throw brick bats
back I have got car load Of them.
Let's see what will be the effect at
home Aside from any moral, relig-
ious or temperance idea. I have
shown you that you will have drunk
enness. Now, we have less drunken
ness in South Carolina than any
where else.
The Profit Feature.
In Edgefeld in the days OF bar
rooms what did you country bump
kins, who have been appealed to so
eloquently today, what did you get
from the liquor traffic? Nothing ex-
cep: the misery and poverty which
came to you as individuals for in
dulging in the stuff Under the dis
pensary system the county schools in
cluding the town of Edgeheld and
Johnston get $500 from the dispen-
sary and the free schools are now
running and have been running five
to seven months a year. Take this
$500 away and unless you put your
hands in your pockets and supple
ment it by taxes your schools will
drop to four months or less. If that
amt blood money out Of the lnno-
| cent children who are to be brought
up in idleness and ignorance, and God
have mercy on the preacher who sees
and says otherwise. .(Cheers,)
Talk about blood money. They Of
fer as sacrifice the ignorance OF the
poor little country boys and girls
that now have some chances to get
ar education. because they have
found a new religion which declares
that the use OF liquor is sin.
I have some written notes l am
going to read. When I want to be
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