The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-04
SENATOR TIALMAN
rs Willing to Engage in Joint Dis.
epnsarY Debate.
The Leader OF Dispensary .Foroes Not
AvcrBe to Meeting on Stump
Champion nof0pponents.

AvcrHe to Meeting on Stump
Champion nofopponents.
The Augusta Chronicle says United
States Senator Benjamin Ryan Till.
man, although not having great
deal to say nowadays Is nevertheless,
taking a great interest in political af-
fairs. Senator Tlllman was seen at
his home in Trenton several days ago
by representative Of The Chronicle,
and readily answered the questions
propounded by the newspaper man.
When Questioned on the movement to
vote out the dispepsary In his own
county the Senator said:
Il have been about very little and
have had no opportunity other than
attending one picnic in Edsefeld, to
meet the people. l, therefore, am not
posted as to the present trend Of
thought and feeling, but those who
nave been around and are well in
formed, tell me that in this county
the sentiment is charging very rapid
ly The people are constantly asking
what they are TO have after the dis.
pensary Is abolished, while the effect
IN the school fund OF withdrawing
from the county the money hitherto
received from the state dispensary Is
causing great many people to change
front.
while / am not eager to undefgo
the fatigue Of making any speeches."
continued the senator, II think I
fould really enjoy having a int dis
cussion with any champion the anti
dispensary people might decide upon,
Or, for that matter, any half dozen OF
them. The people are disgusted witb
the management Of the state dispen
4ary, and there is widespread belief
shat there Is corruption somewhere
This will cause many TO vote against
the system, who have hitherto been
It's strong friends.
In my recent letter, mentionet
>ome figures as to the Effectiveness o.
prohibition, or, rather, lis failure in
Maine and X tnsas. l have received
from Washington the last annual re.
port Of commission Of internal revenue
cor the fiscal year g ding June 80
1905. In 1t l find the following tig.
uIeH:
Retail dealers In Kansas, 1852;
wholesale liquor dealers, 23; brewers,
2; retail dealers in malt liquors, 335;
wholesale dealers In mali liquors, 10S
In Maine the figures are: Retail
liquor dealers, 430; wholesale liquor
dealers, s; brewers, 3; retail dealers In
malt Liquors, sos; wholesale dealers In
malt LIQUORS, 22.sa
Now, in nefther OF these states can
liquor be sold as beverage under the
law.
In South Carolina the figures are
Retail Nqu )r dealers, 512; wholesale
liquor dealers, Z; nremers, /; retail
dealers In malt Liquors. h5; wholesale
dealers In malt liquors, as
Senator Tillman here gave t12a fipur
IS in tabular form, in ordor to sl.ew
Uhe comparison moro clearly:
Continuing, he said: The figures
speak for themselves, and when any
one remembers that no man will pay
the S25 to the United States govern
ment for the permission to retail for
fun, 1t may be seen how prohibition
prohibits. or course, iii South Caro-.
lima, there are a mum Dor OF beer privi
eges, and all dispensares take out a
United States liconse, and these will
have to be deducted from the figures
above given In order to show how
many blind tigers we have in this
state.
Kansas has possibly 200, 600 more
population than South Carolina, while
Maine has about half our population.
Any one who is interested cAn work
out the percentages. The figures show
that there are about twice ss many
liquor dealers per capita in Maine as
In South Carolina, even including the
dispenSaries, while in Kansas there
are more than five times as many.
II am more than ever convinced
that there is political significance, as
we'll as a desire to further the cause Of
temperance in the move to destroy the
dispensary. shall be glad If at least
a dozen counties vote out the dispen
Saries tNis summer, because 1T will
give the people OF those counties .
good chance to find out how far pro
hibition will prohibit before the real
fight year hence"
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