The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-01
TILLMAN GETS THE CROWDS.

TI1IMAs GETS THE CROWDS.
The campaigners arc tramplng
over the State speaking to small
audiences, while Senator Till
man is running an independent
campaign and drawing the
crowds. One advantage the Sen
ator has, that, wherever he is
scheduled to speak, there is fried
chicken and a barbecue accom-
paniment, and what a hot air
artist cannot do in the way Of
drawing crowds, the chicken and
cue will.
There is a difference of opinion
as to whether Tillman is or is
not helping the dispensary cause.
Some think, basing their opin-
ions on the past, that Tillman
will not change a single vote IN
favor of a continuance of the
State graft mill; others think he
will in his independent campaign
arouse such a factional feeling
that thousands will throw aside
their individuality and sacrifice
their best Judgment, just to help
Tillnan save his ''pet;;" with the
latter class, we are inclined to
agree. There are many voters
who are welded to Tillman. mat
ters not what he Will advocate:
they regard it loyalty to stand
by him, and while they know
that whether the people are given
the right to vote for the liquor
control system of their choice or
not. it cannot have any bearing
upon Tillman's political fortunes,
yet they feel that it would be
disloyal to not do what he says.
We know of men who favor the
abolition Of the State dispensary
and in it's place would like to
have the county dispensary sys-
TEN tried. who will vote against
their own honest convictions,
for no other reason than Till
mans urging the continuance
of the State institution. II there
was opposition to Tillman, and
these men felt an allegience to
him, we might understand their
following him blindly, but when
there is absolutely no opposition
and by having none: those who
were opposed to Tillman in the
past, acknowledge his ability
and his worth as a Senator,
then we confess our inability to
understand why men of lawful
age will sacrifice their honest
convictions upon matter OF
public policy, when their own
common sense teaches them that
Tillman will be Senator with or
without the State dispensary.
In several Of Tillman's speeches
he has said that he had no OBJ
lection to the people being al
lowed to vote for county dispen-
saries, what he did object to, is
the Brice Act, which requires a
voter to have a registration
ticket. and thereby keeping
away from the election a great
many white men who are not
provided with the certificates. It
is a known fact that every white
man can get a registration certl-
fcate if he wants one, but SO far
as that is concerned, we are
perfectly willing for Z. party
primary where no reg: stration
certificates are required, to de-
eide whether or not a county
shall sell liquor, and if it decides
to sell it, whether or not it shall
be under county or state control,
and let every white man vote
and the majority rule, but such
a primary should be separate
and distinct from one in which
there are candidates for Office SO
that "every white man. can vote
on the question upon it's merits.
Tillman says he has no objec-
ton to this plan, but how can
we get to the plan if men are
going to vote against their con-
victions because they love TIL
man, and he fights for the State
dlspensary?: