The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-07-18
GOES FOR LYON
Senator Ti!lman Demands Him
in His Columbia Speech.
SOME RED BOT TALK,


the Capital Steps. Vast Crowds
Hear Him Discuss the Dispen.
sary and State Politics.
Skins Lyon Alive.
Senator Tillnan spoke at Coiumol;
on Monday night, and The State say
he was very much pleased st his re
ception. The hall Of the house OF rep
resentatives being inadequate to ho!f
the crowd, the meeting was adj jcurn
ed to the porsico Of the capitol. "
= the landing midway OF the stairs, Sen
stor T1llnan took his stand ano lo'
more than an hour and 8 quarter hs
spoke OF State politics, a. the clnctu'
sion saying that he would go to WASH.
ington and represent the people a.
faithfully as be had done for u years.
When he had first walked IN rne
door of the hall some Ct MS 1rlenos
announced bis arrival with hand clap,
ping and this vas taken up al over
the hall. Che gallaries were hueo
With ladies'. When be had got roon
enough Oh the steps to speak a little
Senator T.llnsn began to address the
people by saying that his first inaugu
rsl address had been delivered from
near this very spot, but tbs people OF
Columbia had not turned out to heal
him then. he had never been fay'
orite in Columbia. They had been
beaten and were angry and took nc
part in the Inauguration.
Voice. It's changed now"
Tillnsn: well, it's not because
have changed"
And then he went on into 8 state
men that he had never cherished any
ii feeling toward the people OF Co
lunbia.
For four years he had been govern
OF, he continued, and then Tor one
term senator and he hac been re-elect-
ed without except such as
be had in this race. Nsughter). Six
years sgo bis opponent had made one
speech and had quit. In this cam
paign be had not The plessurs OF even
meeting his distinguished opponent,
Col. Lunpkin. he believes that he
will 90 back with the undivided vote
! Of the people.
At least, he hopes to Go so. But he
has mapped out programme which
calls for 20 speeches in the next Re"
weeks and If any feel agg grieved be.
cause be will exercise the right OF a
Tree citizen and discuss issues, they
sre at liberty to scratch my name OF
the ticket agsin as $4,000 Of you did
six years ago."
Some people say 7 am trying to be
your boss, to dictate to you," he con-
tinued. They know they are not
telling the truth. I have been you.
leader. I have had the courage tc
CONS out on the line and Lead The
fighting whenever I saw my duty
Why should surrender ny rights as
citizen? Why should I net give ex.
preston to those views" (APp;ause>
TEE BRICE LAW.
With these PREDATORY remarks,
Senator Tillnan declared that in the
counties which had voted out the dis.
pensary there are SIS, 0C0 Democratic
voters. But the dispeaSary nad been
voted out in the general elections IN
which less than 20, 600 voters psr.lcI,
psted. A great many had besc
denied the right to vote as they Sio
not have their registration certit.
Gates. Oahe1s lad been tGo much
befuddled oy The corruption and the
talk Of corruption.
Then to the audience, as Rich
land audience, be said: II you
don't want the dispensary, vote in
the primary where al free Democrats
can participate and send men to the
legislature who will take it out. )"
Voice: 'Take it away"
Tllman: IT you don't want it,
vote it out. Tne real meaning o.
Tlllmanisn is to leu one vote 90 as
far as another. !"
Ee then went on to say that there
is no need for factionalism. AS az
instance be cited thai the once 6e-
spised Ben Tillnan" could speak to SO
large an audience as this in Columbia
thus proving that factionaism is
dead.
81 have not come here to 'ne6dle'
with the view Of throwing my inhu-
ence in any mans favor Or against any
man. AS between most OF the candi-
dates, 7 have no advice to cffer in
your choice. But have a grievance
that is In a manner personal. l have
something that must be said, and
this is the only opportunity l shall
have Of sayirg it in the gentleman's s
Il mean the man 'S-presence, fcr be
gees with the campsigners, and l have
no intention OF following that nena-
gerie on it's circus circuit. have z
little circuit Of my own.
Last spring-in April it was-in
NOtSOca4lSS Va W4cst = UA!S0S~IS ~ AS~Sy {,
I wrote an address to the people. Il
was sent down here and printed IN the
papers. couldn't see why this holy
righteous oispersary investigating
committee couldn't get oowD &c WORK
Investigating what they were pleased
to style that rotten cssspool down on
the Congaree. Ancng other thirgs
took the liberty il that address co
warn the committee about those
$500, ,oC0 or more Ct debts 1cr Eqao1
which they bad held up.
II conten6ed then, and contend
now, that not cne dollars worth Of
all that liquor was ever legally bought,
because the law requires conpetltlTs
bidding, and defy any citlzcn tc
show me any chaLce OF competition
In the advertisements ci blcs. L
warned the committee against ho!d-
ing up these bills, and getting into
contact with liquor drunmers ano
LIQUOR lawyers: else the first thing