The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-02-07
Senator Tillman Gives His Views
on County Dispensaries.
CAUSTIC COMMENTS.
Will Stump the State on the Dlspensary
(" Issue. Will Oppose License for
Charleston and Declares Local
Option is Contrary to the
Constitution.

CommenGlng at washington mon-
day on the passage by the house Of
the Morgan bill. Senator 1'illman re-
marked that the members of. the
present legislature appear to be emu
lating their predecessors who were
elected in 1890 aud have since been
known as the "drif5wood legislature"
II note that Mr.. Dabbs, Of whom /
have never heard before, is very un-
easy for fear I will do something next
s1mmsr, and that feeling on his pat
must be due to the consciousness that
conditions are bsing produ3ed that
would warrant some talk. For in
stance, on MIR! Hamel's motion to
substitute straight prohibition bill
the vote was 81 in favor Of and II
against. We thus havs proof that
there are 81 ayowed prohibitionists In
the legislature, and only 81. Yet II
conscientious God-fearipg gentlemen
have voted for a licsnse provision
permitting Charleston to reopen
whiskey shops in that city and this is
done evidently in carrying out a bar
gain to get Charleston's vote to kill
the state dispensary.
thief cst agreement WAS to have
Wholeoale liquor dealers in Charleston
as we'll as retail, but that frightened
the leaders of this conspiracy against
the dislensary and the wholesale pro.
vision was struck out. Without
Charleston g nine votes the Morgan
bill would have been defeated by a
majority Of two votes, so IL the state
dispensary is abolished at this session
1T will be dope by dirty bsrgin be-
tween the old barroon elem emit in
Charleston and these twenty one pro-
hibitiinists. II think 1t Is vary nice
text upon which to preach some good
honest politicf nex5 sannsr and If
my health continu,s asgool as Ii is
now;I shall certainly f,el called upon
to oppo,e that aud great N my other
shortcomings and mysterious trans.
actions that have been trAnsplrjng in
the Legislature OF late.
WHAT about the Investigating
committees recent investlgatinnP
That only exemplifes the need Of
arousing the people. I have noticed
in the debates constant al usious to
the state dispensary as that dsmnable
thing on the Cougaree. I waot to
ak who is responsible for the NJ anage-
ment OF the state dispsnsary? The
board Of directors, of course. Who
elected the board 'irec5ors? The
legislature. H)w .uy Of the men
who have voted In the house of rep
resentatives to kill the State dIspsn-
sary voted for the directors who were
responsible for the label steal? VINO
appointed the county board Of Spar
tanburg where there has been the
most SC lndals and corruption In the
local management? The members Of
the legislature from Spartsoburg. Do
these gentlemen In the legislature
Imagine the people are all fools and
that they will not next sum4~-E hold
to a strict account those who without
instructions from them presume to
destroy the state dlspensarY, sacrifc-
ing several hundred thousand dollars
worth Of property?"
Senator will you canvass the state
On the whiskey issue next summer?"
II certainly will whether the Nor
gan bill is passed or not"