Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-09
Mistsllaueous 8sading.
TILLMAN ON THE MORGAN BILL.
Daddy Of Dispensary Threatens to
Shank the Bows Next Summer,

Daddy Of Dispensary Threatens to
Spank the Boys Next Summer.
Declaring that 1t is his intention
to canvass South Carolina upon the
whisky question next summer,
whether the Morgan bill is passed or
not, Senator Tillman on Sunday gave
the following highly significant state
ment concerning South Carolina con-
ditions and politics, particularly with
reference to the dispensary.
Commenting upon the passage by
the house Of the Morgan bill, he re-
marked that the members Of the
present legislature appear to be emu
lating their predecessors who were
elected in 1890 and have since been
known as the "Driftwood legisla-
ture." T note" said he, "that Mr..
Dabbs, Of whom have never heard
before, is very uneasy for fear l will
do some 'ranting' next summer, and
that feeling on his part must be due
to the consciousness that conditions
are being produced that would war
rant some hot talk. For instance, on
Mr.. Hamel's motion to substitute
straight prohibition bill the vote was
81 in favor Of and II against. We
thus have proof that there are 81
avowed Prohibitionist in the legis-
lature, and only 81. Yet 81 consci-
entious, God-fearing gentlemen have
voted for a license provision per-
mitting Charleston to reopen the
whisky shops in that city, and this
is done evidently in carrying out a
bargain to get Charleston's vote to
kill the state dispensary.
1.-THE first agreement was to have
wholesale liquor dealers in Charles
ton as well as retail, but that fright
ened the leaders Of this conspiracy
against the dispensary, and the
wholesale provision was struck out.
without Charleston's nine votes the
Morgan bill would have been de-
feated by majority Of two votes. so
If the state dispensary is abolished
at this session 1t will be done by
dirty bargain between the old bar
room element in Charleston and the
21 Prohibitionists. think It is a
very nice text upon which to preach
some good, honest politics next sum
mer, and IL my health continues as
good as 1t. is now I shall certainly
feel called upon to oppose that and
great many other shortcomings and
mysterious transactions that have
been transplring in the legislature Of
late"
With regard to the investigating
committees recent Investigations he
said: "That only further exemplifies
the need Of arousing the people. I
have noticed in the debates constant
illusions to the state dispensary as
that 'damnable thing on the Conga-
ree.' I want to ask who is RESPONSE
BILE for the management Of the dis
pensary? The board Of directors. Of
course. Who elected the board Of
directors? The legislature.- How
many Of the men who have voted In
the house Of representatives to kill
the state dispensary voted for the di-
rectors who were responsible for the
label steal? who appointed the county
board Of Spartanburg, where there
has been the most scandal and cor
ruption in the local management?
The members Of the legislature from
Spartanburg.
. "Do these gentlemen in the legis-
lature imagine the people are. all
fools and that they will not next
summer hold to a strict account
those who, without instruction from
them, presume to destroy the state
dispensary, sacrificing several hum
dred thousand dollars worth Of prop
erty? Can 1T be thought for min
ute that the legislature will be per-
mitted year after year to encourage
corruption in the state dispensary by
the election Of men whom they know
would be unfit to manage its affairs,
and then destroy 1t because their
own agents have carried out the pro-
gramme they had in mind when they
elected them? 1t wouldn't take any
'ranting' to make the people ac-
quainted with all these things.
Thousands are quietly taking notes
now and the three-for-a-quarter pol
itician who thinks the people are
asleep will find that he Is mistaken
next August"
Asked whether he would canvass
the state on the whisky issue next
summer, Senator Tillman said: II
certainly will, whether the Morgan
bill is passed or not. I am pledged
to oppose license in any form In
any part of the state and I do not
believe the constitution permits To-
cal option, but the whole state and
not a part Of 1t must be prohibition,
dispensary or license; and II we can
not stop corruption when one board
buys the liquor how in the name Of
common sense can we stop 1t when
twenty or thirty boards, one in each
county, Sndu pe CHhi 6eu Will paJhS
It?
Furthermore the whisky question
will be the paramount issue In the
next election in our state, and moth
ing which this legislature will do can
prevent it. 1t will be fight between
dishonest politics and a conspiracy
among men of wholly antagonistic
views, on the one hand, against those
who believe in men voting as they
think and dealing with a complex
subject in a rational and conserva-
tive way"
UNCLE JoE's NEW HAT.-From the
crown Of his head to the soles Of his