The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-13
the white men in the state who can
vote in the Democratic primary.
The Management Corrupt.

- Besides, the enemies Of the dis
pensary, who for Years have control
led the State, have been putting men
in charge Of it who have mismanaged
it. stolen from it, brought it into bad
order. and the newspapers which
are and always have been bitter
against the dispensary and against
me, and which make practice Of sup
pressing whatever is favorable to the
dispensary and loudly vaunting what
is unfavorable to it, are. the ones
which have the largest circulation and
the ores which these 'driftwwod legis-
lators' read and look upon as the law,
the prophets and the gospel so the
people are hoodwinked. but there is a
time coming.
''The people will get chance to
express themselves next summer and
without any Brice law to disfranchise
any Of them and bottle them up. All
they need is somebody to stir them up
and let them know what is going on.
The dispensary will be the deciding
issue in the whole campaign, not only
in the election of members Of the leg
islature but in every election in the
State, for governor, for State officers,
for county officers, for my successor
in the senate and all.'
Tillman for Governor.
Something was said last summer
about the senator running for gov
ernor instead of for the senate and
there has been some such talk here,
though perhaps emanating from some
ambitious representatives not averse
to being called upon by the people to
take more exalted seat. Asked the
direct question today, Senator Till
man said:
''Yes, I have thought many times
of doing that. The only condition
that would induce me to consider 1t,
however, from a personal standpoint,
would be the fact that ,bmy health
be such as to make it unwise
for me to remain in Washington and
attend to my duties here. But some
body ought to take up the fight in
South Carolina and straighten things
in the interest Of the people who are
being hoodwinked, put the dispensary
in good shape and otherwise give an
example of honest politics. -
Those who think he contemplates
running for governor say that IN case
OF election, after serving one term he
would again seek election to the SEN
ate and thus break. all previous rec
ords in his OF any other state. OF
course he would lose his prestige on
committees and bis recognized place
as one of the leaders in debate and
so forth.
He says. however, that should he
ever leave the senate to become gov
ernor he would never return. LIN
that event." he observes, Il am done.
m getting too old.
Not Like Hampton.
Nov another thing, said Senator
TilIman, II see somebody is getting
off that old jibe about my having crit
icised Hampton. for meddllng IN
state affairs while he was senator and
charging that | am doing the same
thing. The difference is just this:
Hampton took part in personal con-
test between candidates, engaging IN
q fight between one man and another
running for Office. l am taking no
part in any personal contest, but IN
the discussion Of great issues. which 1t
is my duty to do so long as l am
citizen Of the state, especially when L
see an institution which / created and
fostered attacked. and attacked in
such underhanded, such cowardly,
way with every conceivable political
trick and with a lot Of hypocrisy.