The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-07-10

SNtut IIuWpkln'B GAnQlQAcy TomtndH
me Of an epitaph on tho grave Of an,
infant who died two week aftcr
birth: ..a'
"If so soon I was to be done for,
What in thunder was + begun fort"
Whom Senator Tillman started out
neutrality-suspicious. last summer he be-
gan at Greenvillo on tho Glorious
Fourth, tho speaking being held at
tho now fair grounds four miles from
tho city,
Tho next time tho senator took tho
stump, at Anderson in August, he had
his speech written and gave all his
newspaper friends q copy before ho
began to speak. In that speech he out
lined his plan to euro the admittedly
sick disprnsary, n scheme which was
closely followed by tho Raysor-NIan-
ning-Tilman bill or tho Tillman- Man.
ning-Raysor bill, at tho following Sos
sion 1T tho legislature.
To-day Scnator Tillman also had a
prepared speech. 1t tracks very
closely the speech at Anderson last
August, giving his plan to "mrify"
tho dispcnsary by vrsting the pur-
chasing power in u changcable board
of three members. buying only from
bonded warehouses aud placing the
responsibility for tho detail manage
mcnt ot the business on another board
Of three and tho commissioner.
Tho Prepared Speech.
Senator Tillman's prepared speech
follows:
"rhcrc is hut ono important issue
involved in this campaign 81 far as
state affairs W. and as for my own
candidacy, it rests ON tho record
which | have made since l entered
public life sixteen years ago. and the
'ntimatc knowledge which the people
Ut tho state have "f my character. per-
sonality and qualifications. I am will
ing to leave it there without discus
sion ar presentation. Tho fight is
state dispcnsary vs.. County dispen-
sary, for II" one expects tho prohibi-
ion candidates. however,. worthy
and wrll qualified they may be to ~
crive Very ruhrh.
With all their efforts { ami they
have been many and long continued). .
the newspapers which have always
fought the di$rruSary have not been
able to drum up a candidate for s,,v-
ern"r who advocates local option
straight us against aiSpcnsary and
prohibition and only in Charleston
does that idea have any men Offering
for office under it, The local option
offered the people. is between prohi-
h't'on and county diSrenSary and the
Whole tight is IL deStory the state dis
renSary first with no other purpose
! than to then obtain the privilege Of
rr"rrnin% the rld harrrrmS under the
NOW Sui$r VI liquor stores selling un-
der constitutional limitations. Th.
real fight is for the control ot the
/ legislature. because the Srverncr cam
n"t make IVY change the laws and
"a" "nlN try ,r rntrrcc them. His
ONLY UWlNrNtr over lryi>lalirn would
. hH III the use W the veto power. Ru,
. II Is MI important t~ ycl STRONG ami
S"'1 maN t"r GN,vrrnNr. The times
distinctly demand rue.
I III ANY event, some COMMITTEES will
stand ny Vwhih,inu with lis blind
W@rr> H",: heavy jNy trade hv en-
4 lN|>>, Nthtr countries Will vote tor
! tN"NiN |I>WcN>Arir> auI the cities
/ WnHEH The (riMriNal new<Yal%n>< are
{ NMhNShc9 Will have the tiShl Nn the
Issue ~ state Gi<NeN$ary VI tcuutv
1i>len$ary With the ultimate purpose
I" having the rnu@ty Gi<rcNSarie<
INIT,eI info licensed bar !>N>,nS If the
county Si$peu$aris< are abolished,
, The scheme is ~ restore the sale of
N'l"w ~ private Individuals rather
, than l.. !, remain in the hands vi
/ state officials, Those who elaninr for
county |i$NenSArir< instead " one
state Ii<vHn$ary, mus, Gsmcnslyate
nNw II Is easier ,r Vrersn. terr,pIinn
a"l"NS The thirty Nr forty conn,v
'">aI<i$ than ~ stop ii ia Nns S,S,e
l>ar1, have srea, faith in the good
t,Nn.m"M sense NJ the people anu 10
Mm believe they can he persuaded Ia
destroy the state ai$s>>nSary ana leave
! each eAnn'y 10 purchase aud $sll ITS
OWN GQuer> Ys, The State and News
AMI Courier. which have alwaSS hat
ID the ai$l>eMSary worse than the
devil hates holy wstsr.' are stivc<at-