The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-03
SENATOR TILLMAN
ISSUES HIS BROADSIDE
WARNS PEOPLE AGAINST CON-
SPIRACY TO KILL DISPEN-
SARY.
What the Prohibition Counties Have
Lost in Profits Makes Charges
and Urges People to Fore
stall New Columbia
Ring"-Argument for
State Dspensary.

State Dspensary.
The Herald and News has received
the following from Senator Tillman
An Address to the People Of the STATE
Fellow 1Citizens:-It is only from
l a sense Of the highest public duty thai
feel called upon to address you al
this time. Burdened as I am with
national concerns nothing but obliga.
ton to the people induces me to take
upon my shoulders the additional
work Of directing your attention to
matters efecting the state alone. But
I have never felt or believed it to be
the wish and intention Of the people
Of South Carolina that my election to
the senate should cause me to lose all
interest and concern about home af-
fairs. I was a citizen and taxpayer
before ever held any Office at all
and I will be a citizen: and taxpayer
after I shall cease to hold office.
Therefore, it is unnatural and i'm
proper from my point of view for me
to take no interest. and have no con-
Germ about what is going on in South
Carolina.
I have received a great deal of ad-
vice recently from the newspapers Of
our state to the effect that I should
attend to. my duties in Washington
and leave others to discuss and direct
affairs at t~home The common trend
Of all Of this advice is that I SHOULD
discuss national questions in the COM
ing state campaign, be: reelected to
the senate, with or without opposi-
ton, and not stir up strife. I am
warned and threatened should I not
heed this counsel, but in spite Of it
all I feel compelled to speak to the
people with my usual frankness and
bluntness and let them determine the
whole question. I have never sought
to dictate to the people; I have only
told them, the truth as [ see it, given
my opinions for what they were
worth, and I am always willing to
abide their action whatever that may
be. It is so in this instance. 1t gives
me no concern that my return to the
senate may be jeopardized. There
are things more to be dreaded than
the loss Of a seat in the senate, one is
the loss Of my own self respect. I
have been trusted by the people Of
South Carolina and have been honor
ed by them far beyond my deserts,
have been chosen as their leader and
been followed Loyalty. Now, if after
sixteen years, I should from selfish
motives betray their confidence and
allow ambition to draw me aside from
the path Of duty, I would deserve and
expect to receive their contempt and
punishment at the polls. I, therefore,
scorn all suggestions Of cowardly non
interference in state affairs. The peo-
pie know me too well to be fooled by
the assertion that it is my desire to
boss or dictate, for my sole purpose
is to give them the benefit Of my ex-
perience ana knowledge and offer
such advice as in my judgment will
be conducive to the public welfare.
Then will abide cheerfully by what
ever conclusion they may reach.
"Teach the people and trust the
people" was Jefferson's motto;
teach the people and trust the people
is equally my motto and that is all [
shall attempt to do at this time.
Sixteen years ago there was rev.
olution in South Carolina which gave
the common people of the state for
the first time in it's history that rec
ognition which was their due and
made them in reality the masters of
our public affairs. The old ring was
overthrown; the primary system
which gave every man, however poor
and humble, an equal vote with ev-
cry other man, however rich and high,
followed; the new state convention
gave us temporary immunity from ne
yro domination; the utmost freedom
n all political activities was assured;
md under these impulses the state
las bounded forward like race horse
llong all progressive lines. There are