The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-07-13

TILLMAN SPEAKS
AT SANDY FLAT. /
OUTLINES Ills PLANS TO REFORM
THE DISPENSARY. .
He Would Put the Whole Business
Back in Politics by Allowing tie
People to Elect County Dispen-
SerS-BeIieyes all Liquor Should
be Purchased from Government
Bonded Store Houses State
Board Should be Stripped Of Pur-
chasing Power.
There is but one important
issue involved in this campaign
so far as State affairs go, and as
for my own candidacy, it rests
on the record which l have made
since l entered public life sixteen
years ago, and the intimate
knowledge which the people of
this State have of my character.
personality and qualifications. l
am willing to leave it there with
out discussion or presentation.
The fight is State Dispensary
VS.. County Dispensary, for no
one expects the prohibition can
didateS, however worthy and
we'll qualified they may be, to
receive very much support.
With all their efforts, (and they
have been many and long con-
tinued,) the newspapers, which
have always fought the dispen-
sary have not been able to drum
up candidate for governor who
, advocates local option straight
as against dispensary and prohi-
i ! fering nRa fRYaf u1lnllly only in Charleston
n local option offered the pee6fpAfeos OF /;
between prohibition and county
dispensary, and the whole fight
is to destroy the State dispen
sary, first, with no other purpose
than to then obtain the privilege
of reopening the old bar room
selling under the new guise o
It liquor stores, selling under con
= stitutional limitations. Tn
/ real fight is for the control o
e the legislature, because the gov
e ernor cannot make or change tn
i laws, and can only try to enforc
IF them. His only influence owe
a legislation would be in the use o
# the veto power. But it is all i'm
y portant to get a strong and goo
d man for governor. The time
distinctly demand one.
n In any event, some countie
,. will stand by prohibition with it
r, blind tigers and heavy jug trad
t. by express. Other counties vii
y vote for county dispensaries
t. and the cities where the princi
t. pal newspapers are publishe'
r; have the fight on the issue O
:. State Dispensary or County dis
c. pensary, with the ultimate pur
E. pose of having the county dis
pcllSdI lcS CuIllS lllIO llCSlloC
at barrooms if the county disper
r. aries are abolished. The schem
H. is to restore the sale of Liquor t
Y: private individuals rather tina
I'd let it remain in the hands {
It, State officials. Those who clan
lie or for county dispensaries instea
r of one State dispensary, mu!
30 demonstrate how it is easy
le prevent corruption among tf
ay thirty or forty county boart
ne than to stop it in one State boarI
ne | have great faith in the GOO
ed common sense of the people, ar
do not believe that they can |
persuaded to destroy the State di
pensary and leave each county
purchase and sell it's own liquo
Yet The State and News al
to Courier, which have alwa
ID, hated the dispensary "wor
re than the devil hates holy water
eff are advocating candidates w
ng favor county dispensaries. T
H. only possible good reason th
lrt can be advanced on this line
on that the prohibition counties U
der the constitution receive