The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-07-13

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Ell and were angry and took no part
in the Inauguration.
Voice: "It's changed now.'
Tillman: "Well, it's not because I
have changed"
And then he went on into a state
ment that he had never cherished any
i'll feeling toward the people of Co
lumbia.
For four years he had been govern
or, he continued, and then for one
term senator and he had been re-elect-
ed without opposition-eXcept such as
he has had in this race. Uaughter).
Six years ago his opponent had made
one speech and had quit. In this
campaign he had moi had the pleasure
Of even meeting his distinguished op-
poncnt, Col. Lumpkin. He believes
that he will 90 back with the undivid-
ed vote of the people.
AT least, lie hopes to do so. But he
has mapped out programme which
calls for 20 speeches in the next few
weeks and if any feel aggrieveI be-
cause he will exercise the right Of Il
free citizen and discuss issues, "thcy
are at liberty to scratch my name off
the ticket again as $4,000 of YOU did
siS years ago"
"Somc people say I am trying to
be your boss, to dictate to you,' he
continued. "They know they are not
telling the truth. | have been your
leader. | have had the courage to
come out on the line and lead the
fighting whenever saw my duty.
Why should I surrender my rights
as citizen9 Why should 1 not give
expression to those views9" (Ap-
plause).
The Brice Law.
With these predatory remarks, Sen
ator Tillman declared that in the
counties which had voted out the dis
pensary there are $4,000 Democratic
voters. But the dispensary had been
voted out in the general elections in
which less than 10000 voters partici-
pated. a great many may have been
denied the right to vote as they did
not have their registration ccrtifi-
Gates. Others had been 90 much be-
fuddlcd by the corruption and the
talk of corruption.
Then to the audience, as Richland
audience, he said: eff YOU don't
want the dispcnsary, vote in the pri-
mary where all free Democrats can
participate and send men to the
legislature who will take it out.'
Voice: "Take it away"
Tillman: eff you don't want it,
vote it out. The real meaning of Till
manism is to let one vote go as far
as another.'
Hc then went on to say that there
is no need for factionalism. AS an
instance he cited that "thc once de-
spised Ben Tillman' could speak to
so large an audience as this in Column
bia, thus proving that factionalism is
dead.
Clubs.
He is in favor of that system
which will best control the sale "of
the damnable stuff' as some people
call it-and then they will go up to
the Columbia club and drink it. A
club in Grecnville wanted charter
and when the secretary of state ask
ed the president of the club to sign
statement that there would be no
illicit sale of whiskey in the club,
the president said it was an insult.
Tillman was greeted with cheers when
he said that there is, therefore, one
blind tiger less in Greenville.
Money.
! In favoring the dispensary he con-
fessed natively that if there is money
to be made out Of it, he would like
to see the State get it. "The man
who objects to the profits is high
er type Of man than I am," said Till
man. He then paid his respects to
that Marlboro school board which
had declined the profits and said that
either they had been put up to it or
they were people who had never vot-
ed for him (Tillman).
He declared that he has no quarrel
with the prohibitionists, but as we
are going to have whiskey any way,
let us have the system which has
shut up barrooms and stopped the
selling on your streets. Words failed