The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-02-15
A DIRTY BARGAIN.
Was Made to Pass The Local
Option Bill Says
SENATOR TILLMAN,
ale Cha,ges Corruption in Dispeusary
Management, and Asserts That a
Strengthening 0ut is Needed.
Says The Dispensary will
be the Issue this Year.>
SENATOR TILLMAN,
9ie Cha,ges Corruption in DisOensary

correspondent Of The State says Sen
ator Tillman insists that when he
characterized the method by which
the Morgan bill passed the house as a
dirty bargain" he meant just that
word and no other, though he says be
did not mean to reflect in any way
upon any OF the Charleston delega-
tion.
Says he: II said there was trade
by which Charleston's nine votes were
cast for the bill in consideration for
making that most remarkable excep-
tlen for Charleston. allowing 1t the
privilege denied. all the rest Of the
State OF having license If it wants it.
There may not have been any ac-
tual overt trade, there may not have
been any formal agreement, but the
thing is so self evident that it isn't
worth while for any body to deny 1t.
Charleston has always been in favor
OF local option, by which, OF course, 1t
is meant that it wants saloons, and
its representatives in the legislature
saw tnat the only way to get it was
to vote for this bill.
Likewise the antidispepsary Nom.
bers from other counties know that
the only way they could get Charles
ton support of a so called prohibition
measure would bs to expect Charles.
ton from its operation by giving 1t
the third choice Of high license.
Elise why did they except Charles.
ton, and why did they not except Co
lumbis also, o: Granville. or Spar
tanburg, or any other town.
"Why, it is plain as the nose on
your face If they had not given this
special privilege to Charleston they
would not have got these nine votes
and the bill would have been defeated,
and they know it,"
A few weaks ago 1t will bs remem-
bered 1t was reported in this correB.
pondence that Senator Tlllman said
he had nothing TO say on the South
Carolina situation, considering that
in general way it was not his busi-
ness 20 interfere and that he had his
hands full here.
AS q matter OF fact, there can be
no doubt that he has his hands full
here, about IS full as any man in the
senate, but be instinctively keeps one
ear to the ground for what is going on
in South Carolina and it is as impossi.
BILE for him to keep out Of it ss 1t Is
for him to sit quietly in his seat IN
the senate when spirited debate Is
going on.
II would be a fool" said he today,
to sit here in Washington, however
much T an absorbed with affairs here
and see the people OF South Carolina
tricked without at least making my
protest. And by people mean the
real majority Of the white people for
whom I have struggled"
The senator was once called down
in the senate for using the word
trlckery" when referring to the pres
ident, so asked him what he meant
by it in this connection. Il say trick
ed" he replied, because that is what
it appears to me. The Brice law dis
franchises third Of the white men
in the State who can vote in the Dem
ocratic primary.
Besides, the enemies OF the dis
pensary, why for years have controlled
the State, have been putting men In
charge Of it who have mtsmansged 1t,
stolen from it, brought it into bad
order, aud the newspapers which are
and always have been bitter against
the dispsnsary and against me, and
which make q practice OF suPpresStng
whatever is favorable to the dispen'
sary and loudly vaunting what unfav-
orsble to 1T, are the ones which have
the largest circulation and the ones
which these 'dciftwood legislators
read and look upon as the law, the
prophets and the gospel so the people
are hoodwinked, but there Is o time
cogisg- q
>rTne people will get chance tc
expreSs themselves next summer and
without any Brics law to dlSfraDchise
any of them and bottle them up. All
they need ts somebody to stir them up
and let than know what is going IN
The dispenssry will be the deciding
issue in tha whole campaign, not ooly
in the cleo ion Of members OF the l:g-
islaaure but in every election IN the
State, for governor, for State Officers
for county ctfi ;ers, tor my successor
in the senate and all"
Slnething was said last summon
about the senator running for COVER.
nor 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
lake more exalted seat. Asked the
Nreet question today, Senator Till
ssGlan said?
Yes, / have thought many times
of doing that. Tue only condition
that would induce me to consider 1t,
however, from a personal standpoint,
would be the fact that my health
on nuld be suoh as to make 1t 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 straigten things