The Washington times., 1906-03-31
T|LLMAN DEFIANT,
READY TO FIGHT
FOR D|SPE ENSARY
Senator Scorns Threats
That He Might Be
UnSeated.
WILL GO UPON HUSTINGS
Determined To Take Active
Part in State { ampaign
Despite Warnings.
WILL GO UPON HUSTINGS

There are things more 10 be dreaded
thaa the loss OF a seat in the United
States Senate. One Is the loss OF my
own self-respect- l have been trusted
by the people of South Carolina for
sixteen years. and IL l should now,
from selfish motives. b.tray their con-
fideEce ard allow ambition to draw me
aside from the path OF duty. 1 would
deserve and expect 10 receive their
contempt and punishment al the polls
1 therefore seorn ALI suggestions OF
coy,ardiy non-interferenee In state al
fairs"
This Is the statement contained I'm
the manifesto Just issued By Senator
Tillman TO the voters of South Caro-
lima I'm answer 10 recent editorials in
certain papers in the Palmetto State
that he attend 10 national affairs and
keep out OF state politics
Fierce Campaign Promised.
The State campaign promises TO be
the fiercest ever waged in the Palmetto
State Already the politicians and
voters are lining mp In favor Of the
dispensary. high license. or prohibi-
tiOn. as the case may be. The friends
Of the dispensary. however. are prac-
tically waging a singIe-handed fight
In one sense OF the word, the high
license and prohibition people are united
against that ins titution-
Senator Tillman is often spoken OF
as the father OF The dispensa.y Law. L
was passed wheS he was Governor OF
the State. and if has always been one
OF it's -~st pe.-erfui advocates. In
many Ok >e dinties the dispensary
has bee. -. q out OF existence, and In
the state = stature . bin passed the
house providing for local option This
Lin was killed "a the senate. however
The wh.AlIy cIestion Will be the one
big vital Issue IN the State campaign.
All other questions have practically
nounce himself for the dispensary. pro-
hibltion. or high license
Warning to Tillman-
Some OF the State papers which have
always been inimical TO Senator TIL
man have intimated that IL would be
the best thing for him 20 keep out of
State politics" and some alleged politi-
cal prophets in the State went so far
as 10 predict that ewing 20 the fierce
ness OF the campaigi the Senator would
keep out OF the fight and attend 20
national affairs.
Not so with the Senator. He comes
out boldly and deaantly for the dis
pensary. His manifesto fairly slzzles
with defiance. He declares that six
teen years ago the people OF the State
killed OF the political ring which had
held charge OF South Carolina for gen
erations. and says that another ring
is now trying TO run matters. He up
holds the dispensaTy as the best LIQUOR
La ha -r n he so1l 80 10
that the only true critic'sra 10 be made
is with the control of tia system. He
proposes TO make graft sad corruption
as near impossible as laws can accom-
plish.
Some OF the most important utter
ances in his statement. which practi-
cally begins his caD1p;ngn. are as fol-
lows:
Senator's Manifesto
81 have received a great deal of advice.
recently from newspapers of the State
that ! should attend to my duties in
Washington and leave TO others the dis
cussion of affairs at home. I am warn
ed and threatened that should I not
heed this counsel something may hap
pen to me. II gives me no concern that
if / fail to heed the advice my seat in
the Senate may be jeopardized. There
are things more to be dreaded than the
loss OF seat in the Senate"
Relative 10 the dispensary law, the
object of his statement, he shows where
fifteen Of the forty-five counties OF the
State are enjoying" prohibition, but
says that in no county was there a
vote that represented the Will OF the
people. Less than half the total Demo
cratic vote was cast in each contest
He urges every voter to take part in
the primaries and elections this wear
and gives notification that he will be
on the stump enough TO arouse them.
He ridicules the results OF prohibition
in the fifteen counties, as follows:
"Under the dispensary law whisky
was sold by the pint and quart mainly
through dispcnsaries. 1t is now sold
through the express Offices by the gall
lon and jug. while the retailing is done
by the drink in almost every county. as
in the old barroom days
"The prohibitionists. high license
men, old bar room element, blind I'll
gers, and moonshiners have united
against the dispensary and want to
vote it out. These elements will unite
to support the anti-dispensary candi-
dates for the legislature. as they will
hardly put UP candidates pledged 70
their respective policies II Is the dis
pensary against the field. and the dis
pensary supporters must beware of di-
vision among themselves by advocating
county dispenSarieS."