The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-08-01
TILLMAN TALKED
TO TWO THOUSAND
Discussion Devoted To
Defence OF DispeDsary.
4CHiCCO FAN INCIDENT.
Senator TiIIman Refused to Name Choice
of Candidates for GovernOr-..Criti-
cised the Investigating Committee.

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Cised the Investigating Committee.
Senator b, r.. Tillman, who is can
didate without opposition for reelection
and who is conducting 4 campaign of
his own, spoke in Laurens Friday af-
ternoon. The speaking took place at
Holmes Park, following the speeches
of the candidates for Congress in this
district. Between two and three
thousand people heard Senator Tillman's
speech. A large number of ladies' were
present, a majority of whom had never
seen the Senator before, perhaps. The
park is an admirable place for such
meeting, and the very orderly conduct
of the crowd was commented upon by
many.
The people heard Senator Tillman
eagerly, and he was applauded fire.
! quently, but that old-time enthusiasm
which used to sweep the Laurens "boys"
off their feet on such occasions was
noticeably lacking.
Senator Tillman spoke for two hours,
dcvotins a great deal of his speech to
uSlSiiSS VI liiS pCllStiIy. Ilc DSuSNcS
in the settlement of all issues by ma
jority of the Democrats of the State.
Nothing is settled until it is settled
right" If all the Democrats of South
Carolina want prohibition he will be
one to lead in enforcing prohibition
law, but he does not believe the people
want prohibition: he doesn't because
the law has proved miserable failure
wherever tried. He is opposed to local
option or return to the old bar-room
under high or low license system.
He presented the good features of
the dispensary law, and maintained
that it was the very best regulation of
the liquor traffic in existence.
The Senator then passed on to discus
sion of gubernatorialc candidates, the dis
pensary Investigating committee work,
compulsory education, and so on.
Though urged by several in the crowd
to indicate his choice for governor Sen
ator Tillman refused, declaring that it
would be ''meddling" in State politics
IS9r him to suggest preference How
leger, he would advise his friends to
s&yote for man; one whose life is clean,
va man of integrity and truthfulness,
with backbone and nerve.
In his criticism of the work of the
dispensary investigating committee Sen
ator rillman said that it had given the
best demonstration of chow not to do
it'' he had ever seen.
He is opposed to compulsory educa-
tion law because the passage of such
measure would simply mean increased
taxes for the white people of South
Carolina, and more education for negro
children of the State. Educate the ne
gro and you spoil good field hand and
create candidates for the gallows or
penitentiary, was one of the points
made by Tillman in his argument
against the enactment of law that
would require children to attend school
so many months in the year for given
number of years.
A feature of Senator Tilman's speech
was the exhibition to the crowd of
fancy card board fan, on which appear
ed the pictures of Tillman and Vincent
of Charleston. The Senator explained
that the fan had just been sent to him
by newspaper man in the State who
said the obnoxious fans had been dis
tributed to members of the Press Asso-
citation at it's recent meeting in Charles
ton. The Senator passed the fan over
to Col. L. b. Crews, who was on the
stand. Col. Crews stated that he at
tended the Press meeting, but he did not
see any of the fans there. ooh no, of
course they would not give you one,
Colonel," replied Mr.. Tillman, "for
you are one of the Blue Hens chick
ems" Accompanying the fan was
Chicco's card advertising beer, whiskey,
etc, for sale by the chief Of blind I'll
gers of South Carolina. Tillman said
with much warmth, that the coupling
of his name with that of a blind tiger
advertising scheme was an insult to
him and to the high office which he fills,
and he declared he was going to send
the fan to Governor Hayward.
In a recent speech the Senator was
quoted as having said that he entered a
bar-room with the same reverence that
he did church. MIR. Tillman took oc-
casipn to correct this statement Friday,
saying that what he said was that
when he felt like it he entered bar
with as much independence as he did
s upon entering a church. Some of his
Z)friends in the crowd expressed gratifi-
8. cation with this explanation of the mat
ter.
Mr.. Tillman appeared to be tagged
out, and when urged to go on after he
J had spoken over an hour the Senator
IpeSSc r. stcd, declaring that there was
ont ne limit to an old mans capacity.
,g Senator Tillman remained in the citv
Il k|Tiday night as the guest of Mr.. John
> 4yBolt, and during the evening quite a
4 number of his admirers called to paw
= their respects. At seven o'clock Sat
N day morning Mr.. Tillman left for
Prosperity, Newberry county, where he
spoke in tho forenoon.
MnTICE