The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-02
MUST DECLARE
ON DISPENSARV
EVEN CONGRESSIONAL CANDI-
DATES MAY HAVE TO
LINE UP.
S@G Campaign Likely-Preseas Rep
resentatives at Washington Want
Congress to Adjourn to Look
After Their Fences.

Washington. February 26.-South
Carolina Congressman are not queS-
ssoning the recent statement OF
Speaker Cannon that the House must
terminate it's deliberations by May
Is. There is no good reason why Con-
sress should adjourn by that time and
possibly leave large amount OF leg
islation undisposed Of except for the
fact that elections will be on hand
during the present summer in various
quarters, and there is already dis
position manifesting itself among con-
gressmen generally to make frequent
trips to their homes to patch up pollt-
ical fences here and there.
It is not believed that the work of
congress vii be ended before the mid
die of July or possibly the first Of
August. This was the statement made
today by prominet member OF the
House. But he qualified his state:
ment by saying that if the session
should be prolonged later than that
time there would hardly be a quorum
present to answer a roll call. The
next half Of the session will be busy
one, and there will be putting Of
shoulders to the wheel all round so
that members with campaign facing
them may not be detained here to
their disadvantage.
There will probably be more trou-
bic for some Of the South Carolina
men to return to Washington as men,
bers of the sixtieth Congress than
will be encountered by the members
of many other delegations. The rea-
son is obvious. The South Carolina
.campaign to be fought during the
present summer from what is known
at this end Of the line, will be con-
Quoted squarely on the issues Of the
Morgan bill-dispensary OF no dis
pensarv. It is too early yet to pre-
diet the outcome, and to say whether
or not the next Congress will see
representation of dispensary or anti
lispensary men in Washington
So much Of Senator Tillman' re-
cent statement that the coming cam
,,a;on would be more fercely fought
than any since 1890, and that the lines
would be closely drawn around the
dispensary question for all candl-
dates. is not disputed by prominent
neople from South Carolina who have
been in Washington during the last
few days. They say that so Tar as
the Congressional elections are con-
cerned, matters throughout the State
are rapidly crystalizing into one issue.
namely, that involved in the Morgan
bill, and that the people throughout
the different counties are going to de-
mand that candidates say where they
stand.
II have talked with many people
in different parts Of the State re-
centlv,'' said a South Carolina law
yer here a few days ago, '|and | give
it as my opinion that when the p:es-
ent Representatives in Congress 90
before the people this summer they
will have to say exactly where they
stand on the dispensary question.
There was one time when they could
satisfy the people by telling them OF
their work for appropriations, pen
sions, free delivery routes, etc., but
the situation has changed and these
Questions, so far as the next campaign
is concerned, will cut but little figure.
It is going to be different this time,
and while I will not say whether dis
pensarv men or anti-dispensary men
are going to be members Of the next
CONGRESS from South Carolina, you
NAV look for it to happen that all OF
the seven men now in the House are
going to have opposition, and the kind
too. that will take them off the fence
in a hurry, if they are inclined to
straddle on the dispensary question. -