The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-16
THEY RESENT III
SEN ATCR TlLLMAN's. INTERVIEW
CALLS FORTH REPLIES
Mr. ssnkler. Mr. Hamel and tho I'm
known Mr. Tabbs Take He.
tice Of Senator's Roast.

The interview given out by gsna-
tor Tillman In Washington In regard
TO the legislature of South Carolina
oau9ed s)ms comment on tho Fart OF
some of the members OF the r.egisla.
ture.
MR HUaER sINKLAR.
Mr.. Sinkler In rising to q question
OF personal pii iailege Wednesday said; {;
l rise to question Of personal privi.
lege. l speak for myself and my state.
men6 is made on account of the fol-
lowing paragraph publiehed In an In
serviow with Senator Tillmsn which
appeared In the efternooa papers
Wednesday and I'm the morning pa.
pers Tnursday: Without Charles.
toms nine votes the Morgan bill would
have been defeated by maiority of
two votes, 90 II the State dispensary
Is abolished ut this session 10 viii ba
done by dirty bargain beoWeau the
old barroom element in Charleston
and these 81 prohibitionists.
AS q member of this body for
many years from Charleston would
bo lacking In self respect, oareless OF
your esteem, II / permitted this raeS.
leas, unjust, untrue charge OF bargain
and sale OF my convictions, and my
convictions On this measure romain
unonsnged. No bsrgin was ever
made 30 my knowledge, nor was my
vote inspired, influenced or controls cd
by b1rfoom clemens or any other
elcme or person whatever, and the
charge SO boldly made is lacking In
ruth and dignity. I voted for local
opsion because believe the people
have q primary and fundamental
right to say and settle for themselves
"h@e they want. Furthermore, l
would have voted for the Morgan bill
II Charleston never got the option OF
nigh license, although believe Char
les2on should get what she wants and
every other county should have the
Same privilege. 1t IL not my purpose
TO retaliate with abusive epiehets but
aimply to mako this statements In
vlodioation OF my Atsitude aud vote
And in Differences TO my friends in this
body whose good opinion value.
CAPT. HAMEL's RzMARKs.
The substance Q; what Capt. Ham
el said Wednesday morning is as fol-
lows
So much had been said charging
prqnibinionistsw with being In q com
'Y slf s&ui ~ ID IN silS 81 e,
COME people thaG Il WanGe0 90 81 8 B ny
position TO be In opposition,to licenses:
thai the Morgan bill was not my bll
and had pothing to do with It's prep.
afation.
'"Tae prohibitionists had nobhinz
TO do with It's being an iSauo there
That responsibility was upon the
d dspensary people, who, In the ON
sgiUueional convention Of 1895, cooper
ated with the license people to put
Onat option In.
Mr.. Clayton Of Florence had offar.
I'd an amendment TO the original sec.
zion prepared for the regulation OF
the whiskey question, which amend
mont provided that the lloensing OF
the sale OF liquor should be prohibited
In the constitution. The prohibition.
lists In the convention we're working
With the dispenssrY people for the
Adoption Of this amendment, as 1T
would limit the choice bctween dis
peusary and prohibition. But the
tate OF the dispensary was hanging In
Ghe balance at that time and it's con
sti utionalisy was being tested In tht
courts. A member Of the convention
undertook to piobure conditions as
they would be under Ssate prohibi
tion la case the dispensary was de-
clared unoonsti outional and he TOOK
about the same view that the oppon.
ents take now regarding blind tigers
overrunntng prohibition oounsis5S.
The debate was adjourned and con.
terence was held beo@een the dispen.
aary and lioonse people, and the pre-
sent section vas the result of their
leliberabions. the dispens8.y people
and not the pronibib bionists, In unholy
alliance with the license element In
Jhe convention are responsible, there
fore, that we have the issue of license
| TO CONSIDER at all at this time. In
their votes hero in this legislature
the prohibitionist8 are seeking t.
honestly onoose thejle5ser In q onoio;
between evils,"
MIR. DABB REJOINRR:
Mr.. DabDs Wednesday, by request
made tine following sbatoment:
In reply TO the 'rantlng interview
Of the senior senator, / am flatserec
6hat my prediction has come true az
muc qliokof than 1 anticipated. /
uad !uA Qualification In predicting
chat he would rant on every Bbump
for he had announced his determine
ZION as long ago aa last summer 81
whip the boys into line tie either
save his pet institution or take tht
stump or prohibition. II he Will give
out suon D 'ranting' interview and, a.
usual with him, 80 full OF inaocurac
ie3, az will be seen by reference TO che
facts shown by 6he aye and nay vote
on the Morgan bin and Mr.. Hamel't
niGiGion amendmenp, and that too
long range from Washington, VIVA,
sill he do wnen he basins his hano
primary on the 8tumpp.
Toe history of HIS previous cam
palgns gives all the answsr needed.
1m not uneSsy; know him too well
aven If am 70 him unknown, Nj
position on The dispentary was, as /
| JnouRht, we'll known In Suntor c0un
ty. / certainly would mob have be
rome canidaee, Ii had thought /
would not have the right to give ex.
preston to my convictions on th,
floor OF the house, aa Enthusiastically as
I gne@ ho@, juss asss tor &c yeasss
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