The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-07-10
TILLMAN STATES PLAN
TO REFORM DISPENSARY.
REPEATS SUGGESTIONS MADE
LAST SUMMER.
The Senator Condemned Last General
Assembly and Denounced the.
Proposition to Establish
County Dispensaries.
JAS. A. Hoyt in State.

Jas. A. Hoyt in State.
Greenville, July -Four thousand
people or more were gathered at San
dy Flat today to hear Senator Till
man and other statesmen and politi-
clans on the issues of the day.
From newspaper standpoint, per-
haps, the best "Story' of the day
was the people. IT was a fine crowd.
Strong, robust men of this mountain
country; handsome, healthy, we'll
dressed women and plenty Of Amcri-
can children. Contrastcd with tho
crowds which chccrcd "Bravc Ben
1illman' Is years ago, there was II
great difference. Then there was hun
ger almost written OH their faces,
hard times certainly made IFS i'm
press and they were ready to swal-
low anything that would mean lighter
[ taxes and better conditions. They
had begun to think also that they
were not treated right politically and
their interest in politics was intense.
But today this crowd did moi seem
so much interested in politics. They
received Tillman' s most fcrvcnt pas
Sagcs with calmness that even tho
speaker must have noticed. There
were men i'll that crowd who ID years
ago would have punctuated every SEN
tcnce Tillman uttered with a "hurrah
for Tillman" and today there were
few hurrahs Of any kind. From way
down about Walkers Cross Roads
and Mauldin station, 10 miles below
Grccnvillc city, and even as far down
as Licksvillc, 20 miles below town,
men came to this meeting, in fact there
were some there from Laurcns county.
And Spartanburg WAS well represent
ed. as the county line is. pot many
miles away. AS for Grccnvillc city
and the northern portion Of the coun-
~. one who knows the people could
spot folk from every section Of the
territory. II was then representa-
tive crowd. II was also wclI-drcss-
cd, wcll-"ronmcd crowd; women with
pretty dresses and plenty of flowers
and ribbons And like their horses
and mules, they all seemed to be we'll
fed, wcll-kcpt.
Happiness and prosperity such rs
are here indicated do not accord with
political excitement and frenzy. These
people refuse to think alone Of whiS-
key: they have something better to
consider And today they refused to
rnthusr over the whiskcy issue. They
cave Senator Tillman respectful, in.
irrr~tcd hearing, and if he had an op-
posing candidate doubtless the vast
ma. .inrity Of those present today would
cast their ballots for Tilman in pref
rrcncc to the other man. But they
received his address in cold silence.
Lower taxes which they voted for lG
years ago have not come, but better
conditions have come and the people
are no longer absorbed in politics.
They wanted to hear their senator
speak and they came for a pleasant
! day.
The spot selected for the speak
ing was a very pretty grove near the
home Of Mrs. Jane Gilrcath, near
jackson Grove church. The speaking
was announced to be cat Sandy
Flat' but while there is precinct
by that name, "Sandy Flat" is in
reality community or section and it
is famous for several things, one Of
which is the ease with which illicit
! liquor could always be secured and
perhaps n f.lt it VA ted This is
n t saying !hat Sandy Flat is or has
been a lawless community, lut there
as alwavs been certain iaWlcss elc.
mcnt in this section. .,
The exercises we're presi jed over by
Mr. II. B. Ingram, the register Of
mcsnc conveyance for this county.
Ex-senator A. II. Dean made the op-
cnino speech, in which he spoke Of
the pleasure the people took in hav-
ing Senator Tillman present and re-
: fcrrcd to him as the brave defender
Of American womanhood, who dared
to defy Barnes and his cohorts, as
the man who had refused to mt his