The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-13

Hamel' s statement that there was any
deal. bargain. or caucus between the
dispensarvites and the license men is
wholly without foundation. The dis
pensarvites Of their own free will and
accord provided for the issuing of IL
censes under the conditions imposed
in the proviso because it was felt to
be unwise to incorporate in the con-
stitution a provision that would not
leave the people and their represen-
tatives in the legislature the power
to deal with the question as they saw
fit with the essential features Of the
dispensary law as embodied in the
proviso controlling the sale Of IL
quor.''
Another Interview.
The following interview with Sen
ator Tillman was printed in the Co.
h,mbia State Of Friday:
! Senator Tillman has seen ''by the
papers, that certain legislators and
others are disposed to resent his re-
marks upon the dispensa,y situation
and he makes another remark or two.
| He insists that when he character
lied the method by which the Morgan
bill passed the house as "dirty bar
gain he meant just that word and
| no other. though he says he did not
mean to reflect in any way upon any
of the Charleston delegation.
SAYS he: ~ said there was trade
bv which Charleston s nine votes we're
cast for the bill in consideration for
making that most remarkable excep-
ton for Charleston, allowing it
the privilege denied all the rest of the
State of having license if it wants it.
"There may not have been any ac-
tual overt trade, there may not have
been any formal agreement, but the
thing is so seIf-evident that it isn't
worth while for anybody to deny~lt-
Charleston has always been in favor
of local option, by which, Of course, it
is meant that it wants saloons, and its
representatives in the Legislature saw
that the only way to get it was to vote
for this bill.
':Likewise the anti-dispensary men,
bers from other counties know, that
the only way they could get Charleston
support Of a so-called prohibition
measure would be to except Charles
ton from it's operation by giving 1t the
third choice of high license.
Elise why did they except Charles
ton, and why did they not except Co.
lumbia also. or Geenville. or Spar
! tanburg, or any other town.
"Why, it is plain as the nose on
your face if they had not given this
special privilege to Charleston they
would not have got these nine votes
and the bill would have been Detected,
! and they know it,
A few weeks ago it will be remem-
bered it was reported in this CORE
spondence that Senator Tlllman said
he had nothing to say on the South
Carolina situation, considering that IN
general way it was not his business
to interfere and that he had his hands
full here.
. His Ear to the Ground.
As a matter Of fact, there can be
no doubt that he has his hands full
! here, about as full as any man III the
senate. but he instinctlvely keeps one
! ear to the ground for what IS gong
on in South Carolina and it is as I'M
possible for him to keep out of it as
! it is for him to sit quietly in his seat
in the senate when spirited debate
is going on.
"I would be fool said be to-
day. :.to sit here in Washington, how
ever much ] am absorbed with affairs
here, and see"the people Of South Car
oiina tricked without at least making
a,l h1- noo,,le T mean