The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-21
TILLMAN WANTS JUSTICE AND he
SHOULD GET IT.

In Yesterdays Columbia State
appears an interview with Sena-
tor Tillman on the issues of this
summers campaign. It is evl-
dent, the Senator intends to
make the coming primary any
thing but a listless one, and 1t IS
also evident that he is going to
throw the whole force Of his
great influence into the effort to
resusitate the dying State dis
persary. A great many OF the
Senator'S admirers differ with
him on the liquor issue, and they
would much rather he make his
campaign for reelection on ma
t7ona1 issues, and leave the
Iiuuor question for those who
are running for State offices, but
Senator Tillman, no doubt feels
il incumbent upon himself to
stand by the Institution he IN
augurated, and he viii do so, re-
eardless of consequences there
can be no doubt, as the follow
ing utterance clearly indicates:
sit is up to the people now," says
Senator Tillman concerning the dis
peusary situation, ''ano there WILL De
a hot time next summer" he declares.
The Senator, who has been III for
the past several days, got out or oeo
this morning, contrary to advice, and
went TO the capitol He seemed TO be
loaded up, not on 1.-THE product OF the
6ispensary and the distilleries, but on
the subject of both, for ne actually got
up in the senate during the pure 1000
discussion and gave lecture on gooo
whiskey and bad whlskey, bow 70
make it and how TO secure Its blessings
to ourselves and our children. But 1t
vas in his Office that he talked very
freely and with his usual fire and vim
upon the South Carolina situation.
THE campaign will be three corn
cred, saws he. There will be three
distinct elements-at least ! propose to
make it that way if can, and think 1t
wiN have to be that>way- There will
be the advocates of the State dlspen-
sary. and these, of course, want the
Brice law repealed. There will be
those who want local option OF either
county dispensary or pronlolt1on.
Then there will be those who want a
third. option. either dispensary, pfonl-
bision~or high license>
..ts.And where do you stanG?"
.,.tI stand,": he answered severely,
s.just where I have always stood,
souarely for the dispensary, for the
State dispensary. but If any county
does not want dispensary, # the ma
iority Of the people vote against having
one, am not in favor OF forcing one
on- them and never have been-only
this, or anybody else who believes IN
having things done honestly and
souarely don't want any such law as
the Brice law, which disfranchises one
third of the people"
The Senator was asked how the issue
would be so narrowly defined" " :.
'sWhy every man who offers himself
for the legislature ought to be forced
and he will be forced, to come out
sauarely and declare himself one way
or another and, mind you, and when he
does declare himself l want him to
stick to Is like a man and like an
honest man. If he IS a prohibitionist
and wants to down the dispensary, let
him stand up for bis convictions and
not be entering into dirty bargains
with high license men; and vice versa,
if he is a high license man; I respect
high license man if he is honest and
open and above board, but le. him
stick out for high license and not be
dickering with proGibitlonists. want
some straightforward, aones5, open
and above board politics iG South Car
olina and I want the people to decide
this matter themselves"