Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-07-18

boonoi w oouiuSeou.
In introducing the Senator Mr.. In
gram spoke of Tillman's fight twenty
years ago for the education of the
masses. He had taught the people
self-help, taught them the dignity of
labor. He had put new song in
their mouths, new faith in their
hearts, and new meaning in their
lives. 81 introduce to you," he said,
"the great Democrat and foremost
champion of the peoples rights,
b. II. rillman."
SENATOR TILLMAN.
Amid applause Senator Tillman
came forward. He opened with a
few complimentary remarks to the
crowd. saying what q pleasure it was
for him to be present. He came be-
cause he had something he wanted to
say to the people.
The newspapers had said ne should
stick to national affairs and not med
die with State matters. He had been
a citizen and taxpayer before he De-
came Governor and is still citizen
and taxpayer. He has as much right
as any one TO talk about these mat
ters and if anybody wants him to
keep quiet he says it is "none of his
business"
GLAD OF OPPOSITION.
He was glad to learn on the day
the campaig' opened that he would
have opposition, as he could then
make speeches without being accused
of meddling. Still he didn't hurry
home, but stayed in Washington
and attended to the peoples busi.
ness there, as he felt satisfied the
people would attend to his business
here. He felt sure that the people
would re-eleot him, but if they want
another Senator they could elect an
other. The office belonged to the
people and he doesn't want any
office that hasn't got the endorse
ment of the people.
He was sorry Lumpkin had quit.
He had hoped Lumpkin would stay
in and act as "teaser," to stir him
up to good race. He wanted to
stir up little of that "Tillmanism"
that used to be so rife throughout
the State. If Lumpkin had stayed
in the race the voters who had
scratched him in 1900 would have
had some one to vote for. "These
people do not like me, have never
liked me and | don't care if they
never do," screamed the Senator,
making campaign grimace.
wHISKEY.
Senator Tillman then took up the
whiskey question, saying that as here
tofore this would be the issue in this
State this year. He discussed the
whskey problem in its large phases,
showing that this had been a prob
lem in all the States.
He said many of those who con-
demned the dispensary and preached
prohibition, kept liquor at home and
were the fellows who got jugs at
Greenville, Greers and other stations.
He called these people "hypocrites."
Personally he was practical prohi-
bitionist. He never drinks whiskey
except when he wants it. Uaugh-
ter) He doesn't drink enough to
cause any woman uneasiness.
He knew his moonshine friends
sup the road" were still doing bust
ness. Then the "genJlemen's clubs"
in the towns keep it in their lockers.
You can never stop it. 1t is natural
for the moonshiner to be prohibi-
zionist, because the dispensary inter-
feres with his trade. The fellow on
the railroad doesn't need the dispen-
sary, as he can get liquor by express.
Other people have to violate the law
to get whiskey and this breeds law
lessness. He believes in getting the
best law possible to control whiskey
and then enforcing that law. He
believes that is the dispensary law.
The people had endorsed the dis
pensary in every election since 1892.
He cited each q these instances.
Then Senator Tillman took up the
changes which had been made in the
law and laid upon the Legislature