The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-09-06
TILLMAN AT COLUMBIA.
He Talks About Politics and His Lee
tures.-He Discusses Carey
Cothran Law.
News and Courier.

Clemson college trustees, but as only
one other member Of the committed
was present at the appointed hour,
the senator spent most Of the day at
the hotel, conversing with friends.
Few knew that he was in town, as he
arrived home, accompanied by Mrs.
Tillman, only last Friday night from
his lecturing tour in the west.
The senator talked interestingly
he always talks interestingly-and on
a variety Of subjects to this CORES
pondent today at Wright's s Hotel.
elbow do you find things in South
Carolina, Senator" was asked by the
reporter.
"Wen, I've just got home and
have seen only few friends here and
there, and don't know what's been
going on"
Speaking of prohibition he said:
"You can say l IN for prohibition
against any form of license, young
man." declared Senator Tillman very
emphatically. ~ don't know how this
Carey -Cothran law is working, but I
have told the people Of the state
that if you can't watch one big dis
pensary and keep out stealing you
can't watch thirty of them.
"By the way" said the Senator,
turning interrogation, "what's become
Of those stripes they were going to
put on the grafters last year7 Has
anybody been arrested yct7 Any war
rants sworn out at all? You remem-
bcr that | said those prediction pro-
misses last year were nll humbug
There was bound to be something rot
ten where there was so much smell.
but they ',n't seem tc be dom. any.
tring alcut it."
1t was stated to the senator that the
f.ispc,hf1y winding up commi s. ion
had held up the claims of a number
OF whiskay houses to the state dis
pcnsary, and that there might be
something doing when this commits
sion got the information.
"They might as well look for cvi-
dence i'll the Atlantic ocean, was
tho senator's comment.
When asked if he thought there
would likely be an effort made to
pass state prohibition law next year
he replied that the time might not be
ripe then for such law. cit de-
pends great deal,' said the senator,
"on what the governor, Mr.. Ansel,
does; if he docs not do anything to
make himself unpopular he will get
a second term, you know.'
Senator Tillman said that he had
been working hard on his lchturc
tour, but. said he, 81 enjoy preach
ing the gospel of white supremacy to
those miserable ignoramuses up north.
Yes, get enough out Of it to com
pensate me for the work.
CT find about four-fitths Of the
crowds with me on the race question
everywhere | go. The politicians are
the ones who oppose my views. | have
taken number Of hand primaries
and most Of them are more unanimous
than any have taken in South Car
olina."
"No, am not permitted to talk
politics in my lectures, am confined
10 the race question by my contracts.
but that is really the only question
that divides this country. il has divid-
cd the north and south for the last
fifty years, and if it wasn't for the
negro they could get together.
cor course, the fight between Taft
and Foraker is the one matter OF in
trrcSt IN the west. especially in Ohio.
I haven't got anything to say about
that, however, for when | say any
thing about Foraker il will be where
| have him face to face. challenged
him twice to joint debate. but he
wouldn't accept.
81 have already expressed The
opinion ah mt twenty times that
Roosevelt wants the nomination for
himself. He is working to bring about
deadlock in the Republican convcn-
tion which will result in them turning
to Theodore Roosevelt rs the one hon
est man left in the world: then they
will ask him to save the country. The
nomination will be presented to him
ON a silver platter.