The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-09-06
TTI,I1-IAN At CCLUMETTA.
He Talks About Politics and His Lee
tures.-He Discusses Carey
Cothran Law.
News and Courier.

lI4Olu1uD1d, OePleWooA
B. R. Tillman spent today in the
city, this being his first visit to Co.
lumbia in several months. He cam5
over from his home at Trenton to at
tend a meeting Of a committee OF the
Clemson college trustees, but as only
one other member Of the committee
was present at the appointed hour,
the senator spent most Of the day at
the hotel, eonversing with friends.
Few kne-, 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 Hotel.
CHOW 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:
tYou can say I'm for prohibition
against any form Of license, young
man," declared Senator Tllman very
emphatically. 'FI 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 year3 Has
anybody been arrested yet? Any war
rants sworn out at all? You remem-
Der that I said those prediction. pro-
misses last year were all humbug
There was bound to be something rot
ten where there was so much smell,
but thsy >'on't seem tc be doing any
tting aEcat it,
It was stated to the senator that the
Iispehs1y winding up commission
had held up the claims Of number
Of whiskey houses to the state dis
pensary, and that there might be
something doing when this commits
sion got the information.
"They might as well look for evil
dence in the Atlantic Ocean, wa:
the senator's comment.
When asked if he thought there
would likely be an effort made to
pass a state prohibition law next year
he replied that the time might not be
ripe then for such law. "It de-
pends a great DEAL" said the senator,
"on what the governor, Mr.. Ansel,
does; if he does 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 lePture
tour, but, said he, 81 enjoy preach
ing the gospel Of white supremacy to
those miserable ignoramuses up north
Yes, I get enough out Of it to COM
pensate me for the work.
ssI ind about four -fifths of the
crowds with me on the race question
everywhere I 60. The politicians are
the ones who oppose my views. I have
taken a number Of hand primaries
and most of them are more unanimous
than any I have taken in South Car
olina."
"No, I am not permitted to talk
politics in my lectures, I am confined
to the race question by my contracts,
but that is really the only question
that divides this country, it has divld-
ed the north and south for the last
fifty years, and if it wasn't for the
negro they could get together.
"Of course, the fight between TAFT
and Foraker is the one matter Of In
terest in the west, especially in Ohio
I haven't got anything to say about
that, however, for when I say any
thing about Foraker it will be where
7 have him face to face. / challenged
him twice to joint debate, but he
wouldn't accept.
"I have already expressed the
opinion about twenty times that
Roosevelt wants the nomination fo1
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