The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-24
SOME. OLD FIRE
Senator TiI'man Makes a Red
Hot Speech and
/ WARNS THE PEOPLE

He Discusses the Race Question anu
N Saws President Taft's Mission to
South Carolina is to Organize a
Republican Party Out Of Renegade
White Men and Negroes.
Senator Tillman spoke to large
crowd of attentive listeners on Sat
urday at Heath Springs. His speech
had much fire and snap, and ne
seemed to be himself physically once
more. His speech was received WIN
a great deal of enthusiasm, and ne
was frequently interrupted by ap-
ulause. He seems to be as popular
as ever with the masses, as is SHOWN
by the large crowds that greet MN
The Senator spoke in part as 1ol-
lows:
81 give you no promise of oratory'
as / do not put words together just
to hear the jingle, but express ldeas
that mean something. In the hrst
Dlace I find that have made mis-
take today. failed to get permis-
sion of the editor of The State to
make a speech.
"In his comments on one OF my
\ speeches recently l was accused Oh
sbeing uneasy about my polltlcal
i,nces.u He accused me of being
afraid I would not be reelected TO
The United States senate. l nave
me consolation of knowing l have
Dur years more yet The editor Oh
he State who lies awake and dreams
reams and wants to write my obit-
Ifiary has already written my politi-
cal obituary, but by the help OF COO
intend to stay around few more
years to worry him.
az promised to deliver some lee
4 lures in the West and as there was
doing I proceeded to carry
Tut my contracts. My political en-
mics and editors never learned OF
H. absence until my colleague got
ck to Washington, then they rails
a terrible howl. Did Mr.. Smith
any good after he got back? Coulo
6ave done any good by being there!
could not have changed results
at all. The State forgets that State
politics have changed and is not run
by a few editors.
"You have TOO much intelligence
Ito be led around by the, nose now.
vu elected me governor twice and
the senate three times. 1t LOOKS
Yike you have respect for me and
IN confidence in me- The claim that
\ should not meddle in State politics
IS not we'll founded. have right
as a citizen to express my views
upon all subjects that pertain to
your welfare and to offer any sug-
gestions, and advice that I see fit.
"I neglected no public business
when I was out West. was preach
ing the doctrine of white suprema-
cy. Now what am I to talk about!
State questions? The prohibitionists
were very wise, in the last legisla-
lure. By a statute they killed all
county dispensaries. Killed them
hen voted them out. They were
N cunning: they out manoeuvred
> other side. There is difference
tween trying to bring to life a
4 dead man and killing a live man.
s only inaugurated the dispensary
! system IS years ago to regulate the
J dealing Of liquor. The newspapers
q have howled and howled ever since
Atc kill it. Then they went about II
Systematically and with malice afore-
saought to kill the system.
They got dishonest men to run
dispensaries and fought reform
putting restraints around the dis
5ensary. The money, they said, was
u blood money. The upper counties,
J where whites were in the majority,
q voted the dispensary out, but re-
Gently only six counties voted to
revive the dispensary, two of these
counties being Charleston and Rich
land, in which two newspapers have
been bowling against the dispensary.
81 I say if it. is good to have Lancaster,
Edgefield, ETC., dry, it is good to have
Charleston and Richland dry too-to
have the disgrace taken from the
escutchen of the State for selling
Equor.
SIt is impossible to keep men who
Int it from drinking liquor. They
send off and order it. l want
All to drink out of the same gourd.
SI want no aristocray in drinking
"a whiskey. 1 want it so that l can
take a drink of good honest rye if
want it. I want to see the time
in South Carolina when drunken
man will be exhibited as a rarity.
s "In discussing this question of
& liquor only six counties voted to
retain liquor. If we have to order
our whiskey let Charleston do the
same thing. let her get some of the
blessings of blind tigers or whatever
Ss else we have.
at has been said that you are
pot concerned in the race question
Our time is occupied with good