The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-24
somethipe to rattle and conjure

So far as l am individually
concerned Indifference has set
in. the only anxiety I have is
the day of final adjournment, so
I may stay home, and away
from this turmoil, and political
hypocrisy. Who are the prohi.
bition leaders Of the Senate and
House? They are former State
dispensaryites. not one OF them
were Prohibitionists until after
the down fall Of the State dis.
pensary, and the smashing OF
the dispensary machine. A man
like C. A. Smith of Timmons-
vile. always Prohibitionists,
is brusht aside and made to go
away back and sit down by MI.
Richards who almost risked his
life in the effort to save the
State dispensary. Senator Otis:
Of whom it is said, telegraphed
Ben Tillman to come to Chero-
kee to help him save his county
dispensary: has taken full
charge of the prohibition forces,
and cracks his whip over the
senators who have always been
Prohibitionists, until they crouch
beneath him to obey his every
command. They dare not listen
to reason, without the consent
of their leader. How he got con-
troll of the prohibition whip IS a
mystery, but no ring master IN n
a circus ever had a frmer hold
upon his whip or welded it with
more effect than does the Sen
ator from Cherokee. I do wish
that some good artist could be
in the Senate Chamber, and re-
produce on paper the scene that
will present Itself in the Senate
Chamber when the liquor light
comes on. I venture to say the
issue containing this caricature
would have a tremendous sale.
iii were to undertake to de-
scribe the effect on the prohib1-
ton senators of whoop from the
big iniun of Cherokee, it would
put me in a veritable storm cen
ter. There would come an ava.
lanche of protests. each of which
would first have to be censored
by the big injun. | have no idea
there is one of the prohibition
senators who would strike out
for himself independent of the
Senator of Cherokee. No. sire,
Otis is boss. and will continue to
the end. If successful they will
crown him with glory, if not
his name will be Dennis.
I am fond of the big infun: he
is jolly good fellow, fights hare,
and sometimes mean, but when
it is over it is alright. The only
objection I have to his present
position is, I cannot understand
where, when and how he got ii.
just when Otis became a Prohl-
bitionists is puzzliug. | know
what converted Richards, that
change came over him five minu..
utes after the last vote was cast
which crushed the great moral
institution-the state dispensary.
and threw hub Evans & Co., out
of a Job. But it is mysterious
about Otis. Surely he did not get
mad and go oyer into the prohl,
bition camp because Ben Tlllman
did not respond to his telegram tc
help him save the dispensary in
Cherokee:
I have no doubt Tillman was
busy in Washington, or perhaps
he was engaged in undertaking
to effect deal for several quar-
ter sections of land in the West
is why he could not pack his grip
and run down to Cherokee to save
the dispensary at Senator Otis
request; whatever was Tillman's
excuse Otis should not have lost
his temper and gone over to the
opposition. It was naughty, but
now that he is IN their camp. it
is also naughty in him to assume
full possession and force those
who have always been in that
camp to receive orders from him.
Feeling kindly towards senator
Otis it might be well that | should
warn him, lest those who are sub.
hitting in meekness and lowli.
ness, should, after he has storm
ed the ramparts ard won the vic,
tory. turn upon and destroy him,
They allow him to domineer over
them now but wait. and poor
Otis will get it where the Indian
wears his beads.
This will probably be my last
letter before my general epltome
Of the whole work Of the session.
I have tried to furnish an inter
esting letter each week, and ]
hope have succeeded My fellows
in the senate speak very kindly
of my letters, which OF course IS
appreciated, cut if my county
readers are pleased it is more
gratifying to me for it is them L
Seek to serve. GA"