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A Tillmanite to Tillman. "One of the Old Blue Hen's Chickens" Kicks Cear Out of Harness?Doesn't Like it Because Tillman is Defend- j ing his "Child," the Dispensary. The following open letter to Sena'or Tillman has-been given the press by Mr. 0. P. Hodges, a 1 ;rge larmer ai d merchant of Marlboro county: 1 Bennettsville. Aug, 11, 1900. ? Senator B. R. Tillman. My Dear Sir: I will preface my remarks to you by stating j that 1 have been one of the most ardent Tilltaaniles in the State ( I have followed you through thick and thin. In tact I am j one ot the "old blue hen's chick pin " I nm a Tillmanita whom there is no guile." I have asked tor no office, and huvu't cared for any. 1 have followed ' you because I thought you were ( largely right from a square out honest motive and principal, and , not for any of the political emol ' uments that might accrue from ( such su|>port a9 I have rendered. But, senator, I think 1 voice the sentiment of thousands ol your mostardentsupporters when I say that we can follow you so far and no farther. You have left your moorings, and have uone headlong in the persistent advocacy of measures that if carried out will undermine eventually ^ our moral, social, religious and governmental structures. Your absolute disregard for the moral and religious opinions of others should make your position abhorrent to every God fearing Baptist, Methodist, Presbv terian, au l, in fact to every reltg;ous denomination of the State. You have flagrantly insulted every minister of every denomination of the S ate. When you uttered the statement that the preachers of South Carolina had allied themselves with the blind tigers and liquor men, you know, Sen ator Tillman, you gave utterance tA a tilhn<lAr utul talcolmA/1 #!? * I ?V m I'UVi Mini wan as dark as midnight ill hell. And you liHve never had manhood or common decency to apologize fur it. You kn w,sena'or, thai our churches and our ministers ol the gospel are all tlmt we have that make life worth living You cripple the ministry, as you have tried to do, you hu-h their voices and push aside their godly influences m South Carolina lor even GO days and we would have riot, anarchy, rapine and murder that would appall the world No, senator, I, with thousands ol other citizens of South Carolina, place our morality, religion, sHlgoverninent and common decency above partisan politics and Till maoism. 1 am a prohibitionist I favor neither the dispensary nor barrooms. I say nothing of the rot'enne.-s of either. Oid is . as ro;ten as the other, as to that! mat ler. Now, senator, 1 want to see. if in the last 12 or 14 years you have dealt fairly with your people that have implicitly trusted! you in this vital question that) means so much to the well are of South Carolina. You know you nuv?- riiVi lO nt* a groit people's man; a servant ol i lie I poop e: tha? you aim to carry out their ins ructions. Ha-eyou done | il ? I lava y it tried to d'? il to any | extent a' all on this <;re??t l.quor' question? Let us see. In 18021 the question ol liquor or no liquor ; was brought squarely and fairly before tlie voters of the State,' and they v??te'l for prohibition by I over 10,000 majority. Senator Tillman was then governor of the1 State and virtually was the legislature of the Slate also. What i did he do ? He said, you people by your vote have demanded prohibition and it is in my power to give it to you, but I will not do it, but I will give you something and throw such restrictions around it, and will call it dispen sarv. And with the restrictions ai d safeguards that I will put upon it, we will lead up to p'ohibi'ion. The restrictions, Senator Tillman says, first the people must decide as to whether they want a dispensary or not in any community. Socond, he says that liquor is to be sold in no other way. Third, he says no minor or habitual liquop drinker can buy it at all. Fourth, that every purchaser of liquor had to sign his name, place ot residence and so on with numerous other restrictions, all of which were jood. Now, senator, I, along with thousands of your supporters, said we voted for prohibition,we , trust this man Tillman and wholly believe he will be good to his promise to the peopleot the Sta'e Now. senator, to the contrary, it you will show me one utterance spoken, one line written, advo eating or urging the curtailment of the sale ol liquor in these 14 years of your liquor life, or the advocacy of one single measure that would lead upto prohibition. 1 will withdraw everything utter ed in this letter. But to the con trary, senator, you have advocated every means possible to fasten liquor upon the State indefinitely. You saw after the first year of the dispensary under your rigid restrictions, that the people were not taking to it Numbers of communities in the State that you thought ought to have it wouldn't have it, the result was you had the law made very lax, so those communities could get it by a mere petition, and not by a vote of the people. Aud the result was they were crammed down tlie throa's of the people in dozens of com munities that didn't want them And finally all of the restric'ions were removed, and the boys were told to so out and sell liquor, fill the minors, drunkaids, "niggers" and all with liquor, mean liquor, cheap liquor,when they were promised pure liquor. Thieving con stables have been retained, defaulting dispensers have been white-w.oshed, and a high-handed stealing has been carried on by the management. And, senator, all this to your knowledge ha3 been been Koint: on for years. Why did you wait until the institution was reeking in filth and rolling in mud before you came to its rescue? And the halt of its filth lias never been told. And now, you are going all over the State using your powerful political influence to !urtlier fasten this damnable vamp re, liquor, upon your trusting and unsuspecting followers. You are eating the very vitals out of the young men and boys ot our S'a'e, and that is reaching far into our homes, and is making a damnable ti rust at 'lie chastity and virtue ot our women. MyG od,Senator Tillman, what more do you want? We heaped lmnor upon honor upon you. Wo have done all tor you that a worshipping people could do Now, is it possible that we have for these years nursed a viper in our hosom that i< to turn up on us and w'ing our nu-ral, ho ci 1 I'ftlifMllilU i . II . t i ? irtf. o t . death ? Senator, 1 know y?u are * hml. unrelen'in? master. Y?>u don't mint! te linn other people <>f their meanness, but you don't like being told ot yours. Now, Senator, you strip this internal liquor-dispensary of ils political garb and possibilities, trnd throw it before the people, not in an office ^etlin^ capacity, and they will vote it out tomorrow. And you know it. Is the reason whv i ' I you have kept it from the peo 1 pie. And today you are trying to move heaven and earth to try and get a law fasteued on the people in the Raysor-Manning bill, that, it it should become n law, the ent-re Slate will be placed under the old dispensary ) law, with all these communities b that have voted out the dispen- a saries, and the communities that c, have dispensaries raslened upon w them without the people (I mean the whole people) having any voice or vote whatever in ^ the matier. M And to show you more clearly, j o senator, ot the insincerity and j rottenness of this lhpior affair, j[(. you have men in about %every j ^ county of the State running for v" the legislature and senate, hur- w r thing for Tillman and the dis* cn pensarv, that have always been N ynir avowed opponents, and p. enemies to the dispensary ; and I fear hate both Tillman and the dispensary now worse than the devil hates holy water. But now fo it is?Hurrah for Richard I. sh Manning for governor, the Ray- f0 sor Manning bill and dispensary Why ! oh! why is this the case? Because, I fear, it opens up a chance by which some fellow < that has been wanting an office for a long while, hopes to ride in on Tillman liquor. Strip it, ^ senator, (this dispensary I mean) of its political affiliations and a! otlice getting possibilities and many a fellow that is now hur- F' railing for Tillman and the dis. pensary wonld curse you to your face, as they have formerly p done. Now, senator, it is patent to | the most commonplace mind that you and Richard 1. Manning have gone into a compact. Mr. Manning evidently says, senator help me to be governor, and I will do what you want me to do. F You have put the yard stick on lie legislators when you said that the legislators that voted against the Raysor Manning bill jr must bo left at home. So, senator, if the surmises and conclusions are correct, it seems that you are making a desperate effort to be United Stales senator, governor or the State, as well a* the legislature. That is giving one man too much power?that is depriving us ot self-govern- F ment. And 1 don't believe ihe people are prepared to accept such, and will by their ballots repudiate tho whole scheme. Now, senator, in conclusion, let me say that this liquor question is no longer a Tillman or anti Tillman question. You should p have all you want. We are wil liiii tor you to go back to the United States senate and ''cusx" ^ Roosevelt and those Yankees to your heart's content; but for humanity's an l God's sake, if you (J can't throw your influence on the right side ot this great moral question, pull yourself aside, and . j let the people decide as to wheth- 1 er they want the dispensary or prohibition. That is tho question L before us. and you have promised | us to let us decide it. Will you | be good to your word ! i Very truly yours, > j O. P. Hodges. J Tragic Death of a Boy Near W axhaw. li Waxhnw speHa 1 in Observer, !p 10th: Curl liaker, the 14-year- j J old son (ft Mrs. Coon Hiker, met b la tragic death about two b miles ea-t of th.s place la'e this If afternoon by jumping off a work irain while it was running at g a speed of 20 miles an hour. t The hoy jumped from the it rear end of thetra n squarely on y the track, his skull was literally I 1 bursted and his neck broken. i 9 [*he Primary in Union County, N. C.?Second Electior Today. Monroe Journal : From the ta le published elsewhere it will e seen that Messrs. JLong,jLnney nd Gordon were nominated for omnuspioners. All the coroners ithdrew in favor of Mr. Sikes, ho wag declared the nominee Ir. Kedwine for the senate and Ir. Stewart for register had nc ppopition and were nominated, lie same was true of Mr. Elliott >r surveyor. The table includes le name of Esq. C. N. Simpson, ho though declining to be a indidate, received some votes, ext Saturday Messrs. Stevens, rice, Bivens and McNeely will injoverjfor representative, D. A. ouston and Jesse A. Williams rclerk, Horn [and Griffith for eriff, and Williams and Laney r treasurer. andidates in Lancaster County?Take Your Choice. The candidates in Lancaster iunty, according to announceents appearing in The News, e as follows, the names being ven in alphabetical order: or Senate. J. Harry Foster, T. Y. Williams, or House of Representatives. J. W. Hamel, Harry Hines, Geo. W. Jones, W. Prei-sly Robinson, or Judge of Probate. J. E. Stewman. or Supt. of Education. W. Alonzo Hughes. W. M. Moore, J. Meek White, or County Treasurer. J. E. Blackmou, R. Baxter Blackmou, W. H. Millen. For County Auditor, llollis H. Horton, Porter M. Jackson, J. Wylie Porter, or County Supervisor. Wylie Q. Caskey, W. B. Culp, M. C. Gardner, I). W. Hendrix, L. J. Perry, JamesO. Porter, II. N. So well, or Magistrate?Lancaster. W. P. Caskey. ulord Township. Wm. Carnes, H. W. Taylor, edar Creek Township. A. W. Hicklin, W. F. Hudson, adian Lind Township. 1). K. Ilall. urn-aster Cotton Mills. B. F. Phillips. Jvery, Livery, Livery! Though doing a rattling gooc very business, we are deter lined to do even better. Oui resent stocks of vehicles anc [orses are being supplementec y handsome new carriages anc uggies and stylish driving and Saddle Horses Our livery establishment h oing to be second to none it he State, and don't you forge t,! Come or send to us whet OU want the liest. ur?-to-dat< ivery service. HEATH-ELLIOTT MULE CO. / Clemson Agricoltore College. i 1 (The Agricultural A Mechanical College of South Carolina.) This Institution is now equipped with courses in Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Chemical Industry, Mechanical Electrical, Civil, Textile and Metallurgical Engineering, The I young men who have graduated from the College are tilling positions of ' trust and the demand for competent engineers and agriculturists is greater than the College can Supply. , The next session opens on September 12, 1900. New applicants and stu, dents who have work to make up must report promptly on that date. All students of last session who expect to [ return must also report on the 12th. It is important for boys who are ' interested in this Institution to make their applications at once if they de sire to enter next session. Eacti year more applications are made than the College can accommodate. On August 15th., the roll for the session of iy0h-07 will be made by assigning to ? ach county tbe number of students in proportion to the members in the House of Kepresentatives. For information and catalogue, apply to P. JI Mel I, President Clemson i ollege, 8. ^^^1 An Organ that will last a life time is what you want. Our Organs have a pure tone and lovely cases. We can supply you with an Organ that will please in every particular for only $05 and $70. delivered. Write us for our special terms of payment, and for illustrations of our beautiful organs. If jon prefer a Piano we have beautiful and good new Uprights from $185 up on easy terms. Address, MALONE'S MUSIC HOUSE. Columbia. S. C. Due West Female College 48th year begins Sept. 12th. With full Faculty of Five Men and Nine Women. 145 pupils?25 per cent increase over last year. New Carnegie Dormitory with all modern comforts, ready for occupancy in the fall. U?ual extras Board and Tuition $150 per year. Rev. JAMKS BOYCE. Pres., Abbeville ( o. Due West, S. C. To The Overseers Of the Public Highways o f Lancaster County. i As the people will soon tlnish laying m by their crops, I must earnestly urge % upon you all to warn out your hands on each of your section of roads and work them nod put them in good condition. I hope you will ail discharge your duty faithfully. I am your humble servant, July, 17 HKX5. M.C. Gardner, 7-18-4w. County tSupervisor. Notice to Teachers and Patrons. On account of some irregularities in the recent adoption of school books [ have been unable to obtain them. It will probably be four or live weeks before they will be sent out. I regret this condition very much but it is absolutely unavoidable on my part. Aug. 14. '00. Signed, Nm W . M.N oo r e. Co tMipt. of Education. Notice of Graded School Opening. The next session of the Lancaster Graded School will begin Monday, Sept. loth. Hkifi, Iat 0 a. ni. The tuition rates for children eon:in g from outside the School district will be from one ($1.00) to two ($2.00) dollars per mo. according to grude. An incidental fee of twenty-five cents per mo. will be required of each pupil resi ling wiUHU the school district. These fees must he puul the first week of each mouth. Owing to delay in the recent Mate adoption of text books, it is requested thut pupils bring their old books, as our book dealers are not ready to supply demand for the newly adopts<1 books. I I Parents are earnestly reqn> sted to enter | their children the first day of the session. A. It. Hanks, Supt. 4T i Orangeburg Collegiate institute. V r v - w 1 Parents, Educate Your Children. } Your Boys and Girls. 1 Heltlifnl Location. Conservatory n Music, Htrong Vacuity, Art Vive Courfcea, Poll FiDgli h Branches Mi larj 1 ctioa, ? Menogiuphy Jiiitt ly rewriting, Ancient W * Languages, Latin and (Jreck, Hewing Mini Cooking f'luKm s. Modern Languages, French and German Expenaea Moderate. 1 I'ari-nU, Bend your address for catalogue ? to \V S. l'E I'KltHON, 1'res., ^ Orangeburg, 8. C. TVlO WdU/Q I>008 Jol) Printing 1 llC lib no for others. Why ^ can't we do yours? ? ? ? ? ? ? V