The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 01, 1900, Image 7
TILLMAN STICKS
TO HIS STATEMENT
He Writes a Letter at Re?
quest of Editor of Chris?
tian Advocate.
Lest Thursday (he daily papers
contained a report ot the campaign
meeting at Bennettsville at which
Senator Tillmen'e charge of ''an
unholy alliance of preachere and
barkeepers led by Col Hoyt." was
made
DrJ. O. Willeon of the Southern
Ohrietien Advocate err?te tj Senator
Tillman aekiog if be were correctly
reported and requesting a reply.
The reply ie contained in this week's
ieeue of the Advocate It reads as
follows :
Trenton. 8 C , July 23, 1900.
Rev J 0 Wilisoo, Columbie, S. C
Deer Sir : 1 hero your letter of
July 22d, eeking if my speech at
Bennetteville wee correctly re
ported I do not recollect the
exact words 1 used at Bennetts
ville, but tbey are in effect true as
quoted , and inasmuch as tbe die
trict conference of the Methodist
church, under the leadership of
Bisbop Dooosn, bss taken tbe matter
up, and tbe biabop is reported to
have "nailed" my utterance "as a
lie," while the report of tbe commit
tee oo temperance "denounced any
insinuation that tbe efforts of tbe
Christian ministers snd other citi
zone to rid the 8tste of tbie gigantic
evil ie e sought or voluntary combi?
nation with the ealoon element ae a
beee slander that ie iteelf an attempt
to strengthen tbe power of thie most
damnable iniquity,'' I will take the
occasion offered by your ioquiry to
mske en snnounoement over my own
eigneture of what I aeid and meant
at Bennetteville Of couree the report
gave only the bereet outlines.
I beve no quarrel with the minis
tors of eoy ohurch or denomination
end have no purpose to give offence
lo eny of them I beve always
borne teotimooy to tbe high charac?
ter eod purity of porpoee character?
ising the ministry, but 1 believe
they ere wrong in fighting the die
peneery law ae they do, end I olaim
the right to eay eo, acknowledging
et the seme time their right to
freedom of speech aod freedom of
political action on this and every
other subject I mentioned tbe atti?
tude of tbe ministers incidentally as
eo illustration of the anomalous
political eitoetion. Tbe ministers
attack the diapsnssry because it does
not gj> fsr enough, and tbe high
licence people end tbe blind tigers,
whom I designated ae the "old bar?
keepers," attaok the diapsnssry
bocaoee it goee too far They are
thoa found fighting side by side in
the campaign There is only one
candidete in tbe field for governor
opposed lo the dispeossry, Col Hoy t,
end ell of those elements are allied
io hie eopport, and the proof is tbat
CherleetoD, in tbe last gubernatorial
eleotioo. voted for Mr Featberstone
and prohibition when it is notorious
thet tbe whiskey element in that city
ie predominant and tbat tbe dispen
eary law Is not enforced, mainly by
reason of tbe lax morals of tbe grsnd
jurors who have failed to dischsge
their duty under their oaths Col
Hoyt last winter in bis paper, toe
Mountaineer, urged coalition between
the bigb license people end the pro
hibitionists in the general assorobly
?n order to repeal tbe dispensary law
Col Hoyt seeks tbe governor's office,
eod of course wants votes I am
oppoaed to his election "olely on
tbeee grounds, and cslled attention
to i'tit elements supporting him
There may be no open ' alliance,"
and technically I may have beeu in
er.-or in asserting it, but I think it
permissible to declare all the sup?
porters of any one csndidste "allies"
and if the> Methodist ministers who
have acooRod me of "slander" will
abow that they do not intend to work
to tbe asms end as tho barkeepers
for the overthrow of the dispensary,
I will then consider tho propriety of
an apology Untit such proof ie
given I shall stand by my gune If
tbo Methodist bishop chooses u call
me a liar, and the church temperance
committee feels constrained to de?
nounce my opinion of existing coudi
tions as 1 slander," the people of
South Carolina will judge between
us. If they can stand it 1 can 1
long ago learned ?
"Evil is wrought frrm want of
thought,
As well aa went of heart "
When gaad men tind themselves in
bed company, they usually pause to
consider how they got there and
whether they up- n> t "i fault to some
extent
There i.-i no concealment about it
aud the editor of tho State, who in
tbo spokesman ol the licenso elu
meut. has announcvl It s position
clearly and openly The denial by
tho preachers that tbe 8 fr.binatiori is
"eougnt" cuts no Igsjfe It exists,
and that is all 1 assert'd. and to my
bjsJm t hi "Mhhoiy" eee* mast paoka
eveiy good man lee! ?OOOSnfort kbls
'f tho dispensary la OVOftbtOWa
ov iy ptOStioal man koOWS that
saloons will be iti lob shod In lexs
than five years I w ail 1 deplore
such a result as a greet < kt OOcle
ty, and know many preachers are of
i.ie same opinion I shall yet baps
lo see ail good men of all classes
t un ted to make the dispensary the
euccrss it can b< come i believe
i prohibit ion is a Trojan horse by
wnicb the saloons seek to again enter
the State The whiskey men believe
the same thing 1 am against the
silouna and all oi tbeir friends
whether they be good men who are
blind, fanatics, or scheming politi?
cians Youts truly,
B R Tiliman.
Editorially Tho Advocate says :
"It needs uot many words to eharac
terize this matter. Senator Tiilman's
letter does oot modify his charge
Indeed he explains it and actually
argues to sustain his baseless state?
ment?and ao adds to tho insult
Whereupon it is our duty to say that
his statement ie an inexcusable out?
rage?the greater because made by
a man whose position demands parti?
cular regards for truth and at least
ordinary respect for reputable people
His high opioion of religious people
"cote uo figure" when they differ
with him! Then they are blind,
fanatics, etc " Ho seems to think
he carries all the wisdom of common
wealth and to differ with him is folly
{ Iiis entire course in this affair de
serves rebuke by all religious people
Ilia abuse of good men will not help
bis pet monstrosity, the dispensary
That shame to our state and damage
to our citizens will go. And barrooms
will not come back either."
ANOTHER REFERENCE
Under the caption "That Unholy
Alliance" tbe Baptist Oourier says
editorially this week I
"In ono of his recent speeches Sen
ator Tiliman is reported to have
apokeu of an 'unholy alliance of
preachers and barkeepers ' We do
not koow whether he is correotly
reported or not, but we presume be
must bave said something akin to
that to have made such an impression
oo tbe repoiters miud. We do not
pretend to eay what tbe senator meaot
nod what prompted him to esy it
He waa talking of the prohibitionists,
and the fight now being made before
tbe Ipeople of the State He was
talking of tbe prohibitionists,
andj tbe fight now being
made before tbe people of the
State He baa come forward as the
defender of the dispensary and
io oppoaition to prohibition, and
he aeema to bo greatly disturbed
beotuse there are some people
in South Carotioa who are not willing
to support the dispensary as against
prohibitioo. He says that there ia
an 'unholy alliance of preachers and
barkeepers' If be means that there
has been ao understanding between
the preachers and tbe barkeepers, on
this subject, he is mistaken. If he
means that there haa been formed an
organization of thes? elemente for any
purpose, he is mistaken, and he
knowa it If he means to insinuate
that the preachers of South Carolina
would form an alliance with bar
keepers for ulterior ends, he surety
does not know the preachers of this
State. Where doea the 'unholy
alliauce como in? Are the preachers
'unholy and are they working for ao
'unholy' cause when they work for
prohibition? Or, are tbe barkeepers
the 'unholy part of the alliance? If
so, what makes them 'unholy,' tbe
liquor traffic ? That ia the very thing
the senator ia defending Tbo dis
peosary waa brought into being (and
the senator says he is the father of it)
for that very purpose Is it possible
that he ia willing to admit that he pot
upon the people of South Carolina an
'unholy' thing, and that he is doing
his best to keep up this 'unloly'
work? Senator Tiliman evideutly is
uneasy lest the preachers' good in
flueuco will be powerful enough to
help break down the dispensary, and
he seems willing to throw contempt
upon them by linking them with the
barkeepers, >;nd in this way break
their hold upon the people It is not
probable that the people of the State
will kindly receive this remark of Sen
ator Tiliman, and ho has iu his zeal
for his beloved institntion, the dis?
pensary, gone too tar and his fling at
tho preachers should bo resented by
all light thinking people M
Tiilman's Language Do
nounced as a Mean and
Contemptible Effort
(ireenvilie, July 21 ?I)r Charles
H Gardner, pastor of the Fitst Bap
llwt church of this city, preached a
sttonsj sermon Sunday night on pro
hibition, in which he denounced as
false Senator Tiilman's charge that
' the preachers and liquor men are in
unholy slHaoea led by Col Hoyt "
Hs said : "SvwfttOI Tiliman. who
made tho chaise, knew it to be fnlss
when ho ?ttortd it The obsrgs
cannot be Interpreted as anything
else but a moan and contemptible
effort to break the force of the almost
unanimous advoc: cy of prohibition
by the preachers und served III SO'
thor us a good OOCSsion also to throw
contempt upon a olsss of msn for
which be hua In runny othet Ways SI
ptesssd hir, noiitt mpt "
I)r Chorist s Gardner is consider
td ibt ut lbs abl?st prescht - in the
Baptist denomination in ; nth Osro
?in* and be is immensely popular noi
i only In QroonvilU but Ibrot gbout Ihn
' Stn??' lie i-? well qualified to repin
sent hi* denomination on this 11 any
oii,"i >M '?'.??! 1! i nam i ? hould noi
hs OOS ?iindi d ? Ith tlfii < I 1 >r
<; rgs W Gardner, editoi of the
Booth Carolin* Bsptisl er boss boms
is it Oreeowood.
Automatic Couples.
All Railroads Mast Have
Them by August 1.
On August 1 all the railroads will
bo forced to equip their rolling stock
with automatic couplers A law to
this effect was passed by congress
several years ago, but its being made
effective has been postponed from
timo to time, in order not to work an
ttnneccesary hardship upon the roads.
However, it will . go into effect
August 1, and nearly every road in the
country will be able to comply with
it According to Superintendent C
L Ewing, tho Southern will have
every car on the system so equippe
at the expiration of the time allowed.
Tho work of equipping tho cars, he
claims, has been going on since the
passage of the bill and there are at
present less than 100 cars on the sys
tern without the equipment. These
are being constantly equipped at di?
vision shops and the work will be
completed before the time expires
Clink, the Florence Negro, is
no More.
James Clink, the principal in tho
Florence affair, will never bo taken
back -o the Florenoe oouuty jail where
ho ''properly tcloDge.'' And it csn
never be said that a South Carolina
mob lynched a mortally wounded man,
fiend though ho was. Ciiok breathed
bis last in the hospital at the state
penitentiary about 1 o'olook yestordayj
aftornoon, having suffered intensely.
He was piveo every attention after bis
arrival bore, but the lost* of blood and
the ugly nature of tho wouud in the
hip were too muoh for his strength.
Tho physicians stated after the first
examination that it would be well nigh
impossible to save the man's life.
Coroner Green was notified and yes?
terday afternoon an icqueet was held
at the penitentiary. The verdict of
tbe jury was that James Clink oame to
his death from a wounded ioflioted by
parties unknown to the jury.
Livingston, tbe other oegro, who ac?
cording to reports, ooly obeyed Click's
orders and struck the *iotim in the
head, is still in olose confinement in
the penitentiary for safe keeping and
will remain there until further orders
Clink had nothing more to say be?
fore bo died tban he bad already said "
?8tate, July 27.
-Bmm%> ? ? ? ? 1 -
tftfS CUBAN OIL euros Cuts,
^ B?ro?, Bruises, Rheuma/
tism and Soros. Prioo, 25 cts.
Sold by Hugbsoo-Ligon Co. ?
?mmm>- * ? ?^mm?
Farmers Institute at Clemson
A farmers institute will bo held at
Clemson College beginning Monday,
August 13, 1900, and ending Satur?
day, August 19, 1900.
Clemson College is one mile from
Calhoun, on tho Southern Railway
and two miles from Cberrys, on tbe
Blue Ridge Railway Free backs
will meet all trains Visitors may
purchase tickets to either point The
Blue Ridge train is due at Cherry's
4pm, and the Southern is due at
5 30 at Calhoun
One fare rates from all points in
South Carolina on the Atlantic Coast
Line. Charleston and Western Caro
line Railway, Plant System, Seaboard
Air Line, and Southern Railway.
Tickets limited to continuous passage
in each direction to be sold August
11, 12, 13 and 14 with final limit to
August 23, 1900 Ironclad forms not
required
If the agent has failed to receive
instructions to sell one fare tickets
report the matter at once
The mornings, afternoons, ai.d
even In gl In the College Chapel will
be devoted to lectures on scientific
und practical agriculture In addi
lion to lectures by the members of
the college faculty, thero will be a
number ol distinguished lecturs from
abroad
Visitors are cordially invited to
take part in all dlcOUSeione.
Hoard will bo furnished for fifty
cents a day. This small charge will
just about cover the actual cost
Single meals will cost twenty cents
?sob
Visitors are rt quested to bring
sheets irorn home
Tents will be furnished free to
visitors who prefer to camp out
Visit or a and delegates should write
in advance to secuiC rooms
HENRY S BARTZOG
Clemson College, S. c
j+ptQ QAJBAN "ELIEF emvs Colic,
'V\^ ' '' " '" ' J "": ,:; ":<'
?tC/llvomii iour Stomueli and
$ tuntcT Complaints. Price.2Sc<
Sold h\ Hosjusoa Llgon Oo.
Premium List of State Fair.
Sec i.ry Holiowey m sending out
the pr< mtutn lists lor the &2od Annual
H at ? f?r, winch will be held in Co
lomuis on October 'J'.i t> November
somewhat earlier than usual no
aoooont ol this year being an oleotton
ye^t
!!: ? premium Its* i? fall ,?t valuable
inf trios i u 'u tl et it < iT. rs good pris
j.' ?'? io i industry and o?i upa
lion iu whioh tur people irr interested
Tb< premium has Sen well
printed by Tho Stats Compaoy. <?<?!
T W Hull >wey i/.ll seed copies to all
w''?; apply t<> him &t Pomaria.
m
You can get
any degree of heat you
require on a Wickless Oil Stove by
a single turn of the valve?from a sim?
mering fire and a slow oven to a hot top
and a fast oven. There's no limit to the range
of its usefulness. It gives absolute control of
cooking whether baking, boiling, broiling, roasting
or simply toasting. Can you do more on ajycoal
or gas range ? The
m
Blue
S Flame
liiilluuu
Oil Stove
is making summer housekeeping easy,
is giving cooking comfort at low cost.
No smoke or smell. Sold wherever
stoves are sold. If your dealer
docs not have it, write to
?AHDARD OIL COVPANY.
It
Mrs. Ij. Atkinson,
Fashionable
1VI ILIilNE R Y.
Now Summer Goods and. Novelties
Coming in Evory Week.
Stock of Flowers and all Trimming Mate?
rials lull dow tor Summer ose.
Daily additions of new designs in Trimmings
keep our Trimmed Hat Department continu?
ously attractive. The outgoing model* are
promptly replaced by later i<Jp*s of our own
designing aud c p'ca of tbe latest Hat? Ehawu
iu New York
Tba earn** exclufivcne?3 characterizes our
exhibit of UNTRIMMED HaTS. which com?
prises choice ee'ections of Straw Braids, in
white, black and pastel ebades
Priced tbe lowest in city for equal qualities.
Mrs. L. Atkinson,
SUMTER, S. C.
May 16
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
SUITER,
STATE, riTY AND COUNTY DE?
POSITORY, SUMTER, S. C.
Paid op Capital.$ 75.0CC CO
Surplus and Profits ? ? ? ? 25,000 00
Additional Lability of Stock?
holders in excess of tbeir
stock. 75,000 00
Total protection to depositors, $175.000 00
Transacts a Ger cral Banking Business.
Special attention given to collections.
8.1 VINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits of $1 aod upwards received. Id
tereat allowed at the rate ot 4 per ceot.jper
annum, on amounts above $5 aud not exceed?
ing $303, payable quarterly, on first days of
January, April. Julv *nd Octooer.
' R M. WALL AGB,
L. S. Carson, President.
Cashier
Onion $et?
AND
Garden Seeds*
A supply of Onion i?eta, of choice
varieties, and freah Gat den s'eeds for
the ?easou'e planting, r>ow on hand.
FULL LINE OF
MEDICINES,
PERFUMERY
and Fancy Articles,
Usually found in a iirst class
Drug 8tare.
Prescriptions carefully com?
pounded at reasonable prices.
J. F. W. DeLorme.
?Ct '2.r>
Ar.jroaa sending it aketrb and description may
quickly nsccrl m< our opinion freo wnethor an
invention la probably palentuble. Communlra.
Ilona atrlctlrci ?nttdeutfal. l landbook on t'atenta
sent tree indent auenrv for securing patent?.
Patents taken turou?'l Munn & Co. receive
tptetnl notice, without cliarue, In tho
Scientific American,
A handannu iv Utnat rated weekly, targe: . c\r
culatinn of'^iiv k< loutttic Journal. Terma, a
year ? four ralmt tut? fl. Bold by all newsdealer*.
MUNN &Co.36""Md^ New York
Branch OfBoe, wk St.. Woabinifton, 1?. U
Vinegar.
I have <>n hand a ;<>?. of
Home-made Vinegar of very
linu quality. Th? flavor i,< del
icate, while the strength in
equal tc any Lu 1 e had.
Will be sold :?i my renidenoe
)'o) 10 uent? per gallon.
In some of our departments, we are overstocked, and rather
than carry a surplus into next season, when the indications are
we can replace them for less money, we have determined to put a
Cleaning Out Price
on them.
In Clothing we have about
25 Crash Suits
Worth $3 to $3.50; we offer them at $1.95
This is actually less than the goods are worth to buy, and at
above price should not last long.
100 pairs Boy's Washable PantS
sizes 4 to 15?35c to 50c values
at 25c per pair.
25 DUCK VESTS?Plain and fancy, single and dou?
ble-breasted goods worth $1.50 to ?2?as long as they last
they go at 95C.
I We have still some good values left in
Flannel Coats and Coats and Vests?
if you find your size we will guarantee to save you money.
Men's Loir Cut Shoes.
Reynolds make S3 grade, as long as they last $2.40.
Bay State make ?2 grade, $1.60.
Ladies' Oxfords?black and tan.
Godman brand?the $1.50 grade $1,10.
Ladies' Shirt Waists?With laundered Collars and
Cuffs?formerly sold 40c to 50c, NOW 2?C. The 25c
grade, 15c.
Wc have a few very desirable Daltems in
Silk Waists left
Formerly sold at 50, 75, 85c and $1 ? while they last thfy go at 38, 50,
GOc and 75c These must be seen to be appieciated.
What is left of our Bilk and Wool Challies
we will sell at 23 cents.
It is needless to add that persons wishing to take advantage
of these prices will be expected to bring the CASH.
GO.
THE PUDDING SWAMP
TOBACCO WAREHOUSE CO'Y
OF MAYESVILLE.
BegS to announce, that. Having decided to no
longer lease its property, it will conduct its warehouse at Mayes
ville during the season of 1900 under the management of JOHN
W. MILLS. Mr. Mills will be in Mayesville on July 10th. and
from that time on will personally look after t he interests of our
customers.
We have Secured a large Corps of Buyers,
with large orders, and promise the best prices, the best atten?
tion and the largest returns of any warehouse in the State.
Messrs Hall & Clement are no longer connected with our house, but
Mr. Mills wiil have ..n effiolent r<>rt<t* ol assistants aud viil make every
endeavor t>> pb aso you aud met it your patronage.
Our House will have iih
First Regular Sale on August 2d, 1900,
but w?? will handle uny tobaccos brought to us from and after Joly 10th.
MVE r A TRIAL.
m PUDDING SWAMP TOBACCO WAREHOUSE SOf?PANY.
W. I). GAMBLE, A. A. STRAUSS,
President. Secretary and Treas.
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