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Ellerbe Duplicity in South Carolina Liquor Plan Editorial
A Columbia State editorial recounts how Governor Ellerbe’s abrupt shift on liquor policy derailed a local option compromise. The piece details a 1897 plan for county choice between dispensary, prohibition, and high license, championed by Neal, Weston, and others, and how Tillman’s influence and a late written pledge altered course. The account cites Governor Ellerbe’s evasive actions, alleged coercion, and subsequent attempts to steer the policy toward continued dispensary in the face of local option pressures.
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