Senator Tillman Replies to Cromer Open Letter
Senator Tillman answers Dr. Gov. Cromer in a long, charged defense of his stance on the dispensary issue. He denies appealing to faction, defends his actions, and argues over the dispensary’s role, legality, and revenue use, emphasizing the political battle and public-palace implications in South Carolina.
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B. R. Tillman
Gov. B. Cromer
Newberry College
Newberry
Geo. B. Cromyr
Sunday News and Courier
Columbia State
Edgefield
South Carolina
Reformera
Fliggins
Porial
Higgins
Columbia
Lon Nova
Tilayyo
Tillman Letter Defends Dispensary System and Voting Faith
B R Tillman argues against prohibition critics in a long August 14 1905 letter from Trenton defending liquor sales via the dispensary system. He cites revenue figures from ubie deuree and contrasts public opinion polls, urging informed voter choices and criticizing opponents for seeking high licenses after prohibition failures. He recalls Jefferson and emphasizes civil liberty through qualified public debate and state governance.
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Hoci
Kanpur
United States Internal Revenue
Carnelian
Thore
Kanaas
Ubia
Christendom
United States
Ubie Deuree
Towa
Vermont
Sonia
South Carolina
Democratic Executive Committee
Winthrop
Clemnon
Aystern
B. R. Tillman
Trenton
Murderer Bob Smith Captured in Clover Inn Yorkville
A man named Bob Smith, identified as a negro, was captured in Clover Inn Yorkville and jailed. He allegedly shot and killed a man named Chamhura Byora in the county in the fall of 1880, fled, and had visited Lothia County multiple times to see his family while working in Spencer North Carolina.
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de, Cromer
Caesar
Board of Directors
Jefferson
Yorkville
Black Jack Sunday School Picnic Enjoyed Despite Rain
A Black Jack Sunday school picnic on the prior Saturday August 12 drew a large crowd. Morning rain threatened but sun emerged by 1 pm as attendees gathered with well filled baskets. Children marched to the brush arbor for programs and songs followed by two addresses and a bountiful meal. About twelve baskets of leftovers remained. the event concluded with prayers and plan for future gatherings.
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Black Jack
Eliideon
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Pope Song
Treasury
United States Supreme Court
Castoria
Uso
Tutt
Noga
Rydale’s Tonic
Rydale's
Radical Remedy Company
Hickory
K. C
Walhalla Drug Company
Carter's Pharmacy
Westminster
Shaw
Rotira
Oyster Bay
Sagamore Hill
Shikw
Huon
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HOLT
Pocome
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Birent
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