The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-09
THE CONSTABLES ARMED.
THEY WILL HEREAFTER SHOOT DOWN
THOSE WHO MODEST THEM IN THE
DISCHARGE OF THEIR DUTY.

THOSE WHO MODEST THEM IN THE
DISCHARGE OF THEIR DUTY.
The Governor Will Enforce the Dis.
pensary Law, and those Who Re.
sist the State Officers Will be Made
10 Suffer.
The State Constables have been subjected TO
outrageous insult in Charleston and Sumter
when In the discharge OF their official duty
| In closing up places " hlch were violating the
dispensarS law. From the conduct Of the
lawless portion OF the anti-Tillman men, and
from the accounts which we see published OF
the same, 1t would seem that they intend TO
defy the Governor and his subordinate Of
ficers, and subject them to all manner OF In.
suit.
| The Governor is right In arming his con.
stables. The peace and dignity of the State
ought to be preserved, even II 1t be necessary
to shoot some of the obstreperous people who
volunteer to interfer with business which does
not concern them particularly.
| It matter OF regret that our daily news.
papers should incidentally encourage disre
spect for the Government and condone the
violations ofthe law while they have no word
Of condemnation for the dlsturbers OF the
public peace.
| The constables are called "spies'' and are
held up TO public ontempt for no other rea'
son than that OF arresting violators Of the
law, and in attempting TO enforce obedience
| to law.
The Governor ewes II TO himself, and the
law.abiding people whom he represents, to
make lawlessness odious. while exercising In
mercy the power with which he Is clothed, u
enforce respect for the law.
The bar-keepers and other anti-Tillman
men in Abbeville and other small towns have
respected the law.
Neither the bar.keepers nor others here
would encourage the violation of the dispen.
sary law. Our bar-keepers shut up their
places of business ON the night OF the 3Oth OF
June. and are obeying The law In every re-
spect.
If we cheerfully obey the law In Abbeville
why should not Charleston and Sumter be
made to shut up their bar-roonIs, and why
should not disturbers OF the peace be brought
TO justice?
Governor Tillman has heretofore paid very
little attention TO Charleston, but We think
that city Is now entitled 10 his atten tIon, and
the eyes Of the world will be turned that way
| to see II Sumter and Charleston may keep
open bars, and then spit upon the constab lies
| who 60 there to command obedience to law.
Let the obstreperous and lawless citizen not
forget that Tillman appoints constables, that
he gives them their instructions, and that II
they should hurt those who may inter-
fere with them that they cannot be punished
for shooting and killing members OF the mob.
He is the Governor OF the State, and even II
convicted, he would pardon them for doing
his bidding.
Those who defy law and interfere with It's
enforcement. will be made TO suffer, and the
sooner they come to their senses the better.
We copy from last Saturdays State the fol.
lowing:
The State authorities are very much
wrought up about the treatment the spies re-.
ceiyed In sumter, and II now looks AZ II In
the future any man who inter ieres with one
State board has been thinking OF doing sone-
thing 10 protect the spies ever since the law
went into effect, aud II has now taken decis-
i've action. All the men are 70 be armed with
deadly weapons and instructed 10 shoot when
such treatment IL attempted AZ that which
took place In Sumter There IL doubt less
trouble ahead for IL Ia pretty certain that the
people will not submit To unwarranted ac.
ulary, even though they have pistols buck led
around them.
Yesterday, when the newspaper men were
daily round OF the official departments, the
Governor opened q couple OF drawers In the
bottom Of his bookcase and called atten ntion
to the supply Of pistols 10 cases aud belts that
were contained therein. He also called atten.
ton TO box containing 3OO cartridges which
was near by. The pistols were Colts U. g.
Army regulation weapons OF "A calibre-the
big long fellows. When asked what It meant,
Governor Tillinan said:
We'll, these people are not going TO rotten
egg or interfere with any more OF our consta.
6les. That Is what they are for. This morn
Ing l made requisition upon the Adjutant
give them 10 the constables and Instruct them
70 use them whenever It is necessary. You
constAbles In Sections 5l7 and 5lS"
How many have you, Governor? ?" was
asked.
~ have enough for all the constables tha,
! need them. They are not all required TO be
| making arrests al one time. But there's pIen.
| ty more where these came from. do not ex.
pect TO scare anybody by this action, but do
say that we DO not expect TO be scared of.
am going to Issue orders for the constabIes to
| shoot the first man that strikes or interieres
| with one Of them from this on. am not 90
ing TO allow the officers OF the State 10 be
made dogs of by u sei Of barkeepers and
| used somewhere In day or two from this.
simply mean," said the Governor In conclu.
sion, that the law is going TO be enforced. II
It results In the killing OF somebody 1t will
have TO be done. that is all. am simply not
going " allow any of the States officers 10 be
spit upon and rotten egged by the class of
people that interferes with them, or any 9TH
er class"
The Governor is evidently very Indignant
at the way these men have been spoken OF
and treated, as also are the other members OF
the board OF control and what he said about
II was said very determined and emphatic
manner.
The arms will doubtless be sent forward To
the constaoles to-day or else they will come
here for them. The people naturally have q
Ing the Governor anticipates Is not unlikely.
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS TO RULES.
Since the county dIspensaries started to run
there has been gross abuse OF the privileges
allowed by The law and the rules promuI-
gated by The State board OF control. Minors
and habitual drunkards have been gettipg all
the liquor they wanted by simply giving q
negro IN extra dime to buy II for them, their
names not appearing In the transaction, and
utterly defeating the alleged purpose OF the
law. Others who do not care 70 have their
names appear on the records have also been
getting liquor In this way.
In consequence OF this the board OF control
yesterday issued the following circular:
Rule 4th, amended BY adding Applicants
must state In request for liquor for whom and
for whose use the same IL required" And
whenever al application IL falsely made for
the use OF a "minor." or to person who uses
intoxicating liquors 10 excess' warrant
will be sworn out by the dispenser against
such person under Section 10.
Rule lst, amended by adding:
County dispensers will not be governed by
a physician's certificate In making sales at
night, but by the know ledge of the applicant
and his character for truthfulness DISPENSE
ries must not be opened after hours except In
case of bona flde cases OF illness requiring IL
quor az medicine, and where a physician's
certificate IL presented his character must be