The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-02
Seizes Telegraph Offices to
Suppress News Dispatches.
he FAILS IN HIS ATTEMPT.
Troops Sent to Darlington After
a Day of Excitement.


uno-- easrss ef Coi--si.-He os.rs 20
Restore Tsei- Ar.. 10 Theu-nGost Of
Ther Rer.ss 90 the spot a.d rhrevv Their
side Arms 1T His Fssi-Eieht Agreed
ts sts-s BY Tiii.... Net Ansrws-a
Rees.sissrsa This Deei-isu Ths Gov.
er-sr Speaks % the Treep. .. the Peat
te.ti.ry Before They Ls.vs-His vsr-is-
OF the Stt-.ue--Niss Of the Cs-stasiss
safe sna che Hust Gives Ue - The
Troops Ffsa No Disorder q. Dsriissteu.
Tillman played the despot In Columbia. 8.
C.. all day yesterday. His troops occupied the
telegraph ofiiees and no dispatches were al
lowed to 20 out without the approval Of his
Representatives. Not until urged late In the
evening By Senator Irby from Washington to
tend to remove the embargo on newspapers.
Even then Il was seen from the character Of
the dispatches received that censorship was
being exercised.
It was necessary for THE SuN's correspond
snt to 60 By train to Charlotte. o city in North
Carolina 70 get his despa tchss through. They
will be found below. The following despatch.
devoted almost exclusively 10 Tillman's own
words. and giving . brief statement Of his
actions Just before sending troops to Darling
ton. was the only one permitted to come to
THE Sun direct from Columbia up to midnight:
COLUMBIA. April This afternoon thirteen
companies went to Darlington on the Govern
or's orders The companies had been massed
- h% 49,
the country towns In the northern part OF the
State. large crowd Of citizens was present
when the troops went on. but there was no
disorder. The soldiers were hissed and hooted
at. but that was all They left on an Atlantic
Coast line train. This road has been seized By
the State. and no trains can 60 out except on
the Governors orders
Before the soldiers left the penitentiary Gov.
Tillman appeared He mounted q gallery on
one ofths prison buildings and addressed the
men. He said:
As Chief Executive Of South Carolina I
wish to say few words to you before your de-
parture. thank you for the prom ptness and
zeal displayed By you In responding to the
call OF duty. Many Of you have doubts as 10
the justice Of the cause for which you 90.
You are Reform Democrats and Ants. but
all South Carolinians. thank God. The cause
Of your going IL tho defence Of the Dlspenssry
law. It lis law SO long as It stands on the stat
ute books. until repealed or declared uncon-
stltutionai BY the Supreme Court The news
papers have sown the seed Of discord By
teaching you that there are portions Of the
law which invade private rights. They know.
when they say that they lie
The right to search private houses on
warrant 10 as old IS law itself They know
that they are not telling the truth when they
try to make you believe that these men at
Darlington were defending their liberties
sald In my message TO the Legislature that
there would be no use OF large force Of con-
stables II the police Of the cities would enforce
the Law. but they won't do It.
The Dispensary law IL not the Issue now. but
30 long IS Il IL on the statute book. 90 help me
God. intend to enforce It It IL not question
OF politics to be fought out By ball and powder.
but By the ballot So much for the opinion
that you are going to uphold tyranny
when the news came OF the trouble ct Oar.
linGton. God knows was never more shocked.
When the officers OF the law were shot down
was Mortified The Sheriff tsiegraphsd me
that he was powerIsss
MY nrst impulse was TO appeal to the mill
tary OF Columbia What did they dol They
surrendered ingloriously the honor OF being
In the service OF the State. but. thank God.
there are men left who will obsy ordsEs and
not DO swaysd from the path Of duty b. slAsed
political opinion.
Two companies ct Florence and Sumter
did Likewise when the action Of Columbia was
known to them We then bshsld the spectacle
Of the AdjutAnt-Gensralo Of the State running
all over It to try ana get men to de their duty.
! then ordered out the Fourth Brigade. that
crack Charleston company. and all thsJ did
was 70 decker with me - TO what was their
duty. These towards In Charleston did Just
like those In Columbia.
Being without company at my command.
east about to see What could do 20 uphold
the dignity Of law. ThAAk God found the
men In you You are going on delicate and
d dangerous mission You muSt remember that
the Darlington people are yOur fellow citizens.
bat thsy are In insurTsction. and IL IL neees-
a8Ly wv " ~ hnSAS ~ NnS law Il
see thsy have gone to work and destroyed .
dispensaTy. Nobody did this but the CT.
mea aud their hiTslingS
You 90 As an arm Of the Law. but you must
treat the Darlington people with eOnsidsra-
ton. but II you are ordered 70 shoot. you must
do II. or anarchy will Prevail In the state. hope
to restore yOu 10 -FOUR homes - early - pos
sibls. bat the law must be upheld or the State
will 10 the laughing stock Of the
World. This ought 70 be proud dAy for yOu.
In after Ysars Jou can hand IL down as hsTI-
tsgs 70 JOuE children that you vent TO OAR
linEt0n on TfllnAn's orders and Jou we're
proud Of e."
when the Governor ceased he VAS ehsSrs5
for fully a minute b. the sOldlsrA He then
Jumped into : waiting carriage and sent 10
The ExssutiSs Mansion. The troops thea took
% the N arch aad boarded the waiting train.
IhsT EsTs uadsr the command Of Gsa Bieh-
bOuEE Of this citJ and Major AeEHham Of his
Stan. ThsJ numtsf 800 DsH In al IhsJ viii
arrive IN DarlinEtOR TO night abOGt o'clock
Two companies Of eOuniTymsn arrived here