The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-04-11

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felt any doubt as to my persona
safety. l haYe remained at the man
sion perfectly safe but rather thai
crafty ny enemies by giving up t.
them I would have gone out there
corpse.
The barroom element is at the bot
tom cf it all, and the rulers cf th'
former olegarchy are encouraging then
and this row is the result Of politics
frenzy. These lives are offerings II
the molech of whiskey. The dealers de
clare that they will resume their in
iquitcus business and they propose Il
do 80 by selling whiskeY from thei
residences. Shall the demon have any
more victories? I don't intend 70,
them to bave any moro if I can help 1t
Hers somebody standing near the
Governor was talking: ''Shut up
there" Tlliman said and resumed.
/ shall not bulge one inch but shall
continue to carry out the will of the
people. Pm not going to aggravate the
situation but I'm going to let the peo
pie know tomorrow by q proclamation
what I intend to do.
The General Statutes of the States are
mine Of wealth, wisdom and strength.
What would have been able TO do
had not been empowered to control
the telegraph and railroad companies
and keep assistance from the insur
gents and lying reports to 60 out and
further influence the people? But /
have another sword Of Domocles TO
suspend over :ae heads OF the insurgents
and I will cut The string tomorrow.
Section $40 of the Statutes gives me
power to take control Of the police OF
the State and mayors and city councils
must csmpel them to carry out the law.
I intend to see that the police do their
duty or I'll discharge every man of
them. ! intend to control aud will not
surrender. The laws must be obeyed.
Some one away back in the crowd
yelled cut: why don't you obey the
laws?"
Wherein have l broken any law,
sir" was the response.
The militia and the volunteers then
commenced yelling, "arrest bim," run
him off," One man hollered ''shoot
him." and it looked as If ranks would
be broken aRd rot prec!pitated. Col
Nixon was the first to call out ''hush"
aud Governor Tillman waving his
band said in imperative tones, "stop.
Stop I tell d." The militia did stop
and what might have been serious af
fair was averted. Governor Tillmau re-
sumed bis speech and continuing said:
If,he people want the dlspensary they
car naye 1t. Those that don't want it
nave got to take it. Hereafter l shall
conine the constables to the duty of
watching police and reporting to me
whether they do their duty.
If tie Authorities OF the cities and
towns don't cooperate with me the
Legislature will be called and laws
will be made giving me power to re-
move these men and putting in their
places people who will carry out the
law: PsjEate RqQsH RqQsRHSasah 81 ;I s2tra session II
sight the police must do their duty OF
be removed.
Let the opposers of this law quit.
They must submit. I want harmony
and peace. I have not nor never will
aggravate the situation, but I cannot,
will not, dare not, submit to the Will
of the minority. The people mast
govern. Rebellion must get of the
track for the train is coming. I am
at the throttle and intend to get in on
time.
Just as be said this he waved his
hand, turned around, and went In the
,uildlng. He was loudly cheered.
John Gary Evans then appeared and
read the following order No. TO-:
The emergency requiring the assem-.
bling of troops st the capitol no longer
exists and the colonel commanding will
return them to their homes by the near
est practicable route on the first outgo'
Ing train. The commander Of each
company of militia and volunteers will
give certificate to the railroad conduct
ors of the number OF men transported
and to the point to which they 60,
which will be voucher to the railroads
for payment of their service. The
Commander. in. Chief ID the name Of the
State extends thanks to the gallant and
patriotic soldiers and citizens, who at a
inomeRt'a notice, dropped their various
avocations snd pursuits to respond to
his call.
Their action is a singing rebuke to
those com npsnies which tailed to do their
duty in this crisis when civil war and
anarchy seemed to stare Us in the face.
It shows to the world, however when
the masses of the people uphold the
government treschery and mutinY CAN
not overthrow it.
B. r, TILLMAN,
Governor and Commander-in-Chlef
The volunteers then marched up
stars in the State House and stacked
the erms given them. The troops then
tisbanded end each company went to
trains to 60 home. Before leaving the
captains were paid off for their meo.
They got 81 dag and their board. 1t
is understood that it will take at least
SIS 900 10 pay for "suppressing the 10
.urrectiop." The Gov:rnor yesterday
paid the South Carolina railroad
check for TRANSPORTING troops. The
other roads will be paid too but it will
be some time before all these bills can
be settled
Martial Lsw Removed,
COLUMBIA, S c., April 6-The
trouble IN Darlington and Florence
Counties oeing practically over, the
Governor has decided to remove mar
tial law and restore The civil authority
il those counties. Yesterday be issued
the folio wing proclamation:
State of South Carolina,