New-York tribune., 1894-04-04

ISSUED tne following prOclaildtoh'
Whereas Section 5ls Of the General statgtes ,o Of
authority. whenever in his judgment II snaH pe
neeeSs? 10 arm Ine % nirSi of "'T the whole
any part Of the municipal police in cities ana
incorporated towns and authorize the Chief Con
stable Of the State. any deputy chief constable,
10 command assistance in the execution OF process
suppressinS riots and in preserving me peace ana
is given. said police to enforce the statute known
as the 'Dispensary laws but nsiead oi ,2peyins
the requirements Of said law the said Poice ex-
end are active aders and abetoTs OF those VINO are
delying the law and nd e..to .,a+r,e tho covarro-
Is given power TO appoint State constables Tor the
purpose CI its enforcement; and
society have bounded and nsuted those officers and
sedulously educated the public mind to resistance,
between constables and Illicit whiskcy- sellers. pro-
duc!ng intense excitement and danger to the peace
Now. therefore, l. BENJAMIN R. TllInan. Governor
proclamation. giving fun and official notice to the
municipal authorities of every city and Incorporated
police and marshals thereof that. under the powers
given me by SAID Section $40. the emergency contem-
hereby assume soe control Of the whole force OF
and "i towns Of this Stat TSey are
hereby ordered to ENFORCE all laws on the statute
orders from municipal authorities no; inconsistent
WI Win H. the purposes Gt this s m As & soon on
longer exist will renguSTh T, Gon'r9l 9nd restore
TIE SPEECH AT THE CAPITOL.
AZ 10 o'clock this morning the militia were drawn
up in front Of the State Capitol. and soon after
ward Governor Tillman appeared and made
address He explained the condition of affairs.
charging the recent trouble on the opponents of
the Administration and the old whiskey-seers,
but chiefly upon the daily goading OF newspapers
devoted to the old Ogarchy, and severely criti
csing the "band-boX troops who had refused 10
obey his orders He said that the Dspensary
law was good one, and that he was sworn to
execute every law on the statute-bcOk ana he
proposed to do II. He did not propose. however,
to turn the State into an armed camp to enforce
the law. Enough human life had been sacrificed
TO the MOOch OF Whiskey. He would issue his
proclamation Tomorrow based on Section 5l9
Of the General Statutes, which gave him the
power absolutely u control the police in all the
cities and incorporated towns OF the State. The
duties of the constables would be confined for the
present TO watching the police. the railroads and
the express companies. If the police would not
do their duty. he would displace them and employ
police who would
The Governor referred to threats which had
been made against his life. one man, whose
name he knew had come here FOR the avowed
purpose Of shooting him He had never for a
moment. however felt the least concern for his
personal safety. He was not to be frightened
The people had sent him to occupy the Executive
Mansion and he proposed TO stay there even if
he had to come out as corpse
The Governor added I'VE will continue 10
search private houses where contraband liquors
are supposed to be. with warrants when neces
sary We are obliged to do this as long as 1t Is
the law. II is the law until repealed"
AN EXCITING INTERRUPTION.
cousin of NOrment who was killed at Dar
lington in the crowd. and cried out: why
don't you obey the law yourself, Governor"
Governor Tillman-ln what respect have I not
obcyed II? (Cries of shoot him" Shoot him."
"Shut up" by the Timanites).
The moment was one OF extreme danger. but