The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-10

private residences shall not be searched for
whisky is once admitted, it simply repeats
the dspensary law and it repeats it i'll an
unconstitutional manner; for if whisky can
be sold from private residences; If a man
house can be turned into d barroom if u
private residence can be made a bar, from
which whisky can be transmitted in pock-
cts or by other means, to regular saloons
and W. are not permitted to go in that pr
waite residence search for and seize CONTRA
band goods. You can readily see it is useless
10 pretend to say that have a dispense
ry law. 1t is a law. 1t was enacted by The
legislature and it is on the statute books
|, as chief executive, have sworn that the
laws of this state shall be obeyed and re-
spected and until the dispensary law is re-
pealed legally, so help me God, / will exert
all the powers [ have to see that all the
laws are obeyed. (Cheers).
Now, gentlemen, we viii not discuss the
reasons, why's and wherefores, and advan-
tages OF the dispensary law that would be
q political issue i'll the coming campaign, and
you the sovereign people of South Carolina,
will pass on it at the ballot box Whom,
unfortunately, the collision occurred at Oar
llngton the news was flashed from one end
of South Carolina to the other that
armed mob-hundreds of men, it said-Were
mounted, and in pursuit of the states Off
GERS, charging them with having Wantonly
provoked conflict and murdered innocent
citizens. How do the facts bear out the
statement?
Reviewing the Riot.
1.-THE constables had discharged their duty
and had gone to the depot; they had been
sent to Darlington because the six, who
were on the ground had been nearly mobbed
the first day, had TO desst from the eX@eu-
ton of warrants and return to their notes
and when the chief was ordered there with
reinforccments the mayor had allowed
them to be insulted abused ana cursed 10
their faces; an armed mob had broken into
the armory and stolen the guns of the mil
itary company and the spectacle was pre-
scented of citizens selling the arms of the
state for the purposes of shooting down
officers Of the state. ! ordered out the local
company and the captain telegraphed me ne
had recovered the guns. Not trusting ms
command, | ordered the Sumter company 70
go there. When they reported everything
was quiet. | ordered them to return home.
Nov, when the conStableS Got to the de
pot, two tripplings-gOt into hSht'
one got whipped and ran off and got rein
forcemeuts and came back with twenty
five or fifty, we don't know which armed 70
the teeth. They rushed down to the depot
and picked Il quarrel with the constabieS
The collision occurred. men We're killed on
both Sides and the fault cannot be clearly
placed yet, if it is ever clearly placed.
NOW the mayor Of Darlington said that
the taking of arms by the moo was fun
the same kind Of fun we have seen else
where in the state The arnories We're
broken into here, ana the armory at Chester
was broken into and some OF the militia
have been in open mutiny against the con
Misunderstanding and have refpse3 ~ - - - ~
ORDERS but. thank Cod enough We're lett
70 respond TO the call-enough of you old
soldier boys to realize the danger and know
that this government is OF the people, by the
people, ana for the people, and no oIjgarchy
snail ever rule it again. You responded TO
the call Of the governor and are here to up
hold tie laws. (CAeers.)
''i'hc~c IsanG-3}oX SoIdferS.'
'0The mayor of Darlington this morning
in an address tries to throw the blame else
where, saying that ] claim and exercise
power no other governor. or officer Of the
United States ever exercised. [ cannot under
take to go through all the charges or
explanations he has made. | will briefly
show just what the facts, as stated from
their own standpoint prove. These troops
these handbook troops who have refused to
obey orders daughter and cheers; these
soldiers. turned politicians and influenced
by political rance, have by their action
ard the men in different places in this state
who have seut word to Darlington Offering
assistanCe-have convicted Themselves, i'll
the estimation of the world, and it cannot
be disproved they are lynchers at heart
The Information sent forth was that these
men were 10 be hunted down and lynched
and not one to be left alive, and when l
ordered troops to 90 there to stop the nsur-
rection-to stop this mob violence; restore
law; protect life and properly, and
let the law resume its sway, they wouldn't
obey. The mayor said he had the right to
arrest. OF course he did, but he haze no
right to send out Il mob-an army under no
ofiicer-Hithout the sheriff or some regular
~ constituted constable in charge of it.
Let US look at the ridiculous side of it.
In some respect it has the appearance of a
big April fool, except that it occurred on the
30th al March. | say these men were adj
vertising themselves to the world as lynch