Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-01
SUNDAY............APRIL l, 1894.


The South Carolina Troubles.
Governor Tillman and tho Evans IL
huor-law have made great trouble in
South Carolina From the first. numer-
Gus people have viewed with grave ap-
prehensions the attempt Of that State
20 monopolzc the liquor traffic. The law
Is 50 foreign - southern IDEAS of per
Sorlal liberty and ia so dependent for sue
cess upon tho active work Of an army
OF spies. that II was forosecn by every
body. except tho Tnlmanitos. that either
It would be loosely enforced or enforced
By the strong arm Of the constabulary.
a less obstinate man than Governor
Tnman would have abandoned the
scheme long ago. especially as It prom
ises little or no profit 10 the state. but
thus far opposition has only made him
the moro rcsOlute 10 execute the law 10
the better and beyond. Thus he has come
e. u very unpopular, and his spics-the
Constablos-hlye shared his unpopulariiy.
y part OF tho State is row In open re-
sistnnce against the oliols law, as in
;erprc.cd b. Governor Tllmln and the
oiious men employed TO cnsrce IT,
Blood has been shed. band Of con
stables has been chased into the swamps.
and Governor TWman las sought 10
take posse sion az the telegraph lines
a. tho State So as 80 prevent "iufamma-
tory press telcrrams from being sent
over the wires TO % tLs DO claims au-
a..
never passed with amy such object But
81 Ito o." We're On DIS s.4.-i The nSht
too. were on DIS .-'-n- e''Iis 10 sup
press ""sIaftr i'rif.st would De- Id
the" liufitult i-,-e
.pei.r corr. ."u'Dr's could FUR
nlsh suf" papers with Weir reports by
mail. ana in serving outside papers they
would only lave o. mail their manu-
scripts o. tEe nearest telesraph office
outside Of t-r limits cf the state. So
Win all or his machinery Of govern
meut. the Governor could only de!ay-he
could never stop t1e publication OF con-
nicts between the ia.p.e ana the con-
ftibuaIy. y nle'iieF poientaie than
T.ilinan Emperor William hmseii-"hcn
lie WAS laying st.se 10 Paris round him.
tet absolutely l'Aei hy English ani
American correspondence Who mailed
their reports 10 telegraph Offices IN Bel
gum and III land Tor transmission TO
their home oh'ccs.
ms attempt OF Governor Il'!ihah
Eho"s thdt ne Is now blinded ~ rage.
Hitherto he has shown d Ielsistcncy or
purpose that hal Ia it something 70 be
admired. but DOW he exhibits himself
as a man who has 'iost his head" II
he shall succeed ia preventing the news
paper Ineu from sending Off their dis
patches We shall have to revise our opin-
ion OF him, and consider It not impossi-
bic that lie may make his monopollsttc
state-dispensary scheme q success.
Hitherto We have rjdiculed the Evans
Law nc a scberoo vastly, wilder than vos
On. Ns,efo,, ,..r.-.,,..h Ion, -. -, -.
- 80 Va
"hich 'ho OIu common once expected 10
be able 10 pay the interest on her public
debt But virginia only sought To tax each
dr,nL ~ Honor ,. &, ,,.a, r,isoa =. enc
-. ~
mo ~ INC D0..' -o'iei Wise she u'u
not seek 70 Interfere with the liquor
dealer but In South Carolina the state
has forced cv.-y ,riv,,o dealer o,,, or
,,,s,,es. .,a t'. -. ,,,,-.-o.,a..,s..,
"''' has 'c' w u'spoi'sai'e'
o. HS own ID I'ciiltleS where they were
petiuonod FOR. The Evans law was en-
acted in the inter.st 81 teponeranca and
,o,,,.,,,,o -, - a. -
V''"' We oeleNe' anu 'ui
rhoFniauoh De correct mas alIed-in ooth'
C0ntrab.Ld whiskey has been sold IN
many counties and cities at places known
Is "bllnd ticors" and the States sr,cs
bava ro. ,,.......- 49,, ., ,,,,,,. -.
u'''' ~ .''''''1 GU ~0''
III I'M supposed oHehderS. IN other sec
tons they have been OverbOld, and have
invaded private residences in search OF
,vlJcrce - coc,.ic, s,s,actoa ,,o-so,,
tn :, ,.., =, ,,.',,,,,',,'I.
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lNe ma hS'oA News ana courier says
ediiortally:
II should lie noted IN order 10 a full
Epdcrsti Of the situation. that Gov
ernor Jflimau on Tuesday. I'm an official
letter. Informed the authorities of the
own that IL had been apparent TO him
1or come time that the city authorities
brd police of Darlington were making no
tnort 10 suppress the Illicit sale OF LIQUOR
in tho town; that he was Informed by
the ooustah,es' that the police have been
OtSN4NNIAE fAlNtr tndn assisting them,
and that for these reasons he would with
hold tn towns share OF the local dlspen-
nsry profits until he was satisfied that
Toe police are enforcing the law" The
laid followed the next day. and was pre-
f1mshiy ordered on the strength Of the
statements made by the constables
- "eOOu1' u 'ne i>1iu, "HiVh was pup
'I'1 yesterday teiis the rest OF the
s'O'S. oc',rN spies, III IL stated nave
zen IA L'aIlnG,on curing the past week.
..s, 1 .,r oile' arrived on eIheSday'
md ITS 80 ~ ,I c UT ms s ,s me