The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-11


nKApHxG WHAT HE sowKD.
Gov. Tiimsa, OF South csrolina. in his
rscsus war; 10 enfores the state dispen-
cary act has only reap<d What he has
sosed. This dsspensary Law 10 pet
messurs Of Gov. TiIiman. PASSED at the
last ssssion Of tbs legislature. II - most
1sspotie iaw In the power Of search and
seizure which II gives the state constabsss
Private houses may be entered on sns-
sicion TO search for liquor. and locks Iasy
BE- broken 70 inspect the contents of bu-
yeaus, trunks. etc. Baggage may BE-
searched at railroad stations and garments
banging on walls or in closets searched.
These provisions Of The Law have been
enforced in the most offensive manner.
and TiIlman has refused 70 listen to CON-
pisinss Of abuse Of power by state con-
stables. Such . Law would become .
nuiiity In conservative. lav-a5iding states.
Ike Vermont. or Iowa, which was colo
nixsd from New England. and. OF course.
q 10 task Of enormous difficulty 70 en-
force such Law In South Carolina. where
for many years Law has been habituaIiy
dsiisd In Kuklux raids, intimidations NJ
she ballot box and lynehing Of negroes.
Tiilman himself, before he became gov
ernor. was leader In tho iawless acts Of
che White League, as were United States
6enatoss Butler and irby and ex-senator
Hampton. Since Iiliman has been gov
ernor he has suffered negroes 70 be iynched
right and left, and has boastcd that
hs would head mob TO lynch
. negro accused OF An assault upon
. woman. Such . notorious Law
breaker before he became COVER
nor: such . defender OF lynch Law
since he became governor; such an
educator Of his people to become law
breakers cannot b surprised that when he
undertake. TO enforce . despotic bit of
sumptuary legislation his militia will fail
him. and his people will not forget the
habit Of iawiessness and legal nuiiifca-
tion that he and other South Carolina
leaders within and without Office have
educated them TO assert. As well might
from dining Oft cold missionary and issue
m edics against the eating OF human flesh
and expect To have II oheyed; as weli
might an Indian sachem with twenty
sceking scaips hanging At his war girdle
expect to have his braves to obey bis de-
cree to hsnceforth practice only civilized
Christian warfare
The truth il that Tillman is q natural
born Populist and his reckless yigor and
courage only shows what = ffightful sys-
TEN Of tyranny forulism would become
under the forms OF law. Gov. Waite. of
Colorsd o. and Governor Lewelllng. of
Kansas came near involving their states
in domestic war. Tislmau knows that his
friends are in the majority in South Caro-.
lima. he VAS . lawiess, arrogan. Law
breaker before he became governor, and
he In reckless. arbitrary executive. His
ropuhss legislature secured the passage
of sunaptuary iaw OF sbsur,i!y despotsc
provisions. Here i, a brief summary o.
che kind of man this Popuiist Gov. TIL.
man IL NC lind in the New York Saa:
'.Supross that Coy. Flower had force
Of state coustables, and should send them
tnso the houses OF private citizens To look
for cigarettes. The citizens resist. The
governor calls on the militia The reg,.
naents from New York and brooklyn re-
fuse TO answer the summons Iae gov.
eFhor declares tho state 90 be under
MARTA; Law, ana summons special force
Of armed Flower Fnea from jefferson
county. lie sesxex GA the New lora Cen
tsal railroad. And yss While the lass
have had to yield "a arms, he goes before
. Judge Of the supreme caurt and gets an
injunction sgainss the publishers al the
kssR, forhladiag them from pursuing their
regular business ST publishing . daily
newspaper. THIS il Just what Gov, Till
man has done IN the case OF the Western
Cnton Telegraph Company. That cor
roraIaon has declined ~ submit to has
censorship of its ness dispatches from
South Carolina IhereGpon the military
ruler of tho state fttds Judge who obiig-
snsly issues an injunction foyhidding the
corporation TO carry en the business for
which 10 wa. established.
"A governor, she IL the state. uses
martial law and tho processes CT the
courts. too. when 10 s0lts his designs. to
fight rart OF the stats. and 20 keep peo-
Iie outside OF tbs state from kaowlns tie
facts"
The whole situation is thu crscsop Of
Tsilmanism. aud IL - q mere fghs between
Two dsspersss tsetiSas Eet supremacy.
Tiliman. ss executive. has time and again
without interference allowed mob TO lynch
negroes a. tAeis svees wslt, sai NO wonder
with this kind Of education tie Darlington
men claimed the same higher sa~" rignt TO
shoot down the state liquor eoassshlss who
oare.ssaed 80 search their houses. Gov.
Tisiman has over ard eysE again refused to
1ntsrisrs with lynehins PARTIES, and q
course he has little moral .ynsrashy whsa
be calls cut the militia 10 rersl white
mob thai resssts the Las or attempts 30
shoot is oonssaesss.
GOV. rlilman has alwsys been q
ssiyneh@ra before he became governor. has
svalog sei Tor and screened lyaehsrs since
hs hsssns governor, and now that the
raoh sarns on Tillmaa's eonstahles no.
taay IA. aay moral sympathy tor fal-
nssn. ~ long as yeu hunt the tiger IL Is
6sss9tlag sport bat waea the tiger sud-
asbiy .sfns Isl l.s srscS and con aeaees
a liant soa tl an IA IN s.Ds AZ Arkv A iGnuv.