The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-25
A Muddled Situation.

Gov. Tillman, of South Carolina, does
not seem to be conducting himself like
statesman in connection with the liquor
question in that state. The act that no.
body seems to be ready to suggest any
course of action in the present condition
of affairs gives HIM apparently a great
deal of satisfaction. Having got the
state into a tangle, and not being per-
mitted to have his way, he virtually says
he will let the people find their way out
of the trouble the best way they can.
In view of the fact that he and his
faction were responsible for the dispen-
sary law, he ought to call upon the at
tOrney-general to tell the people exactly
what the status of the liquor question is,
the dispensary law having been declared
to be unconstitutional. Some understand
the situation one way, and some another
and all are acting in accordance with
their respective views. Whether or not
there is a prohibition law in force,
or whether any one is free to sell liquor,
are questions that ought to be settled i'm
mediately, and the person to speak
authortatively in respect to them is the
governor, who is supposed to be guided in
all matters relating to the laws by the
law officer of the administration.
1t would not be surprising if the next
legislature should enact a prohibition
law. There is a very strong prohibition
sentiment throughout the state. 1t would
be more difficult, however, to enforce a
prohibition law than it was to enforce
the dispensary law. In some of the coun-
ties it would be easy enough to eufOre it,
because in those counties public senti-
ment would support it but in others it
would be practically impossible to en-
force it, as public sentiment would be
against it. No law can be fully enforced
in community in which the majority is
against it.
MIR. Tillman says he is paralyzed; that
he doesn't know what to do, and init
mates that he viii do nothing. That is a
rather curious confession for the governor
to make. He has always prided himself
upon being a mau of great resources-of
being equal to any emergency. If he
had said he had about concluded to let
loose the "blind tigers" in order to see
how the people liked free whisky, he would
have come nearer probably to stating his
actual mental condition.
The democratic organizations in the
various Georgia counties are expressing
themselves clearly and forcibly in in
dorsement of the national democracy and
the administration Last week the dem
ocrats of Ware county voted their I'M
qualified approval of the administration
at Washington and Of 1.-The Chicago plat
| form as interpreted by President Cleve-
| land" The Carroll county democrats
| have also adopted resolutions expressing
/ confidence that the pledges of the plat
/ form will be carried out and indorsine
/ our trusted leaders" And the Clinch
county democrats have done likewise,
supporting the national democracy and
/ the administration with resolutions of an.
prevail There will follow other EXPIRES.
| sions in the same strain until it is shown
/ conclusively that the masses of Georgia
/ democrats have no sympathy with the
/ petty chickering's and personal quarrels
/ that are such a source of delay at Wash
! ington and Of annoyance there and else
/ where
Tillman's palmetto trademark case al
Washington seems to have been LOST
sight Of in the shuttle. II will be recalled
/ by the way, that the patent Office, anc
/ later the s1lprorne co11yt Of tho TO;e+r;o+ -,