The record-union., 1894-04-02
Governor Tillman Inspects Mes
sages Sent Over the Wires.
NOTHING TO GO OUT WHICH WILL
AROUSE BAD FEELING.
A Military Force to the Number of
Three Hundred and Ninety-Two
Sent to Darlington to Keep the
Peace, All the Result of Agitation
Over the Dispensary Law.
Special to the REcoED-UN1oS.


while there have been incidents of most
interesting nature in connection with the
dispensary troubles, there has been prac-
tically no excitement. EARLY this morn
ing Governor Tillman established tele-
graph censorship, placing several militia
men, the most intelligent that could be
secured, in charge of both offices to su-
pervise all messages offered. These gen
tlemen have simply carried out their in
structons, and have refused only few
kilograms that were calculated to arouse
bad feeling.
Early in the day the Governor sum-
moned the Governors Guard to the Ex-
ecutive mansion. Drawing them up in
line he addressed them. saying he was
informed that their disbandonment was
not their fault, but that they had been
| overawed by mob at their doors. He
told them they stood before the people OF
| the State as a disgrace, and that he now
wished to give them the opportunity to
wipe the stain from their brow and re-
store them TO honor. He asked for some
! indications as to whether they would
| obey his orders, in which event their
arms would be given back to them. AS
he made this assertion five of the men
threw down their bayonets and were
| quickly followed by several others.
| Their Captain begged them to desist
and wait until the Governor had finished.
Governor 1illman told them. however. it
was satisfactory. for he only wished to
| know exactly what their position was.
| He then said to those who remained that
they could leave, but that if determined
to obey orders to report to the State Peni-
tentiary. The remnant of the company
marched to the armory, and in five
minutes thereafter had disbanded.
During the day the Governor notified
the Captains Of the other companies that
the arms must be delivered to the State
! within two hours. They replied that
they did not know where the arms were,
and that it was impossible to comply with
his orders. The Governor informed them
| peremptOrily that the guns must be pro-
duced On hearing this a number of citi-
zens, in the interest of peace and order,
advised the men to give up the guns. On
their earnest advice the young men soon
expressed their willingness TO do every
thing in their power to put their Captain
| in possession of the arms.
At o'clock marching orders were given
to the troops stationed at the peniten-
tiary. Governor Tillman addressed them,
saying: ''As Chief Executive of South
| Carolina, l wish to say a few words TO
you before your departure. / thank you
Tor the promptness and zeal displayed by
you in responding to the call for duty.
! Many of you have doubts as to the JUS
tice of the cause for which you go. You
are Reform Democrats and ants, but all
| South Carolinans, thank God. The rea-
| son OF your going to Darlington IS caused
| by the dispensary law. and it is law so
| long as it stands on the statute books and
until it is repealed or declared unconsti-
l Il = VI
| newspapers have SOWn the seed OF dis
cord, by teaching that there are portions
Of the law which invade private rights.
| They know that when they say that they
lie. The right to search private houses
on warrant is as old as law itself. They
| know they are not telling the truth when
they try to make you believe these men
of Darlington were defending their lib
critics. l said in my message to the Leg
! islature that large force of Constables
would not be necessary if the police OF
| the towns would enforce the law, but
| they would not do this. The dispenSary
| is not the issue now, but as long as it is
! on the statute books so help me GOD | in
tend to enforce 1t.
when the news came of the trouble,
/ was never more shocked. When the
officers of the law were shot down, | was
Mortified. The Sheriff telegraphed me he
was powerless. My first and natural inn
pulse was to appeal to the militia of Co.
| lumbia. What did they do? They sur
rendered ingloriously the honor of being
in the service of the State: but, thank
God, there ara men left who obey orders
and are not to be swayed from duty by
adverse political opinions. Two COM
panies at Florence and Sumter did like
wise when the action Of Columbia was
known. We then see the spectacle Of the
Acknowledgement running over the State
trying to get men to do their duty. When
| ordered out the Fourth Brigade OF
Charleston, that crack command, all they
did was to dicker with me as to what was
their duty. Those towards in Charleston
did like those in Columbia. Without a
company at my command began to cast
about to see what | could do to uphold
the dignity of the law. Thank God |
have found them in you. You're going
on delicate and dangerous mission.
\ on must rememb ber the Darlington peo-
pie are our fellow citizens, but they are
in instruction, and IL is necessary for
you to go there to uphold the law.
learn that they destroyed a State dispen-
sary. Nobody did this but the x-bar-
keepers and their hirelings. You go as
an arm Of the law, and must treat the
Darlington people with consideration,
| but ii you are ordered TO shoot you must
do it, or anarchy will prevail in the State.
81 hope 10 restore you to your homes as
early as possible, but the law must be
| upheld or the State will be the laughing
| stock of the world. This ought 10 be a
proud day for you. In after years you
can hand it down as a heritage to your
| children, that you are proud of it.o.
The following companies went: Butler
! Guards, l6 men; Dibble Light Dragons,
| Orangeburg, 81 men, Maxwell Guards of
! Greenwich, 80 men; Morgan Rifles of
! Clifton, 30 men; Hampton Guards OF
! Spartanburg, n men; Lally Rifles, 80
men; Palmetto Rifles of Aiken, Is men;
/ Fort Motto Guards, 10 men: Edgetield
! Hussars and Light Dragons of the same
! place, com bined mustered % men; Green
! Vile Guards. l6 men; Abbeyville Rifles,
20 men.
| Captain g. II. 'Tillman went with the
troops. lie said he had ordered his COM
pany, the Capers Light Infantry. to Dar-
! lington, and he expected to meet them
there. ninety-six strong. There was a
force of exactly 392 men all told. A num-
! Der of boxes of cartridges were placed
upon the train.
General Reichberg, who is commander,
would not say anything about his orders.
The troops went on a special train over
| the Atlantic Coast Line. Immense
crowds of people were at the crossing at
which the soldiers boarded the train
| Three companies were left in the city.
Three hundred volunteer citizens, armed
to the teeth, left shortly after the depart
ure OF the troops and are ready to obey
| the orders Of tie Governor. More vol
unteers are to come. Nothing can be
heard here from Darlington, as the tele-
graph company will not receive nor send
| kilograms except from the Governor.
| An Associated Press representative had