The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-08
GALL FOR TROOPS.
10 Bolster His Waning Power and to
Drink Blood by Proxy.

Washington, April Senator Butler
gave the following interview to your cor
respondent, when asked what motive
could have prompted Gov. TiIlman to
call out the South Carolina militia:
1T is rather puzzllng sometimes to
Judge OF motives-but can give YOU my
diagnosis of the situation, as the doctors
say, and you can draw your own con-
illusions.
of course there never was any neces-
slty for ordering out the military. Adjt
Gen. Farley, very level headed man,
veteran OF the late war, and man of
good judgment-went to Darlington as
soon as reports of the disturbances
reached him, and is reported to have ad-
Ylsed the governor that there was no
need of ordering troops there. Gen. Farley
could have composed matters in forty
eight hours if he had been let alone. The
people of Darlington had confidence IN
him, and would have acted on his ad-
vice. There was only a sporadic row,
which the good citizens of Darlington and
Florence could and would have controlled,
II left to themselves.
FOR POLITICS AND GLORY.
'My opinion, therefore, is, that the
governor was governed by two considera-
tions. The first was political He real
lied that there were serious defections
among his followers, and felt the dirt
being cut from under his political pedes-
tai His purpose, no doubt, was to
arouse the passions of the country people
toward the town people, and cause them to
rally to his standard. You know he has
played this game with good deal of sue
cess heretofore, and he sounded his old
war cry of 'oligarchy,' 'aristocracy,
newspaper hostility to him and the
masses as he has been pleased to call
the country, sometimes adopting the more
euphonious expression Of wool hat and
one-gallus crowd
Il think the other motive was to see
how he would feel playing soldier. Com
mander-in-chief of the military and naval
forces of the state of South Carolina
Field marshal, etc. You know that
sounds big, and strikes the average man
and woman with awe, and in his case
with terror. He is a good deal like the
fellow who stood out in an old field and
gave the command, Empires, about face y
Kingdoms about wheelr the difference
being that in this case the imaginary
ruler of the world was INDUCING in harm
less, inexpensive pastime, while the gov
ernor was spending the peoples money
with a most lavish hand, and getting
people excited and stirred up"
WENT TO WAR BY TELEGRAPH.
Ibid the governor go to the seat of
warln
mot much. He is too prudent a man
for that. He appeared to thirst for gore.
but he preferred to drink his share of it
by proxy-through the Geographic wire
as it were. You remember the story of
the man who howled for war in 1860, and
when it came said it would be great per
l,
was willing to sacrifice all of his wife's
relations on the altar of his country"
when l was engaged in the soldier
business years ago, the 'gineraP gener-
ally went with his soldiers when he or
dered them to a point of danger. The
governor does not appear to have acted
on that principle. He remained at head
quarters and sent the boys to the field OF
glory. ] suppose this new method in the
art of war is due to the greater convent
ence of teiegraphy railroads and tele-
phones"
"Was there any collision between the
citizens and military"
mot while was there. / went over
on Saturday, and applied for position in
the quartermaster's or commissary de-
partment, but finding all vacancies filed
l concluded 1 would return to Washing
ton. 1 don't think the soldiers and citi-
zens ever came together, except to tip
glasses in q mild way and shake"
LIKE TILLMAN, LIKE WAITE.
"Why, the condition of affairs in South
Carolina appear to have been somewhat
similar to that produced in Colorado by
Gov Waite"
Eyes, you mean the man who would
wade up to his bride bits in blood They
are on all tours with each other Gov.
Waite appears to have been prudent
man also The difference in the two con-
ditions is about this: Gov. Waite called
for United States regulars stationed at
Fort Logan not far from Denver and
when Gen. McCook, in command of the
regulars, was called in to interfere he
declined, saying, as l understood it, he
was only there to preserve the
tary at Darlington was under the COM
mand of an officer of as much merit as
Gen. McCOok-Brig. Gen. Richbourg of
Columbia, himself a grizzled veteran of
the late war. His prudence and frmness
had much to do with the peaceable soiu-
ton of the troubles at Darlington. Rich
bourg knows what war means, as l have
occasion TO know from service with him.
Most of the military under his and Gen.
Farley's command were young men, and
no finer set of fellows ever shouldered a
musket or carried a sword"
do you think the troubles are over2"
ooh, yes if Gov Tillman will only stop
sending off his political sky-rockets fight
ing wind mills and sounding his tom
toms, everything will settle down. But
he seems to be in chronic state of erup-
tion, and there is no telling what a man
in his state will do. l was very much
gratifed to see he had sent for Mr.,
Cocker and the two MessrS. Dargan, of
E., h fnr,p
tlemen of patriotism and intelligence. and
will give him good advice He ought to
have had them with him earlier, for he
evidently had as advisers gentlemen of
the fire alarm, pyrotechnic order, and you
know they are never safe"
ENToMBED BY A oAvE-IN.