St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-02
TILLMAN Talk 30 TROOPS
The Governor Grows Pathetic in
an Address.

COLUMBIA, S c.. April This has
and while there have been incidents of
most interesting nature in connection
with the dispensary troubles. there has
been practically no excitement. Early
this morning Gov. 1illman established
a Geographic censorship, placing sew
erai miiitiamen. the most intelligent
that could be selected, la charge of bot h
offices to supervise all messages offered.
These gentlemen have simply carried
out their instructions, ami have re-
fused only few kilograms that were
calculated to arouse bad feeling.
Early in the day the governor
summoned the gOyernar's guards to the
executive mansion. Drawing them up
in line he addressed them, saying that
he was Informed that their disarmament
was not their fault, but that they had
been overawed by mob at their doors.
He told them that they stood before the
people of the state as disgrace, and
that he now wished TO give them the OPP
portunity 70 wipe the stain from their
brow and to restore 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 asser-
ton five of the men threw down their
bayOnets and were quickly followed by
several others. The captain begged
them to desist and wait until the gov
ernor had finished. Gov. Tiiiman, how
ever, told them that their action was
satisfactory, for he only wished to
know exactly what their position was
He then said to those who renamed
that they could leave. but if they deter
mined to obey orders to report to the.
state penitentiary. The remnant Of the
company marched to its armory, and in
five minutes thereafter it had dis
banded. During the day the gov
ernor notified the captains of
the other companies that the
arms must be delivered to the
state within two hovrS. They replied
that they did not KNOW where the arms
were and that il was impossible to COM
ply with his orders. The governor i'll
formed them peremptOrily that the guns
must be produced. On hearing this
number of prominent citizens, in the
interest of peace aud order. advised the
men to give up the guns. On their
earnest advice the young lien soon exc
pressed their willingness to do every
thing in their power to put their cap
tains in possession of the arms. Att
O'Clock marching orders were given to
the troops stationed at the penitentiary.
Gov. Iillman addressed them, saving:
las chief executive of South Carolina,
/ wish TO say few words to you before
your departure. | thank you for the
promptness and zeal displayed by you
in responding to the cali for duty: Many
of you have doubts as to tile Justice of
the cause for which you go. You0are
reformed Democrats and antis, but all
South CarolinianS thank God the reason
of your going to Darlington is caused
by the dispensary law. and it is law as
long as it stands OF the statute books,
and until it is repealed OF declared
unconstitutional by the supreme
court The newspapers have sown
the seed of discord by teaching
you that there are portions OF the law
which invade private rights. They
know that wnen they say that tbey lie.
The right to search private houses or
warrant is as old as The law itself. They
know that they are not telling the truth
when they try to make you believe that
ing their liberties. | said in my ines
sage to the legislature 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
so long as it is on the statute books, so
help me God. intend to enforce it.
''W hen the news came OF the trouble
at Darlington, God knows that | was
never more shocked. When the officers
OF the law were shot down l was llOr-
rified. The sheriff telling inc that he
was powerless. my first aud natural i'm
pulse was to appeal to the military at
Columbia. What did they do? They
surrender ing!Oriously the honor of
being in the service of their state, but,
thank God. there are men left who will
obey orders and not be Swayed from
duty by adverse political opinions. The
companies at Florence and Sumter did
likewise when the action at Columbia
was known We then see the spectacle
of the adjutanJ general running over
the state trying to get men to do their
duty.
"When ordered out. the Fourth bri-
gade of Charleston-that crack COM
mand-all they did was to dicker with
me as to what was their duty. Those
COW wards in Charleston did like those in
Columbia. Without company at my
command l began to cast about to see
what could do TO uphold the dignity
of the law. Thank God. have found
them in you. You are going on deli
cate and dangerous mission. You must
remember that the Darlington people
are our fellow citizens, but they are in
instruction. and it is necessary for
you to 90 there to uphold the law.
learn that they destroyed a
state dspensary. Nobody did this but
the eX-barkeepers and their hirplinus