The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
CAPITAL SHY OF CAROLINA.
Investors Frightened By the War
Scare Over Rum.

of Timidity as Caused By the Re-
fusal of the Military Companies to
obey His Orders-He Expresses
Confidence That There Will Be No
EFurther Trouble-The Yeomanry at
His Back.
Columbia, S. c., April 10-The Colum-
bia Register will publish the following
article tomorrow on the effects of the
trouble at Darlington on the financial in
terests of the state, Gov. Tillman also
expresses views on the subject: "The
effects of the trouble at Darlington on
the financial interests of the state can
never be estimated. The widest stuff
has been sent to northern newspapers,
and the result is that a portion of
the outside world looks upon South
Carolina as turbulent state in which
1t is unsafe to invest money. Bank
ers are complaining that they cannot get
money from northern banks, and it is
said that northern people who had sub
scribed to new enterprises have pulled
out, fearing that their investments will
be unsafe. Members of the state admin
istration say that this feeling has been
brought about by the failure of the
Columbia and Charleston companies to re-
.spond to the call of the governor.
CAPITALISTS FRIGHTENED.
"A well posted gentleman said yester-
day that he knows it to be a fact from
the minute the wires flashed the news
over the country that the Columbia COM
panies had refused to answer the call Of
the governor, every man with a dollars
worth Of money in the state who lives
outside of it, became frightened. Securi-
ties dropped way down. He said
that the refusal of the Columbia
companies, and later those in Charleston
gave the impress sion that the whole people
were intolved in inSurrectiOn against the
laws of the state. People outside, he
said, cannot understand the situation
here. They do not know that the trouble
is the outcome of bitter political
hatred, and reach the conclusion
that the people are reckless and in open
resistance to the law. A curious thing &
about the affair is that American securi-
ties dropped in Liverpool on the strength
of the difficulties in this state. In some
way the English people thought that re-
bellion, involving the whole country, had
started.
TILLMAN VOLUNTEERS TALK.
"Gov. Tillman regrets that financial
danger appears TO be in store on account
Of the false impressions which have gone
abroad, and to-day he gave TO the news
paper men the following interview which
he hopes will be extensively printed in
the north and elsewhere, to do good in re-
moving some of the false Impressions:
4 wish to say few things
today in regard to the aspect
n inc on ht4 hTr int
ests of the state. l desire to express,
with all the emphasis l can. my absolute
belief and confidence in the assertion that
seven-eighths of our people, without re-
gard to politics, condemn the action of
those who brought on the trouble and of
their sympathisers, both among the citi-
2ens and the militia. The responses which
are coming in from all over the state, and
the offers of volunteers to uphold the law
and repress disorder, make it clear that
life and property are as safe here as they
are anywhere, South Carolinians have
no stomach for, nor will they tolerate any
such emeutes as those at Darlington and
Florence.
NO FURTHER TROUBLE FEARED.
"'The business centers and capital
seeking investment will do great injustice
If they are led to believe that any more
such south American attempts at revo-
luton will be made. Over half of the
militia has never teen called out at all,
and there would have been no
decentralization or injurious impression
sent abroad, but for the mutiny
OF the companies in this city,
which is the head center Of the political
opposition which lay at the bottom of the
insurrection. Their refusal gave the i'm
pulse to the militia in other towns and
created false impression that we were on
the brink of civil war Only four coun-
ties were at all involved in any riotous
demonstration - Darlington, Florence,
Sumter and Richland.
REORGANIZATION OF THE MILITIA.
''The reorganization of the militia, or
rather the organization of new companies
TO take The places of those which have
dlsgraced themselves, has already taken
place, and the arms will soon be in the
hands of faithful men who will respond
always promptly to the call of duty.
Back Of these is q reserve force of thou
sands Of citizens, volunteer companies
already organized and armed with shot
guns ready to move when called on.
" 1 can, therefore, give assurance to
the world that law and order will be
maintained in South Carolina, and have
every reason to believe that there will
never be another outbreak.
In conclusion it is a source of graft
ncatlon to express publicly my thanks to
the officers of the different railroads cen
terlng here for their prompt acquiescence
IN my orders and hearty cooperation in
concentrating and moving the troops. They
showed plainly that they had 40 sympa-
Thy for such lawless behavior, and con-
trouted in no small degree to the prompt
suppression Of the insurrection.