The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-04-18
THE wATCHMAN AND APRIL Ii, 1894.
Tllman's Bungling Way Of
Putting it.
The Governor IN has Laudaue Effort
to Counterfeit the Damaging Effects
of has Silly Proclamation of Mar
t;al Lac. Issues q Statement.

COLUMBIA, AprIi III oPpe0's
that complaint has been made to Gov'
vernon TillmaD that the recent trouble
at Darlington has had an injurious effect
upon all kinds Of business enterprises
in the State aud that the banking
int rest have been made to suffer 10
consequence of the reports that have
gone ont about the matter. Governor
| Tillman this morning took the question
up and thought that it would be best to
make a public statement about the
alleged instruction. What effect his
statement will have remains to be seen.
and surely everyone hopes that no
further business harm will come out
of the incident. When he bad the
newspaper men in his Office he took
his time about debating the following
statement which will be sent out by the
Southern Associated Press:
81 wish to say a few things to-day
10 regard to the effect of this insur-
section on the business interests Of
the State. l desire to express With
all the emphasis I can my absolute
belief and confidence in the assertion
that seven-eights. of u people, without
regard to politics, condemn the action
of those who brought on the trouble
and of their sympatbizers both among
citizens and the militia. The responses
which are coming in from all over the
State and che offers of volunteers to up
hold the law and repress disorder make
it clear that life aud property are as
safe here as they are anywhere. South
Carolioians have no stomach for nor
will they tolerate any such emeutes as
those at Darlington and Florence
1.-The business centres and capital
seeking investment will do great iujus-
;ice if they are led to believe that any
more such South American attempts
at revolution will be made. Over half
of the militia has never been called
cut at all, and there would have been 80
decentralization or injurious impression
sent abroad but for the rutipy of the
companies in this city, which is the
head centre Of the political opposition
which lay at bottom Of the insured
ton. Their refasual gave the impulse
to the militia 10 the other towns and
created a false impression that we were
on the brink of civil var. Only four
counties at all were involved in any
riotous ation-Darliugton Flor
ence, Sumter and Richland.
1.-The reorganization of the militia.
or rather the organization of new com-
panies to take the place Of those which
have disgraced 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 a re-
serve force of thousands Of citizens,
volunteer companies already organ
lied and armed with shotguns, ready to
move when. called On. | can there
fore give assurance to the world that
law and order will be maintained in
South Carolina and I have every
reason to believe that there will never
be another outbreak.
I'm conclusion it is a source Of
qualification to express publicly my
thanks to the officers Of the different
railroads centering here for their
prompt acquiescence in my orders aud
hearty cooperation 10 concentrating
aud moving the troops. They showed
paialy that they bad DO sympathy for
such lawless behavior and contributed
in no suall degree to the prompt
suppression Of the instruction"