The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-17
WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
DIsPENsARY LAW VIOLATIONS MUST
STOP at ONCE.
Governor TilInaan Says He VIII Now En-
force the Law With Rigor-Storage
Places for Contraband Whiskey
Will be Searched, Even IL
Private Residences. Metro
politan Police II Neces-
sary.
[Columbta Register, 10th.1

Governor Ti!lman last night an
nounced his determination to p-oceed
to enforce the Dispensary, law wis
vigor and to put summary stop to
resistance OF officers. The Governor
also declared that all places suspected
of being storehouses for contraband
whiskey will be searched, no matter
whether they are private. residences or
saloons.
The Chief Executives declarations
were brought about by the persistence
Of reporters in seeking an interview
from him on the decision of the Su-
preme Court on the Dispensary law.
The Governor was busy during the day
and refused to be interviewed. The re-
porters went to the Executive Mansion
last night and the Governor talked to
them. What he said is brief, but his
utterances will rank as among the most
important ever spoken by him. He
said:
II propose to make everybody get
out of the road and obey the law. I urge
on all good citizens to frown down ali
resistance to the law and to cooperate
with the constituted authorities in
carrying it out and preyeutiugsuch un-
seemly and disgrsceful exhibitions as
we had at Greenville yesterday. Phe'
town people who are opposed to the
law have nothing to gain and every
thing to lose by such behavior. I have
no desire in the world to employ any
force and would be glad to have the
cooperation of the police and the nuni-
cipal authorities, but I have all the
militia / need and can concentrate
1000 good men at any point in the
State inside Of forty-eight hours, and,
while I would hate to resort to any
such measures, no resistance would be
tolerated. The constables are going to
work now and going to search all places
where they have reason to know that
whiskey or liquors are kept and private
residences will not be exempt when We
have reason to believe that they have
been made depots for the storage
of whiskey. The coDstables will not
be allowed to harry the people or do
anything to provoke collisions and any
reasonable complaint against them will
be promptly investigated. Sherifs and
police will be expected to cooperate,
and those municipalities which prove
derelict will receive no share Of the pro-
fits, while it is almost inevitable that
system of metropolitan police will be
provided for all such places when the
Legislature meets"
"Does that include Columbia and
Charlestonw was asked.
"Of course, specifically" was the an
swer. . ~ -
"Trial Justices who don't do their
duty will likely he relieved of the
burdens Of office and II juries fail to
convict change of venue will be tried.
The law has come to stay and the
sooner that fact is recognized by the
whiskey men and those who have op-
posed it heretofore, the better IL will be
for all concerned"
THE DISPENSARY DECISION.
There was not much talk on the
streets yesterday on the Dispensary
decision. The public has expected that
the constitutionality of the law would
be sustained and was not surprised.
Saloon men had nothing to say Of
what they intend to do. They have
been bold in their violation Of the law
up to date probably because they knew
Governor Tillman was cautious in the
enforcement of the law until the -Su-
preme Court had expressed itself, When
the Governor says be is going to enforce
the law to the letter they know he
means what he says, and will lookout
for themselves.
WILL TROUBLE REsULT
Those who have been advising re-
sistance to the law, pending the deci-
sion Of the court, now have no bottom
to stand on. It is not believed that
there will be any repetitions Of the
Darlington or Greenville troubles. The
Governor has the law firmly behind
him and resistance will not be what it
would have been few weeks ago.
TO The HIGHEST CoURT.
No announcement has been made as
to what will be done by the attorneys
against the State in the way of taking
the DispeDsary law to the United States
Supreme Court, but there is little
doubt but what it will go up. En-
couragement is lent to this step by
Chief Justice McIver, in his dissenting
opinion. He practically advises that 1t
be done. The liquor dealers will put
up the money to get the law passed
upon by the United States Supreme
Court.