Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-01-31

ed with Winchester rifles, and
they will be backed up by the po-
lioe force of the city. I have eve
ry confidence in Chief Martin"
Continuing, the Governor said
II want these people to understand
that I am as cool-blooded about
this matter as I can be. I have
never been more determined than
I am in this case, and I want
these people to understand once
and for all time that I propose to
see that the laws of the State ale
upheld even if we have to kill a
few of these Italian cutthroats,
bulldozers and pimps. I am MAX
ing no threat, but [ am simply
warning them. | am ready to 60
ahead if they are. I am going to
carry out the law and suppress
the sale Of liquor in Charleston if
I have to call out of the mill
tary.''
TILLMAN MAKES A CHARGE.
The Governor then spoke Of the
responsibility for all the trouble,
saying: charge the News and
Courier directly with being re-
sponsible for this trouble, for in
citing this violation aud. resist
ance to the law. I'm not angry"
MUST DOWN A CONSPIRACY.
Governor Tillman says that af-
ter reading Chief Gaihard's letter
he was fully satisfied that an or
ganized conspiracy against the
constables existed in Charleston,
and it must be downed if it re-
quired the strongest kind of a
military force. Said he "But'I
hope there will be no necessity for
the military having anything to
do with it. I can't see why the
mob did not go to Gilliard's house,
the other night, where they knew
the constables were quartered."
Governor Tillman. in cenclud.
ing what he had to say, remarked
Gail | want to say. up to the very
handle, is that no amountof bluff
ing and big talk, and killing even.
will stop me in my efforts to- en-.
force the law; that the law will
have to be obeyed; it has got to
60 on until | stop illicit .whiskey
selling in Charleston if it takes all
the military and constables in The
State to do it."
Last night Gov. Tillman made
the following statement regarding
the military feature of the Elliot
trouble in Charleston:
II received a telegram to-day
from Chief Constable Gaillard in
forming me that he was about ia
order rifles for the constables in
Charleston. in addition to the side
arms they already carried. Gail
lard said lie did this because Of
the evident feeling against the con-
stables in the city. There is every
evidence of conspiracy in that
city against the law and the con:
stables, among the Italians and
whiskey toughs under the employ
of the Whiskey Dealers Associa-
ton, and I propose to see if such
lawlessness can't be stopped. !
telegraphed Capt. Cogswell, =, .ef,s1y IL
Washington Light Infantry, to
find out the temper of the military
of the city on the subject, telling
him I relied upon them to sustain
the law. He replied that I could
count on them, and I ordered him
to notify the members of his com
pany to be in readiness to be call:
ed on at any time" ::
The Governor said that he did
this simply to be prepared, as in
the light of past events he did not
know what might. take place. He
simply ordered them to be prepared,
and not to be under arms. Con-
tinuing he said: "I don't propose
to have partisan juries put a con-
stable in jail when they won't con-
vict a whiskey seller on the most
indisputable evidence. They shall
not put lying witnesses against a
gentleman whom I know personally
to be gentleman. l would take
Elliot's evidence against any whis-
key dealer in Charleston or any,
where else. There are numbers of
men in Charleston who won't per-
jure themselves, and such men
shall be put on the juries orI will
remove every trial Justice in
Charleston. 1 intend to ril.idly
enforce the law and stop all i'm
portations and sales of contraband
liquor in Charleston at whatever
COST"
Successful Efforts. -.