Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-04
GOV. TILLMAN'S WILD TALK.
HE MAKES AN ADDRESS TO THE
STATE MILITIA,
In which He Uses Many Character
ishc PhraSes-A serious DIn-
Guilty Narrowly Avertsd.
Troops Sent Home.


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i'y Assooi''eu irtHs.
,Woiu'np'a' . ~ April s-aoVerhor
NINA" "uu'esseu the h'intia mere To-
Jay IN eNp'aha'ioii OF ms position ana
wy uu'y u 'ns soipiery' saiu the gov
ine u'spsnSary "a" II on the stat
''e VooA7' d AS chiel executive nave
sworn 'nat ,he laws OF ms state shsll
pe respected, and so help me God, !
VIII exert all the powers OF my office
'iA' '"e itw y opeFeu'
me governor was severe In his con-
uen'hat'oh OF the militia companies
VINO nave refused to obey orders
over al Darlington" he said, these
oandhoN soldiers, these soldiers, learn
ed politicians, pranced all over the
country and sent for reinforcements TO
oarrooms and whislsey men. but they
have never fired a shot at n single
constable and they did not want to
find them. why did not they lynch the
man they claimed made the trouble?
They have slnndered themselves by
saying they would lynch those who
did not cause the trouble, and then
would not lynch the man they say did
cause IT, The body polite is IN fever
because the people Of Charleston and
Columbia have taken yipers In their
bosoms I'm the shane of newspapers
which daily distil poison. Tbov try 10
sting mo personally nv abuse ana
Islander. but wear n coat OF mail MAT
they cun never pieree-nn honest beart
looking to the welfare Of tho whole
state"
The govarror ana no, ,o,r ot,.,, 49,.
ut wont CONC ana carro, co,,,o., -,
said "because tho rconIe aro e., +he
saddle and irtord 10 r.,,aI, -
one man tord NJ yo,,doti har, ,ha,
h, came from Facoooi5 w., 49,
county win n run 10 tui mo rrtaa,,
night wont mention bia par,o
Threntened me, ilvo i,,,, ava ra,,ar
felt upeasv NV ufo ia NOT worth ,n,,oh
TO mo but II Ia ,ror,b ne ,'uot,
ma TINT Of nnv ma, "a ,Ir,
but rather mer d.sort 49,
mat yyber. Won have rIaood mo
would boyc st,cl tbera u,t,l b,d
to so out az a corpse. Tho men throat.
enlpg 10 fire this powder magnz,na
are the bnrroom element ana tbosa
who are urging them ore Inc rulers ~
tho ollgarcby. This riot ia nautical
frenzy. shall NOT bpdro an inch
from the stand 7 hive tal,e, no the
people's governor You NAV IMAGINE
from this am npprnvating tho ,ronh,e
but / am slmpIv going 10 upboId tho
law. / could not have done what
have done unless controlled the rail.
roads and telegrnph lines The re-
yised atatutes OF the state give mo
atm another sword Of Damooles and
tomorrow shall cut the thread and
use H. section blo gives tho povernor
power 10 take control OF MI the police
IN the city. The mayors and The city
councils have refused 10 make the no.
lice do their duty. intend to see
that they do. or will discharge every
one OF them. From this day the CON
stables shah watch the policemen and
report 10 me whether they doing their
duty and II they DO not obey my orders
and n the autborities do not co-ope-
rate with me sbau enil tho legislature
,o,sther and wc I'm have ne mower
given tho executive 10 remove those
me, and nnpoint oehers who will obey
tho law"
A. mis- mint Mr. early. n cousin Of
Mr. Norment who was killed by state
constob,os ye,lsd ont, why don't