The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-30
TILLMAN READY TO FIGHT.
"IF THE WHIsKBY MEN WANT a RIoT,s
HE SAYS. "pM WILLING"

Hs Has the Lesi.istars to Bsek Ills, Up,
He'n Ar-a the Constable. and CAN out
the Mnitis, Hell Earorce the Law n m.
Has 20 XIII = Few RuIidozer. and Cut-
thronts Ia Doing It-Not Angry at All.
COLUMBIA. s. c.. Jan. 2o.-"If these people
want to get up bloody riot. am willing; I'll
give them all they want Of IT," said Gov. Till
man to-day. talking about the dispensary
trouble In Charleston.
What Is more" he added. "Pn have the
Legislature here TO back me up in thIs effort to
enforce tho laws Of the State and want those
people to understand this: II they think
they are going to blum. Brighten. or
bullyrag me or my constables. they are
very much mistaken. lam not going to have
these touRhs ride rough shod over the laws
and II the good people Of Charleston cannot
prevail upon the bark eepers to obey the laws
and stop resisting them. intend going right
ahead In the policy have decided upon.
Il have as many constabes ns the police
force Of Charleston. and II II is necessary they
will be armed with Winchester rifles. and
they will be backed UP by tho police force
OF the city. have every confidence I'm Chiet
Martin. want these people 10 understand that
am ms cool-blooded about this matter as I can
be. havo nevcr been more determined than
am in this case. and I want these people to
understand once and for all time that | pro-
pose to soc that the laws OF the state are up
held, even II we have 20 kill n few OF these
Italian cutthroats and buldozors.
am making no threat. but 7 am simuly
warning them. am ready to 90 ahead II they
are. am going to carry out the law and sup
press the sale OF liquor in Charleston II / have
to call out all Of the military. charge tho
Np,rs and Courier directly with being RESPONSE
BILE for this trouble for melting this violation
and resistance to the law. l am not angry"
The Governor was reading n report no had
received from Chief Constable Gaillard in
which the constable said that the Bark espers'
and Bartenders Association had conspired to
resist the enforcement OF the law.
have the names OF the members OF this
association" no went on. and have been in-
formed OF their proposed Intentions. Develop
ing what consider to be a conspiracy against
the law and the lives OF tho State officers.
Something must be done in the enforcement
OF section thirty OF the Dispensary act. There
have been several arrests under this section,
and II there should not To convic-
lions for these violations there will be
personal encounters and bloodshed. There
are mounted men who follow the constables
from point to point on the street. and there
are also paid spoilers who are very threat
ening in their manner. We have heard
from their mouths threats against our lives.
There are strangers here whom We have
located and we may at any time bo driven to
Kill in selr-defence. The condition OF things
is ugly in the extreme. made SO by unwse aud
unfriendly lawyers and n lying press.
An want to say is that no amount Of
blufilng and big talk and killing even will stop
me In my efforts to enforce tho law That law
will have to be obeyed. l will stop Illicit whis-
key selling in Charleston II 1t takes all tho
military and constablss in the state to do its