The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-06
TILLMAN'S AMBITION.
A South CsroIi.ian's Explanation OF tn
Present Situation.

A South CsroIi.ian's Explanation OF tn
| Present Situation.
| This Darlington tragedy Is not the end OF
| the matter In South Carolina II Is the begin
ming 1t 10 not merely an obstinate effort on
| the part OF Gov. Tillman to enforce his obnox-
| ious Dispsnsary law 1t is a deep-laid political
scheme. with Winchester rifles back OF It. and
the election of Tillman to Senator Buffers
seat next fall as its object. There are bad times
| in store for the Palmetto State"
This is the prophecy Of Mr. f Motz. made
last night to SUN reporter. regarding tho
| condition Of affairs In South Carolina. Mr..
Motz who has lived in South Carolina for ff-
teen years. is half owner Of the Brewer gold
mine. having been q partner OF Senator Hearst
OF California. who had an interest in the mine.
He is also the Postmaster OF Brewer Mine. and
q Republican In politics, although he voted for
Tillman when tho latter first ran for Governor.
Mr.. Motz arrived In this city yesterday. having
come up from his home at Brewer Nine In the
northeast Of South Carolina He has studied
the political situation carefully. and can SEQ
little but trouble in the future
In this Tight" said he. we are not COM
batting the Dispensary law. although God
knows that Ii obnoxious enough. II Is the
way that II IL carried out. the concomitant out
RACES that We are fighting. The Dispensary
law originally was q SOP to the Prohibitionists
who elected Tillman. They were not satisfied
with the way IL worked. and when the Gov
srnor's FIRST term was over he made a
plea for denomination on the ground that
he hadn't had o chance to try the
law fairly. He was reelected. and then
he got his LEGISLATURE. which was merely a
pocket edition Of law-making machine that
no carried In his pistol pocket. to pass amend
ments to the law one Of which gave him the
power to appoint special armed eonstsbles to
an unlimited extent at So q day and expenses.
Then eAmo the law giving right Of search in
things combined formed the basis OF the
worst kind OF outraRes by the eonstabulary.
were HUMANS and despsradoss. They were
appointed because they were known to have
asd To d. They ssGt .hssd search
of lindIng what We call blind, tigers bind
timely There are none In private houses;
they are in drug stores or small notion stores.
calls cali them spi ss thereto p search prIvats
houses. There were scores OF outraRss com:
cases in point: In Charleston they broke into a
room whore woman was in confinement, not
ransaek ed the room. turned everything inside
ing: The fright oeeasiohsd 6y their breaking
death. Another case not SO serioss, but
Charleston woma an was visiting some friends
She drove to their house from the station.
leaving her trunk At the station to be sent on
Aftsrward. Some one told A. SOY that the trunk
contained whisksy, He broke It open. tossed
out al the clothes, turned things upside down;
then. having found no whiskey. dumped the
clothing. all muddisd. back in. stamped Il
down aud closed the trunk; The lady. who had
previously symDathiZsd with the Governor. IL
now strongly Anti-Iulman.
Now. In regard to the Darlington tragedy,
the trouble arose over a man named FLOYD.
whose brother is the dispensATy clerk there.
turned Informant When the twenty spies
arrived, they were met By the Manor and tho
Chief OF Police, who eounselled them not TO
exercise the right Of searching private houses,
assuring them that there we're no blind tigers
%. the houses The spies then Taldsd the
hotel S5srs a man named RoEsrs was
the station, Rogers wsHt with them
and called FLOYD =, rascal and 2 traitor
tsrisEsd. Rogers vent up town. and mesting
the hormSnt brotherS returned with them.
ne and Rogers fought again and Chief OF Pc.
Ice paTssn arrested thsI Il me eoI our sb 81
MeLendob had intsrfsrsd to help Rogers