New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01
TILLMAN'S POWER DISCUSSED.
TALKS WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL OLNEY AND
SOETH CAROLINA CONGRESSMEN.

TALKS WITH ATTORNEN-GENERAls OlNE1 AND
SOUTH CAROLINA CONGRESSMAN.
Washington. March 3l-Attorney- General Oiney
said the South Carolina trouble had not been
officially brought to his notice He could not give
an opinion off -hand important subject.
Some States granted charters to railroads and
telegraph lines on conditions that the State. when
it deemed 1t necessary might take possession Of
such public conyeyances. Massachusetts. for in
stance, chartered railroads on this condition.
Whether the South Carolina law had this provision
in 1t not he. could not say without examining it..
II 1t had it, 1t might De general or Apply ony 10
certain corporations, and that could only be de-
termned by examining ther charters; he was
not prepared TO say the governors action violated
the Inter State Commerce law. because ne did not
know what action the Governor had taken, except
from hearsay, and could not express an opinion on
Mr. McLauren, who represents the district where
regret that the Governor should have found IT neces
sary 10 proceed such extremes. He, too care
fully read the statutes under which the Governor is
acting and added;
my command. to say whether the troubles in the
town of Darlington assumed the proportion CT an in
circumstances that the Governor the rail-
ways and teegraphs. / would prefer TO say nothing
further until the situation has been made more
Suppose it was a case of instruction or re-
belllon?'
Then" said Mr.. ,McI1aurren, the Governor has
the sole judge Of whether the pubic safety required
such extreme action on his part or not There is a
which intensified by the passage OF the Dis
pensary law. / cannot say that | AN surprised at
what has occurred at Darlington. In a speech the
other day at Spartansburg. | gave public expression
my views upon the question OF the dispensary
/ don't care to say anything further In the heated
state of public opinion, but trust that the people
Will refrain from violence and that we shall have
return norma conditions again without any
further bloodshed. Fortunately. the trouble seems
to be local, and has not spread the entire
State"
Senator Butler has yet returned 10 Washing
ton from escOrting the body OF Senator Colqutt 10
Georgia. Senator troy could not be found either at
the Capitol or at his home or at any of his usual
places of resort
Representative Thomas ]. Strait of Lancaster
s. G., expressed the opinion that the people would
stand by the Governor in the enforcement of the
Dspensary law II 1t required 5000 10 do it,
He asserted that the sentiment Of the State upheld
the Governor and that small clique who wanted
10 continue the 'moonshine" whiskey traffic were
alta the bottom of the whole trouble.
Representative W. Jasper Talbert, OF Parksyille
9 c. also sustained the State authorities He "a .
Governor Tillman is simply doing his duty I'm exc
cutting the law, and the people will uphold him
He Is a man of positive convictions, and II is all
solutely certain he Will execute the law and crush
opposition no matter what the consequences NAV
be"
ARMY OFFICERS STUDY THE SITUATION.
Washington. March 3l.-Army officials as yet have
learned nothing officially of the South Carolina trou