The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-10
SOUTH CARoLINES UPHEAVAL.
THE WHOLE STATE STIRRED UP
OVER THE DECISIONS.

Address-The state Administration
Giving All It's Attention to the Dis
pensary Matter.
Columbia, S c., May 9.-The two de-
cisions rendered by United States Judges
Gon and Simonton yesterday. the ono
making a free ballot and the other sound
ing the death knen of the dispensary law.
have created a big stir all over the state.
and some pretty wild talk is being in-
dulged in The administration is more
or less worried. In official and legal cir
cles nothing else was even thought of
apparently, and the negroes and liquor
men were giving all their attention to the
new order of things brought about by
these things. For the present Gov. Evans
and the state authorities are paying no
attention whatever to the registration
matter. AS Gov. Evans has already said,
he does not propose to call any extra
session Of the Legislature or proceed fur
ther in the registration cases. However,
as yet nothing has been finally decided
in regard to this matter.
The negroes regard the matter as a sec
ond emancipation, and to-day the minis
terial union recently formed. of which
every negro minister is a member, an or
ganzation formed to fight against their
impending utter disfranchisement, issued
an address, which thanks the attorneys
in the case and "the many friends Of the
negroes in their fight for emancipation
from the cruel and unlawful registration
laws which debarred white and black alike
from the exercise of their constitutional
franchise" and proceeds thus: 1--WE beg
to say further that we shall always prove
to that faction of white men who protect
ed US in that awful regime of negro ban
ishment and cruel threats which were
poured upon the negro, even though he
was quiet and as helpless as he was quiet
Now that the clouds are driven away, we
shalI vote for with our white friends for
good government seeking only for that
minority representation, which any rea-
sonable white man will accord US.
We recognize the fact that intelligence
ana money must rule, and to which we
cheertully subscribe. There shall never
arise by our assistance, the condition of
aHalrs prior to '76; neither do we desire
the return of the condition of affairs so
federal courts.
1T is the purpose of the ministers to
can conference as soon as we can learn
the conditions and advise our people to
vote only for our white friends among the
conservatives. We do not propose to fol-
low the detunct republicans. hitherto
styled leaders. We believe in decent men
Tor state offices, even among them and if
such can't be had we shall have all dem
oerats Il matters but little to US at any
rate so far as local politics are concerned.
we are republicans which we do not
Gehy' but we must live here with our
democratic white neighbors; experience
mas taught us this. and no man, white or
black, will ever be able again to lead the
negroes as they did in former days.
Now that peace has come between the
races, We mean to maintain ii"
The white friends they refer to are not
lh me faction which at present has con-
troll of the state
The administration people were to-day
giving all their attention to the dispenSary
decision and injunction and studying up
US effect in consultation with their
friends with a view to definitely determining
Tue course the state would pursue.
Ihls afternoon il became known that
the administration and dispensary au-
I9orlues mad decided to take advantage
OF a popularity in the DECISIONS neces-
sary peculiarity-in order to evade the
operation of Judge SimOntons injunction
N certain cases and to save the cOnsta-
bes from punishment for contempt of
court in cases where such seizures were
MADE The order says that no liquor shall
INTO the state for individual use. Now the
seheme IS to make the constables seize
ssSuI mat Is sent in where they think
tldt u Is not for personal use, making
tnem the judges. Then if hauled up for
Coltempt they can set UP the defense
mat they We're convinced that the stuff
Was Tor other than individual use. And
me same scheme is to apply to searches.
inns raises nice question to where
uoI was brought for personal use This
is plain statement of the plan How it
WI VII work is a matter for Judge Simon
ION consideration.
Carrying out this plan, the following cir
suad Suidr OF instructions to constables was is
To Constables-Seize all liquor coming
mo the state for other than personal use;
SGafd and watch blind tigers carefully
@iIa .,b3is selze all liquor in the possession of
,IDHhd tigers" or or those engaged in the
uilClJ traffic of liQuOr.
me circular was sent out by the state
+Ia podfd OF control, of which Gov. Evans Is
Ie chairman.
rms afternoon, in the presence of large
CtoWd OF curious persons, several con-
bod1 bStdnles stood by and saw several crates of
1' user unloaded at the union depot here,
without interfering. At a country town
one defiant constable made seizure, say
'us ne knew of the injunction.
GoT. Evans jumped on Judge Simonton
Iltie to-day n.regard to the registration
Eases, saying that while Judge Simonton
,r1 uiu not sit with Judge Goff, he desired it
ttluerstood distinctly that Judge Simon
. ION had an opportunity of sitting and was
requested by the counsel for the state
brtt bbUt only to sit himself with Judge Goff,
Nnlef Justice Fuller"
Gov: Evans said further: HE evident
~ refused to comply with this request,
bnu, while not actually sitting on the
peucn yet 1t is known that he was in con-
sguItation g with Judge Goff. Let the respon-
APiilty 9iiIy rest where it belongs"
Charleston, S. c., May 9-The dspen-
sdfy constables here are on the warpath
so-day, presumably under instructions
rom Columbia. They seem to be aggra-
vated by Judge Simontons decision of
seslerday, granting a permanent injunc-
uon prohibiting the enforcement of that
pdrL OF the obnoxious law which is in
conflict with the interstate commerce law,
VI VI lhey have been instructed to be more
r5sld than they have been in the past.
1 faces they suspect of selling liquor they
dlepeatedly visited at short intervals all
uuIlng the morning and they were not as
Courteous as formerly in going about the
ildces and searching No seizures of
ti,quor IN transit have been made though
sue NeW York steamer has arrived 1t is
tnst not thought the constables will violate the
iHJunctlon granted by Judge Simonton
a rev drummers for liquor houses arrived
t4eIe to-day and by the end of the week
II ~ is expected that the state will be Hooded
WIN them. The dispensary is not popular
+t WtIth the people, who are well to do, and
sn5 nS BUSINESS IN the finer grades of liquor
anu VINE will probably be enormous
The War Department Censured.
Uxbridge Mass, May 9.-H. H. Leeg
post No %. G. A. R., last night adopted