The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-11

negro majority in the state and to-day
the State Democratic Committee. control
led by the dominant element, was called
by the State Chairman, senator trby. 20
meet here on "Wednesday night next
IL IS evidently for the purpose cf ar
ranging 70 face the new condition OF
affairs.
GOVERNOR EvANs' VIEWS.
This evening Governor Evans gave TO
the representative OF the Southern As
ISOLATED Press the following interview,
designed TO express his belief as 10 the
future of the dispensary law dnd the
effect OF the decision upon II. the Gov
eruor "a ia,
"The practical operation OF the dis
pensary Is not lnterfered with In the
slightest. The great number Of patrons
of the dspensary are people who are IN
sympathy with the law Those VINO
have been forced to patronize belong
To the class who cannot anord to import
for their own use. The source OF reNe-
grades of whisky IN quantities Of one
and one-half pint. The people cannot
AFFORD 10 import.
would be from blind tigers and old
whisky dealers who. vnder the gulse OF
importing for their own use, Will en-
deavor TO supply them. THIS will be
checkmated hy moro strenuous EFFORT
than heretofore 10 prosecute them under
section - OF the diHpcns8ry law.
III we find that the police OF the towns
do not cooperate with us In suppressing
the Illicit sales Of whisky. / Will imme-
diately place every town IN the state
under the operation OF the metropolitan
police law. This will be OF greater ad-
vantage 10 the enforcement or the law
than the employment OF the constables.
and viii save 10 the State ttb0o month.
which we are now expendlng for the con-
stables.
SERIOUS CHARGE.
There ls no opposition TO tho law In
any part OF the Sta.e, except In the
cities OF Charleston and Columbia, ana
very little IN the latter city. The for
eign element Is the bone Of contenuon In
the former city, and they will never be-
come reconciled to our institutions.
"ln spite of the fact that the great
benefits Of the dispensary law are reaped
by our entire people, the law has recently
been enacted In the State OF North Caro-
lima. ana will be Ina the state Of Georgia
at the next session OF the Legislature,
and this accounts for the fierce batuo
waged upon II by the whisky Trust,
who succeeded in buying up the United
States Judges.
discouraged; its success is assured, and
they viii live 10 see itS adoption by
majority OF the States OF the Amerlcat
Union. The days or the bar'roo are
over. and the influence of the bar.
keeper destroyed in South Carolina. anf
/ am satisfied IL Will be in the nauoI<
at no late day.
"A test case Is already being made 10
Charleston 10 carry the law TO the su:
preme Court OF the United Statos, anS
we expect decision I'm twenty days. We
will take the case up on habeas corpus
proceedings. In the meantime tho con-
stables will watch the shipments OF IL
quor into the state, and Will not seize
any package until they have strong
grounds TO believe that 10 is not Tor per-
sOuai use
"As TO the decision In the registration
h.f ma ff.Y
Governor Evans said, II viii simply say
that there Will be straight ngnt now
between the white man and the Niger.
and God save the white man that goes
10 the negro. Beyond this / have moth
ing more 10 say than l have already
sa.l"
While giving the above interview Gov
ernOr Evans received notice That
United States marshal hai arrested one
OF his liquor constabics, who hai male
"A seizure in Beaufort ia defiance OF Judge
SimOntons Injunction.
rmLMAN DrNoUNcEs GoFF
GAGNESVfLLE. FLA, May 49, senator
Tilman arrived "a the ciiy to-day, \
reporter met The Senator AMI inquired ~
MIN lf he had read the dispatches from
Columbia in reference 10 the decisions
against the registration and the dIspeh-
sary laws Of h5 state.
II have not seen the papers he re-
piled. "and while / anticipated the result.
I have no direct knowledge IN regard 10
the decisions"
After he had read the report, the sena-
I'm regard TO the registration law there
IS no general election ln South carolina
this year, the franchise wiil De- cN .itlsed
only in the election OF delegates 10 the
Constitutional Convention, called py the
last Legislature, after having been voted
upon by the people a. the last general
election last November There Is evident
lv "A conspiracy 1fOOt and this dirty Re
publican Juuge Con. was brought from
his home ln Nest Virginia, into another
circuit 10 DO the Work, winch u ~ hopeo
win overthrow tho rule Of the people In
our State.
iatnr.. think, az the time the regis
tratiOn law was passed Ia iss2 n was
good enough then because be ana hb
clquo governed the State 10 has been
iu force for thirteen years, md Is )nly
sought 10 be OvcrthroWn now because thn
people al three consecutive elections nave
been indicating fixed pufpo,' % per-
manenuy retire certain on, ~ ne let1ris.
+ do not know what the United states
spureme Court will do, but l do know
this.
The constitutional convention viii be
held. IL will be composed OF wnlte men
principally. who VIII sake care OF Soun
Carolina and see that white supremacy
is maintained within her borders
1SsISuArIoS AGAISsr siNoSros.
what about the dispensaryT' was
asked. .
this law WAS constitutional replied the
senator. "He has practically reversed
himself From the s~eepins nature OF
The Injunction. am almost ready 10 inink
that In going so far IN trying 10 over
throw the law the Judge has been I'M
properly influenced. The dispcnsafy sys-
feun i- so pOpular In tho State, and IL
bcine watched with such keen Interest
bv the people outside. with the almost
absolute certainty OF being adopted ny
oher states that the barkecpers aa@
iiouor manufacturers could well rrr
raise a million dollars 10 buy judge -
two. .
thai liquOr upon arrival IN state shall
be subject 10 the laws OF that state
the same as that manufactured therein.
The supreme Court has time ana again
a,firmed the right OF the state 10 cOntrol
llauor in any way II saw proper. IL
behooves tSfe lovers OF temperance
throughout the United States 10 make
their influence felt and heard az this
crisis. for experience has shown the dis
ponsary system 10 be the best political
solution OF the liquor problem.
These two judicial decisions, n tus~
tained practically destroys the last ves-
tige OF States rights. and Jefferson'F
nrophesy that the Federal judiciary
,couid be the means OF 0Verthrowing our
liberties and destroying local aelf-sovefn-
ment will have been fulfilled Governor
Evans' nlan 10 resist the Injunction u
the quickest and best way 20 have tho