Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-11
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Still Much Talk About the Federal
Court Decisions.
THE GOVERNOR INTERVIEWED.
senator TiIImnn Also Expresses
Himself with Reference to the
sttuation-A state Dispensary Con-
stable Arrested.

COLUMBIA, s. c., May l0.--There Is
stllI much talk about the two decisions OF
the United States Court affecting the two
most important laws in the State. Al
though nearly every one comedies that
the knocking out OF the feature or the
dispensary law preventing liquors from
being brought into the State Is practically
a death-blow TO the law. Governor Evans
is declaring that the profits will not be
affected. This is in the face OF the claim
that better liquors can be delivered here
from points outside the State at lower
rates than the dispensary rates.
The effect Of the registration decision
Is Of more vital Importance. In view OF
the negro majority in the State. and TO-
day the State Democratic Executive Com
m.ttee, controlled by the dominant eie-
ment, was called by the State chairman,
Senator Irby, TO meet here on Wednesday
night next. II is evidently for the pur-
pose OF arranging to face the new con-
dition OF affairs.
This evening Governor Evans gave 10
the representative of the Southern Asso-
ciated Press the following interview, de-
signed 10 express HIS 40 ~ ~
future of the dispensary law, and the ef-
feet Of the decision upon 1t. The Governor
said:
DIsPENsARY UNEMBARRAsSED.
THE practical operations OF the dis
pensary are not interfered with In the
slightest. The greater number OF patrons
of the dispensary are people who are In
sympathy with the law. Those who have
been forced 10 patronize II belong 10 the
class who cannot afford 10 import for
their own use. The source OF revenue Is
from the sale of the cheaper grades or
whiskey in quantities of one ana one
half pints. The people cannot afford to
import.
'The only competition that could come
would be from blind tigers, and
the old whiskey dealers. who, un-
der the guise of importing Tor
tter own use, VIII endeaNor TO
supply them. This Will be checkmated
by a more strenuous effort than hereto,
fore TO prosecute them under section =
OF the dispensary law This is the section
which provides for injunction. and the en-
tire vigilance OF the dispensary force VIII
be centered upon the Illicit traffic. one
or two convictions will soon put an end
to the traffic. and this will be done with
out recourse 10 juries.
"If we find that the police of the towns
do not Cooperate with us in suppresslnS
the Illicit sales of whiskey, ! VIII imme-
dately place every town IN the STATE
under the operation OF the metropolitan
police law. This will be Of greater adj
vantage to the enforcement of the law
than the employment of the constables,
and will save TO the State $500 a month,
which We are row expanding for the con-
stables. The row of the Illicit trafflcker
will be a hard and stump one. and the
resources for making IT so are abundant.
| shall not hesitate TO use them.
DECISION AN ADVANTAGE.
$50. instead OF being death-blow to
the dispensary, II this decision is sus-
tanned by the Supreme Court of the
United States-and | can hardly see how
il can be-yet. we will make 1t an adj
vantage to the law by reason OF this
saving in the expense OF its execution.
There is no opposition to the law In
any part of the State. except In the cities
of Charleston and Columbia. and very
little In the latter city. The foreign ele-
ment Is the bone of contention In the
former city, and they will never become
reconciled to our institutions.
THE law has recently been enacted In
the State of North Carolina, and will be
I'm the State of Georgia at the next ses-
sion of the Legislature, and this accounts
for the fierce battle waged upon II by
the Whiskey Trust, who succeeded In buy
up United States judges
Let not the friends of the law be dis
couraged; its success is assured, and they
will live to see its adoption by ma
jority of the States OF the American
Union The days of the bar-room are
over, and the influence Of the barkeeper
destroyed in South Carolina. and | am
satisfied it will BE SO in the nation at no
late day. \ test case is being made in
Charleston. to carry the law TO the Su
preme Court of the United States, and
we expect a decision In twenty days. We
Will take the case up on habeas corpus
proceedings. In the mean time the con-
stables will watch the shipments Of liquor
into the State, and will not seize any
packages until they have strong grounds
to believe that it is not for persona! use.
REGISTRATION MATTER.
"As to the decision in the registration
cases and our position on that matter"
Governor Evans said, Il viii simply say
that there will be a straight fight now
between the white man and the Niger
and God save the white man that goes to
the negro. Beyond this, | have nothing
more to say than ! have already said"
While giving the above interview Gov
ernor Evans received a notice that n
United States marshal had arrested one
of his liquor constables, who had made "A
seizure in Beaufort in defiance OF Judge
Simonton's injunction. What will be done
about IL is not known as yet. Assistant-At-
torney-General Townsend IL now in
Charleston at work on the case Governor
Evans refers to.