Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1895-05-18
WHAT EVANS SAYS
South Cardinals Governor Talks
of the Future.
CONCERNING THE DISPENSARY Law.
Hc Says the Recent Decision Does Not In
terfers In the slightest With Its Frae5
tical 0peratiou-fslind Tigsf5
the Only Competitions;

still much talk about the two decisions
of the United States court affecting the
two most important laws In the state.
althougs nearly every one comedies
that the knocking out of the feature of
the dispensary law, preventing liquor
from being brought into the state, is
practically death blow to the law,
Governor Evans is declaring chat the
profits will not be affected. This is in
thc facs OF tbs claim that better liauors
saii be delivered here from points ott-
side the state at lower rates than the
dispensary rates.
The effect of the registration decision
is of more fital concern in view of the
negro majority in the state and yester-
day the state democratic executive COM
mittee, controlled by the dominant ele-
ment, was called by the state chair
man, Senator Irby, te meet here On
Wednesday Hight next. 1t is evidently
for the purpose of arranging to face
the new condition of affairs.
What Governor Evans Says.
Last evening, Governor Evans gave
to the representatives of the Southern
Associated Press the following inter.
view, designed to express his belief as
to the future of the dispensary law and
the effect of the decision upon it. The
governor said:
The practical operations Of the dispensary
are not interfered with in the slightest. The
great number OF patrons of the dispensary are
1eobIe VINO IRE id sympathF With the law.
Those who haze been forced to patronize it
belong to the class who cannot afford to import
for their own use. The source OF revenue is
from the sale of the cheaper grades OF whisky
in quantities of one-hah pint. These people
cannot afford 70 import.
The only competition that could come would
be from bind tigers and Did whisky dealers.
who under the guise Of importing for their
own use, will endeavor to supply them. This
will be check-mated by more strenuous eff
fort than heretofore to prosecute them under
section %, Of the dispensary law: This is the
sectiHn which pr0vides for Injunction, and the
entire vigilance of the dispenSary force will
be centered upon the Illicit trafflcker. One or
two convictions will soon put an end to the
traffic and this will be done without recourse
to juries.
Metropolitan Police Idea
five find that the police Of the towns do not
eo-operate with us in suppressing the illicit
sales OF whiskey, I viii Immediately place
every town in the state under the operation OF
the metropolitan police law. This will be Of
greater advantage to the enforcement of the
law than the employment Of the constables,
and will save to the state "a, 500 month which
we are now expending for the constables. The
row of the illicit trafficker will be a hard and
stumpy one, and the resources for making 1t so
are abundant. I shall not hesitate to use
them. So instead of being death blow to the
dispensary, IL this decision is sustained by the
- tl,a fod Ctofn and on
hardly see how it can be-yet we will make it
an advantage to the law. by reason Of this
saving in 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 element is the bone Of contention
in the former city, and they will never become
reconciled to our institutions.
In 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 Carolina and will be in the
state of Georgia at the next session of the
legislature, and this accounts for the fierce
battle waged upon it by the whiskey trust.
who succeed in buying UP United States
judges.
A Test Case Being Made.
Let not the friends OF the law be discouraged:
its success is assured and they will live to see
O
American Union. The days OF the bar-room
are over, and the influence OF the bar-keeper
destroyed in South Carolina, and am satisfied
it will be in the nation at no late day.
A test case Is already being made in Charles
ton to carry the law to the supreme court OF
the United States, and we expect q decision in
twenty days. We will take the case up OF
habeas corpus proceedings. In the meantime
the constables will watch the shipments OF
liquor into the state and will not seize any
packages unless they have strong grounds tc
believe that 1t is not for personal use.
AS to the decision in the registration case
and our position on that matter, Governor
Evans said. II will simply say there will be 6
straight fight now between the white man and
| the nigger, and God save the white man tina,
| goes to the negro. Beyond this, have moth
| ing more to say than have already said"
While giving the above interview
| Governor Evans received notice that q
| United.States marshal had arrested one
of his liquor constables who had made
| seizure in Beaufort in defiance o1
Judge Simonton's injunction. What
| will be done about it is not known al
| yet. Assistant Attorney General Town
| send is now in Charleston at work or
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