Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-10
T WEARS A WORRIED LOOK. The Evans Administration in the
 Palmetto State. THE NEGROES ARE JUBILANT,
But Incline to Sensible, Patriotic View of tho
 Situation.
A SCHEME TO BEAT THE INJUNCTION
Will Work Is Quite Another Thing. Governor Evans Pays His Compli-
 ments to Judge Simonton.

Columbia s. C., May 9.-The two de- cisions rendered by United States Judges Golf and Simonton yesterday, the one
 making a free ballot and the other
 sounding the death-knell of the dis pensary law, apparently have created
 big stir all over the state, and some pretty wild talk is being indulged in. The administration is more or less wor- ried. In official and legal circles nothing else was even thought of apparently, and the negroes and liquor lovers were giving all their attention to the new order of things brought about by these things. For the present Governor Evans and the state authorities are paying no attention whatever to the registration matter. AS Governor Evans has already said, he does not propose to call any extra ses- sion of the legislature or proceed further in the registration cases. However, as yet nothing has been finally decided in | regard to this matter.
 The negroes regard the matter as a second emancipation, and today the Ministerial union recently formed, of which every negro minister is member, an organization formed to fight their i'm pending 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 consti- tutioa"l franchise" and proceeds thus: We beg to say further that we shall always prove true to that faction of white men who protected us in that awful regime of negro punishment and cruel threats which were poured upon the negro, even though he was helpless and he was quiet. Now that the clouds are driven away we shall vote for and with our white friends for good govern ment, seeking only for that minority representation, which any reasonable white man will accord us.
 We recognize the fact that intelli- gence and money must rule, and to which we cheerfully subscribe. There shall never arise by our assistance the l do we desire the return of the condi- l ton of affairs so recently laid low by | the decision of the federal courts. Tt is the purpose of the ministers to call conference as soon as we can learn the condition, and advise our peo- pie to vote for only our white friends among the conservatives. We do not propose to follow the defunct republi- cans. hitherto styled leaders. We be- lieve in decent men for state officers, even. among them, and if such cannot be had we shall have all democrats
 
 so far as local politics are concerned. We are republicans, which we do not deny. but we must live here with our democratic white neighbors. Experi- ence has taught us this, and no man, white or black, will ever be able again to lead the negroes as they did in formen days. Now that peace has come between the races, we mean to maintain it." The white friends they refer to are not in the faction which at present has con trol of the state.
 The administration people today were giving all their attention to the dispen- sary differences and injunction and studying up it's effect in consultation with their friends, with view to defi- nitely determining the course the state would pursue. This afternoon it became known that the administration and the dispensary authorities had decided to take advantage of peculiarity in the decision-a necessary peculiarity--in or der to evade the operation of Judge Simonton's injunction in certain cases and to save the constables from punish ment for contempt of court in cases where such seizures were made. The order says that no liquor shall be mo- tested in any way that is brought into the state for individual use Now the scheme is to make the constables seize stuff that is sent where they think that
  the judges. Then If hauled up for con- tempt they can set up the defense that they were convinced that the stuff was for other than Individual use. And the same scheme is to apply to searches. This raises nice question as to where the onus is thrown to prove that the liquor was brought for present uses. This is a plain statement of the plan. How it will work is a matter for Judge Simonton's consideration.
 Carrying out this plan, the following circular of instructions to constables was tonight issued
 ITO Constables: Seize all liquor com ing into the state for other than present use Guard and watch blind tigers carefully and seize all liquor in the pos session of blind tigers or of those en- gagged in the illicit traffic of llquor''
 The circular was issued by the state board of control. iof which Governor Evans is the chairman.
 This afternoon in the presence of a large crowd of curious persons, several constables stood by and saw several crates of beer unloaded at the union de- pot here without interfering. At a country town one defiant constable made a seizure, saying he knew of the injunc- ton.
 Governor Evans jumped on Judge Si- 4 monton a little today in regard to the registration cases. saying that while