New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-09

| height He speaks quickly and forclby. He was
| dressed yesterday in dark clothes and straw
| hat. lie says that industrial prospects in South
| Carolina excellent.
II was until he got around to the Dspensary
| question that he became thoroughly warmed up.
| The enforcement OF the Dispensary law In South
| Carolina about year ago turned the eyes OF all
| the Nation upon that little state. The Dispensary
war bitter one. ard the factions became
| known as the "rmantcs' and the "Anti-Tillman-
| ties" so thoroughly di1 the Governor infuse his
| personality into the fight. Senator Tilman does
not believe in prohibition He says that prohibition
! that Will prohibit be secured and that
| no better manifestation OF the fact can be found
| than right in NcwYork whore with all the efforts
| to close the saloons stu favored few can get all
| they wish TO drink Mr.. Tllman expected lively
| tit with Mr.. ST. John, when he talking yester-
| day. He intended explain the State Dispensary
| method In South Carolina. and Mr. ST. John, or
| course was TO take fiat stand for universal pro-
| hibition. Senator Tiilman said:
1T does not lie within the range OF human pos
slbi;ies TO the passage and enforcement of
| a law that will efectuay and for all time cause
the utter prohibition OF the sale OF liquors. II is
not human nature and human nature Will prevail"
AN INDIRECT SLAP AT JUDGE GoTF.
without referring to Judge Goff, Senator Tillman
| In indirect manner gave him slap. He de-
clnel discuss the local excise question:, as he
| said that he was not conversant with all the de-
one OF course those who are against him.
| he said do all they to oppose the enforcement
| Of this law and throw every obstacle in the way.
"The United States judges somehow or other
| against the Dispensary law said Mr.. Tillman
| zone Judge. after much elaboration. decided that
II was unconstitutional. He said that 1t against
| the Constitution prihobt the Importation OF
| liquors for personal This decision led to
whole lot OF trouble OF course 1t opened the flood
gates and allowed saloonkcepers to bring In all
| the contraband liquor that they wished to. Then
| three constables seized consignment Of liquor
designed for personal consumption and private USE
| They OF course broke the law. and as result
were seized for contempt of court. Naturally the
| -Tillmanites' remarked that here was another
Daniel come TO Judgment. and praised the judge for
| his course in Furnishing the constables
CONFLICT OF COURT DECISIONS
"Of course that was where we got the worst end
Of It, but that not the end Of the matter Here
| is where the funny complication came in. The
| State courts uphold the Dispensary law. The re-
suit was that n saloonkeeper. old offender was
| arrested, and after trial sentenced to six months
| in the pcnitentary. Then the howl was on the
F, other side The old Bourbon element began to say
| that Liberty had shrieked and died. They said
that after centuries Magma Charta had been ridden
| down. They called this keeper of a saloon a
martyr With one set Of judges deciding one way
| and another set deciding another way, why, OF
course we having great time with the law.
but It is working first rate despite the various
complications.
The coming Constitutional Convention in South
Carolina which will doubtless be controlled by the
Tillman delegates" is causing good deal of talk
Just now This Convention is being held to put a
stop TO the food tide of ignorant negro votes. so
| the "Tillmanites' say. The contest for delegates
TO this Convention has been a bitter one. The fight
led the "Ant-Tillmanites" TO attempt to have the
Registration laws changed because they practically
disfranchise nearly all the coored voters. 1t was
I'm this contest that Judge Nathan Golf and Mr..
Tilman cashed The "Anti-Tillmanes' carried
their case before Judge Go and he decided in their
favor The case carried TO the Court OF APP
peals. which reversed Judge COTS decision An
other application for injunction was brought
before Judge Gon but he has just handed down
an opinion in which he has denied it. The case
will doubtless find its way into the United States
Supreme Court The denial of an injunction was a
victory for Senator Tman and the State authori-
ties.
BUFFERS CHANGE OF HEART
1.-THE law was in effect before the 'Tillmanites'
secured control and 1t will stand said the Senator
Yesterday 1T has been in force some years. 1t
was used as a steppns-stone by the Bourbon Dem
ocrats. such Wade hampton and Matthew Z. But
Ter By the registration laws they could and DID
prevent negroes from voting. 1t was a good iaw
as long as they could II. but just as soon as
these same Bourbons lose control they experience
a change OF heart and cry out Tor the poor piack
man. They allese that 1t disfranchses the black
man They say nothing about the fact that II also
keeps out about 1900 whites from voting. 1t Is
fair law The law was passed away back In 80,
when the Democrats wanted to regain control OF the
State which had passed into the hands OF the Re-
nubIicans and the negroes. We do not deny that
| some fraud was practised at that time. and this
| registration law was effected In order that the
| Democrats might keep control OF the State. All
| these years the Anti-Tillmanltes' have sworn by
| this law have held Office under this law, and saw
nothing wrong In 1t. The moment that they lose
| control then they see the flaws. 1t IS absurd"
Mr. Ti.lman said that the delegates TO the com
ing constitutions convention 70 De held III S9uen
Carolina might be clasged AZ follows: one hundreS5
and fifteen Tlllmaniies, forty anti-1IlfnanteS anu
| about Ave negroes. Republicans. He added that
| the l. gsature had recently passed an amendment
/ 10 the registration law which provided TOT aho.nei
| registration and gave citizens a chahce 10 |o'e
| again for delegates to the convention
| THE COMBINATION AGAINST THE BOCRBONS.
Some time ago Chauncey NJ Depew. in speaking
OF the situation In South Carolina said that Senator
| Til.man had simply built up organization antas-
| onstic to the old Bourbon regime. He said that
| ceryman and the business man against the old
| ton which could not be broken down Then he
| predicted that Wade Hampton and ~ c. Butler,
|, seeing how hopeless II 10 conduct single
| handed fight would come knocking at the doors OF
tance and aid In lighting the Tllmanltes In South
| Carolina. When Senator Timan asked about
| this he said that he did not know what they would
| do Lut made some remarks about their needing
| some pretty healthy assistance.
| TILLMAN FREE-sILvER MAN.
| Senator Tlman is a free-sllyer man. He wants
TO ind out while he Is here just how the sentiment