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Ti DAfflGTON HERALD PUBM8HED WEEKLY FOr Tlxo People -BY- TVRBEVILLE * WILLIAMS. t. WALTER D. WOODS, - Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (PAYAW.E IN ADVANCE.) One Year > - - • $l.f • Six Months .... .so Three Months ... .25 ADVERTISING BATES: Transient Advbrtisehkntb 75a per square for first Insertion, and 50c. per square for each subsequent .In sertion. >., - Business Notices 10 cents per line for each insertion. Liberal Discount made on contract or standing advertisements. Bills for transient advertisements will be promptly presented. Bill for Contract advertisements will be presented every three months. Remit by Express Money Order, Check PostofMce,.Postal Note, or . Registered Letter. / Address all. communications and re mittances to THE DARLINGTON HERALD, Darlington, 8. ('. FBIJlA^v'AHtfL 18; 1«94. '"tit «, The State constables were run out of DarlingtoOt'whene they .had gone to suppress the illicit safe of liquor. * • * a.. • «•* . * • * Mobs can never run this govern ment. Such a thing'might bc'donc in seme of thy little islands or small governments, but in this country no such thing is possible. «, * * * * * All this violence and bloodshed, and all this excitement from one end of the country to the other is brought about because of the Governor’s ef fort to enforce the law in reference to the sale of liquor. a v * * v But, it is fair to presume that the moral and tem]>erunce men iu this State, together with all other law- abiding. citizens will be snflicieutly strong to preserve law and order. There is no need for anybody to lose any sleep about this affair. The militia are on the held, and their preseuce insures pehce. Mohs don’t tight the militia. ****** The above extracts are taken from an editorial in the Abbeville Press and Banner and speak poorly for the reputation of a paper that makes a great parade of its fairness and inde pendence. Iu the first place the statement, that the spies were run out of Dar lington, is untrue, and a little trouble would -have enabled our cou- tempo-ary to have ascertained the facts of the case and to have avoided the mortification of giving credence to a wild rumor that originated m the mind of Gov. Tillman and some of bis supporters. If the editor of the Press and Banner wanted to as certain the real cause of the trouble, and its extent, why did he not fol low the example of Mr. KeosUr, of the Register, and visit Darlington himself ? 2d. There was no mob in Dar lington at any time and consequent ly no one was trying to rnn the gov ernment. 3d. The yiolenoe. and bloodshed was brought about entirely by the fact that Gov. Tillman had employed men of notoriously bod character t< act in the capacity of spies, had armed them with revolvers and Winchester rifles and instructed them to shoot,- without hesitation, any of the people that interfered with. them. That they were sent hew for the ostensible purpose of enforcing the Dispensary law, but. in reality to intimidate the people of Darlington. That even with all this tiiey wore not molested until they fired on our citizens. If the editor of the Press and Banner was as auxions to do justice as he is to stand well with the pn s ent State administration and to pub lish the fact that he, in supporting the Dispensary law, is a Jesuit, In would mail/ iajlinjt the truth <>) what we saf - ^ ‘ '• •• - • There are plenty of temperance and moral peoph in Darlington t preserve order, event wkbont the as sistauce of so mighty an agent foi good us the Press and Banner. Lastly, we wish to remind om contemporary that there was no xk>!> in Darlington to fight the militin or anyone else. Even if the people of Darlington had wanted to fight the militia, the mere possi bility that the editor of the Press and Banner was in the ranks of the Abbeville company would have de terred them. The warlike editor of our contemporary could very proba bly instruct Generals Farley and Rich burg as to the heat method of quieting an insurrection, especialh if it was one uianufac.tnred for tin political nd\ancemeut of Gov. Till- ummi. ^ : We return thanks to Hon. D. W. Vnulucs for a copy of “The Tariff and Admiulftrative Custom Acts of SOME FACTS FOR THE CONSIDER ATION OF TILLMAN’S SUP PORTERS* We wish, most emphatically, lo say, at the very outset, that we do not address our remarks to those of Gov. Tillman’s followers who are so prejudiced and bliuded by their in fatuation for the man, as to make them willing to support him in his high-handed and tyrannical meas ures, entirely regardless of what the consequences may be. With them argument would be as literally thrown away as it would be on the despot whom it pleases them to recog nise as the absolute master of their rights and liberties; but to that class of our fellow citizens who, while, calling themselves his sup porters, are not blinded to his faults, and who are independent enough to see and acknowledge the vast injury that he is iuflietiug ou the good name of the State, we propose to speak. If it be grauted, for the sake of .argument, that the charges that Mr. Tillman made against former ad ministrations were true, and that the reforms he said were necessary had been all carried out, was it necessary in order to do this that he should sow the seeds of discord and strife, use his utmost efforts to array one class of our citizens against another and bring the State to the verge of civil war? Could he not, without the least violation of the platform ou which he was elected, have been the governor of the whole people in stead of the dictator of a faction ? Can any material prosjierity, even if there has been any advancement in this direction, iu any degree atone for the irreparable injury he has wrought by dividing the people of the State, whose interests are one and who must stand or fall together, into two hostile canqis ready to re sort to arms in order to settle the issues between them? Can any ar dent and honest supporter of the Governor deny the fact that, instead of trying lo restore peace and har mony, he has not exerted himself to the utmost to keep alive the fires of hate and discord, and by his power to work on the passions of mm brought about a condition of affairs that the present generation will not see removed ? If any additional proof be needed to prove the truth of what we say, the case of Gov. Nor I hen, of Georgia, can be cited as evidence. He was a member of the Alliance from princi ple and not from policy as was Gov. Tillman; was the candidate of the farmers and elected by their votes, (f he has deserted his political prin ciples since bis election, we have not heard of it, and yet profound peace reigns in Georgia and the laws of the State are being enforced without the least trouble or friction. Can auy one have the hardihood to assert that this is because the people of Georgia are more law-abiding than those of South Carolina? or can it be pretended that Gov. Northen is too weak and vacillating to make himself and his office respected ? Then if this be true, the conclu sion is inevitable that the marked difference that exists in the condi tion of the two States, one at peace and the other torn by bitter hatreds and dissensions, is entirely attribu table to the contrast iu the charac ter of the UieU Who were elected lo highest offices in the gift of the two .States. The Governor of Georgh. has honestly tried to be governor ot the whole people and to allay, as far .ts has been in his power, all the ani mosities that may have been engen dered by bis campaign. The Gover- no of South Carolina has pursued exactly the opposite course and no si gn men t is needed to show how well he has succeeded.in his purpose If the two Slates could haveswapiied governors, matters would he exactly reversed in that South Carolina would now lie at ]>euce and Georgia Hied with strife and -iLcord. Gov. Northen has worked for I he good of the people of Georgia while. Gov. Tillman has sacrificed the interest ot •South Carolina ou the altar of hie unholy and insatiable lust, for power In the hurry incident to getting out our last issue we inadvertently in gli cleil toexpress the acknowledge ment of our people to those brave citizens of Marion, who so promptly started to our assistance when they thought we needed help. When they reacted Florence they found that they were not needed, but they were ready and their act was ui much appreciated as if they had visiled our town. A more law-abiding people than those of Marion it would be hard to find, but in the protection of the rights and liberties of the people they are os firm and uuilinch- io| m a 'vail of mUkohuU PROHIBITIONISTS IN THE FIGHT. From present apjtearauees it teems thatonr prohihihou friends propose to take a hand in the coming cam paign. bnt w hat will be the effect, of tl eir effort, time alone can reveal. If those who call themselves prohi- bitionista were all so in reality it is very probable that they might ac complish something, but with a very large number of them more anxious for the supremacy of a political faction than they are to advance the cause of temperance, we fail to see where they have much ground for hope. Of course there are a great many thoroughly conscientious men in the ranks of the prohibitionists who have condemned the Dispensary without stint, bnt the fact. is pain fully apparent that, with so Inany of their nnmber advocating this iniquitous business, it will be im possible for them to act as a unit, and without perfect unity of action they are practically helpless and will make just as signal a failure as they did in the last campaign. While we do not think that prohi bition is the best way to fight intem perance, for reasons that have already been given iu the columns of Tub Herald, we have the profoundest admiration and respect for those who pnt the Dispensary in the same cate gory with the saloon, and want to abolish both, bnt have no patience with those who, wHile claiming to be prohibitionists are open advocates of the State bar, as a means of pro moting temperance. They are not in any sense prohibitionists aud to call themselves such is simply ad vertising their inconsistency. In questions of morals there can be no compromise and the man whose moral • perceptions arc so manifestly wrong needs a good deal of instruc tion to enable him to get a proper idea of right and wrong. Even if it be granted that the Dispensary has done good, the man who defends it, even on this ground is wrong, unless he holds the doctrine that the end justifies the means, aud if he makes this an article of his faith, then he would be welcomed to the ranks of the jesuits. ARMED DESPERADOES. If thoroughly armed, desperate and irresponsible men are to be sent into onr cities and towns under the pretense of enforcing the Dispensary law, how can coniliete, between them and citizens, who will be under constant apprehension that their homes are to be invaded, be avoided ? There is no law that prevents the citizens of the State from arming themselves to protect the sanctity of their homes, and it can be readily seen how easy it will be for a spark to kindle a flame that cannot be quenched except by the sacrifice of life. If the State must have a monopoly of some business iu order to increase ite revenue, would it not be infinitely wiser and better to embark into some thing that could be carried on without the shedding of blood? And then too it would be easy to find something that would only lay the State government open to the charge of paternalism aud not to that of carrying on an immoral aud unholy f rr fic? Noti:... u d.tngir can be seen iu sending armod desperadoes into |N-accful communities, and any law that requires a resort to snob a measure as this is iniquitous iu the highest degree and will never work anylhing but evil. The t>o!ire force of onr cities aud towns are, in nearly every case, efficient, bat it is difficult to «oe how tln-y will be able to preserve the pence us lotiy as these spies are in structed to use their weapons if they ate interfered with. It is never customary to an peace officers in thin fashion, except in sec tions of country where desperate robbers are to be found, and it is something that few governors would dream of doing. The editor of the Abbeville Press and Banner, with a great deal of self-satisfaction and complacency, takes the Pharisee, Abbevjglc, up to the temple and, after a long recital of her many virtues, proceeds to return thanks that she is not like the poor Publican, Darlington. We will give oul readers some extracts from the prayer of this modern Pharisee in onr next issue. Gov. Tillman is no nearer giving the right to search for whiskey in puvato houses than he was before. All his soldiers cannot give him this. Think of a law iu South Caro lina that it takes all the militia of the State to hold the people down at the bare prosi>eot of an attempt to force it?—bum ter Fremun, AN ARMY ALWAYS THE RESORT OF DESPOTS. The statement, or rather boast, made by Gov. Tillman, a few days ago, that in a short while he would have twenty-five thousand men or ganized to aid him in enforcing the law,bodes ill for the peace and security of the'State, aud deserves the serious consideration of all good citizens, it matters not what faction they may be in sympathy with, or whatever tut y be their differences in regard to other issues. It is a political axiom that in all countries, blessed with a constitu tional form of government, no laws can l« enacted or enforced unless by the consent of the people, aud if this be true then Gov. Tillman’s threat to enforce an infamous and unconstitutional law, by a resort to arms, is a serious menace to liberty and something that no man can con template without the gravest appre hension. The National Government makes ample provision, in .the way of arms and equipments, for each State to have a sufficient malitia force to quell any local outbreak or, in an emergency, assist the regular army in repelling an invasion or something in the way of au unexpected emergency. Be yond this it is not the policy of the Nation to go, as it has always been regarded as dangerous to the perpe tuity of onr free institutions, to have anything approaching a large army. The population . of South Carolina is about 1,000,000 and if each State had a militia force in proportion to its population, putting the whole number of people, in all the States, at 00,000,000, there would be 1,500,000 armed aud train ed troops iu the United States. To properly arm and equip the force that Gov. Tillman proposes to raise will cost several hundred thousand dollars, and putting aside the danger to the lilierties of the people involved it will be of interest to the taxpayer to know where this large sum of money is to come from. It is yery certain that no help can be expected from the National government, and if this be true, then the State must furnish the arms and equipments for these troops or the men who en list must pay for their own equip ment, which, as they are enlisted for the ostensible purpose of sustaining the law, would be hardly reasonable to expect them to do. The great States of New York and Pennsylvania, with a large nnmber of unruly and ignorant foreigners to keep in order, have not near so large a malitia force as Gov. Tillman pro poses to have, despite the fact that the State law only provides for the mustering iu of so many companies, in order that he may play the part of a dictator in South Carolina. The United States with its great population, its numerous forts of garrison and thousands of unruly Indians to keep in order only has twenty-five thousand men in its army and any president that wc uld recommend, or any congress that would pass an act materi’Dv increasing this force would bring down upon themselves the strong in dignation of the people of every party aud of all shades of opinion. Gov. Tillman projaises to have an tinny equal in numerical strength to that of the regular army of the United States, ami it wonld be diffi cult for him to explain any necessity for its existence. The people of the State are brought face to face with this serious ques tion, and it is for them to decide whether they will bow to the will of this des^tnt or show him that there is a point beyond which he must not *o. 1 . ■<*« Darlington, April 2. Dear Mr. Nance: * * * Abbeville Rifles are being treated all right Boys all O. Iv., except one or two, and will light to the finish, if called on. Young lad : es presented bouquets lo Abbeville Rifles this morning; no other company can say so mneh. * * * Yours truly, J. R. Kennedy. The above .is taken from a letter written by a member of the Abbe ville Rifles, and published in the Abbeville Press and Banner. The other parts of the letter are entirely unimportant, but we publish the ex tract refered to for the information of our people. The letter, to say the least, does not reflect much credit on the writer, who, while accepting flowers from the hands of the Darlington young ladies expresses his entire willingness to fire on their brothers and friends. It strikes us that iu this particular ease the flow ers were decidedly out of place. They could have been put to better use. We don’t believe that this young man represents either the sentiment or the chivalry of his coiuradei. DO THE MAJORITY OP OUR PEOPLE FAVOR THE DISPENSARY t In bis arbitrary and tyranical methods of enforcing the Dispensary law Governor Tillman lays great strees on the assertion, which he so constatHly repeats, that he is only carrying out the will of the people as expressed by them iu the enact ment of this law. A mere state ment of the manner in which this paternal and mischievous pi ce of legislation was carried through the Senate and Douse and approved by the Governor will show how false the claim is that it expresses the will of the majority of the people. During the primary there was not the slightest suggestion made by any one that tie Stale should as sume a motio(ioly of the liquor traffic, and the only question at issue was as to whether the people wanted a prohibitory law or not. The ma jority of those who voted at this primary declared themselves as in favor of prohibition, and tin candi dates for the Legislatnre, who were nominated at this election or pri mary, acknowledged that they were instructed to vote for prohibition and pledged themselves to do so. Instead, however, of carrying out, os they had obligated themselves to do, the will of the people, they were recreant to every principle of honor and manhood and obeyed the will of the Governor in preference to that of their constituents. In this act the Governor and his subservient Legis lature exhibited an utter disregard for the wishes of the people and in stead of giving what they wanted, fastened upon them this iniquitous law which has been the cause of so much trouble and bloodshed. If there is any rule of the people in this we wonld he glad for some one to point it out On the con trary it is the rule of an ambitions and ntterly unscrupulous demagogue to whoso arbitrary will the people are expected to yield and to bow their beads while he places the yoke of shivery on their necks. Governor Tillman has offered a reward of $500 for proof to convict the parties who destroyed the dis pensaries at Florence and Timmons- ville, and expresses his determination to bring those guilty of it to trial, bnt while he is offering rewards why does he not also take some action in regard to the robbery of the dispen sary at this place ? While the loss is not near so great litre, by robbery, as was the case in Florence and Timmonsville, yet it was the greater evil of the two, in that the parties, mistaken as they were, who destroyed the two dispensaries were actuated by a desire to remove a fruitful course of tronbleand bloodt bed,while those who robbed the dispensary in Darlington were simply thieves and did their work for pecuniary gain. The people of Darlington are anx ious for this robbery to be thorough ly investigated, and unless it is done the conclusion will be inevitable that the pat ties guilty of it must be able to exercise some strong , Jitical influence. We do not in the least make accusations against any one, as wo have no proof os to who the guilty parties are, bnt we simply want the matter thoroughly sifted and the guilt placed where it belongs. An intelligent gentleman who cer tainly ought to know better, seems to think that what ws said about Senator Butler was meant to commit the Conservatives, of Darlington, to his support hr the contest for the seimtcrship. What wits said only expressed the views of the editor of The Herald, who had not the re motest inteniion of speaking for anyone else except himself, and was merely intended to state that, per sonally, he, the editor, was willing to overlook the Senator’s political sins on account of his action in iotning to the people in a time of emergency. Of course if it can be shown that Gen. Butler, aside from Itolitios, is unworthy of the position, then the editor will not support him. The plural “we” is so universally used, both by public speakers and editors, instead of the personal pro- nonn “1,” that it is very difficult to conceiye how anyone could make such a mistake os the gentleman to whom allusion has been made. .We beg to again repeat that when the term “we” is used in au editorial it only expresses the opinion of the ed itor, and does not, in the least, com mit any one else. Judge I’arlange. of the United States Court has decided that the city of New Orleans is not liable for damages on account of the killing of Italians during the famous Mafia Jrioti. S. A. WOODS & CO. Wc take pleasure in Announcing to our friends that wc have, for their inspection, the best selected and most beautiful Stock of Dress Goods. that we have ever handled, which will be sold at prices that are astonishingly low. We have also everything in the way of i A large stock of Ladies’ Underwear can always be found, besides every tiling else to please the fancy of the ladies. In every department our stock will be found complete and the wants of the Gentlemen have not been forgotten, as they will find everything they need in the way of wearing apparel. In The Grocery Store can be found everything in the eating line, both in staple and fancy groceries. S. A. WOODS & CO. C., S. & N R. R. All Trains Daily Except Sunday. NORTH BOUND. SOUTD BOUND. 1 STATIONS. 3 A. M. P. M. 810 Lv. Pregnalls Ar. 8 50 810 Darleyvillc 8 40 8 84 Pecks r 8 25 8 37 Holly Hill 8 21 818 Conners v 815 8 50 Eutawvilic 8 07 0 03 Vances 7 55 917 Merrlam’s r 7 40 9 29 St. Paul 7 87 9 35 Summcrton 7 20 9 44 Silver 710 9 53 Packsville 7 00 10 05 Timtal 0 47 10 20 Ar. Sumter Lv. 0 80 10 25 Lv. Sumter Ar. 6 10 10 88 Oswego 5 58 10 51 St. Charles 0 45 1 i 01 Elliotts 5 85 1110 Lamar 5 20 1130 Syracuse 5 o5 1145 Lv. Darlington Ar. 4 50 12 00 Mont Clare 4 83 12 11 Rohbms Neck p 4 20 12 38 Mandeville 4 05 12 40 Ar. Bennettsyillc 13 48 Breedens r 13 53 Alice 105 Oilison 120 Olio I 85 Ar. Hamlet P. M. Lv. 8 50 8 42 8 87 825 8 10 Lv.'3 55 P. M. “F” Flag Station Trains stop only on signal or lo take on and let off passengers. .1. II. AVERILL, General Manager. The H&rtsville Railroad. Dated Dec. 8,1893. DAILY MIXED TRAIN. Leave HurtsvIUe 0 00 am Jovunn 0 20 am Floyd's 0 85 am Arrive Itarllngtou 720am Leave Darlington 030pm Floyd’s ' 8 00 pm Jovann 8 20 pm Arrive HarUvllle 8 40 inn J F. DIVINE- Oen. Sup’l C. & D. and C. & S. Railroads. In Effect 8, Dec. 180$. OOISG SOUTH. P. M. GOING SOUTH. A. M. 7 15 Le. Florence Ar.‘7 25 7 28 Palmetto 711 7 88 Darlington •Floyd’s Dove’s 700 7 50 6 49 7 55 044 8 13 Society Hill Cash’s 0 20 8 27 0 12 8 50 Cheraw 600 0 13 McFarland 5 17 !) 80 Morven 5 04 0 54 p m Bennett's 4 51 10 15 p in Ar. Wades boro Le. 4 30 LOCAL KIIRIOHT TRAIN. Leave Florence Darlington Arrive Clicraw Leave Cheraw Darlington Arrive Florence Northeastern Railroad. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated Jan. ’ llth, lttM.INo.3J! No. No. ClINo. ZS'NoJB. I • I 1401 • | • | • Le Florence. ** Kintrstreo . Ar. Lancs Le. fiance ArCharlost’n |A. M. A. M. A. M P.M. 1 | 3 07 oas 745 7 35 j t>8* 8 37 4 53, SO Jonip. m. j 4M — *>l 0 001 7 05 8 80 tl 42 SO 1100 845 |a. M. A.M. A. M. P. M.|p. M. TBAIN8 GOING NOBTH. No. 78 • No. so! No. 11 • 1 • No. +508 No. 58 • A. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. A. M. [«.Charlesto 3 3ft 500 380 8 41 TOO Ar Lane* 5 30 7 nn 5 SB 885 Le Lane*.. . 580 705 5 SB “ Kings tree 5 53 7 25 5 46 —- Ar.FIorence. 7 10 863 845 1188 A. M. P. M. P. M. P.M A. M. * Daily, f Daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. 501 and 500, New York and Florida Special, carrying only first- class passengers holding Pullman ac commodations—Daily except Sunday No. 53 runs through to Columbia via Central R R. of S. C. Trains Nos 500, 78 and 14 run via Wilson and Fayetteville—Short Line— and make close connection for all points North. JNO. F DIVINE, Gen’) Supt. J. H. KENLY, Gcn’l Manager. T. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager. W., C. & A. Railroad. GOING SOUTH. 7 30 a m 8 40 a m 11 30 a m 1 00 p m 4 00 p m 6 00 p m O. H. (JAD8DEX. President. IDE ATH T S r Z for Morphim-, iiiiium, i'l Whisky or T< roof fror. g.V to cure mor- or whinny halilt.; $2 for curing hacco pbiue tobacco hibit. Address, The 0. Wilson I Cure Co., Fleming, Texas. Dated Dec 8,1803. No. 55. -seaves Wilmington * 8:20 p. m. Marion 0:11 Arrives at Florence 6.-50 No. 56. Leaves Florence *7:10 p,m. Arrives at Sumter 8:28 Arrive Columbia 10:00 No. 58. Leaves Florence t 1:45 Arrive at Sumter 8:20 No. 53. Leaves Sumter *0:58 a. m. Arrives at Columbia 10:05 No. 53. runt through from Charleston via Central Railroad, leaving Lares 8.40 a m., Manning 0.18 a. m. GOING NORTH No. 51 Leave* Coin mbit * 4:30 a. m. Sumter 5:57 a. m. Arrives at Florence 7:15 a. m No. 50. Leaves Florence 7:40 a. m Marlon 828 Arrive at Wilmington 11:10 No. 58. Leaves Columbia *4:20 p.m Arrives at Sumter 5:85 No. 59. Lv. Sumter Sumter 6.45 p. m. Ar. Florence 0:55 p. m. •Deity. tDaily, except Sunday. No. 58 runs through to Charleston, via Central R. U., arriving at Manning 8:15 p. m., Lanes 7:00 p. m., Charleston 8:45 p. m. Trains on Manchester 4 Augusta R. 11. leave Sumter daily, except Sunday, at 10.50 a. m., arrives at Rimini 11.59 a. m. Returning leaves Rimini 1.00 p.m., ar rives at Su-mer 2.10 p. m. Trains on Wilmington Chadtiourn 4k Conway railroad leave Chadlauim 10.10 a. m., arrive Conway 12.80 p.m.,returning leave Conway at,2.00 p. re. arrive Chao- bourn 4.50 p. m. Leave Chadhourn 7.00 a. m. and 0.15 p. m., arrive Huh at 7.45 a, m. anil 6.00 p. in. Returning leave Huh 8.15 ». m. and 0.:t0 p. m.. arrive Chadhourn 0.00 a. m. and 7.15 p. m. Daily except Sunday. .1. U. K ENLEY,General Manager. T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. J,F. WYUfBf (Moral fiupsrut ten dost