The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-11

! gaQ1c law duu die "1iA'AS w eiildg f21s5
, it. If they do not they can y
bv their votes and the servants Of
people should not refuse to al #
them the opportunity. Bnt
demanding new Constitute
events have shown, in no ass #
way, that our people are eqes
termined to allow no Wantoa
pudent disregard by the Gems
sembly of the present inssa
| The wrong perpetuated
failure to reapportion repre5
/ will be righted beyond doubt
Legislature, but I feel in duty
to call your attention to anoa
OUTRAGEOUS and uncalled
fringement of its clear and
taxable behests which has goe@
challenged for ten years laAqa
THE DIVISION OF CHARLESTON coz
There is no doubt in the Eoz
that Charleston County, as T g
present, is unconstitutional. al. L. tacs
the required area, and therefore th
Act creating Berkeley Count! IS g noS 81!
law. It can only remain OF toree q
failure on your part to discharg
your duty as required by your oass
of Office. Without pretending sua
advise what shall be done [ point out
the defects and leave to you the
remedy. There is one aspect OF me
case to which I direct your attention.
The Constitution of 1868 glYessN;
Charleston County two Senators, and
it was clearly by reason of its sarge
area and population. Now if that
county is divided and a new county
created, the question arises shall the
same area and population have three
Senators by reason of such division,
and if SO, what part of the country
shall retain the name of CharlestoM
and thus hold it's two Senators? u
is just as easy, just as lawful and JUS
as right for that part not containing
the city to claim and be given tha
name as the other, and I am, there
fore. clearly of opinion that the dld9
vision of that county carries with ita
the loss of a Senator to that part
which retains the name, else injustice
is done to the rest of the State. Here
is most pressing reason for a consti-7
tutional convention, for [ do not see
how else the muddle is to be settled
without ordering new election in
that county.
REGULATING THE RAILROADS:
Thus far matters which requiEas
outlay and increased expenditure -o5as
from which no income is derived
have been discussed Twill ne1
touch on the means or saving tha
people money, reducing and equalia
ing taxes and increasing the States
income from the phosphate royalty
There is nothing which will save the
people more money than good
railroad law, administered by an
honest, impartial, fearless comnis.
sion. The people have demaded re-
lief from the imposition and injus-5
tice of these powerful corporations.
Hitherto all aforts to legislate in
their behalf have failed because the
railroads have welded an undue In
fuence with our General Assembly,
With the present body I am sure
the only question is as to what is
best to be done, and, after such IN
vestigation as I have been able to :
give the subject, I unhesitatingly ad-
wise that law similar to that. of
Georgia be enacted The people of !.
that State are perfectly satisfied with
it and the railroads must be, because
our sister State leads in the miles of
new road constructed Whether the
choice of commissioners shall devolve
upon the people, the General Assem-
| bly, or the Executive, is for you to
determine. Our platform demands
that it be given to the people, but an
immediate reorganization of the com
mission is desirable, while our next
election is two years off, and if prop
er men are selected am sure that
the State Will receive instant and
great benefit.
Of one thing am certain, the di-
vision of the State into sections from
which the commissioners must be Z
drawn is wrong in principle and in
policy. We need the best men for
the place, let them come from where
they may, and let US hope that as
there was absolute obliteration of the
line between ':low-country'' and "up-
country in the last political cam
paign, and the reform wave swept
from the mountains to the sea, so
may the Democrats who won and
| those who lost bear and forbear with
each other, and locking shields
| again, as becomes brethren and Car
olinians, forget and forgive the bit
terness which has been engendered
Let us, in future, know no sectional
line in the State, and in selecting
men for positions of honor or trust
ask not whether a candidate is a
''Reformer' or not, but whether he
is the best man for the place. De-
mocracy and fitness alone should de-
termine the matter. A law may be
ever SO good and wise, but if it is not
properly administered it will fail to
give satisfaction. The General AS
sembly may enact
THE GEORGIA LAW,
but if it fails to obtain the right men