The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-02


Cedar Spring. lnstltute Is c:vdlI 20
the State. 1t has such al atmosphere
Of love and KINDNESS about It thai II
does one good to See II. It's manage
ment reflects great cre1l1 OF the ho3ra
Of commissioners amt lne Jealous 81
per.nteadent. ! think The Genera. AS
s.mbly can confidently grant a.! The
money asked by these gentlemen "ith
the assurance that it vii! be useti JUDI
ciously.
The Governor speaHs OF Clemson
College aud the indastria. School tor
Women, buo IS extracts from his re
marks OF the former has a!read? been
published in these columns it IS not
necessary TO republlsh them. Ok the
scaool for women he recommends that
an act be passed providing for the foua-
dation AND future liberal support a
State Industrial and Normal College
for Women, conditioned upon the ac-
ceptance and fultiIment Of some one OF
the offers recently made by different
cities and towns. The Governor thinks
that after the Clemson college, shall
have gotten well under way and equip
ped, in four or five years at most, there
will be enough money now gong TO
that school to run it and also this girls,
school without taxation.
THE CRIMINAL LAW.
The Governor comments st length on
the criminal law. He says: Contlp-
uances are granted upon the slightest
pretext. Appeals are taken upon no
preteXt at ali sometimes. and crime,
when backed by money, appears to over
ride or break through the mesnes OF tae
law with such impunity, that it Is no
wonder that our citizens have aG times
forgotten themselves and taken the
law into their own hands. | give as IN
stances Of justice long hsid st bay, the
Turner and Sem cases il SpArtanDNrg,
the James case in Darlington, and tht
Jones case III Edgelield. Cle remedy
which | desire 10 suggest is, thaS tie
iuries, which l have every reason TO
believe now are sometimes tampeIets
with or fixed beforehand, snail be
drawn in open court for the next term
after the judge in person shall have eN-
ahmed the boxes ard seen that every
thing is correct. In the prosecution OF
criminal cases tbs solicitor ls always az
disadvantage. He is oftea confront
ed by the ablest lawyers AZ the bar EhJ
live in the county and are acquainted
with witnesses, jurors, etc. But these
difficulties are frequently overcome and
verdicts obtained in spite OF them. Inc
main reason why go many crimes 60
'unwhipt OF justice" is thai the case:
are not properly prepared for the soilci.
tor by the trial justices or coroner. /!
the Office of coroner were G!sn!iieG aad
the salary or tees made commensurate
SO as 10 make it a desirable office; If Il
were filled by com 2etent lawyer
whose duty il should be to investigate
all deaths caused by violence, coIlec;
evidence, prepare the case, and act aS
assistant prosecutor IN ms county
we would have many man convicted
who now goes scot free. Then, Il tia
justices were required 10 attend ceurt
and help the solicitor ii cases where
they have held a preliminary e2amlna
ton, it would add largely to the iist CT
convictions. Another abuse Is, ihaslu
stead of a prisoner under sentence. anc
in whose case appeal has been TAKEN
being required TO be brought into couri
at the, next teru for rsSentelce, thGS
eutaltiDc expense lipon .ihs. :%sl-nIy 40
maintenance, the sentence should h,
executed as soon as the Supreme L0tIj
shall have dismissed the appeal. ihei
there should be strict and mandatory
legislation prohibiting a Judge IRON
continuing ;,case tina. had been CRct
continued, except under extraordinary
circumstances. Another is to make il
obligatory upon the Supreme Court tc
disbar auy attorney VINO takes an ep
peal on frivolous grounds. 1t has CONS
10 the pass that an appeal is almost
matter of course, and a Stay OF proceed
ings follows.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
I desire to direct your attention 10
question of great Importance, Will
which the welfare Of society and the
economical administration OF the gov
ernment are closely connected. 1t i:
the matter of licensing the sale OF liquor
Without entering into any discussion OF
the prohibition question, will call your
attention to gross inequality and IN
justics to part Of our citizens, entalleG
by the present system. Section 1873 OF
the General Statutes read: 'No license
for the sale of Intoxicating liquoc shsl!
be granted by any municipal authority
in any city, town or village in this state
except upon the payment by the per
son applying for the same to the treas
urer Of the county in which said city CT
town Is situated the sum Of SlCO N ad
dition to the license charged by such
city, town or village, for the use OF said
county, to be applied to the ordinary
expenses Of the county
1t will be seen that, by this provision
of Law, only small p:oportion OF TIE
tax derived from the sails OF liquor goes
to the general fund. Now, while | do
not believe hat it IS practicable, or evan
desirable, to attempt the absolute pro-
hibition OF the SSle OF liquor ii this
State, no sensible man will deny Shat
one-half or three-fourths of the cr1nles
committed in the State, are lraueauie
directly to the drinking OF Tliskcy. II
order to punish these crimes, the 10 -
chinery OF the law is set IL motion.
The courts are supported by general
taxation, and laTgel y ~ tie country
people, and yet The STATE permits HI!
nicipal corporations to mal1taia CIR u
cense what many rien regard as e nGi-
sances and breeders Of crl!ne, while two
thirds or hree.foUrths Of the money &c.
cruing therefrom is retained by the cor
porations. The anomalous concit;on
is presented the2 ofa community al
lowing itself to be unjustlv taxed as a
whole for tbs suppression Of a crime
produced By the action OF a part-the
tax being largely for loeal benefit, while
the abuse is gensral. The people in tie
country not only pay tribute to hess
sho sell iiQuor,-by means Of which
the towns are beauCIfied and adorned
but they pay tax for the suppression Of
crime produced by the ma'aIenrnce OF
these barrooms. 1t is unjust and uu-
equal, and ought TO be stopped. | thf.TA-
fore strongly Teccomend that ali mum;
cipsl corporations he prohibited from
ievying any license %. all, and that all
tax derivable from Inc sale Of Whish%y
shall 80 Tito the State and count" tre.35
uries, leaving the matter oflo@ai option