The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-01-22

LAX administration Of the criminal low
Ihat malefactors are not brouoht -
severe justice is the comr'4iot Draconian
solicitors. lustful OF 'nlood- d-mopev y are
nos the popular bugbears. Sothfnl
ap palmetto ) ate prosecutors are the kind |
VINO incur the general censure. Shall |
we throw away the oily safeguard wa
cave against such indifference. tho
allowance OF CONTINGENT fees. which
arrays Interest in the side of officiol
au'y-sne duty of vigorous prosecutions
Inc covert and insulting iusinuation
against the honorable gentlemen who
represent the State in our courts. that
tney suspend Judgment when they should
not, IN order to insure their own fees. is
nllsleaolng by It's speciousness, and
grounded, for the most part, on a per-
| version of facts The cases of sus-
pended Judgment are, generally, trivial
ones, IN which the imposition of costs is
an a'i,qnate punishment. If you don't
oeiteVe 1t, Mr.. Legislator, test the cost
multiplying talents OF courthouse Off
Gals IN some case of your own, and be
| convinced. Public sentiment will almost
invariably prevent the hushing- up, by
such suspension, of cases of grave com
pieXion, and seriously affecting the com
munlly. But such occasional
aouses, supposing them to exist
aud call for remedy, do not
necessitate the unfair legislation con-
templated. The best and most natural
course IS to make the Judge discharge
his legitimate function and take from
the Solicitor his usurped one of deter
nlliag when and TO what extent an
offender should b, punished. Enact
that IN every case Of conviction, sub
miSaioa or plea of guilty the Solicitor
shall pray Judgment, and thus put the
r.sponsibillty where it belongs. Far
oetter this than perpetrating one wrong
To rtdresS another
Ehe salary system would transfer
, the burdens of administering the crirni-
, nal law from the shoulders Of the male
, lac ors, where it now properly rests, to
those Of the law abiding taxpayers at
, large.
: 4. 1t would tempt unprincipled So.
) liciC0rs (Yhose Zeal is now quickened by
c contingent fees) to build up their own
g political fortunes by cOnnlving at the
escape Of offending voters, at the ex
. pense of the State, instead of their own
9 pockets. In certain districts diSfran
q Chisement for crime would cease.
q B. We hear it said that uniformity
|. should be observed by granting the
i same salary to each Solicitor Oul
Q friends might think, if they would pause
n to indulge q while In that questionable
n employment, that equality is not always
is uniformity. That law is not such which
!. gives the hard-worked aud the sinecurt
v Solicitor the same pay. Uniformity i
IS attained by adjusting the compensation
-e to the consideration.
. This "bosh" about decreasing tn,
. tax payers burthens, by reducing th
II pay of Solicitors is the suggestion of tn
e interested promoters of this bill. Th
i tax payers burthens will be INCREASED
that we may ease the shoulders of non
,e tax paying criminals
9. As to State failures, we would advis
,r that the Solicitor be paid NoTHIN
W therein. Let his earnings be regulate
: by his efficiency.
~ We hope the popular branch Of th
,e Legislature-tO whom, for centuries be
"A fore Chatham 'sfulmined' agains
re taxing Amerca-has appertained th
az granting of the peoples money-will II
y. terpose right here. THERE IS NO EVl
ed UNDER THE PRESENT LAW THAT CANNOT 3
ha REMEDIED WITHOUT PENETRATING TH
NJ CRYING INJUSTICE AGAINST THE SOLICITOR
ne AND THE TAX PAYERS.
,at We give only one more letter to-da
is We have another letter favoring tt
.p- change to salary but not the space fl
1e 1e, it to-day. The last letter reads:
ci ANOTHER SOLICITOR SPEAK'
act Especial Cor. STATE CHRONICLE.)
On. For one am unquslifedly in favor
sell q salary regardless of the amount. N
md district is not large one, but | q
ght willing for an enlargement so as to ma
NJ it an average, and this, in my opinlo
md can be done all over the State, and W
nts be done if the salary plan is adopte
the ana IL the amount nxed proves 100 SUI
ing the next Legislature can increase it.
The Attorney General truly says th
aid the present plan is ''pernicious" in
, be tendency. 1t is useless to deny tn
4 il it tends to damage the proper and eC
nrt nomic administration Of the law.
nal In reply to the argument agair
on. changing the ancient plan, will Sta
nld that q few years ago | took occasion
de. examine the methods of paying pro
de- cutting otlcers III Otner oUates anu'
emf cording to my recollection, not sinl
dge state palo as North Caro'ilia . uoee, Ma
NOR changes III Tue eAecu'lon VI 'no u I'LL
off. law have been made in recent years
, i great advantage, and many more
l;ci. needed. SOLICITOR
uld
we'd f4erced ihro"s" ny o'
IBv United Press.]
.noa BRISTOL, Pa, Jan. 21.-C Charles {
neo penter. an employee of the Bristol R
): ing Mills, was pierced through by
hot iron bar yesterday while at VIC
The bar struck him in the small of
back and passed entirely through
cent, body. His injuries will prove fatai.
pay