The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-01-02
a VinsliCatiOano

A Vinslicatioli.
EDITOR PEopLE's JOURNAL: In
al business relations with the pub
lie, especially so in small towns,
whore municipalities are obliged
to enforce laws for the good of
their fellow-cltizens, and the coun-
try at large, it is oftentlmes more
repulsivo to tho officers than the
offending citizen. With feelings
like these, there is no necessity for
apology for firm and decided course
pursued by tho Town Council of
Pickons, and her duly appointed
marshals. Tho object to DO at
tanned by the editor of this article
is to- sustain the prerogative right
Of a municipality uhen they arc
attacked by the friends of the VIC
tins, who have boon dealt with in
Just accord with tho ordinances
formulated for tho good Of tho
whole. The Legislature in grant
ing counties q charter as q corpor-
ate power, invest and makes laws
for the government of those coun-
ties, and are directed to elect such
officers, such as mayor and alder
mon for cities, intondants and
wardons for corporated towns,
Thore is sound distinction given
to such officers by the legislature,
for tho performance Of which, such
officers feel obligated to perform.
The elected officer who from fear
Of public censure, or from partial
or interested causes, fails to per-
form his whole duty is an unwor-
Thy citizen, and is inefficient to
the purposes of his election, and
should bo held in censure by his
patrons. Pickens county is known
as q law-abiding county, from "the
sea shore to the mountains" Tho
court records show less crimes
than any other county in South
Carolina. Fler citizens arc hospi-
tablo, KIND and forgiving-no bot
tex people ever lived together. On
Festive occasions like this (Christ-
III as it hs,s happened that some
OF t'ur very best citizens, both in
town and county, have answered
before tho Town Council for vio-
laring town ordinances, and have
responded to the charge like law
FIJI citizens as they are; thereby
sustaining the carrying out Of the
majesty Of the law without resent
ment. III this like other matters
Of puhlic Significance, where the
'ccho follows the sound" dlsinter-
cstcd parties, it is said, infer q
motive: That the marehals are
arr~sting for tho fec, or "fno"
tnaNo money out of it.) This
Impression is wrong. Formerly
the marshal's pay was regulated
by the fines; it IS not SO now. The
tWo young gentlemen to tho "man-
OF born" when earnestly solicited
by the wardens of the town of
Pickens, to accept Of the Office of
mnrshals Of tho town Of Pickcns,
with much hcsitancy they accept
eh tho ungrateful Office (though
an Office Of honor) but their sonse
Of honor was above receiving the
emolumcnts Of their Office by fees
less concise should be inflicted up
on them. These gentlemen ac-
ccptcd tho position for ono month
only, for tho interest Of the town
of Pickons, in which they live and
have an interest, at stated salary.
1t is the pleasure of this town
council in vindication Of their
town marshals characters, and the
firm manner in which they hayo
discharged their disagreeable du-
ties, to subscribe our names Off
clally, and ask tho favor of the
PEOPLES JOURNAL and Pickens
Sentinel to publish.
JOHN l.. THORNLEY,, Intondant.
J. Med. BRUCE,
w ~ McFAIJ,