The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-27

plicit uttcranccs on record relating to
tn" validity OF the State law as q com
netrnt exercise OF its police powers,
had heretofore taken tris basis for
granted, It's attention having never ha-
'nrr hccn property and Ad, q latrly
directed to these more important
phl~"s OF tho On, stiOn. II !, has pro-
1"rdrd, th"r, fore, on tho theory, and
nhnrcd To impress the particular court
N question with the impre,si0N that
, th' 81 questions have never boen fully
considered and passed upon by it, but
mat It's position in tho premises have
been, as it wcro, assumed, owing to the
TACT that they had not before, In tho
opinion Of counsel. at least, brcn dircctly
and property brought to It's attic ution
"a tarir merits.
Tn't method Of interpreting or in
| HlrurtinG the court as to the siyniti-
rnncr aud scope OF its own decisions SO
'nG"nlously interviewer by counsel into
h" case, uouhtlcss has Impressed the
court 10 the extent OF pcrSuading it Of
the necessity OF reviewing the law in
"il It's features and slit ny in Judgment
m"nt upon and reversing it's own de-
cl>'ons, II found to be just and neccs-
Sary-rvcn though the State, as the
case appears to be, has relied chiefly
ni,on the decisions IL question for main
tanning the gouunrss Of her cause
| Ihi> IL the status, as nearly as it can
~ stated in which tho argument lust
| ''l"scd leaves the matter with the court.
WHAT the result will be it is not Dossi-
| Die for any one to predict -pcrhaps his
! honor himself does not and will not
know until he has studied and reviewed
tn" entire sub 'ct dc nov0.
Mr.. Bryan resumed his argument
this morning, and for over two hours
n" brought to bear upon tn" State law
e power OF analysts and dissection
| winch nothing could escape. The art
nl refining was carried to the last
| analysis, and led one to doubt if any
m"r iy mortal Legislation was over
constructed that could Withstand so
searching test.
Attorney General Barber replied to
Mr.. Bryan in an argument confined
"lGtln somewhat narrower sc0p, than
thG to. MS adversary. Endowed with q
| u" rSOnal appearance" that would render
'i'n striking ohj ct in any assem-
r'hg"; with his hair brushed tack
| from the forehead, without parting. in
| y raven mass over his head with Il fuo
"pnn cOuntcnance and wcli-modulAted
voice, he seemed to impress both court
and spectators with the Justice and
moderation Of the views which he pre-.
-"nt"d. He declined to fol ow Mr..
y yam, in the main, into his hHir, split
NJ II linr rIn"nts, but COntcntcd him
self with adhrring to the paths and
| prrccdent' hl;z'd ont by the courts
| and relying for the goodness Of his
cause upon these. At one point in re-
frrriDg tr the charge Of "snivcling
hypOcricy" which the counsel had yes
t"rday preferred against the State, he
departed from the even temper and
good feeling which he had displayed
throughout, to remark that he could
pay counsel back in his own coin snd
with interest for the ultimate object
OF his suit was not to obtain for Van
drrcock e. Co. or other foreigners the
p"ivilcg" OF doing business in the
| State, ~ pr"tcnsc that deserved to be
| charactcriZ 'd AS "snivcling hypUc-
| ricy.' but TO throw tho business open
10 people within the State.