The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-01-23
According to the Supreme Court,
wa are almost without law.

stitutiOnal, how about that part OF
the work already done towards
providing for juries during the
present year
BY tho grace Of congress, ninety
thousand dollars have been appro-
priated for government expenses
and floor space at the Charleston
exposition. This helps the expo
sitlon.
Notwithstanding the decision Of
the Supreme Court, there are somo
members of the prosont Legislature
who seem disposed to indulge in
the doubtful pastimc Of special
legislation.
1t augurs we'll for tho people Of
South Carolina that the Supreme
Court Of our State, with full APP
probation Of their import Offices,
declare the law by the stnct meas
ure Of the constitution.
Of Marion county for tho purpose
Of establishing a now county has
bocn killed by decisive vote, ana
the expenses of the election and
agitation will fall on the proposed
new county people.
From day to day one can almost
feel the tightening OF tho purse
strings rs they are drawn by the
hands Of prudence and economy
at the beginning of this year when
most men arc determined 10 do
their best, through hard work and
judicious saving, to mcct tho con-
ditions imposed by y most disap-
pointing year preceding,
A general county government
law-onc that leaves local uucS.
tions with local authorities witt
full power to act-subjcct hoWcycj
to the inalionablo right Of appeal
would solve the grepter part of tn,
trouble now on us through sprcla
legislation.
Ono by one, tho Wild d~cat schcm
os to get money without work arc
falling through. The got rich
quick" idoa docs't hold good an.
der the rulos Of plain business.
The pity is that somo deserving
people have been made victims of
misplaced confidence.
Tho Virginia Carolina Chemical
Company against which Attorney
General BolIingcr has brought suit
for annulmont Of charter contends
that the South Carolina antitrust
law is in contravontion of the fed
eral constitution, and has applied
for the removal Of tho case from
the state to federal court.
The most effective public re.
former IS that which does it's wor}
through tho pocket book, consider
ing that class Of inlractiOns Of Law
usually termed petty. If the pom
atty in minor cases woro made
heavier, tho magistrates woul,
have less OCCASION to exercise thci
criminal jurisdiction.
The irrcpressiblc rc-dlstrictins
bill bobs up serenely this year, as
heretofore. Now, 1t is proposed
to place Pickons county in a dis.
trict to DO known as "Kcowca"
along with Oconcc, Grccnyillc, An.
derson and .Abbevillc. There is
mo1e of politics than wisdom in
some of the suggestions about this
matter.
The petty iealousies Of northern
people are still apparent when any
Legislation Is proposed in congress
looking to the advance nent of
southern interests. The long dis.
cussed canal project gives ebun.
dant evidence Of this fact, but the
canal has almost become necessity
and will bo built, eventually,
making one great stop towards the
development of the South IN the
line Of transportation possibilities.
If q Legislative act, purporting to
validate the work done under an
unconstitutional act, is invalid,
fbor $ba i,r;oo q 1rooIv draw,