Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15

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destruction.
We see the deleterious effects Of this
lack of home training manlIestlne
themselves everywhere In the land, IN
the school room, in the state govern
ment, and in society generally. Peopie
have very little respect for properly
constituted authority; they have very
little reverence for law. The teacner
who tries to administer discipline III
his school today, especially as II was
prescribed by one Of the wisest men
that ever lived, is in great danger OF
incurring the wrath and displeasure OF
the parent. People. today are great
deal wiser than Solomon ever was-in
their own estimation. He believed In
the proper use Of the rod, but people
now look upon that instrument as
relic of a barbarous age. Yes, ana we
are reaping the fruits OF this so-calied
superior wisdom; and we are going 10
reap more Of them, II things continue
as they are now going.
would rather haye-yes, thousand
times rather have-in our homes, the
old. unadulterated Puritanism OF the
past, than the wreckless government
which prevails in so many homes to-
5. Disregard Of lazy is another cause
of crime. The spirit Of lawlessness
seems to have taken hold Of our people
in every section Of the country and IN
every department Of life.. The great
question that concerns many Is: How
can violate law and escape PUNISH
ment? They have no respect what
ever, for the law, nor for the authori-
ties of the law. The violation OF the
law troubles them no more than the
eating Of a palatable and wholesome
meal would do when they are hungry.
People should be taught to reverence
law and to look upon the officers OF the
law as the servants Of the Almighty.
And, until this Is done, there Will be no
change for the better In the present
state Of affairs.
4. Intemperance causes many a
murder. How many men have been
ushered into eternity without q mo-
ment's warning by this deadly foe OF
mankind? Besides the thousands upon
thousands who are murdered by TINS
demon through the slow process, there
are thousands upon thousands murder-
ed by this same demon Of strong drink
through the quick process. And, yet,
the great state Of South Carolina mas
not only commissioned this agency OF
debauchery and destruction. but actu.
ally encourages and protects TINS evh
i'm it's hellish work. Gods righteous In
dignation and Judgment will certainly
be visited upon US. BE not deceived;
God is not Knocked: for whatsoever q
man soweth, that shall he also reap"
5. Carrying concealed weapons is
prolific cause of murder. It seems
that there are many men today who
look upon the pistol-this deadly foe
of mankind-as necessary part or
their toilet. The man who carries the
pistol Is prepared to use 1t when the
opportunity presents itself. He Ger
tainly would not carry 1t, unless ne
thought he would need it. When a
man carries a pistol in his pocket, 1t is
frequently evidence that he carries
murder in his heart. Many man has
been killed by the ready pistol VINO
would never have been killed, had the
pistol not been there.
6. Failure to execute the law Is the
last cause that l shall notice. And
this cause needs to be emphasized.
The fact that so many murderers are
acquitted encourages this crime ana
has been a very important cause or its
increase in our land. In 1885, there
were in this country LAO homicldes
and only eighty-three legal executions.
In 1896, there were 10,500 homicides
and only about 158 legal executions.
More than seven times as many homi-
cides in ten years and not twice as
many legal executions! Here Is sat
isfactory explanation Of the rapid and
alarming increase Of this crime. Our
courts fail to do their duty. Instead OF
being courts Of justice, as they are
called, they are frequently places where
justice Is outraged-they are oI5en a q
trayesty on justice and law. We al
know that it Is almost impossible to
convict a man, these days, who has
money and social standing. His law
yers, as a rule, will resort to every
conceivable measure, regardless OF the
moral character Of the measure, to
clear the man. They will resort to
any plan to avoid a fair trial They
try to make the impression that they
want a fair trial, when, In reality, this
is the very thing, above all things that
they don't want: and, II they can pos
sibly avoid it: they are not going to
have it. They will fabricate theories
that are diametrically opposed to the
truth and try to establish that which
they know to be false as true. In this
way they perjure themselves and they
cause their witnesses to perjure them
selves.
Saws some one: 1.-THE influence Of
money on our courts Is not the worst
corruption. The greatest evil is IN the
fact that lawyers generally have adopt
Gu luG tucOIy SAoI ShSy o4S SSSAS
all they can to gain the cause OF their
clients, irrespective Of Justice. The
most distinguished criminal lawyers
have gained their distinction by defeat
ing the law and preventing the execu-
ton of justice upon men whom they
know to be criminals.
OF course, every mantle guilty as
we'll as the innocent-has the right to
fair, honest impartial trial. This Is
guaranteed by all good law and govern.
ment, and rightly 30. But the laws and
courts are not enacted and established
for the purpose Of clearing the guilty.
You would think so sometimes by the
way certain cases are conducted.
Courts ought to be established for the
purpose of convicting and Furnishing
the guilty and for the purpose OF clear
ing the innocent.
Let me call your attention now to
the remedy for this fearful disease.
l. The slayer should be brought to
speedy trial. The longer the murder
er can have his case put off, or contin-
ued in the courts, the stronger the
probability is that he will be cleared OF
his crime. If he has bad case, this
Is the usual course that Is pursued.
How many guilty men have gone free,
because their. cases have been post
poned from time to time till the peo-
Die have practically lost all interest IN
them. 7 have read Of a case In a
neighboring state where man had ad-
vantage Of five trials. He had mur-
dered a woman and his case was bad
one. 1t took five years to finally adju-
dicate the matter. At the first trial,
he was sentenced to death; at the sec
ond to life imprisonment; at the third,
to fifty years imprisonment; at the
fourth to ten years imprisonment, and
at the fifth, he was cleared altogether.
This may be an extreme case, but 1t IL
lustrates what is going on every day
in our land.
When a human being is killed, the