The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
FOB LAW AND ORDER.
Crime to Be Checked by Striking at
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AN ADDRESS TO TIE PEOPLE.
a Man VIII Be Put In the Tield at an
Early Day to Organize County
Associations OF the Law
and Order League.
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The executive committee OF the
Temperance Law and Order league,
which was organized fair week, met
IA Columbia Tuesday night and pre-
pared au address to be issued to the
people Of South Carolina. Constitu-
tion and bylaws were also adopted.
It was decided to put a man IN the
field at once. The necessary expenses
must be met by voluntary contribu-
tions. All who are interested in the
welfare Of the State are urged to send
contributions to the treasurer OF the
league, Mr.. Howell Morrell Of Horrell,
Richland county.
After the adjournment OF the COM
mittee meeting, the chairman, Capt.
J. ". Hamel, editor OF the. Kershaw
Ere, stated that the members are very
much in earnest; they have met with
much encouragement and expect to
succeed. It must come about slowly.
just as the present state OF lethargy
has come over the State gradually,
but the league expects to see the day
when the people will see the cause OF
crime.
TIE ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE.
Following is the address which was
issued Tuesday night:
To the People Of South Carolina:
The executive committee Of the
State Temperance Law and Order
league, in the discharge Of the duty
imposed on them, would address to
their fellow citizens q few considera-
tions and conclusions as to the deplo-
rable condition of lawlessness existing
IN the State, a condition well calcu-
lated to huniliate US in our own eyes
and degrade US in the estimation Of
the civilized world.
It is sufficient to call attention to
the fact that $50 homicides are re-
ported in the daily papers as commit
ted in this State for the nine months
ending September 80 Of the current
year, to show that terrible state OF
lawlessness exists and to justify the
most earnest and strenuous efforts on
the part of law-respecting citizens to
correct it.
Besides this record Of blood-guilti-
ness, crimes OF all lesser grades which
result from lawless spirit are on the
increase, while efforts to repress them
by the ordinary process OF law seem to
be singularly ineffective.
1t IS scarcely necessary to recite the
catalogue Of these crimes against
morality and good order. They are
known and read OF all men. The laws
Of God and man are violated with i'm
punity as witnessed hg the desecration
Of the Sabbath, the profanationo Of the
sanctuary of God by scenes of drum
kenness, disorder and bloodshed, the
violations Of the criminal law, and the
shameful violation Of the dispensary
law in all it's restrictive and prohibi-
tive provisions.
Under these conditions it becomes a
proper enquiry for thoughtful men,
what is the cause Of this disordered
condition Of society, and to seek to
discover remedy therefor.
The most painful feature Of the sit
uation is to be found in the general in
difference on the part Of the better
element to assume their part In the
enforcement OF law, and their refusal
or neglect to support those appointed
agents who are charged with its en-
forement.
We believe it the duty OF good citi-
zens Of all classes, and especially OF
Christians, to aid in the enforcement
Of all laws which have been placed on
the statute books by their sanction,
and that their neglect or refusal to
discharge their duty in this respect
is the chief encouragement and sup
port to lawleSSness.
We commend his e1cellency, Gov.
Hayward, for his sincere effort to en-
force the dispensary law, and declare
it to be one Of the purposes OF our Or
ganization to render all available aid
and encouragement to him and his
officers in their laudable endeaVor.
In a word we would call upon our
fellow citizens to come promptly and
boldly to the rescue Of our State from
the perilous position In which we haye
been placed by suffering small mi
nority Of law breakers to imperil every
true interest Of the people by their
criminal conduct.
For this purpose we would urge
upon the people in every county and
community to unite with US In organ
ized effort by forming themselves into
leagues for the purposes set forth in
the simple form OF organization which
is herewith submitted.
HOWELL MORRELL, J. W. HA2EL,
Secretary. Cnalsnan.
THE CONSTITUTION.
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