The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-18

ing without commission from the
people.
IMPATIENCE AT RESTRAINT OF
LAW.
'Impatence of the restraints OF
law. as we'll as of its delays. is be-
coming more and more manifest from
day to day. Within the past few
years many instances have been
brought to our attention, where in
different parts of our beloved country
supposed criminals have been seized
and punished by a mob, notwithstand-
ing tie fact that the constitution Of
each State guarantees to every per-
son within ITS jurisdiction that his
life, his liberty or his property shall
not be taken from him without due
process Of law.
In struggle between employers
and employees. dynamite is said to
have been used by the latter, resulting
in the loss Of life and the destruction
of property. The perpetrators Of this
offense against the laws Of God and
man. and all others engaged in the
conspiracy with them, should, after
due trial and conviction, have had
meted out to them the most rigorous
punishment known to the law. This
crime, added perhaps to others, led
to the formation Of committee Of
citizens that, with the support Of the
military authority, deports from the
State, without trial, persons suspected
of belonging to the organization of
which the perpetrators Of the dyna-
mite outrages were supposed to be
members. In both cases the reign
of law gave way to the reign Of force.
These illustrations present some evil
dence Of the failure of the government
to protect the citizen and his property,
which not only justified the action
of your convention in this regard,
but made it its duty to call attention
to the fact that constitutional guaran-
tees are. violated whenever any citi-
zen is denied the right to labor, to
acquire, and to enjoy property, or to
reside where his interests or inclina-
ton may determine; and the fulfill
ment Of the assurance to rebuke and
punish all denials Of these rights,
whether brought about by individuals
or government agencies, should be
enforced by every official and support
ca by every citizen. The essence OF
good government lies in strict obser-
vance of constitutional limitations, en-
forcement Of law and order and rug
ged opposition to all encroachment
upon the sovereignty Of the people.
"The foregoing distinctions but en-
phasize the distinction which exists
between our own and other forms OF
government. 1t has been we'll said,
in substance, that there are but TWO
powers in government, one by the
power of the sword, sustained by the
hand that wields it, and the other
the power of the law. sustained by
an enlightened public sentiment. The
difference between republic-such
as ours, based on law and written
constitution, supported by intelli-
gence, virtue and patriotism-and
monarchy-sustained by force exert
ed by an individual, uncontrolled by
laws other than those made or sane
toned by him; one represents con-
stitutionalism, the other imperialism.
PRESENT TARIFF UNJUST.
"The present tariff law is unjust in
it's operation, excessive in many Of its
rates and so framed in particular in
stances as to exact inordinate profits
from the people. So we'll understood
has this view become that many promi-
nent members of the Republican party,
and at least two Of it's State conven-
tions, have dared to voice the general
sentiment on that subject. That party
seems, however, to be collectively able
to harmoni.e only upon a plank that
admits that revision may from time to
time be necessary, but it is so phased
that it is expected to be satisfactory to
those favor a reduction thereof, and
to those opposed to any change what
ever
Judge by the record Of performance,
rather than that Of promise, on the
part of that party in the past, it would
seem as if the outcome, in the event OF
its success would be to crafty the lat
tSI CLASS. WIFI dDSSiulS NohticA "a
both the legislative and executive de-
partment of the government since
March 4th. 1897, there has been neither
reduction nor an attempt at reduction
in tariff duties. 1t is not unreasonable
to assume. in the light of that record,
that a future Congress Of that party
will not undertake revision of the
tariff downward in the event that 1t
shall receive an endorsement Of its
past course on that subject by the peo-
pie. It is fact and should be frankly
conceded that though our party be sue
cessful in the coming contest we can
not hope to secure majority in the
! Senate during the next four years. and
hence we shall be unable to secure any
modification in the tariff save that to
which the Republican majority in the
| Senate may consent. While. therefore,
we are unable to give assurance of re-
lief to the people from such excessive
duties are burden them, it Is due to
them that we state our position to be
in favor of a reasonable reduction OF
! the tariff: that we believe 1t Is demand