Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-12-06
Introductory.

Introductory.
To the Senate aad House of Repres-
'entatives:
As nation I've still continue to en-
JOY literally unprecedented prosper
ity: and it is probable that only reck
less speculation and disregard of ligi-
timate business methods on the part
of the business world can materially
mar this prosperity.
No Congress 4 our time has done
more good wor'i OF Importance than
the present Cpgress. There were
several matters'e unfinished at
your last sessib. however, which l
most earnestly lope you viii com
p!ete before yorT Adjournment
Corporation Ca paign Contributions.
again reco1 1ncnd n law prohib..
iting all corporyons from comtribut
ing to the campgn expenses of anN
party. Such a ill ha s already past
one House of c gressl Let individ-
uals contribute S ;ht3y desire; but
let us prohibit effect i've fashion all
corporations fra ma, liking .contribu-
tions for any 'litictlII purpose di-
rcctly or indirecy.
Government kh. alto Appeal In
Criminal tses.
Another bill whet has past .one
House of the Congcs which it is
urgently necessary shj.ld be enacted
into law Is that conferjnT- lrpn the
Government the righs s!gnsSTksi irl
criminal cases on quge dtim- .aw
This right exists in ofn3eof the
States; it exists m iii. District of
Columbia by act of the Congress. 1t
Is OF course not proposel that in any
case verdict for the defendant ON
the merits should be st aside. Re
Gently in one district were the Gov
ernment had indicted certain persons
ior conspiracy IN connection witt re.
Dates. the court SUSTAINED the defen-
dant 5 demurrer; while III another an
lIdlctment for conspiracy to obtain
rebates has been sustained by the
court. convictions obtained under IL
and two defendants sentenced to i'm
prlSonment. The two cases refe-re5
tc may not be in real conflict with
each other, but it is unfortunate tha,
there should even be an appearent
conflict. At present there is no wa,
by which the Government can cms,
such conflict, when il occurs. to b,
solved by an appeal TO higher courl
and the wheels of justice are blocked
without anv real decision of the ones
non. can not too strongly urp,
the passage of the bill in question.
setting Aside of Judgments anf
Granting Of New Trials.
In connection with this matter.
woald like 10 call attention to th.
very unsatisfactory state of our Grim
NAL law, resulting in large part from
the habit of setting aside the iudp
ments of inferior courts ,on technical
'ties absolutely unconnccted with tn,
merits of the case, and where thor,
is no attempt TO show that there ba.
been any failure of substantial Jus
tice 1t would be well to enact a Law
providing something to the etfea
that:
NO Judgment shall be set aside bN
new trial granted in any case. civi
or criminal, OF the ground of misdi
rection OF the jury or the impropeb
ADMISSION or rejection of evidence. q.
Tor error as to any matter of plead
ing or procedure unless, in the opinI
ION OF the court To which the apnlil
cation is made, after an cxamina
tion of the entire cause. it shall ofTir.
matively appear that the error com
planned of has resulted in n miscar.
rage of justice.
Injunctions.
In my last message I suggested the
enactment of law in connection will
the issuance of injunctions, attention
haylrg been sharply drawn to the
matter by the demand that the right
OF applying injunctions in labor cases
should be wholly abolished. 1t is ot
least doubtful whether a law abolish
iEg altogether the use OF iniunetions
lin such eases would stand the test of
the courts; in which case of course
ehe legislation would be Ineffective
Lynching.
In connection with the DELAYS NJ
he law, | call your attention and the
ttention of the nation to the nrev.
lence of crime among us, and above
II to the epidemic of lSnehing and
pcb violence that springs up, now in