The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-04-19

no reason whatever why they shoul,
be consulted by either the goyerno
or by those who wished the appoint
ment of AR, Williams as constable
But Senator Blease say he ''doe
not think that it was necessary fo
the appointment of constable. ,
Then it might be asked why did tn,
senator put into the Carey-Cothra,
act an amendment authorizing a,
election on the question Of bringing
the dispensary back to this count,
this year, although the people hat
| voted the dispensary out with thu
understanding that the question wa:
settled for four years? And why did
Representative Aull and Wyche per
nit that amendment to go through
the house without objection? And
what does II mean that numerous
petitions have been industrionSly
circulating in this county for weeks
past asking the supervisor to order
an e!c> tion O.. the question of iiSreN-
>ary or I'd IiSneN>ary? II there IS 10
need ior a constable why should any
body wax; Ire ,Ii>ren<arieS back in
Newberry coun,y> And what be-
comes Of ot;-rv?va:ei argument that
'proAib;iion does 10; prohibit. if
the law IS 50 little violated that a
constable is not ueeled?
Bnt the "eSpenseS. Why this sud
den spaSm Of economy? Has there
been the same <ulicitude concerning
other "experses the same te~der
regard for the "taxpayerS.' The tax
payers Of the county can build a $45.-
900 court house: but it is ''hard-
ship" for them TO have to pay the
expenses Of a constable to en-
force the law. The people can be
required TO meet other "expenSeS
for which no sort Of necessity' has
been shown: but they are too poor
10 p9y 5or having the law enforced.
Who protested against the appoint
ment Of the constables and the send
Ing of them into this county. at the
county'S "e1pense when they were
sent here before the adoption OF the
Carey-Cothran law? One mi ght think
from the remarks Of our cotcmpor-
AIRY and the interviews with some Of
the delegation that such q thing as
- c"nS;aOl:' was ever heard Gt' in
Newbelry before. There were con-
stables mere up 10 the time oi the
adoption Of the Carey-Cothran act
Mr.. Williams is not the first con-
stable that Newberry has had. Of
course Mr. Williams has TO be paid
He ought 10 be paid: and there is ev-
cry reason to believe that he is 90
Ing 10 come as near earning his lex
penSes' as any constable that has
ever served in the county, Why the
protest IN this case and .ot in the
previous cases? The County had TO
pay the "cXpensss' then az well as
new. The expenses arr 40 yreatcr
now than then. The ~xpensesn
"er" as much a "hard<!:y" then as
9ow. Whether they come out Of a
Especial tax or "tI.r ordinary
county fund" is Wholly :u,natclial.
:"r in either case lNcy ~.,"c out Of
The pockets II the raSpay"r,.
The people who pay FIR 5000
court house that they did not ask for.
Will not object to payin" small sum
for the enforcement Of law that
they did ask for. Better by far the
old courthouse than the new if the
fear Of "expenses" for enforcing
the law and the talk about "hard-
ship on the taxpayers Of the coun-
tyv.' arc 10 be used to protcc, the Jno.
Grahans and the Bob Porterficlds
aMd their iIk and backcr, from the
consequences of the violation Of the
law--thc law that the white people
Of the county have established by
their votes. Who cares for court
houses if the law is 10 be violated
with lrnpunjty and bind tigers are
TO have their way7
As to what is said about the en-
f"rrcment Of the law in this county
hitherto-well, Mayor Brown deser-
vcs the thanks Of the citizens Of New
berry for what he has done, and 80 do
any p"!jccIncn who have helped him.
But their jurisdiction is confined en-
tircly to the city. They have nothing
to do with the shipment Of liquor to
i'lairs " to Silver Street or to Po-