The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1909-06-04

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" the state are exempted ~ Iaw
from this most important services 10
BE- rendered ~ mankind II ose II
curious enough 10 the investigation
he ~IIl Ind. that this embraces very
nearly half. and the best half ~ tn
entire population qualified fvr jnr,
services ] mean those who are honest,
who are Intelligent, and men of good
character.
This exempted class are the loud
est very frequently, In their denun.
citation Of the failure Of public jus.
tIce In the courts.
Again under our system OF select.
Ing Jurors our boards OF supervisors
are authorized to select two HUNDRED
and not more than eight hundred
from the remaining half, quaIined fol
jury service, annually, and put theil
names 10 the box, out OF which all
our juries are drawn
I'VE all know, from experience and
Observation, that the best class oil
those remaining, DOT exempt from
jury service, are never selected. Our
busy men, and every man OF any
account ought to be busy, will pre-.
vail with the supervisors not to nut
his name 10 the box, and the result Il
as matter Of accommodate to the
better half Of those not exempt, thu
supervisors usually put into 10 the
box the most ignorant, idle and vici
GUS elements Of society. don't 50,
that this Is Intentionally done, bu,
because ! don't believe 1t is. but H
results from the very lmperfection' 0
the system itself. that the jury boxe
are generally made up Of the mos
Ignorant and at times OF the mos
vicious elements OF society, many o
whom arc 10 actual sympathy will
crime, as have frequently found il
my experience and observation.
when we contemplate this condi
tion OF affairs, which we know exist,
10 many parts Of the State, it Is mar
Vicious that we have as much enforce
ment OF the law as we get. The bet
ter elements Of society, those ownin,
property and with most at stake ar,
thus relieved Of jury service, and v,
compensate society, which exempts u
from this service, by abuse Of tn,
courts.
"As a remedy and an easy one, fol
this condition OF things, and it must
be remedied II we are to make any
progress 10 civilization and socia
order. suggest:
First, that the Legislature shoult
be called upon to pass an act, which
repeats all exemptions from jur,
duty, except those pertaining nsces
sarily to the public officers OF th,
court, and thus qualify for jury ser
vice the very best aud most virtuou,
and Intelligent part Of our population
In the second place, let US ask thu
Legislature to pass an act which vii
establish more competent jury com
mission, consisting Of the circui,