The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-01-25
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whatsoever as in my opinion many
of the accidental and other shootinss
and killings of today are caused b.
tile desire for guns or pistols created
i'll the minds OF TIE youth while plav-.
;nc with TOYS % this character
Some action should he taken In rid
our Circuit Courts of the expense of
trying minor cases. We often see cas-
g IN court whore many witnesses are
called from their places of business
sit around the court house possibly
for half of the entire week at heavy
expense to the county. and when the
case is brought ON for trial there is
either nothing in it or possibly fine
OF one hundred dollars or less is i'm
posed in case of conviction think
ii would he better to put more of ;his
kind of cases in the hands of the mag
lstrateS, so that they could be sum
marily dealt with at absolutely no
expense to the county, ana where they
as Is many times given by our circuit
Judges. Either this should be done,
or else YOU should establish a court
for the trial Of all cases less than
felony, for you see from the extra
terms of Court held, from the special
judges being appointed, and other eX-
penSes, that the question is becoming
serious one, and the people arc tired
and beginning to complain the Sys-
TEN as it now is.
Much has been said about the enact
ment of laws in regard to the labor in
our cotton mills These people are
our people; they are our kindred: !:
they are our friends, and in my opn-
ion they should be let alone, and al
lowed To manage their OWN children
and allowed to manage their own af-
fairs. | am fully convinced that deal
ing IN cotton futures by miu rricers
has lost thousands of dollars 20 our
State, and today have some embarras-
#Ct, w'i"h money, # il had been Paid
to the laborers for services, would
have saved many closc-down for 4
week or two, whore the help has been
put orr of ioh, and which haze cads-
ed eomCtimcs suffering and rain i
cannot Say chat designations o, deaths
of officials have been caused by such
dealings, hut srfterIngs have been
brought 10 the people who work il
the mills. and, if any Legislation is
to take place, as between the mill
owner and the mill operative. it seems
to me that this is the line along which
to work.
There has come to me much COM
plant in regard to the management of
and dealings with the patients and
property of the State Hospital fer the
Insane and admission of persons who
should be tried i'm the criminal courts,
but who are accepted by the super
ntendcnt before jury has acted uuou
the case. | would respectfully recon-
mend that you amend Section 22iG
Vol. |, OF the Code, by striking out
five and inserting seven, so as to give
each Congressional district repre-
sentative upon that board or possibly
it would be better il you would so
amend It as to give each judicial cir
cult representative upon The board
In this way all parts of the State
would have representative
respectfully recommend that you
amend the law which places white
convicts in the same camp and works
them along in the same squads with
negro convicts. 1 do not believe in
this, and believe that a governor would
be justified in granting pardon to
a white man who is thus treated and
| beg of you to remedy this evil at
your earliest opportunity
would respectfully recommend
that you amend your present dispen-
sary or prohibition Act so as to pro-
vide that in case majority of the
white citizens of any county Shall de
sire license system, that it may be
granted. Section IL. Article s, OF the
Constitution OF 1895. provides I'm part:
THE general assembly may license
persons or corporations to manufac-
tme and sell and retail alcoholic Ii
quors or beverages within the state,