The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-19

cate or the reGlSCraClon OF oil udi'
riages in the office Of the clerk OF
. court for the; county in which the
marriage takes place. I have been
/ advocating this for some years, and
:. it is really amusing to me to see here
recently some people and some news
papers coming out in advocacy OF II
I at this late day, hoying possibly that
such an act:: will be passed, and that
they can say, 1--WE did it."
i hope and recommend that you
J. will enact such law SIS will do away
with the abominable system Of hav-
ing to exchange mileage for railroad
tickets, and provide one fare on all
! railroads for :. both rich and poor
alike.
:. I respectfully recommend that you
pass laws that will favor and protect
| labor In all its legitimate callings
I and endeavors, and such laws as will
protect capital in all its lawful in
vestments, SO that all Of our people
4 may be properly protected, and that
we may give equal rights to all and
special privileges to none.
]. respectfully call your attention
to the evil of the sale and use of CO.
caine and such like drugs and would
4 recommend that you pass an act
making the sale of it or the hav-
ing it in possession without proper
| legal excuse crime punishable by
imprisonment without the alterna-
j tive OF fine. I also, In this con-
nection, beg leave to call your at
4 |tention to the evil Of the 'habitual
drinking Of coca cola, pepsicola, and
such like mixtures, as fully be-
llieve they are injurious. 1t would
be better for OUT people II they
|had nice respectable places where
they could go and buy good, pure
| glass OF cold beer than to drink such
concoctions.
| respectfully recommend taat you
pass an act prohibiting the smoking
of cigarettes by boys under the age
of sixteen years, and prohibiting the
sale Of cigarettes and cigarette pa
per in this State.
respectfully recommend that you
pass law prohibiting the sale
Of toy pistols and guns, and
also a Jaw prohibiting any child
under sixteen years of age own
ing or having in possession any gun
or pistol or toy gun or toy pistol
or gun Or pistol Of any character
whatsoever. as in my opinion many
of the accidental and other shoot
/ ings and killings Of today are caus-
ed by the desire for guns or pistols
created in the minds Of the youths
while plsying with toys Of this char
acter.
| Some action should be taken to
| rid our circuit courts of the ex-
Dense of trying minor cases. We Of
ten see cases in court where many
witnesses are called from their places
of business. sit around the court
house possibly for half or the entire
week at heavy expense to the county,
and when the case it brought on for
trial there is either nothing in 1t or
possibly a fine of one hundred dol
lars or less is imposed In case Of
conviction. T think 1t would be bet
ter to put more of this kind of cases
In the hands Of the magistrates, SO
that they could be :summarily dealt
with at absolutely no expense to the
county and where they could be Civ
en- as much punishment as Is many
ri-7es given by our circuit Judges.
Either this should be done or else
you should establish court for the
trial Of all cases less than felony,
for you see from the extra terms Of
court held, from the special Judges
Ebeing appointed, and: other expenses,
that tho question Is becoming ser
ious one, and the people are tired
and beginning to complain of the
system as It now Is.
Much. has been said about the en-
actment of lava in regard to the
labor in our cotton mills. These
neople are our people; they are our
kindred; they are our friends, and
in my opinion they should . be let
alone, and allowed to manage their
own children and allowed to manage
their elwn affairs. am fully con-
vinced that dealing in cotton futures
by mill officers has lost thousands
Of dollars to our State, and today
havo some embarrassed, which mon
10y, II it had been paid to the labor
ern for services, would have saved
many eloBe down for a week or
two, whore the help has been put
out of Job, and which have caused
sometimes suffering and pain. ! can
not say that resignations or deaths
Of Officials have been caused by such
dealings, but oufferings have been
brought to the people who work In
the mills, and, II amy legislation lis
to take place, as between the mill
owner and the mill operative it
seems to me that this Is tho line
along which to work.
There has come to me much COM
plant in regard to the management
of ard dealings with the patients
and property OF the State hospital
for the insane, and admission of per-
sons who should be tried in the
criminal courts but who are accept
ed by the superintendent before a