The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-03-30
A Plea EoR LlasRALl1x

SI@ls ana against pubic policies zen
orally, Should sign their names t
stt articles Of criticism as they fec
, sh0pld go 70 the public. However
there are times when even the bes
made plans and customs should b,
forgotten, more especially If the gen
eral veal might profit by the viola
ton Of such rules. AS is pretty gen
orally known by those who do US the
honor of reading The News, We are
law-abiding and we believe in the
enforcement of the law. But we also
believe in moderation in all things
and We are opposed for multitudinous
reasons to the consistency with which
the courts Of this country. are bur
dening the taxpayers with the cost
of unnecessary sessions. = 1t will ap-
pail the ordinary citizen of Glynn
county, if he will investigate the mat.
ter and see how many days one o.
the other Of the courts Of the county
have been in session for the past
year. Courts are the great safeguard
things nearest and dearest. They
make life and happiness and even
property secure But communit
can have too many courts, and the
great trouble about our courts is
that they cost vast sums of money
and those SUMS come from The peck.
cts OF the people. Tue graz Jury
which adjourned few days ago HAS
been In session almost constantly all
of The year 1t has devoted its time
tosan investigation Of petty matters
which should nave been disposed OF
IN The police court or most certain
" in the city court, Were the fines
90 into the county treasury.
In oIden days the superior court
met twice per year for a session of
perhaps t%o Yaeas. The business
WIS TRANSACTED with proMpthess and
these long drawn out sessions were
whelrd Of Grand jury investigations
were confined to grave matters and
t5e time was not deYoted TO small,
inconseonential violations TOO petty
to he dignified ly such attention.
And again. it is about tine for
the people Of this city 10 begin 10
think of a liberal policy in the i'd
nsnistration OF the affairs of Ule
community generally blue tookism
and spirit OF puritaricalisrn are
not hand maids of progress and de
y6loDment
4 TIC above observations are made
as Introductory TO the following let
ter which the editor of The News
3received yesterday. The name OF the
auti or is well known and he is q
prominent citizen, whose name We
are going to with hold for good reas
ons. Read tits letter, get the spirit
Of it RANT and see if its truth does
not appeal 10 yaur good Judgment
Editor Brunswick News
Ju IN editorial paragraph III
TIE News OF This S1c:ning YOU
say;
a grand jdry win extreme
views, constantly in session end
forever indictins petty crime that
ought TO be handled in the police
ard city courts, is not a very
good thing for a little city strug-
Cling to CIV ~ p''
rressive.
The recent census shows how
savannah has grown, and II
shows AoY grunswioe nnf9rtun.
ateiy. has not erorn. and in ohat
sentence The News has placed an
unerring finger upon a serious
drawback TO its advancement.
Brunswick should take a leaf
from the record of Savannah with
its towering skyscrapers, its busy
wharves, its great business
houses, the thousands of visitors
from interior points on business
and pleasure. bent, who constant
ly tlrong its crowded streets and
pleasure resorts and scatter
their money among its citizens.
The people of Savannah have
Shown that they are city build
ers. The men who are guiding
her upward rush to commercial
pre-eminence are not of the piri-
= janical stripe to which you allude.
Broad and liberal in their views
they see with clear vision the
things that make for her up
; building. and have neither time
! nor inclination for the constant
/ search for petty violations of in.
, s2Quoniial laws which appears
Is eagross all the energies and
20 le the Chief delight Of many
az or lssai-.g citizens.
With Savannah on one side
sd Jacksonville and Fernadias
! on the other. as competitors,
| Rrunswick will continue to cut q.
! sorry figure in the race fn: IL
! creased growth and n-1s}se9le,.
, GSmpsred by the narrow, puri-