Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-10-04
Death of Carl Dorm and Law
lessness In Augusta.

Editor of The Advertiser: Par
don me, a former Edgefeld man,
for asking little space for few
observations on things in general,
and fair Augusta in particular. Au-
gusta is great city. and the pee :
pie here were beginning to believe
that all the lawlessness imaginable
was in the Palmetto state. The
truth is, it is generally believed,
that South Carolina has a lawless
governor, and that lawlessness runs
ali the way down to the lowest po-
sitions in his administration. If
such has been consoript of Geor-
gians, they have had the conscript
knocked into a cooked hat in the
last few days, about which the pub
lie is doubtless thoroughly informed
through the daily press. 1t is only
necessary for me to add, that young
Carl Dorm who was killed by the
militia here last Friday was an
Edgefeld boy, a son of Mr.. Man
Dorm, who was born and raised in
the neighborhood of McKendree on
Sleepy Creek. The mother Of Carl
was, before marriage, a Miss Park
man, who has many friends in the
same section. Mr.. Man Dorm lived
for many years in the Red Hill sec
ton of Edgefeld county, and is
we'll and favorably known there.
The sympathies of many Edgefeld
people will go out to Mr.. Dorm, who
is completely cru,ned by the death
of this boy, who was only l9 years
old, and who this year had made
1s5 bales of cotton. While we do
not wish to go into the merits of the
controversy here in this good city,
it is self evident, that lawnessness is
rampant. 1t is rampant in the ma
ton. What are yeu going to do
about it? We see a spirit of dis
obedience in the home, chafng
urder restraint, we see it in the
schools, in fact the time has come,
when many parents object to hav-
ing their children controlled in the
schools. What is the outcome? Dis
obedience in the home, not con-
trolled in the schools, our young
men and maidens enter life, L my
of them, with contempt for consti-
tuted authority. Consequently law
lessness ensues and we wonder. Why
it's no wonder.
Napoleon was once asked why
his soldiers were so valiant. His re-
ply was that they were trained to
obedience in the homes of the
French people and that's the idea.
Unless our young people, the future
voters, fathers and mothers, are
trained in the homes of our people,
there is trouble ahead for our Re
public. OF course | will be classed
as an old fogy for saying this, but
the outlook to an old man like my
sself is anything rather optimistic.
If you question my premise, Mr..
Editor, hope you will not my mo-
tive for l long to see peace and
unity, growth and prosperity not
only in Georgia, but my native
state. To this end l advocate religion
and education. AS long as dema-
gogues play upon the ignorance of
the masses as they have done in
South Carolina and are doing here
in this fair city, we may expect
chaos bordering upon anarchy.
Blsaseism would be impossible in
South Carolina, and martial law
unnecessary in Augusta, if the mass
es were educated to think for them
selves, so as not TO be led and infam-
ed by designing politicians and
corrupt Office holders. This is a con-
dition and not a theory that must
be solved by our people Of the
south and know of no better plan
than to commence in the home, con-
tinue the work in the church, and
compulsory education by the states.
Something must be done, and done
quickly, in my opinion, to preserve
our boasted civilization and / beg
to suggest these as remidies.
Augusta.