Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-06

tration Of justice? do not know any
more solemn thing than happens when
these gentlemen get together in those
chambers down in Trenton. There is
the temple in which Is worshipped the
god Of justice or the god Of intrigue,
and there is a high priest Of intrigue
who is to be seen lurking about the
corridors Of the temple. He did not
lurk in very obvious bulk few months
ago, but he turks to the view Of every
casual observer now. Are you going to
burn incense to his god, or are you go
ing to burn incense to the god Of man
kind, the god Of love. and Of justice
and Of purity?
The president said he was reminded
Of some Of the extraordinary misrep-
resentations that have been made with
regard to jury reform.
II am told that some Of my friends
among the laboring men have been
told that this was a plan to see that
they did not get an equal share with
the rest in the determination Of what
should be done in the courts Of GRIM
this question: In the game Of politics
do they generally get the advantage?
Do they generally determine in impair
tial fashion through their own repre-
sentatives who shall have true bills
brought against them and go before
petit juries and who shall not? Is the
present arrangement altogether to their
liking" I haven't heard 1t praised from
their ranks, and what we are trying to
do is to bring them with all other men
into the partnership.
Never Helped Them.
"The game of politics has never gone
in their direction that ever heard, and
I have heard laboring men everywhere
in this country say that their associa-
tions were now standing outside poll
tics, and asking this question: Who is
going to perform justly and who is
not?" What you ought to do then, my
dear fellow citizens, those Of you who
specifically describe yourselves as
workingmen-for some Of the rest OF
us work and don't have any limited
hours either (if there was more than
one president I would iorm a union)-I
II those of you who choose to descl .De
yourselves as in some particular sense
workingmen, want to get your share,
then I advise you to go in for jury re-
FORM"
The president declared during the
day that 1t was not his function to
make specific suggestions about jury
reform. After his conference with MEM
bers of the legislature, however, he was
consulted by the state party leaders
and 1t was generally agreed to submit
to the conference Of the legislators
next Monday compromise proposal
which would provide for a commits
sioner in each county to act with the
sheriff in drawing jurors 80 that the
one would act as check on the other.
These commissioners would be chosen
by the chancellor Of the state.
At President Wilson's conference
with the party leaders and later with
the legislators, 1t was agreed that the
Democratic members would get togeth-
er on Monday next in the hope OF
drafting some sort of jury reform
bill. Although urged to do 30 by op-
ponents Of the measure, the president
declined to make any definite recon-
mendations as to the form the bill
should take. That, he said, was up to
the legislature. There was an open
clash between the president and w. L.
McDermott, assemblyman from Hud-
son county, bitter opponent Of the bill.
Mr.. McDermott took exception to the
presidents speech last night, which he
characterized us one Of denunciation
of the legislature. At the presidents
request he pointed out what portions OF
the speech he considered denunciatory
those in which the president said he
thought some Of the legislators had
acted in bad faith with reference to
the measure.
The president listened intently. and
hen, 1t is reported, he replied: That's
not denunciation; those are facts"
He was surprised, he added, accord
ing to those who attended the meeting,
that Mr.. McDermott had seen fit to
put the cap on"