The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-20

tskc care O1 the wrecks and stop the
cause. Look after the man by Jerico's
dangerous road and clear the forest
of robbers. Feed Belgium's starving
millions, but stop the heather from
fighting. We are TO meet organized
evil with Organized Godliness. The
church must bear her part of the
shameful condition that exists, and
more than any other denomination,
the Baptists, because we Toast OF
numbers large. We have sung our
hymns. prayed our prayers, looked
good and the evil has gone on. The
time has come to fight as well as pray,
TO be felt at a dynamic for right as
well as be seen in priestly robes OF
apparent righteousness. There is a
cure for our ills. let US apply the
remedy.
2. The Remedy. The time is ripe
for the application OF right princi-
pies. The work was begun last sum
mer, when men voted as they prayed.
The result Is apparent. the demago-
que was dethroned. Crime, prejudice
anu ieuvIunvv received u uackset.:'
Goliath met the thrust of a smooth
stone. flung by the united hands OF
men whose consciences were stirred
: vith righteous indignation. But we
cannot stop now. for to rest is to lose
all, for while men sleep the devil
sows tares." In the mind of your COM
mittee certain things are necessary:
ta) Sane laws, Safe and sane leg
islation can only be had by electing
sane men to make laws. A prominent
MA said to me: THE time was when
we sent brains and character to make
laws but now we send the biggest
fnn1Q u,a Nnn nnd - Tho atotornAnk ,o-
ors OF too much truth. Electing bad
men. we have payed the price of our
folly In. p%enitence we voted and now
we bear with joyful songs the remains
OF the defeated to the political ceme-
terry. Earth. to earth ashes to ashes
n dust to dust" Our laws have been
30 poor. q man could lie, cheat, per-
Jure. steal money or suffrage, rob,
mob and murder and 60 free, with per-
haps a email fine, or short imprison-
ment. For example one can violate
the diepensary laws and with q small
fee, the price OF a cheap license, con-
-t'uue. his dangerous traffic. We need
la VS. that will make tho penalty to
some extent commensurate with the
crime. We will have suffrage out
ragged. manhood debauched, and state
ruled by the vilest, unless Christian
1870. wv y bilu6 SOOu IutH WIFI
brains n character to represent us
and we shall have Legislation that will
lift our State from the disgrace which
h haa fallen into.
(b.) Law enforcement. Here, to
think means to put our faces in the
dust and weep. We have been held ND
to ridicule by our sister States and
justly 30. Not only have we failed to
enforce law. but we have freed those
adjuged guilty, regardless of the ma
ture or their crimes or the public
safety. Upon just grounds. we may
imagine the few men, remaining in
u State prison, are of all men a
"friendless" and "penniless" crowd.
We have made a mistake In too many
instances. Of electing men who could
not enforce law. because they were
the chief law-breakers and honie
~wreckers. / am athinEng of the mock
cry, where ~ magistrate. passed GEN.
tenco on q man for neglecting his
home, when this .tpdge had allowed
his unfortunate child to die from mo-
eject n want, the mother led astray
under the pleadings Of loyet Is there
anything meaner in hell? I am think
ing Of men leading in a mob; pretend
ed defenders OF homo and lovers of
morality. officers Of the law they
were. yet leaders df .crIme!. /, am
thinking OF men. perfiring themselves,
elected to enforce law, yet i%nterpre-
Ing law SO as to free some friend"
whom they knew to be guilty! A noted
writer tells us: Punishment in our
land iB neither swift nor sure. We
violate law because 1t is law" II is
said that in Germany convictions for
crime equal So per cent, while In the
r United States but 1.3. Law enforce
ment is n Of the crying needs of
south Carolina. Give US men to lead
who will regard their oaths. men of
character, and then we shall haze off,
GERS who will not be In league with
the. crime loving. Sane and safe laws
enforced by good meh is the life of
civic honor.
(c) A Compulsory School Law.
Much OF our. embarrassment has been
caused by bad men appealing to those
whose prejudices were easily aroused,
because of the lack OF knowledge. To
%enlighten the coming generations this
law Is necessary. Among It's adyo-
Gates may be found our best and
wisest citizens. The men who oppose
a law OF this kind give us tho best
appeal for It's necessity. A brother said
to me: THE right to take implies the
right to compel" The state taxes its
people to educate its children. then
let the State do its work. Public SAT-
ETY. calls for intelligent manhood. How
often In this state the minister is call
ed upon to marry couples who are t.
build homes, rear children and neither
party able to write! Almost o~ne.fourth
OF oer voters. I am told. cannot write.
A magistrate in n OF u leading
counties arrested twelve young men,
six white and six negroes, every ne
gro signed his name and each white