Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-13

the other, in giving to the presiding
Judge full discretion as to all mat
ters except the substantive law, which
do not affect the merits Of the case. 1t
is only necessary to adopt In the main,
the English practice in this respect.
The judges should not be required to
allow the time Of the court to be con-
sumed in the argument Of technical
objections, nor should appeals be al
lowed from his rulings in this re-
spect.
Second. The failure Of the legal
profession to take a more active part
in solving the great questions that
affect every person throughout our
country. eve will hereinafter discuss
this question more fully.)
Third. The fact that the interests
exert an influence not only in con-
gress, but in every state Legislature,
which is frequently disastrous to the
rights Of the people. The people feel
that the interests exert an undue in
fiuence, especially in the appointment
Of Federal judges.
Fourth. The fact that, to large
extent, governmental affairs are ad-
ministered by the bosses Of political
machines, that do not reflect the wish
es of the people.
In sparsely populated neighborhoods
the neighbors knew each other, and 1t
was easy to make actual selection OF
the men they desired to elect to Of
flee.
Every candidate was we'll known to
the voters, and when elected, was well
aware of the wishes and opinions OF
his constituency. Communities whose
elements are homogeneous and whose
interests are simple, find no difficulty
in transacting the affairs Of govern
ment in an informal and simple man.
ner.
But those simple days have passed
awav. The people Of the communities
from one end Of the country to the
other are no longer homogeneous;
their interests are varied and their
manner Of life complex and intricate
The voters are largely strangers to
each other. The elective items on the
voters ticket have become too numer-
Gus to be dealt with by the individual
voter, and consequently are dealt with
in the mass, by a new system-tfe
system of political machinery which
is controlled by the BOSSES
Time will not permit us to show the
progressive manner in which this new
system has injuriously affected repre-
sentative government.
Fifth. The fact that so long as the
interests control congressional and
state legislation, and influence the ap-
pointment OF officials, the anticipated
| benefits arising from the initiative
referendum and recall, will be prac-
| tically valuelesS, as the interests will
| Immediately take steps when the elec-
ton results in favor Of the people to
render it's result nugatory and inef-
fectual by other legislation.
We recognize this as the most i'm
portant of The enumerated causes
and desire 10 emphasize it as strongly
as possible During the war between
the states the general who was In
command of a large body Of troops
noticed that q battery Of the enemy
which had not been located, was play
| ing havoc with his soldiers. He com
manded that the location of the bat
terry be Immediately ascertained, but
without success. He gave another
order, but again the battery could moi
be located, though it's deadly work still
continued. At last he commanded that
all his troops should turn their at
tention in that direction, and the dead
| ly battery was located in a clump OF
trees and was soon destroyed.
This battery Of the interests tina,
|
ment must be destroyed, even If every
element of the electorate has to be
called into requisition for that pur-
pose; otherwise there will be n re.
volution which was prevented, per-
haps, for the time being, by the cleo
tion Of Mr.. Wilson as president of the
| United States.
In this connection, we wish to i'm
press upon the voters the great i'm
portance of corporation, which Is
strikingly illustrated by the following
oriental legend:
There was a king who had three
sons. A princess became the kings
ward, and as her guardian he had the
right to bestow her hand in marriage
upon whomsoever he should choose
Each of the three princes besought
their father to give the hand of the
princess to him in marriage. The
king told them that he would bestoW
her hand upon that one of them who
proved himself most worthy. The
ability to discover something new and
wonderful was considered i'm that