The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-07
A. H. Kohn.

a higher regard than our friend and
cousin, Arthur Kohn, and we are sur
prised that he should endeavor to
place up on the side of violation OF
place is on the side of violation OF
stood for law enforcement, and stands
for it now. To be perfectly frank,
however, as We always try to be, we
are just little bit tired of ali this
talk about law enforcement. 1t sounds
like it was intended to be understood
that we nave been a set of heatnens.
An uncivilized and wild set Of animals
running at large, and all that we need
now is to enforce the liquor laws, as
if they were TIE only laws on the
statute books worthy the attention of
the law officers. 1t has been so nearly
ever since we had the dispensary law.
A prominent Official is quoted in a
speech just the other day as saying
that South Carolina could make no
progress until there was law enforce
ment. We have been living in South
Carolina a &C., many years and we do
not believe, and we are not willing to
admit, that our people are lawless
people, or ever have been. 1t is true
that we are enacting so many laws
about so many things, and trying to
regulate human conduct by statute to
such an extent, that even sincere law
abiding man is almost put to TIE neces.
sity of employing a Philadelphia law
yer to keep him posted as to what the
law is. But we believe that our peo-
pie as rule beside to abide by the law.
Talking about law enforcement, we
saw by the papers the otner day where
three outrages had been committed
upon our women and girls in one coun-
ty in very brief time, We have seen
no special efforts to bring these negro
brutes to justice. but all we see is that
the sheriffs and magistrates and other
officers must stop the traffic in liquor
or they will lose their official position.
That's all right. Let's stop tie Illicit
sale of liquor. We are with you, but
let US not forget that there are other
laws on the statute books that are just
as important and should command the
attention of our officials. That is the
point we are trying to make. Do you
see it?
AS to "sniping," we do not know that
we exactly understand just what you
mean. According to Webster, "to
snipe" means ''to shoot at detached
men of an enemy's force at long
range" We thought we were shooting
at close range. Certainly we had no
desire to shoot from ambush, because
THAT is not our style. WHAT we have
to say we say. Sometimes it may be
a little blunt, but we try to be clear
enough not to be misunderstood. We
have never learned how to evade or
straddle. WE have always had an un-
fortunate way of saying what we
think, trying always to be clear and
positive, and to think right At the
same time courteous and polite.
AS to the questions by the foreman
of the Laurens grand jury, we said:
''Dhese are very important and weighty
questions and should have the earnest
consideration of the law officers" We
see nothing wrong in that, or that
could place US on the side of the vio-
lators of the law.
In regard to liquor, we stand with
The sentiment expressed by Mr.. Under
wood in the opening remarks of his
speech in congress on December p,
when he said: 81 do not come here
today to make an issue on the ques-