Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-12-07
Would Provide Severe Penalties fol
Wrong. Doing Of Public Officials.

of reform without putting them into
practical form so that hey are Of only
nominal yalue and it is not possible
to admirister with this Constitution.
The histGry of he counry gave ample
data to demonstrate this.
81 promise to conserve the liberal
spirit of the old Constitution so that
the new seforms will merely eliminate
the dead wood, throw light on obscure
articles and strike out articles put
in by former governments for personal
advantage The Constitution must not
erect artificial barriers between the
State and he individual and he power
given must not be greater than that
Of the people who establish it.
Rights Of People.
"What Is desired first of all is to
establish the rights Of the people to
individual liberty. Human liberty must
be guaranteed to prevent the govern
ment from taking advantage of the
tion was Sst strong enough to do this,
to commit crimes. The old Constitu-
grouse Of maintaining peace in order
as the liberty Of the individual was at
the mereyIof executives. I hope the
new Constitution will provide service
penalties fbr wrongdoing on the part
Of public dfficials and make them re-
spopsible dsBha,r acts.
"Jodpes Heretofore. only the tools of
covernors lshould have the mower to
Lind nun,sb wrongdoing of
! 8 nvorno-s Guaran4ees for prisoners
ccuc,f,. - pes she.,tofosla have been
worthless, ssners have been at the
and a limit should.be fixed to the time
thods. They should be allowed bonds
mercy of judges and third degree me-
trials may fbe delayed. Good lawyers
should be provided for the INDECENT
and no arrests should be made with
out evidence sufficient to justify them.
Land Laws.
The old Constitution provided ror
the right Of government to occupy
property for public benefit without the
consent Of the owners by paying IN
indemnity fol. the same. This Is sur
ficient to allow the government to take
large estates and distribute them
among small owners so that the only
reform necessary in that part OF the
old law is to provide that condemnation
may be only by executive autnority
and that Judges may deal only Win
indemnity.
II ask you to consider whether 1t ls
necessary to have every foreigner VINO
perty, and conform to Mexican laws.
treaty rights with respect to such pro-
obtains title to real property resign
Zone subject OF the new reforms Is
to assist labor and we should set min-
imum wages anu maximum hours.
Divorce Law.
II advocate a divorce law which will
place the family on the basis of love-
not pecuniary interests. The national
ity of children born in Mexico to for
eigners should be clearly defined.
You must consider whether the vote
should be given to all or limited by
educational or property qualifications.
think the vote should 60 to all, but
that it should be taken from those
making wrong Use of It or those who
look with Indifference on the affairs Of
the Republic.
"puh,ic instruction must receive at.
.o,tion hacarso rnow,edpe nsures
oooinst either anarchy Or dictatorship.
on +ho oroor;zot,on q, rho executiye
mower we denend that th executive
branch shall not become an instrument
~ the executiva Free discussion
without following instructions of the
executiye or Of Governors must be
be assured the Legislatures, but they
must not be given sufficient power to