The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-24
REMARKABLE LAWLESSNESS
IN THE STATE

IN 1hE 81 A1L
Under "Law and Order Slogan OF
Governor Manning, His Letter (Be.
lore klcet.On) COndemning Use OF
Militia i'll Anderson.
Charleston american.
Columbia, Nov. 20.-There is Ill
South Carolina at this time condl-
ton of unrest and of disorder more
ge.. eral than at any previous time
since 1876. The clashes which have
recently occurred between capital and
labor in the up-country have resulted
in the governor sending troops to An
derson to enforce writs of eJectment
against the striking operatives, VINO
had refused to move from their homes
until they could obtain shelter else
where There was a lynching in Alb
beville recently, followed by meet
ing of citizens of the town in the in
terest of law enforcement. Mill work
ers are moving from the up-country
to other states, and there is no doubt
that the race feeling in Abbevllle
county was acute following the trou-
bic there which is referred to.
meeting was held in Camden last
week to protest against carnivals ana
immoral shows, and recent dlspatcn
from Winnsboro told of a meeting
there which had been held in the in
terest of law enforcement
The Keowee Courier tells OF case
in Oconee county, in which negro
charged with assault, narrowly escap-
ed lynching at the hands of members
of his own race, and the YorkVllle
ENQUIRER tells of the threatened
lynching last week of young white
man, charged with criminally assault
ing a young white woman. ."Feeling
ran high following the occurrence OF
the alleged assault" says the Enqulr-
or. "and an effort was made to lynca
the prisoner; but it is now believed
the law. will be allowed to take It's
course"
Very Remarkable.
These are a few instances WHICH
show q general feeling of unrest ana
of lawlessness prevailing throughout
the state, and it is remarkable thaI
this condition has reached such an
acute stage Just following the re-elec-
tion of a state administration, the
princlpal plank in whose platform was
claw and order" 1t is true that ths
main feature of claw and ~oroer
stressed by the administration eSlrlns
the campaign, was the enforcement o.
the laws against selling liquor nut
the fact remains that there is gen.
eral violation of the liquor laws
Whiskey is rarely sold over the coun-
ters by the drink, but the nlp-pocA-
et blind tigers are numerous, ana lne
quality of the stuff which they seii
is bad and the price high.
The situation is one which is ae-
manding the attention OF patrlouc
mon and which has put the people OF
the state generally to doing great
deal of thinking-which ought TO nave
heen done before the election Du'
which comes better late than never
It was charged during the campaign
that the administration of former
Governor Blease had tended to create
Iavlessness, but a comparison OF con-
diti,ns in South Carolina during the
four wears from January, 1911, to jan
nary. 1918 shows the administrator
of Mr. Blease in a remarkably favor
able light.
Less Talk Much Action.
There was not so much talk of law
enforcement-but there was action
which enforced the laws of the state
as the records show AS matter OF
fact, before Mr. Blease was governor
and while he was mayor OF New
berry, one of his first official acts as
mayor was to prohibit the coming OF
carnival shows to that city. The IL
cense was made prohibitive, and there
were no such conditions in NeWberry
while he was mayor as the citizens
of Camden have been protesting
against.
1t can not help in the present sltua-
ton to make comparisons involving
past governors, but when there are 50
many charges as to the laWlessness
of the "Blease'' administration, and
so many protestations of law enforce
ment by the present administration,
- ie uaI, that the record be written,
in order that the people may have it