Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-07-23

CHdI WOulu see LiIeiL Vic law WaS Gil
forced.
Later in the conference there was
considerable debate as to the menace
incident to the returned negro sol
diers' social equality desire. Solicitor
Henry has no fears of the negro.
There will be sporadic outbreaks here
and there, but the negro problem is
not greatly intensified, he thinks.
Should Educate People.
"The greatest trouble is the loose
conscience of our own people, their
lack of a sense of responsibility. /
suggest that each of you go ba.k
home and organize thoroughly and
educate the people up to the neces-
sity for their active cooperation and
moral support in the enforcement OF
the law. Let the private citizen under
stand that he owes duty to the State
and if he doesn't perform it, he's a
Stacker and traitor. Teach them
that it's duty to enforce the law
IIagainst friend as we'll as against an
enemy. A few years ago it was dis
honorable to report blind tiger. In
some places they don't back US yet
as they should do. In others we do get
that support, and where we do the
land is always SO per cent higher"
Solicitor Edward C. Mann of ST.
Matthews said severer punishment
should be dealt out to the white SOL
dier back from France and parad-
ing obscene pictures than that meted
out to the negro. What better could
be expected of the negro, If the
whites had no higher sense of duty
to society. eff you find negro with
these pictures, take them away from
him and arrest him. If you find a
white man, he ought to be tarred and
feathered." This officer greatly fear
ed that service during the war had
greatly increased the number of va
grants among the negroes.
Solicitor Homer S. Blackwell of
Laurens has also made certain OBJ
serations concerning the negro prob
lem. From the Laurens postoffice ne
found that 35 negroes were receiving
a Northern newspaper, filled with in
fammatory articles against the whites
of the South. In one case the negroes
were urged to lynch the lynchers, to
procure Winchester rifles and 200
rounds of ammunition each. Mr..
Blackwell was of the opinion that the
law relating to the sale of extracts
should lie either replaced or have
teeth pue in it. 1t protected the dealer
in extracts instead of Furnishing, he
said.
Refuge for Lawyers.
Solicitor Gasque of Marion pointed
out THAI two reasons conducive to
failure TO enforce laws in the State
were the technicalities of the law,
which was the refuge of the profes-
sion and constant postponement OF
trial. He regarded the conference one
of the most important acts OF Gov
ernor Cooper's administration. JUST
now the sale of extracts is proving
serious menace to the State. Every
little corner or cross roads store is
carrying a stock of from s1OO to
$500 worth of extracts, some OF 1T
with an alcoholic content of so to 80
per cen.. "We've either got to curb
the sale of these extracts, or we'll
have worse condition than when we
had barrooms."
Sheriff Blease of Newberry said
the first killing Of white man in
!Newberry by a negro since he became
sheriff seven years ago took place last
Monday night. He brought with him
photographs and description of the
negro recently mustered out of the
service and charged with the shoot
ing.
The Newberry officer did not think
there was drug store in Newberry
County that would violate the extract
law. He had procured the conviction
of one white man and later two others
pleaded guilty. He had seized about
5000 worth of extract and would not
return it until compelled to do so by
law. If he found any of the papers
referred to by Solicitor Blackwell, he
would make him stop it.
Charleston Improving.
Frank Simmons, foreman of the
Charleston grand jury, said Charles
ton had passed through great trans