Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-12-22
THURSDAY, DEC. %, 1921.

Some years ago there was written
into the statute law Of SJu,h Care
lima II section making h an offense
Tor amy newspaper published in this
STATE TO PRINT the name OF the vic
iim III reporting criminal assault
cases. The opinion was expressed at
The time that the law was unconsti-
tuuonai, but from the first il has been
heartily indorsed 10y the press OF the.
state and not i'm II single instance. 80
far as we have been able to observe.
iH, tne law been violated The law
mas had salutary effect Throughout
the entire country, Tor IN recent years
CA" ,I tno great neWSstluering aSch-
'i"S. serving uundrruS OF IuoiuiiS
and afternoon papers. has ioiiumru
the lead oi Suutn Carolina IN tins
matter and refuses to Se..u over las
MIi, the name OF the wo.nan IN such
cases. There ought 40 bv IA s,niIIar
law in every State OF the uniou.
.\ortn taroiInd n,eus suvu a ium. .r
MAS emphasized no ia,er than ~,
lirsI OF TINS very m>.n. .>uLuru.y
"IEn, .wo ncS.oeS attavhud u w.uto
woman in the suburbs uf ,.I.,r,o..,.
Sunu"y hoinnI.S III report VI lnv
ciinhe the Charlotte News prln,.d ia
the FIRST line OF ITS story the name q.
me \ictinI, followed L.. "a IaiIs OF tue
'rl,., tnut nLu no p,.r. III a new -
rhI',E admitted Ia. Iuv i-nl.! r,.,.-.
We can Imagine Il" nutniIia,.ou to
winch "A reSp,c,aDi. MU...an uIIsnt Dc
su'...",tco tnat wuu,u pio>. .nory a.
oni.'hg than to be attacked 10y :; .,.-
m.tn eorilla but sucn new spap.,s ~
thr CHARLOTTE News Cou,.uuc ~ .u.a
th' IurdenS Vi me vic,,,i> q .n.J,
d'S"n"rut,s all the nurueI 10 tear a.,
pIIhhnS their n;tuvs mat rue moi.,.
may learn of their MISFORTUNE. ~ l.,
We" possible TO recover heavy u.nn
ages from the newspaper ~ oII.iIu..s
that would ur tnr way
teaching II u lesson in u.,vIt-A 4, rr-
fuses To learn otherwise
~ "uurs" the sorail.d auti-lyn,n.
Ins bIil IN. mouse ui representatives
IN Washington IL TINS week consider
ihS is aimed AT the South. IL Is "a
political measure, nothing more. anu
has for It's purpose tuv su.iuiiyIns "a
the negro Vote III the .Norin uud
West for the Republican party. II is
ns devoid of patriotic motive as u
swill barrel Is OF the odor OF Niolets
Individually and collectively IL makes
members Of Congress whether there
l,.,,.
where throughout the country. but IL
does make deal Of difference to
them whether they hold their seats.
Tney are stultifying themselves, play
ing the part of hypocrites. to ln...
end. Winch adds To the conviction
that the Republican party. aside from
IFS policy Of stealing from the poor
Ia add 10 the wealth oI the ricn has
no principles. other than hatred oI
the south. II tnat disreputable atti-
iude toward this section may be so
termed. 10 entertain the idea of the
south receiving fair treatment from
the kepuuiican administration. Con-
gress included, as some Southern
p,opie nave since the presidential
anti-lynching bill may. perhaps will.
pass the house. but II the Southern
senators in Congress. aided by the
iuirminded senators from other sec
hons OF the country. do their duty
when the bill reaches the upper house
II viii have IA hard time ever getting
INTO the statutes. Congress has no
right, under the constitution. to thus
undertake to regulate the police ar
tairs Of the States. and this the IN
teliigent Republican members OF
Congress know. but to them. as well
as To tehir leather headed colleagues
II Is more important 10 keep their
party in power than II is TO follow
the constitution.
Governor Cooper and the State high
way commission may be able to ad-
vance to the General Assembly In be-
half OF the 10 million dollar state
bond issue they are jointly proposing
for road building in South Carolina.
the proposition is forcdoomed to fail
ure. IN our opinion. BY and large.
the people OF South Carolina are not
In financial circumstances TO assume
any more tax obligations. Already n
many communities throughout the
State ruin is facing thousands Of
farmers. merchants and other busi-
ness men as "A result of the inya sion