The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-08
COUNTY COURT CAMPAIGN.

The campaign committee of the
Sumter Bar Association has arrang-
ed for a series of meetings this week
and next week in the interest OF the
County Court The election will be
held next Tuesday, June 18th, and
it is UP to the qualified electors Of the
county-those who can produce regts-
tration certificates and tax receipts for
all taxes due and payable for last year
to say by their ballots whether oi
not Sumter county shall have Coun-
ty Court. The schedule Of meetings to
be held and the list Of speakers that
the committee has enlisted to present
the arguments in behalf Of the court
are printed elsewhere. A large ma.
iofity Of the Bar Association favor the
Immediate establishment of the pro-
posed court and some of strongest and
most persuasive advocates Of the ioca
bar have been called into service tt'
present their case TO the voters Of the
county The committee has invited
those who are opposed to the estab-
lishment of the court to divide time
with the representatives OF the bar
and state their reasons for being in
evinces a disposition TO give the op-
position fair play; but it goes withou'
saying that there will be few volun-
teer orators to accept the challenge.
for there are few iaymen endowed
With the gift OF speech. and even
those who are thoroughly convinced
,hat the weight of argument. as wei.
as right, justice and expedlency. is
against the esta ablishment OF the
court at this time, will not care TO en-
ter the lists against such an array OF
forensic champions who have spent
years in the business Of wasing wordy
warfare and have grown expert in
fighting hardest when they have bad
case. The advocates of the Count!
Court have wisely chosen their field o
battle, for it is plainly to be seen tha:
in this war of words they have a
tactical advantage and can over-beai
the opposition with flood Of oratory.
if they cannot demonstrate beyond
shadow of doubt that the County
Court is necessary to the best inter
ests of the rank and file Of the tax
payers of the county.
We have invited any or all Of the
advocates of the County Court to re-
duce their arguments 10 writing ana
have extended to them the free ust
Of the columns of this newspaper it
order that the case for the proposition:
might be laid before the voters OF IN.
county in cold print for their careful
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that calls for calm deliberation. and
not oratory and special pleading. and
it is 10 be regretted that the advo-
Gates Of the proposition. with two eX-
ceptions. have chosen 20 take the cas-
TO the hustings rather than present
definite written statements OF then
reasons for advocating another coufl
at this particular tlne.
! In View of The probability that the
campaign meetings viii be entirely
0ne sided and that :he opposition WIN
have 40 champions 10 controVeft the
pleadings Of the representatives OF the
Bar Association, it will he We'll for tbs
favmtn TO calmly and d-libcrattl.
weigh and consider All that is said II
favor Of the establishment of Tn
County Court. sift ;h.. chaff from tho
wheat. and then vote az their jud-
rnent dictates is best for the taxpayer:
of the county.
1t will be we'll to keep always in
naind that the County Court cannot be
run for nothing. that the judge is to
receive $4,000 year salary. the
stenographes $1,000 year and tbs
solic.to. $3.50 a year. The jury will