Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-03-15
The Law and Order League.

Citizens Mass Meeting Monday night.
clearly show two facts. First, they
show that local conditions with re-
spect to law enforcement are not
what a great majority of our citizens
wish them to be. Second, they show
that our people, or a majority OF
them, are willing to aid in any move
ment on the part of u town and
county officials to make conditions
better.
1t is not necessary here to deal at
length with the details as to local.
conditions. Our people know what
these conditions are and for the most
part, their presence at this meeting,
as we'll as some facts were given
there, indicate plainly that conditions
are bad. While the traffic in liquor is
one of the chief troubles that should
give us great concern, there are other
infractions of the law that should be
noticed and stopped. l might mention
some of them Places of business open.
on Sundays, regulations as'to the OPP
Grafton of pool rooms. Minors should
be kept out of pool rooms. a pool
room is a place that should be watch
ed, for it offers a great opportunity
and a great temptation to gamble. !
do not frequent pool rooms andSl
make no charge against the pool room
of Edgefield. l merely raise the ques-
ton, Is the Edgefield Pool Room run
according to the town and state reg
ulations that control Pool Rooms?
1t is evident that a great majority.
CT our citizens wish to better condi-
lions. They will stand by our officers
in any attempt to rid the town and
county of these conditions. They ex-
pect the officers of the law to do their
duty. Our officers are in office for this
purpose. They should be watchful and
ready to make any initiative to this
end. They have no right to assume
that by common consent certain
things may go by. unnoticed. If the
citizens of the town want places OF
business open on Sunday, they change.
the law. But until the law is changed
then it is the duty of the officers to
enforce it. If the citizens of the town
and county want to have their sons
and daughters debauched by bootleg
liquor, then start a movement to re-
move the 18th Amendment. I am sure
that a large majority of u citizens
want our laws enforced. Then why
should a small minority be given the
right to do as they please about these
things?
The League and Politics.
So far as l am in a position to speak
as to the purposes Of the League, il
will not take a personal part in the
coming town elections. ] do not exs
pect either on my own responsibility
or as President of the Law and Or
der League to ask any mar or woman
to vote for any man or woman run
ming for office. 1t has been insinuated
that the purpose of the League is to
put out a ticket in the spring cleo
lions for the municipal Offices. If |
may speak for those who first met to
consider the organization of such a
League, nc mention was made of any
such object in view. At our public
meeting no candidate was mentioned
and none endorsed. The matter of Sc
lecting the officers who have upon
themselves the responsibility of gov
erning the town is left to the indi-
vidual conscience.
The Objects of the League.
The objects Of the League may be
briefly stated in two short sentences.
The League will work to have the
laws enforced. The League will work
fer an open policy in the administra-
ton of municipal affairs. We believe
the best results can be had by a larger
amount of publicity. Let the people
know what is being done in the Town
Council. Truly, members of the coun-
ell are servants of the people. They
spend the peoples money and the peo-
pie have a right to kaow what they
do and what they can not do, or will
not do, as the last may be. This APP
plies not only to matters pertaining to
the criminal but to the financial mat
tiers, as well. The tax payer is burden