Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-15

of law to be clasSsd amongst the light
campaign pledges or amongst the vote
getting campaign issues?
Without laws life and property
would be hopelessly insecure and
would be wasted without conscience or
fear by those of criminal bend. Laws
and the enforcement of laws spells
security and freedom. There could be
no independence without laws for the
government of all and the restraining
Of these who have within themselves
no regard for the rights of others. In
stead of robbing our people of their
liberties, just laws properly enforced
constitute the only guarantee of our
| liberties Cannot we, therefore, con-
tinueeou campaign for enforcement of
laws? Cannot we now practice what
we have heard preached for the last
ninety days? 1t would make our state
a much better place in which to live
for ourselves and those who are to be
the South Carolinians Of the future.
All citizens must take a hand and
display a practical interest. The press
must get squarely behind the issue and
ministers of the gospel must devote
some of their time to the work them
selves and instructing members of their
flock in. the matter. When the law IS
being violated as It is today around
every corner, on every brook, III every
patch of woods, yes even in many
homes, it is impossible for the officers
of the law to discover all violatOrs so
long as they are unassisted by the pub
lie. The officers can make the arrests,
care for the prisoners and prosecute the
cases but they must have information
from the public as to who Is violating
the law and as to where the law is be-
| ing violated. The law is being violat-
ed in your neiShborhood but if the
officers are not told about it it will be
a long time before stop is put to the
violations-do you want to continue TO
live in a community where the law is
being violated with your property in
secure and the lives Of your children,
your wife and yourself in jeopardy?
Why not step up to your chief of
police, your sheriff or a Federal prohi-
bition agent and give the information
If the prohibition law is being violated
you will not have to report the matter
but once to a Federal prohibition agent
or to this office to have the violation
stopped. We are only too glad to do
the work for the good of your com
munity and your name will not be made
public--your name will be held in the
strictest of confidence Are we in
earnest about this matter Of enforcing
the law?
Rumors are floating about regarding
the honesty of some officers. What
evidence is there to support these
rumors? Have you given the officers
n try? Have they failed to act on de-
finite information given by you? If
they have and the matter is a violation
of the Volstead Act, write your infor-
nation to
The Federal Prohibition Director,
Greenville, S. c.
If the matter is one of urgency tele-
phone or telegraph me at my expense.
The Prohibition Department Of South
Carolina has not failed you. l can
vouch for that. The officers of the
department are honest. 1 can youch
for that.
Now that the election is over let us
not be weary in well-doing. Let US
join hands in cleaning up old South
Carolina and making Of it better, a
safer, a saner and grander place in
which to live. Are you really for law
enforcement?
Thanking you for past cOurtesies and
trusting that we may be in the future
more and more benefit, the one to the
other, in this great work, 1 am
Faithfully yours,
Geo. c. Bowen.
Greenville, September IL.