Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-31
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
Barnwell Women. Call on Men to Do
81 Their Duty.

~ Their Duty.
"A strong arraignment of present
{ day Justice is the title of statement
!, si,sned hy AZ promigent Barnwell
women and. published in. the county
papersi in which n challenge is issued
to the men of that county to stand for
law ensoreefnent, for good men to serve
on juries, for .remedyng of the trou-
BILE said to be existing with the courts
and for a stand that will save the
children of the country from the pres
ent Hstato Of evil" The statement
follows: \. -, ..:.:.,-
"Sinee a republic, is a government
.of the people and by the people we
take il THAT every, citizen of our com
rnonwsalth is responsible to the linn
! tied extent of his or her influence for
the kind of goSernment we have, and
because our hearts iiaSe;, for years
past, been made sick at the fragrant
miscarriage of Justice in the state OF
South Carolina and in Barnweil coun-
ty in particular, we can no longer re-
strain ourselves from publicly eX-
pressing our horror ana distress at
such conditions! Men are shot down
in our streets; the prohibition law is
: openly defied; gamblers pursue. their
unrighteous business and either no
punishment is meted out to them in
our courts or none worthy Of the
name, Men say our courts are a
mockery, that our courthouse had
as we'll be pulled down so far as
there.is any hope for justice within
its walls. The lawbreaker walks un-
afraid, with no restraining hand laid
upon him by the officers of the law.
as there no man, are there no, men,
in our :. county who will come out
openly in, our papers and espouse the
cause of law and justice and use
their strength and influence to bring
about better conditions? tt is said
that nothing can be done because
our juries will not convict. Then
is there, npt some defect in the laws
governing the drawing of juries? We
do not know the names of the ma
jority >of the men of our county, but
the names of men known by US to be
of outstanding character seem to
appear among the list Of jurymen
drawn much more rarely than those of
men who, do, mot enjoy the reputation
!. of lawabiding citizens, and we do not
believe there Is a larger proportion of
men of the latter type. We suppose
this Is chance, but should such a
matterSbe, left to chance? Instead,
should not every man in his turn
serve, unless unavoidably prevented
Again we ,note that so frequently
when men of a type apparently well
fitted to render a just decision arc
called they aI'e SO. often met with the
legal, Il. .ob5sct.,.. 1t would almost
seem that our lawyers, who, above any
other class, are sworr to, maintain
and uphold sbe law. have a prefer
once sfor men on the ,juries whose
Judgment is against the punishment
of criminals
1--WE do pot..n amy wise pretend to
know the, underlying causes, but there
is something wrong with our courts,
, and is, it not time for lawabiding men
to come together and find out the
/ trouble? < -.
IF there are noTe who love their
country and the right well enough to
do this, then we will take comfort in
the fact that:.Qne with God is a ma
jority, We believe in His righteous
ness, His justice and His power, and
He win. yet hear our cry, and save our
children from this present state of
evil, but will not His condemnation
be upon those who Game not to the
help OF the Lord, to the help of the
Lord against the mighty?'' ....