Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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KM-'OIM KMKNT OF TIIK LAW It is very well for the people of the state genarelly to understand that this matter of enforcement of the laws against liqour sellers, gamblers houses of ill fame, and malefactors generally, is no light task and the man who makes honest and intelli gem euort io perform that tai^k is well worthy of tho support of all his fellow citizens who are deserving of the name of men and women. If South Carolina has suffered from one thing more than another in the past, especially since the Civil war it has been through lax or partial enforcement of the laws. If there is any one thing that is better caoulated to lift this state to the highest pinnacle of civic, righteousness than just honest and merciful enforcement of the laws, we are unable to conceive of what that one thing can be. As matters stand now and as they have stood for many years Charleston and Columbia have had the repu ation of being the most flagrant vio jators of the laws in the state. So far as our observation goes the real truth ahout the matter is that Charleston and Columbia are only the most notable examples of law breaking because of the size and are faithfully ollowed by the smaller towns which omparatively speaking, are generally as bad. It is a fact that in the past various efforts at law enforcement have been made in both Charleston and Columbia. and these efforts have more than ?nee showed temporary promise of .access; but the permanent results lave not been especially noticeable. \s a matter of fact the aggregate experiences of t^e past seem to be lummed up in the idea of a big bluff o make it appear that the authorities neant business and then after the 'emonstratration had progressed sufli uently to satisfy the innocent and nsophisticated, there would be a ompromise as the result of which he lawless element would be allowed o resume operations at full swing vltliout let or hindrance to recover ill that it. may have lost. This is a tloomy picture; but the writer hern- 1 >f has been in a position to gather | 'acts that fully warrant the sugges-j ion. Down in Columbia not long ago, Lhe governor told the mayor that lie must put a stop to lawlessness mil erinio. There followed a commotion among the liquor sellers, gamblers and the like that included a mighty squawking and so on; but ifter a few days the governor found it. necessary to put the matter up to the sheriff. The sheriff got busv ind did the best he could presumably but still the situation is not satisfacory and tho governor intends to bring pressure on both the sheriff Did the mayor. The same state or affairs exists in Charleston. There has been much pressure on the tigers and gamblers and thousands of dollars' worth of stock and tools of their trade have been taken away from thorn. Just now, it looks as If both towns are in Very good shape and there has been no let up' in the good work. We are not insinuating that there Is any humbug in the proceedings that have been recorded. We do not believe there Is any humbug in these proceedings. Common sense and com mon reason, however tell us that no permanent results have been accomplished. It stands to reason that the lawless element is not going to be seriously affected by one temporary rtlean-up. .That element having gone iruuKii Himiintr experiences in tne 'nst will look upon the disturbance is only temporary and rertaln to ,Vlow over within a short time. It is to Ko hoped that nothing like this will .appen. It is to be hoped that the au v , ^?5pr 1,.\XC'.iSTKIJ I II5K l?l-:i'AUTMKNT. ?lioriti?'s will ?r>?ti.?,.^ .... uv. .10 |H ] MMI'III tin; violators of the law, and hold 1 >ut as long, for it is only by such termined persistence can any definite and satisfactory results be acin x> 1 i shed. \nd furthermore, the lawlessness that the governor is trying to suppress cannot be kept down without tiie co-operation and support of all law-abiding citizens. It is worth iiotliing for the public to clap i's i hands and whoop 'em up without giving actual practical aid. If the authorities show signs of growing Nveary in well doing the people must step in and hold them to their work. ?Yorkville Enquirer. IMJTKIIATK?TWO KINDS We see quite a distinction between permitting children to grow up in ignorance and admitting illiterate adults into this country. If illiteracy he a crime, as it is broadly stigmatized, then the crime is upon the heart of the nation. The ate from foreign shores may be unfortunate. His lowly condition may not be of his own making. But tlie state is suffering a ;;reat wrong if the child is permitted to niu?-u|i um.ui.orea in tncso tilings which expand ami ennoble. It is. therefore, consistent to domand the total elimination of i'.litor.icy from the oncoming generations, while at the same time holding open the door of hope to the immigrant from abroad whose tnfml is undeveloped but whose spi'it seeks the r'ch experiences of a free country. Because we l.ave illiterates of ojr own. enough and too many of them s no reason why we should forbid honest, ambitions, home seeking men to come into America. The test that is needed is one of character. The criminals, the defectives. the degenerates, we lo not wish. But the man who cannot write is not for that reason alone undesirable. He mav hav a soul as big as that of Andrew Johnson, who became educated while working at his tailor's goose at 1.aureus, in this State, lie may have o purpose as high and a courage : a matchless as that of Davy Crockett, whose fami! jinrity with the written language was | not such as to cause complaint. I These were two big m'm'.s, aspiring characters whom education lift od out of obscurity. Instances running into the hundreds might be ?itJed. And it is the history of this remarkable nation and the records of 1 her wonderful men that have waft m1 across the seas and have filled thel homo seeking immigrant's mind with Inn inspiration, as dim as his idensl are vague, to come to America and 'to be somebody. If he has the cour-l age to come he will have the determssi JR vm m Photo By Tharkstcn. HP ( Ownc< - - . jV'V^."^ ?<? Vv' * Si jtS^Pp SUBMARINE SENDS RELIEF SNIP DOWN I British Steamer Harpalyce Torpedoed at Sea. n\TIJ 4 m/l/\nr< v/t E>u .v m UKfi I'KKISH. Hcllovcd That Twenty-Six of Crew Have lleen Lost? Returning From Mission of Mercy. Rotterdam (via London) April 11.?Tho British steamer Harpalyce, die first relief boat of New York State, under charter to the commisIsion for relief in Belgium, has been torpedoed in the North sea. The Dutch steamer Elizabeth on its voyage from Rotterdam for New liarpalyee seven miles nortli-northe ist of Noorhinder light and brought them back to Rotterdam. The Dutch steamer Constance Catherina picked up five men. The steamer carried a | crew of men, 26 of whom, is is feared, have been drowned. Those rescued by the Elizabeth j include the second mate and the ! second engineer, the latter wounded The Harpalyce, under its charter to die Belgian relief commission, had ja permit securing immunity from | attacks. IIKARD EXPLOSION. 'Survivors Knew Nothing of Their Peril Beforehand. Amsterdam (via London), April 1 1.? The Harpalyce was topedored seven miles off Noordhinder. The Dutch steamer Elizabeth was first to the rescue and altogether 28 of the 'crew were rescued by that vessel. ! Two others are believed to have ! been saved by the American steamer Ruby. Some of the survivors are ; badly wounded. The captain and the first engineer are thought to ive been drowned. Survivors say that tlicy heard i notli,ing but an explosion. The ves, sid sank in five minutes and there ] was no time to lower boats. The captain of the Elizabeth declares lie clearly saw the neriscone of 'a submarine. I ination to got an education. I Who knows that his miiul now darkened, might unfold and expand under our independent form of government. just as the tightly wrap | ped rosebud throws off its beauty I and its perfumes as it unfolds its | petals under the warmth of a gen1 ial sun.?Columbia Record. U.STKIN COW I by Gilbert l^e/.enby.)