The New York herald., 1874-08-16


Ieard q our q n1aet wn es the
hins Ike twenty-five correctonary and eleemosyhary
,s'l1si s ass iarse %asGr ior that we
sd under % our s ns OF s
than Of the whole n G namper n,ir the balance @
wards Of charity inmates Of shs various hosoitas the
Soldiers Retreat and the various institutions OF similar
whether the suppor, and maintenance Of this large
popula Ton Is conducted on the
is best ascertaned from the sassmsn which shows the
per '1s S sss1u: s %
but q cents mills per eapi The maximum that Of The
Ssss yrs :. sS s sspa ls
dependsats upon our bounty large number SICK,
Counsel ana .relief the iaSiy where ,'' husband
a.nif and s'aSsa ssd Ss
r Sse snd The ss the ws as
that with such exhibit we wanting in the app
the supply so"e %hes sas 10Y the sxqe aGe
The m,ehne,y requisite for the successful
under our charge REQUIRES great care ana foresight not
aispensed With and no! dollar more should be paid
70 The a hs ns s
institutions require the
onS by mem S the highest sceStis
large ought 10 be commensurate 10 the de-
,nsaiions our hospitals lunaie other asyinms
Suyhy not 70 be looked SoSn as mere shelter for me ua
schools when The county .ords ior the study
can oner such . large and varied field for
and mind hIousnoa the various phases q disease and
combine praetesI knowledge with the highest accom-
an Oh ana tsacSera our hosps ana
s s y Of h SSo 70 s
q. rh0e Goany Il am nm tina; %eheT @ tn. city nor or
these which too to be measured
Sy me s Saud % S dollars By which the an
THE kEpucrios MADE by rHk BOARD OF ApPoRrioShxsr
ihose men; in my opinion this practice Of economy Is
an psS S s & as
dered is S4 per annum; certainly an exhibit that can
nH! Ss Re any
IN Keeping up e % e M sa sd
done have means to make the necessary repairs
dton ney ought De kept neither will we be able
s%sn % h some OF these 0
lxrRovE.rsrs OUGHT NOT TO Be DrrA1ED M ANY LONGER
as at is far having ne beneoisl
effect which ne ought have ona s M " NO ae on he 10
mix up indscrminateiy the hardened criminal with the
eopaayeiy slight oSencs with the outlaw WHO has
rather the ior criminal education Added to this
could properly and ase1 RD smOysd 1ads no s
the institution the island, IN common with other IN
have always held that the object Of society is not
alone to pun the criminal, to make
/ TIE COMMISSION OfFENCE AGAINST SOCIETY,
the violation law odous, but also To reform those
that the victims OF had habits temptation
ncter OF those that consigned penal establishments
must give all hope OF ever improving their conui
ton of restoring them 70 society useful members
thereof II better then Tor them and for society
seclude them forever, instead OF letting them loose
again rs many birds OF prey that sooner later Will
have be returned to the cage
In order to reform them, TO correct them,
teach the the dement's and the beauty of lie OF
L,soR USEFULNESS or REGULAR
we must indie i'll them the spark moral
them to useful employment and holding out some eD
| couraremenr industry ana good behavior. The
present way employ ment Is more like substitute
r. The conyicts put to work merely TO fill their
time Their labor can hardly be called productive nor
OF Kind to give satisfaction TO the state or to them
selves proper division OF criminals, according TO the
DEGREES OF CRIME
which they may have been guilty Of cannot we'll be
eec withou the ability to employ the convicts at
yar,ous use tu ltiuns, hope exercise
better persons without teaching them trade giving
them employment As Will not degraes them further,
but rather lit them up from the mire IN which they
have been waiowing
cannot doubt that with knowledge OF the real
dition this department the money required for its
proper VIII be provided BY the Board of
Apport;onment. The administration of charities Is
tany place which the people of New York wish
10 st desire OF praclis false economy,
which, III reality, will prove the contrary
in each Of the city departments for
the revised estimates ana since also
cos per capita of the inmates OF the different nsu
tons already referred 10 in this communication, all
"N'N MYrk STERN, Commissioner