The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-13

w " VINO tue WFlteF u, let US CeNleW Hlh
remarks, He rightly states that he is
"the apparently unpopular side
Of the question"
As to why this system Of contract labor
Is unpopular, let me state several reasons.
Fint-It robs honest labor Of its rightiul
interest In the productive interests Of the
State.
second-It Is a system that benefits a
few at the expense Of the many, and these
few are non-rcsidents Of the statc-with a
single exception-whiIetlle many are hard
working tax paying citizens of the State,
rhirdly-Itisa source Of great expense
10 the State, and not sufficiently offset by
receipts 10 warrant the continuation OF the
outrage committed OH Its honest, taX-pay.
Ing, homo loving, law.abiding citizens,
Contractors" statements to the contrary
Notwithstanding
Fourthly-It has not the affect on the
convict that judges and juries had In view
when these persons were consigned to the
Ponitentiary for punishment for their
crimes, In as much as tho system Is so sys.
tematic as To provide for Just about enough
labor for the convict 10 keep him in robust
health, md relieve his mind from any
healthy reflection on his crimes that In
other systems no could otherwise enjoy,
or would be compelled to indulgein In. Ills
food is carefully prepared and admins.
tered TO him; his clothing gives him no
concern; his work iSnpportiOned him, and
no thoughts Of whore tho next Is to come
from bothers him,
And this Is punishment. II this Is pun.
ishment would 1t not DO as well for the
soul.harrassed, poverty.pinchel laborcr
or other penal crime aud get punished2
The county is bound to care Tor Ills family,
because tho State has deprived them Of
their support.
Last, but not least, It Is wrong, and no
one has the hardihOod TO gainsay II.
Contractor states that there arc at least
80 laborers and mechanics employed Tor
ut least labOrs TO give that impression)
in the penitentiary, while the faCtsare that
all the executive, clerical and hired force
not conviCts-board OF directors and con.
tractors included, would not amount 10
that number.
He asserts that Eve, the contractors, pay
into tleState treasury $4,000 per annum. :"
Is this fact? BY the Boards report the
greatest amount paid by contractors for
convict hire in the past six months was
Sj,Sj2 40, or In one year $ll,70t ". Out
Of this the State Eas got to pay at least
s., 800 for power; about 81 800 for profit
and loss expenses, and the difference it
would take 10 ctothe them, to say nothing
Of food saved, etc. Thusa reasonable cal.
Culator sees at a glance that tho State
gains by the system about $1,000, or Just
saves three-fOurths Of one cent for every
man, woman and child in the State in 4
year. It would take them some time to
."ummuIate a small t0rtnpeat that rate Of
saving.
For the benefit OF the public / would
state that the whole capital inves cd by
contractors at the pcnitcntiary amounts TO
SUI 900 (Supt. report PIP. ISL. Not a great
deal OF taxes 10 be got out OF tllat amount,
surely i'll county where taxes arc as light
us in Marshall, and that is about all the
taxes contractors do pay, and am not
sure they pay that. tIO says "when We
CaImc hero we intended to make this our
home" How about the other States in
which We have, or have had u like inter.
est?
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h"SS Stnnno,, IL NJ, t ,,,S n2os: OteM
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nj maI"st Mi" S T.. S'' ', "o"' Ur W.nooM
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work "n tIiS 'M,nI, I VIZ, Mt.G i'"EH u.
Il 10 moi H." t nnSn TI'n "l'Icle. NOW
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"rj noi,lIn, se0 't'ese p1oot!s uIWkeu
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liz v Son Sis 'INys W uoaDt inc hoheSty o.
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NV iLo sws,o,n ST we e are ata %, ocneseu
l;n,her anil ;r,r ~ S;f0"i Ts p 5Glu.Ee
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All H. H. 4uo sSG.ell. Nv NoWIlusVlllG
,L" " nv, i;"'es nus ll"Geu liem beyond
a, an" " t;nn Ea, "' i A'Ie'y S.u"!e sloP
hui I,' my nv h"i"a "" ,i,u 70 MAKE WHIPS
I"or '% %os ""1 o ~ III ''SI, Mllen honest
@ o %"s .'o " taple, lieFelo!ore NE
citv i". u, IooNcSo anu Sars III tIIlS
Ls, T ~ To ~" efTl'Ioyes. hundreds Of
tb" s,soo, 'Vs s..V'I .aGes may " seen on
In"k S "nou , ItLs MIn anat distressed
Io""oI 10 ,I Im'in . s,ia. oi9en maslNe be-
tps,., I% ~ I.S eo ~ M WING con-
Ssn"v aM "TT in,o u. Mon W among
m"rtn,;"" n HsO Jus ~ W VI 'tIs condemned,
won J nSy \ 10 Per aIy' fme amount ne
anS ~ a oy,i u ns ersaIeo change OF hands
"'t S,, u IoH asop, a,Is'ss.
,ociS W ICES G..[lgMtets toolS ami edge
iSr ".S :" .,,,o vNG. usscrlptioh were made IN
saIsis IL un;. I' tI ~ one Ilme' Ihou'
"i !" s;m;Ia. ' o.mvs C't'es w9te employ
oi9o t - sI' az S1,,, .IaTnSF ioSay NOT aIi
t%s n %G, y. SaGe'1FSe IS mAue outside OF
mon e ~ dSnS m:S.o, anu Wnere are those
fro,n ' t1,o; n1I'eM, ~ tney haNe been,
trom t .La;, n f,.:,;, an4 III many Instances
o" 0 ,i Iae t,a nlle, !ney are wandering
fine ;nnoeo o , ny e' Us ramps. VIC
lLIis, Inl3ceht victims, 10 tho r1paclous
kTeGNl OF tilH E0nIfnHtNHS WIN 1Nfnat aVSR