The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-01-09
tem will end In diaaster and failure 10 aoool
plah the end sought


the hOnest labor Of Tho State has right "a
aHk that this injury b0 reduced 10 II minimum
Ana ms the duty OF tho General Assembly u
secure such II result,
That tho convict must he compelled 20 work
H. u proposition ~ aolfGyd0nt that no ono will
dispute it-thnl his work shall do m little
harm 10 honest labor ~ possible ~ tho end "a
pc sought, nnd prison management should
have for III main object the reform OF the
convict,
10 accomplish those desirable purposes
would suggest, trHt that nll sentences bo OF
an lndclorlnlnnto character, life sentences OK
ccptel, the term Of confinement 10 be detor'
mined by tho prison managers, | would pro
Vide that eight hours constitute u days work
that two hours each day b0 devoted 10 the cd
vchtlOn Of the oOnylOti that the Judge, when
hn sentences convict, Oertlfy ~ tho hoard
managers the fH0ls that secured tho cOnylo'
Ton, WIN statement OF tho general oharac'
ter OF the convict
The board of managers should adopt u sys'
TEN Of rules providing for promotion for good
conduct, aud reduction Of standing Tor had
conduct AZ n certain degree Of promotion the
convict should he entitled 10 wear citizens
clothes, nnd u certain further degree OF pro
motion should CnililC HIN "a his Freedom "a
80 out OF the prison with right 20 his earn
inge, h0 10 bc n convict still, bearing the cor
tlilChlc Of the prison mnnnHcfh 70 that 0reot,
Good conduct outside the prison for u stated
period, the convict reporting once month,
Ills report certified by his employer, should
enlltlc him "a n full discharge nnd restoration
VI" i W., ~ , Me- ,d , i
& W & w.. r,' t " ~
nssIs, i i', nronr ,,," ~ cnm,Ic, yba has
eurnGd hls freedom, lhua making the polre
his friend Instead Of his enemy, IN IN the case
now,
The reason why prison labor Ia Injurious 20
honpgt lnhor IN heonuse II Axes the price of
honest labor Tho amount of convict labor
d0os not equal one per cont OF tho labor or
manufactured by convict labor does not
eniinI mora than ton nor cent of the total
pfoduCt yot this ten nor cent nxoa the prlCo
ln tlmes Of donresslon of tho ninety per cent.
of honest labor cnqngod I'm tho anne manu-.
fngii,ro No omplOy iho labor of lhC Conyicta
an State neenlinl would not holm this font,iro
oT IN" trouhIc. The state win solI the prod.
not OF prlaon labor, nnd ID does not mnitor
what snforinrdg Won NAV undertake 10 osinb.
,. ~ Tac, r"wnnms % hS, mrson Innor ms,
hc soid M n iGSs pri"o Than honoat labor
.nr II wlll be found tint il cnnnot bo aoid al
nil
The commission horoIn roforrcJ 10 havo
gouc into tho oiicstlon of how fnr tho lnhor of
tho nenitontinrv mny bo enployed In gupply.
inc fhc wants of thc publlc lnatItutions OF the
gtntc and from tho dntn thcV have furnished
nnI my own ohacryntIon, am dulto aurC that
ali or nearly ali, thc Uhor OF thc COnyots
may bc 40 iitilllod, certainly ao ii the coun,
iIos ne ronuircd 10 lake tho Iirod,iot of prison
labor or So far ~ they may need H. IN pay
lnont Tor their cost hllls npnlnst inc stglc iog
lhc prosecution or orl,nlnnlS Iho p,ounoi W
rhniy i,i,s nhiidron's homes. WORK ho,isna and
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Ihc Ercnl lulporansso y, wv nno'puu Nv, ii ~, ",
nullklnp lhu prouuVt VI vonNlul lnpor l'uN ",
ne inct thnt bS thlH melhoh no PRIV. " lnhuo
tuf W. hl,u tnuH wv illulF W uu,o ", nu,'V,. w., Nv
,hn',,h ,ish ,"ant ~ contact Inhnr gTcn, enrc
,n,,st n ,ni,nn mi to M ,nIustIno 10 thc con
lnuSt no UNION nol ,uuu y" wv vi,
tfhclnt,, rug Stn,o unu nu, Wv uun''n'ImuI m W
rcsponelnlo ior lnr l',oNom, Ns.om In'Eo
lnvgsiment Q! monty wnsi novosHnruy po
nhdc hN w. Nlhic w iurn,Nn'uE wv i%nnun'n % W.
wy nuu ", g.''To' m ,nn s,,o,,
cmploying thc convict no nonil,HnNo success
wv, n~ ,nUhI nb ma,, a'J W. hn ,nn,'c,s er
~ n sn"cluI Mind. nnd yenrs of nntlcnt ntten,
tIon ~ cycrV do,nii
'l'h r,r ~ ,nns, tmnnr,ant consIdorntI,n. ~ thla
atom bc tnLcn IA "a roouiro hy law that the
monagew"n, h" freo from pnTtIsnn lniiiionce.
r,r,hcrmorc in tho mniior az The length of
tnr,n ~ nnloc M the mnnngora nnd oIiccrs.
and componsntion. there should bc llhorallly
enough to secure the best official talent that
cnn he found Unless pOrinnnCnCy aud atll.
hlllty can be- given tO the management ana
hph order NJ special ability secured, the work
of reform of p,Iaon management and tho
abolahmcni of The contract system had botlor
not be undertaken.
ma ann nr STATE cuIutrtrg
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In' nonru o' n,nn mnnu,,'"e ,na @ umr,rn ,nH
lour yours pl NY nuWnln'.,'u,,ul' ,. Pv,lurLlon
most Nnlu9hlr HorVloo ln tho s'mo, eponMnp
nov, WIN long ckprroncc nnu oloso nlluullpn
70 thu,t WORK, .nnnnt VOC rlronply ulpo
llnon we tono,,u hssuu'ull @ In1'u gn~nVr"uH ~
support tnhn 'hoE nHNp IooV'Nou w 'uo Ph7"
ADVISORY nOAnp or rAUpONs,
-Four wears of experience In dealing with
thc mntinr of pnrdona atronQthcna nv belief
In tho general wisdom and proprlcty OF osiah.