Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-06
The Adjourned Session OF the Lcgis-
Inture

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ma, in tbo I..,.sl,+.,r, ana tbare are
.o,,,e ,,ho ~ MAJ cha ooslitcations
which q lo.dsia,o, o,,.,bt IN have The
,.rosp,,,, of ,,,,pbars boyoyar who
sra a birlr,uca IN 1D.i.Iat,on il NOT
Greater IN the Geor,io Ia0isIatlire.
norb,rs than in the Iaoisiature.
M. otb,,. sfato- rbero ,,,obt ~ ,a .op,e
way or oartin, rid Of ts, crsnks and m-
cornnotants huf MS toara i.n,t the next
b.at t,i,..,.to ha 5opn Is to narmit them ty
oecunv as lfttla +ime as nos.ible.
ono or the rnoat ,rr,rtont tbinos ia be
dome il IN nrovida for an tmnroved system
of common schools. Those who are suf-
6o,entIv we'll informed to sneak ipta,li.
comfy ahort mis- matter have mo- be.ita-
ZION in saving that tba ,rcsent common
school svstem is far from what IL ought 10
he with tbo evcer,ion of n few cities
and towns the school facilities are hardly
sucb as to command respect. and are Ger
tainIv NOT credit9ble 70 the oreat State of
Gaorgio
II is clear that if is useless TO depend
uoon the counties TO provide better
schools. Those who are influential in,
norhans a majority ortba counties would
rather have their children grow up i'm
Ignorance than IN incur additional OK
nense for their education. The state.
however cannot afford to have the chill
dran of either the moor or the rich crow
up in Ignorance. II. therefore. becomes
the duty of the state to see that the
means fir edpcstino the people are pro
yided. The states whicn are the most
liberal in educating their children make
the greatest progress i'm wealth and popu-
lation. 1t is useless to expect that de-
sirable immigrants will seek homes in
States which do not provide good schools.
Where there is little respect for the
schocl-house there is little respect for
law. and where there is little respect for
law there ~ neither thrift nor prosperfty
There is another matter that calls for
the immediate attention of the Legisa-
hfre. uisthe present method Oftreatiug
the conyicts. Ofcourse the present leas-
ing system can't be got rid Of until the
leases expire, but something might be
done to lessen the evils which TOW from
working all grades of conyicts-the muir
derers. the BURGLARS. the thieves and those
guilty of only minor ohenses- together
There is no reformation in bringing hard
cned offenders in close contact with those
who are capahIe of being reformed. In
deed the effect Of il ia 10 helm TO increase
the number ofcr,mipals. The cbain-gang
is = scbooI far deyeloning those who are
only inclined towards evil into incorrig
bile criminals.
There isn't a thing that can be said in
favor If the cbain.oano leasino svstem
eVcent thatit relieves the state from nres-
ont trouhIe and perbaps some exnense
Rut what of the fntura if if IL continued2
VIII not the time como and that foo
very eoop whom the avnonsa win ha far
creator than # q roformatorv system wore
odontedg Tho etfort OUGHT "a mo IN n,,l,o
usef,l citizens ont of the convicts. Tho
otfort ,,,i,,b, NOT oucceod in oil cosos t,t
il would IN many man who in CON
fnement has heen TAUGHT how IN earn a
Iiviny and had Immersed unon hin, tn
banofts which fow from habits of indus.
,rv 10 much mora ant "a live corroctl,-
af,er baing ralaased from, nrison tban ono
ybo has haen brutoIizod in a chain-ga,o
Tho railroade are nranarad ~ demand
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