The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-26
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL.
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 40. 1893
1nE ENDOWMENT OR CONHICTS.

The cutting of of convict labor In New York Is
having bad effect Last summer law went into
effect restricting the profitable labor Of cunycp In
the State prisons 10 the needs OF the prisons ahd
charitable institutions Just why even this limit
alton should be mado II q dinlcult ns matter Of
logic. to see. But as II stands, the tcsut Is that
after ak months the needs OF these institutions
have been nllcd nud 5000 oouyoW are IDLE aud elt
daily locked IN their cells. Il Is shown that 80
oonyicis can supply MI the needs Of the insti-
tutinns allowed By this law 10 De thus
npplici Tho effect OF this enforced idle
nas, h boginninr to tell upon thc health
Of the prisoners The Superintendent Of Prisons
urotcsis that cell Is not NJ place 20
keep man confined IN. Just nov the prisoners
are exercised daily aud ns murh as possible Of tho
evil eject, count,m ctcd, bat with the coming II
winter THIS opportunity viii necessarily be- much
curluod. aud a large prevalence OF nervous
dis.n., O. looked Tor. AZ this rate. thosc ir..nus
will suou b,gn 10 resemble t'a Russian pH.Hus
that GUarao kcIuHn has been dttrr.hlng ON thc
financial ride tbrr was, under che o'd law
deficit of slGlO1J Ia ih1 Sew lors son tccl irt,
aud un Ger 600, sysiCm IL is cslHaicl 1ii 10 vii
amount O. spouOl, and u extended 90 che lvui
tCnuar''s (which it docs not SEQ in..uif % nj 0I-
ono Ihe whole thing involve. consequence ,.Ht
make curious ana diiicult Ir0bcn oi Co.
Iadi n1n0 4 No0a
Our contemporary is mistaken. Tho
problem Is an easy one % solve and can
and will be solved by humauitauans
guided by common sense. IL Is only
where brutal contractors who have no idea
above that Of personal g,in are permitted
10 have weight with Legislators that failure
has cnaucd. The very state Cd things in
the New York pcnitcntaries thus 10 faith
fully pictured 10y me Nous, Was made pos
rihlc In the interest Of contractors. Tho
law WAS 10 framed that II would defeat
itself and prevent the object had In view
for the sake OF the conyicls themselves and
in the interest Of the working clas-cs nut
this game will not win 4 telegram from
Albany advises ~ that the subject Of con
vie, labor is 10 receive carly and luIl con.
Ndcrii1n at the present session Of the
Legislature Of New York. Il states Chat
W. Eu,,n Il Albany vlH Introduce iu itc
guair uui judge Yates ga thy Assembly fn H.t
which boz iscn srtfoy,d 10y tho representative. uf
iabof organizations Il pru,idos that ail lsr.ups
convicted of felony fhall Nc confucl within Wc
county ahrr the crime vus committed. and thal
10 cpuDiy shall rocritc pdsonrr cunyroi iu
T,s.ui court, iu auother state or nu
other county Iouylrt' shai bC employed ln mHr
uiaciuInf by land mirIr u,DlHi in che I.rs
rui r.irfuHiOy inIl'uinu, ui ihU riHU. Boo ,u
lau,ing ana trpsifiTg l.rh Institution. lu dnIu
ibg The o,crnou,i swamp band, II Doe State iu
mailing supplies ior county i'urinusc. in makiri
and rHfu.uns 0HuutT building. ln inIfuyiur hisl
ways iB ulIHsooun.y land .and in in, arrirnIlnr
illor .Iru,i On furnish inpi ilf themal,c, u
ttrsnn. ulHhHft tsounr rllr.U. ufUu thr H.UUi.
'ouuiy isaris ~ sureni.1f ff, o. mlir pn.
Vision, DC carrying nut ihs ari. aui sheriff. a. @
administer ur riaus made boy thr sn. el .sH.r.
iysirr n 100 tiu uii toatr,iion naquIfur irI
90 aud arirut 20 devote ftl'..I uUfiIHu UI H..
dll o. mental aui in1ui IMPROVEMENT pltl0
Vrr e. frr.r fHiHrirtUu nnl Iut urI.uf.Hu o.
srIaiE -HfHdni,udluit Of taHIUut'1fI.f .0. ...
ilste,i oli ni Ohio, ai che cHplruHn pi u...f r..
eft irral md ilr.t fIuc au o. frtoit, ur.u fl
Etrft AurtlsilH. oUntn.u arg uHcriol iI II
IN IBa uuml,f oi houu rIufiiuf.ins 70 daI
vH.t Uut nzr.i hJ ne $500, as au rsht h1uf i.
hrrijIar io ifi-sns uhifh uas introduced lH
iorrs-f legislature ,noouniefai thr ofI-,.It.nn 4,
.>ncr Who uofk lUnguf hogn thau tlat ihgi.
N1tot
~ hcsc bills Pass aud become law ihcr
can be- no doubt o. 10 the future % IL
conyIcia Of any Of the States They wi
have vorkcnough vi,hou, infringing rpu
the honest labor Of the State. The maxim
al g1oi highways aud maintaining ihou
AMI iha draining oi swamp land, vi
furnish ,hom plenty 10 io. Louisiana M
Mississippi aud Alabama, az we'll o. OF
own State Of Tennessee, should take a hit
from illis. They arr sadly in need II 20,
roads and have plenty Of swamp land
drain that might thus be- greatly unhanc.
In yaluo boiov bc.ng Offered TO settler
Tho brutal ill.lrcaimcnt to which con,c
Rr, subjected under thc control OF np
cious CONTRACTOR guided by an in.iiint
mpaciiy and greed Tor money, 20 mal
fearful examples Of which have boon g
posed in the columns Of Tur Arrri
should DO sufficient 10 force upon II
Legislatures Of all the States named d
ncccs.iiy for prompt action. In Ills sil
our Legislature should take instant acii
for the abolition Of the pcuitcniiary -
tom AMI the leasing Of oonyicis, and &
demanding Of M prisoners now conln
nj Nashville to their respective count
for employment In making roadA.