The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-10
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL.
THURSDAY. 3. JANUARY TO- 1880
CONVICT LABoR Is TENNESSEE.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1850
CONVICT LABOR r. TENNESSEE.
We are glad to see that the press Of the
State, now that the Legislature is in
session, is urging upon thai body some
action towards the suppression % convict
leased labor The Aumjoh Uogug,r
very earnestly opposed 10 the syslom, en-
dorcs the suggestion TnE ArrEAL has
been urging for twenty years past, 10 cni-
ploy the convicis ia making scrviccablc
inncadamizcd public roads i insists That |
While Il /. often positively NECESSARY Ia traii /
con,iris severely and nnpo-c difl,ult talks upon |
them. not onl, Co Keep incm iu suur fion hut 90 |
uarh them that they M. l,na puHi hrI i0r their |
misdcc,s u h. not necessary tn tnHi fu.I hfltI.Iy
~ they nw ,cry often treated hy tnr "mp'uyt. ui
the lc,scr.. Tcnny,.Ie aul NOR. uHr.I.uBr thr /
. ws-1srn rurilou Of tha Stale. b. exceedingly dul
Cicnt in ruod riids Why up employ tuc ruuyiets
IN Improving thv state Zach county boz thg state
will In clsc the convict. are uH. il.rl ngHiu, he
called upon Cor her Ir, nia shan Of ihr expense
Of keeping them Why not n.s.u O. numb,f ui
conNcis ior orriain number uf days work 6.
each county in proportion tu the amount hat
each Iays Cor their support. sn that the county
could derive some bcUcat ifpu The money
paid cot that Ia u county di MT
have any nee fur her assignment ui cuu
,irs Oct % o. so arranged ,hat ,Ip c,u fora ,cr
tain sum pcr DAY yer convict let hcr .ha'c o tnr
conyiclsto county that docs ucyi them. 90,
money laid to upIly toward the Url. oftluu the
county has To 10y iuf thc maintenance oi the con
yicts In ihis way mo- poulnu of che state would
D. hutlrlcL in addition ~ tuis certain NUM-
b,f of roh,iris cpnld be- employed uu nfns grow.
Ing prducr Tor the maluisnHuur ui the other con.
Nicis aud iUf p,r-ins confined iu lnFluc nsyluns
aud other smt, Institutions This batter. II is true
would come in dirgrt opposition Win che funrr
but Ia such q small r,icut that thgy would uui
frrl a. aud iosiics us 10 90 saving 90 The state ID
would save the iauncr money, o. thcy wunld not
have to pay such high taxes We ha,cthe cpn
vic,' ought not to Lease them. and must furnish
them employment
The CartriHs Chronicle equally opposed
10 the convict lease system, asks what are
to be done with the prisoners In our pcni.
Tertiary. and explains that
Al prcscni they an employed In making dlf,r
cut au.ciri Oi oommcrrr. which the CONTRACTOR
an -cll at pfiurs lower than The legitimate manu-.
hciYncs Uan. aud alta better ptnht hcrau-o tbgy
have no wnrrs 30 pay the ouuyici. and the vofA
they turn out o. clual u qualify in any that u PM,
durrd. it T. plainly evident that nn inlu,lo, Is
dnuc a. The skilled artisan vino ciunUt s,ii his
guo-h alta fair prufi 90, uav thin. ore now Ne
don't pretend b. even suggest plan of remedy fur
this evil itisa question that ha, puzzled older
heads unn uur In ihr State ui Sew YORK the
cnyicis NJ the Hytarua' prlsun No., drilled lu thr
ari Of marching aud in the MANUAL oi arm. IN
two oihcf mies the, nc put 81 uork un thc ruads
and Iu Mississippi they WORK ON ihc ir,v-. trt
our Statesmen tackle iiis subject ami dispose ~ H.
too AMI thgi will cryrta monument 90 thcu.rI,ct
ofali time 90 come
Well. the statesmen can DO this. and
easily, by the passage OF q law such ~ Tur
ArrrAL has many times recommended.
such ~ ne Midland HcndiiJh in IL last
issue indorsos, law abolishing 'thc lease
system, and the hiring Of conyicls 10 rail-
roads aud other corporations, AMI instead
ronanding oil convicis 10 the keeping oI
the ShcriiIs la the counties where they 90,
convicted, aud Use them In building pixies
public roads and other work ior the guol
Of the public" Tho HolHiJli argues that
The iuhuman tpalI1cm ri,cn convict, ai On,
hands 81 lrssrs BE- huunmIuz uutUalhlu iu I'll
tats whcfc the lease system pr,alls. and frf
klnic ~ sufcf iu run,iCis though lhri D. til
worst crnir-i. % lc brutality treated nathamr
On the other hand the Slate cannot pItle iu oItr
petition bv USING them in manufacturing aud M
b,st solution 81 she pfubl,m IL ~ work them oI
our public fusds 1hrw viii d. Wufk o. DO. au,
our Representatives should go with clear bca.ls az.
give their ability cor The best iutcrrt Of ne ptopl,
TnE ArrEAi, which has been laborinI
for the abolition Of the convictloaso sys
TEN and the employment Of the convict
In making needed public maoadamilc
roads and maintaining them, welcome
the help Of Tho OarlsriHs Chrouicl.. N
Hmbo'd Mos,hg,r and The Midland Hsa,
light, and trusts before many DAYS to b
able 10 record that the press Of Tcnncssc,
without regard to party, Is a unit on th
question in the name Of humanity aud
maintain the good name Of the State.