Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-03-15

me State penitentiary caused The viz.
orous voice Of righteous Indignation
and unconditional condemnation =
ven up from the capital city, the
voices OF the people Of both high and
low degree and the be-tweens ming
ling and blending 20 . TO sound !.
the voice Of one man, and 20 power.
ful and clsar in tone a. 70 Do heard
echoing and re-echoing al over the
state. The idea Of permitting con-
victs to crawl down 70 low il The
scaie OF human degradation Is to
prance out in gladiatorial style and
into the forbidden ring, seeking whom
they might batter up, paint red and
knock ont for renown and ! part Of
the stakes, was spectacle, the pic.
tured image Of which, thrown on the
canvas OF imagination by the sciopti-
con OF highly moral culture and re-
fnement, caused . thrill Of freezing
horror to shoot through the highly
'snsltive systems of all Idahoans, and
cold chIlls OF realizing sense of
moral degradation to mokey up and
down their spinal columns, and pro-
duced such terrible and dire effects
on the moral machinery of Rees Da-
Wis, the Malad Enterprise man, that
the very worst is feared. His symp-
toms, which are plainly analyzed by {.
glance At the Enterprise, show nc
signs of abating, and it is feared he
will be long time in recovering his
usual equilibrium and re-adiusting
his moral machinery SO badly thrown
out of gear by the jar and shock.
The penitentiary affair was frightfully
shocking all round, but we award the
palm of the chief shock to Rees, but
hope and trust that he will recover
sufficiently to turn his attention to
pugilism in general, and enter the
ring to knock it out aud stay to a
finish. Two or three OF our heavy
weight Idaho journalists have already
turned away from the State pen af-
fair and are directing blows at the
art in general. The capital city,
even, which for months has been fair
ly reveling in, g!oating and gushing
over and chinking down their shekels
on the results of eve punchings, face
gatherings and heart beltings, were
recently subject to reaction, and
we learn there is a quiet move on
foot to knock out that great moral
refined and elevating sport, and the
movers are developing mild deter
mination, which is commendable, te
call in the provisions OF a few sec
tions of the Revised Statutes to sec
ond their efforts 1t looks queer tha
those who were so affected by tn,
spectacle of prisoners having a littl'
diversion in that line, and receivet
such a shock from the electrical bat
tery of we'll formed and robust moral
ity on learning of that fact, were no
similarly affected and shocked b
gtadiatorial exhibitions outside of tn
pen, in plain violation of law. PEI
haps they were so overcome by tha
first shock their PROSTATE moral ma
lures were not able to arouse them
selves. In Boise, however, a quie
move seems to be noticed, and It
5 hoped it will keep moving and gal
velocity and power. 1t has SCENE
. to us that many good people who's
moral natures exhibited robustne:
| and perfection of form and gracef'
activity in dealing with pugilism
the pen. outside of that took Oh
moral nature in regard to the beastl
ar. that was greatly emaciated, Inf
less, lopsided, humpbacked and Ian
in one leg, and wholly 'ncons'ste'
with their anti-penitentiary- -pug'l's
morality and sensitiveness. One ca
not howl himself hoarse IN opposite
d TO pugilistic practices in the per
,, tentiary and then bet his money
Il the results of such exhibitions on 4
!. outside, and otherwise conduct hlr
3 self as if he thought it an elevat''
and manly art, and be thorough
consistent, but that is what the pc
:, ME of Idaho have done. Followi'
,asare three sections of the Revis
in Statutes of Idaho in regard to pui
h lism. and if as much wind and ener
+ had been directed to their entor'
ment by the people as was vast
Of after those practices had ceased
" the penitentiary, and with the pro
IS, ise of the warden that he would
Mt that thew we're not repeated, It wot