The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13
A Paper Printed in Prison.

The Sttmnldry,a weekly newspaper, pub
lished at Elmira, n. Y. is an interesting
journal. 1t is issued from the New York
state reformatory. of which the editors,
printers and pressmen are inmates The
paper is now in its fourteenth volume,
which attests its success. It is well edited,
artstically arranged and printed, and
presents a very attractive appear
ance. Its purpose is Ito provide
truthful history Of contemporary events,'
and uphold the excellent and condemn
the bad In oil things that come properly
| within its sphere as a newspaper, )" it's plant
| at the same time forming a part of the
| equipment OF the mechanical school of the
| prison. and i5s pages teaching the convicts a
healthful code Of ethics. The paper has its
general news, editorial and local depart
ments the same as papers published for free
communities, and each IS edited in a man
ner showing that men of more than ordi-
| nary ability are its present editors.
The news columns Of the last issue of the
'~ .lmdrg contain the report of an address
on the negro problem delivered at the re-
formatory two weeks ago by Prof jerks, of
Cornell University, in which the following
striking statement was made: "As regards
the accumulation of property, they the
negroes) have made some progress ss indi-
viduals, but not as a race. They remain
still as careless and improvident as when
they were in slavery or when savages IN
Africa. For example, comparatively few
accumulate enough to become taxpayers
In whole states we cannot find one who has
cHor in han Oh
any business enterprise of the day. In
Chatham county, in the state of Georgia,
| they form 81 per cent of the population
and possess but per cent. of the property.
To fifty white physicians or lawyers in
the south, we don't find any more than one
| negro in those professions" Commenting
| on Prof. jerks address, the editor of the
Summary concludes as follows: SIN the
fertile parts Of Africa there are inferior
races that would be glad to submit to the
influence OF the American negro. There
the colored man could reign supreme; be-
sides, it is his native land. The best solu-
| ton of the problem, therefore. considered
under any aspect, would undoubtedly be
the Negroes voluntary emigration to Africa"
| Following the editorial is a symposium on
"How to Decrease Drunkenness" all of the
papers in which were written by convicts-
cadets, as they are called in the reforma-
tory, because they have to attend a semi
military school. Each paper in the sympo-
stun is signed with the number of the
writer on the prison rolls. The local de-
partment furnishes a medium through
which the friends of convicts may hear of
them occasionally. All events, such as pro-
motions, reductions In grade, discharges,
cases Of Illness, etc., are printed, giving the
numbers but never the names of the prison,
ers affected. These locals appeared ia the
LAST issue: Population, 1,456" 1.-THE tide
is again moving in the same direction
eleven new men arrived on Wednesday,
Nearly one-third of the population vio-
lated one or more rules on the 2lst inst"
Railroad schedules and reports of base ball
games look little odd in prison paper,
but the Summary publishes them. 1t also
has humorist who contributes ''originaln
jokes. And beyond doubt he is In the right
place. The paper is a power for good
among the prisoners.
Now that anxiety as to the personality of
the republican nominee has been allayed,
the republican editors will 60 over their
files and read the speeches made at Minnea-
polls to see If anything was said to equal
Bob Ingersolrs speech in the Cincinnati
convention of '76, Daniel Dougherty's speech
in the st. Louis convention of 'sS or Gen.
Hastings speech in the Chicago convention
of 'S8. OF course some Of the editors win
find that Mr.. Depew made the effort Of his
life at Minneapolis, and that 1t was one of
the greatest speeches ever delivered
Whatever else may be said of Mr.. Depew's
speech, 1t cannot be claimed that it won tbs
nomination for President Harrison.
Editor Whitelaw Reid is the second man
from the New York Tribune office to be
put upon q national ticket. And Horace