Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-30
Attempt to Force the Gold
Cure on Inmates of
Penal Institutions.
THE LEGISLATURE ASKED
To Pass Bill Compelling Drunkards
to Undergo Treatment.
WOULD SAVE THE STATE MONEY.
Great Achievement From the Temperance
Standpoint
HOW THE PLAN COULD BE CARRIED OUT

The vagabond and gutter drunkard are to
occupy part of the time of the next ses-
sion of Pennsylvania's Legislature. The
Kelley League has taken 1t upon itself to
do what it can for this fallen portion OF
humanity and at the same time keep down
the expenses of seven or eight Common
wealThs. Temperance societies have in
numerous ways brought before legislative
bodies bills that looked toward a redemp-
tion of this class of mankind, but there
never has been a plan so unique. If the
Kelley Leagues wish is gratifed every
prison in the State will become a Kelley
Institute.
The Kelley Lea que has Just established
its national headquarters in Pittsburg. j.
NJ Kelly has been made National Secre-
tary and Treasurer. He was seen at his
Office in the Ferguson building yesterday.
'This winter" said he, eve will try to get
bills in eight different State Legislatures
ana we have great hopes that they will all
be passed.
Prisons to Become Keeley Institutes.
''The idea OF the bill is TO introduce into
the prisons the use of the Kelley cure. 1t
has both temperance and economic
features To those familiar with crime
and intemperance it will be easily under
stood how there is to be benefit Take our
own county Jail Hundreds of drunkards,
both men and women, are sent there an
nuslly to serve short sentences They are
of the worst classes, people who have fallen
so low that liquor is their only desire. As
soon as they are given their liberty they at
once return to drinking Time soon
finds them in Jail again, great bother to
the officials and greater cost to the county
A large percentage of them are attacked
with deiirium tremens, and this only makes
their cure all the harder. 1t is with this
class our bill deals. We think the Kelley
cure will wipe out this bother and expense.
Compel Prisoners to Take the Cure.
''The idea is to have the Legislature make
it compulsory that these people as soon as
they are imprisoned undergo the Kelley
treatment The medicines will be furnished
the prisons the same as it is to the United
States Government
''This is not a scheme to make money.
The Kelley League has no connection with |
the Kelley Institutes or the cure as far as
profit is concerned. We are the graduates |
of DR.. Keeley's Institute banded together in |
aim is to help others take the treatment By |
having such bill passed we can do work |
among class of people which could be |
reached in no other way. The economic side |
OF it is worth considering Every town has
its drunkards. They are continually draw |
Ing on the public treasures for support, |
while they never give one cent toward the |
maintenance o. the county or State. We eknow |
what the cure has done. Its percentage of |
L. =. L Il L
benefit The League has Just been organ
lied a short time We have 137 clubs. L |
have heard from A of them and the mem
bership rolls up to 6, 323.
The Women to Help the League.
'The women are forming clubs to help |
us in our work. Already a half dozen are |
in working order. The non-partisan |
w. c. L U. is with us in the |
movement Mrs. Phinney, of Cleveland, |
Its President; Mrs. Ingham, of East Cleve- |
land, its Secretary, and Mrs. Wood, of |
Chicago, another member, are the prime |
movers among the ladies' The last named |
lady is Chairman of the Provisional Com
mittee of the Women's League. The ladies |
will aid US in getting funds to help men to
take the treatment The League only brings |
its members profits in the wav of good |
works We all pay dues regularly and that |
fund Is used to enable others to take the |
cure. The cured men are expected to pay |
back what the League has spent upon |
them"
On October IL, the National Executive |
Board will hold meeting in Pittsburg. 1t |
will lay out the work of the organization |
for the winter. A number of things are to
be done aside from the legislation which is |
to be asked for. The following gentlemen |
compose the board: A II. Mattox, Chair |
man, Ohio: Senator Young, Missouri; A. H. |
Stratton, Louisville; and H. s. Elliott,
Fort Payne, Ala.