The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-20
For peIawnre,. ruhlle Good

Iq the New Century Club parlors last
night was held the annual meeting OF the
Cnion Tor the Public Good. The public
meeting was preceded by q business
meeting at which new officers were eiect-
ed. Chief Justice Charles b. Lore presid.
ed and Daniel ". Taylor reported the
nominations. These were the officers
chosen: .
Chief Justice Charles B. Lore. president;
John Q. Higgins, New Castle County, frat
ylce-president; u. B. Whitley, Kent
county, second vice-presldent; Ebe w.
I,unneii. Sussex County. third vice.presi-
Mss y. T. Bissell. recording secretary;
Mrs. a; d. Warner. corresponding score.
tary; Miss nj. 8. Hilles, Miss III. S. Gar.
lett Mrs. N. B. Smithers Mrs. Lafayette
Marks, Mrs. j. Frank Ball, ex.Sherif VII.
liam Simmons and Lewis o. Vandegrift.
members Of the executive COMMITTEES.
Inc public m Getting was then begun aud
as an Introduction Chief Justice Lore
READ report In reference to the condition
OF Delaware's Jails. made to the Attorney
GensgA OF the United States and by him
nsnlcated to Judge Wales OF the
United States District Court OF this ST to.
Inc report was the result OF an tnve6tiga.
tion made to determine whether the jail
AZ n ew Castle was proper place for the
confinement of prison ers convicted In
the United states Court. IL was sewers
criticism OF the jail and closed with the
accommodation that all goverL ment
prisoners be removed from 1t. aud that
Instructions be given to the United States
attorney OF this State that no more U nj
ted States prisoners be confined there.
Inc reasonsforths. given in the report was
that the prison WAS not y safe or healthy
place Tor the confinement OF prisoners.
Ihen followed Rev. W. l. Nichols OF
Philadelphia on the subiect Modern Pri-
son Me6hods." After speaking OF why
prisons exist and the relation OF crime to
society. he defended the whipping post.1
de Thought 1t would be we'll II other
states were to adopt some similar method
OF physical punishment as deterrent for
certain classes of olfeuse5.
DIR. nj. V. Ball OF Philadelphia spoke at
length OF his practical experience with
criminals. He spoke of crime as social
disease. His first Thought was that deal
ing with crime was first to satisfy the ends
OF Justice and then by deterrent 10 pre-
vent crime and protect society. He said
that statistics show that severe punish.
ments did not prevent crime. The cou.
tr:ry was true. Whars capital punish.
ment had besn abolished murder had de.
creased.
lie also argued for the classification OF
prisoners. Tho younger ones to be sent
TO relorinHtoites, the curative cases to
warehouses; and the chronic to isolation
and continued imprisonment.
Judge j. trauk Bail reported from ex-
cutive COMMITTEES the basis Of n bili to pe
presented to the Lcsi liture at its next
meeting.
lie said the committee had concluded
That reform Ia impossible with the present
systein. They had deci1ed against the
Old jail and for state prison aud work
house and for the contract system for
supplies.
The report was approved, but referred
bacK to tie com mmittee for completion.
The Rev. A. N. kelgwin. u. d.. spoke
briefly. commanding whit he mad heard
ana suggested that the basis OF true
prison reform would he found In prevent.
ing the inheritance OF criminal tendencies.
Daniel w. Taylor read an excellent paper
In which the cardinal ideas of prison re-
form were embodied in this statement;
Society. OF which we are u part, must ba
protected against the criminal. This is
ore eide OF tue subject and II you will ex-
anime carefully you will tind the othpr
Just as important. That IL the welfare OF
the man or woman whom you have ex.
cIuded from society,""
Judge Lore spoke earnestly In favor of
the proposed plan for n States prison on
the ground of economy and humanity.
he urged everybody present to talk tie
matter up and get ready TO enforce the
reform idea on the mombers OF the Legls-
lature.