Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-22

Stiutnula 70 W0rk pli 4{u/@|.7 10
state. with rotd1 bran,.HtdG a n
10 Intermediate &C trt. I6&I
the CONFLICT work for W1l5f& ~
debt. there our convict Jst9r
not come In competition r71> j ~
free labor, whilo the road4 t1cf
grand value received for the 4u4I<
road-tnx they would pny even 111
they never hive to look 70 the C41F
there at work for rcroymeut> II
money there earned. OF debt ~
IL TO convert itself into an if1al1<4t
association and guarantees Itg cifl1
against iusn By crime. It n n<,<
posed to guarantee the coil0ctIuQ ~
Judgment for criminal debt any
than II now guarantees the colI eQI
supposed to take charge or the q<12
nal and put him 10 WORK eI1Q ~
what he earns on hin dcpt. ahQulQ<
die before pnyinE all his dob, oU
victim muat fall the loss, jubt 90
would were itn civil JUDGEMENT and
his debt md dy.nE lcfort he hrt
complishcl II, Thin wou,a RED ~
judgments Tor civil and criminal d4I Is
to the namc basis. With tho exQcp1IQ
that the criminal contraction OF <lI ~
latter 1ustinca the mate IN making
debtor work II confinement to pay (|
without tuch labor, This could no1 n +
regarded an penal uervitude. glnc8 {@z@}]
only paying Just debts With tl1}I/
work. After this IN done. then rhd4l1<
b,gln the penal aervitttde az pl1nl40< ~
mcnt FOR crlmo. u amy pay y alioW
for thla. u should go to the family az
the criminal. " he has one. Thls nolntl|t
1 however. we Will not now connider- y. :.
There Il about crime. and egpocsnuX>
about that committed FOR per6ou1<
gain, Kind OF romantic fnfoinHtiont1
for tho average criminal which ErooS{i3
with the Practice. Tho idea that ho i41
getting something FOR nothing, orr 11
lenst sontoihlng which he VIII not hAy4@
TO repay his victim. is one which, ~
him. becomes almost ifresiatihic IN }tf ,
aatiafaction Even II he y ccnvictt4
and imprisoned. he knows that his i'ii-
prisoninent does not undo the effects o&
his crime, and tho thought IL a pleasure
10 hing This Ia only n principle "
human nature which In common 10 all
mankind. We all take PLEASURE IN
offcctunl work. whether II be good Or
cvli that our good or evil Instincts
cause US TO do. But our criminal ;-le
philosophy he IL n philosopher ri.-sfa NJ
iess. In proportinn to his if,tcsiiHtnc0ss,
Let him know that wf.sn he sssdSs thai
law viii lnako him iHnomihicbSly undo
his work and pay back by labor every
cent his crime cost his victim. and then
punish him nftcrwnrd. ind II Will put
n new phase on the case for him. There
VIII be no room for tho defiant indt0~r
| ence TO hie sentence which now 1f&41Nf
panies his knowledge thai he ut,t 4U11k1
| with the swng and don't mind -'11IU
time bnt, p place os. y i,sl WI y
the humillnting nssvrnncc that III ~ AKA
he stole from loses nothing hu< rI(4f
he must work and pay HUI back h,.<6l1,
| he can own have the pi1viioke ~ ~ l.1s
| ginning TO rcrvn iN sqiitrreez 4 yhtt N<ffx
have d decided vfect OK des = ot'fre1 fsyl
no,sInr X! ssa MA 81 x s ,ssE
win reduce the subject t9stf III. ~,
| buslncas proposition az 10 dBlAA l,ai
could not DO better wrrktr "a ~ iH-f Y
| In freedom than he cn'il n ~ tiiAfi, " 70 e
| work crinainnlly in4eq AZ 1h,3if fAt Z 4.
low rate OF prison WACO y 40 u not
| OF no low O mental organism M 70 he
incapable Of reasoning, hf can come ~
| hut one conclusion onttho question: y
| Since there IN nothing to Be HainH1 by Z
| his crime, tho Incentive 10 commit II ~
gone. and he will think several uniet
before he b!calA OF defrauds onoe i,
These calculations are based on tho
aupposItion that the criminal be
| caught. OF course, II he ~ not caught
| no law can operate oil him. but with
| this system IN operation many moro
criminals would be caught than are
under the present laws. Tho injured
| party, who now secs nothing TO BE-
| gained by bringing the criminal 10
| Justice except qualification OF revenge.
| would then know that " the criminal
| be caught. the said criminal Will have
| TO work and reimburse him for the
damage he has sustained His lust
and laudabe drgirc TO DO 80 repaid
| would mako him an active fuctor ~
| bringing the criminal 10 justice. and
| criminals would no longer be left ~
| large In other states. because Il would
DO 10 the interest OF the injured parties
| 10 bring them back. Thus the other
| states would be relieved Of tina criint-
| nails, the injured parties he repaid py
| tho criminals for their loss, and the
| criminals be punished. Thus woqi4
| Justice be made complete for the 1u-r
/ 1ured o. we'll M the iniurer; the ~
centive 10 steal ana defraud would ~
largely removed. and we would be thntI
much nenrsr that probably q, yn s,s
AI isedncinE crime Of this kind would
| reduce crirne OF all kinds, for the 01t<
fraudcr and thief OF today Is thu robt1
and murderer of tomorrnw. and Il
no less true with criminals than VIZ.
/
/ will tho trcs incline" 4. W
Learned loyal minds may olaim ~
the Kchoms proposed II not IN ac<I<
dance with the theory and spirit Qf ~
law, and opposed 70 its Traditions,
this II u answered. that wheN I
theory and spirit Of the law fnil ~ y.
| duce enactnientH which are e194V
| 10 the ncoas OF the people, tnc1
theory and spirit should be cA1H Il *
| and conrtItttlonni founqntio1
laws can be built. Let tradiu?1 4
hack 10 tho arkness from vhxN
/ rmnnnted. for, next to sodden 1
| auce. tradition has ever been *
strongest foo Of prosresA 4 snoe,4
minds Mi 70 make these correction,
10 aend us forth from our legl.lel
nails sonic system OF laws freed U4 +
The rlnrinE nbnurdItIcs under Enie1 !
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