Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-01-17

Ehority 20 examine the accounts Of county
treasurers far enough ut least TO protect the
state In the matter OF state Sazes and school
lard fgntas Tr..le-slmplo face that there S@-a-
difference Of almost 100000 In these accounts
emphasizes the Importance OF 7his last sug-
gestion.
Insane and INSANE Asy1ums.
The dictates OF humanity demand chat the
tendereGt care should be given to our dnfortu-
nate fellow citizens who have been berett OF
their reason No reasonable expense should
be spared to provide for their comfort or to-
furnish the best medical attendance attainaole.,
At present the two asylums at Topeka and
Osawatomie seem inadequate TO pro-
vide suitably for all Of this unfor-'
tunate class The detached building
at osawatomie Tor female patients. author
lied by the last legislature, is now nearly
completed and when proper provisions shall
have been made for furnishing and flbting 1t
for occupancy, 1t will furnish accommodations
for about three hundred females. This Will re-
lieve for the time being the pressure upon the
two institutions but additional room Will
soon be required To provide for this need,
the asylum at Topeka should be completed by
the erection Of o ward building for women, and
center or administration building. When
the institution was opened In 1879, with ca
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lions for officers we're provided In one end Of
one Of the ward buildings, and they have ever
since been occupied for that purpose. This
greatly lessons the comfort OF the patients, ana
this temporary arrangement should be abollsh-
ed at the earliest possible moment
The present laws for the commitment OF the
| insane TO the asylum seem to bG relics Of bar
barism. There is something absolutely repul-
sive to me in the sight Of sheriff taking
young lady from her home as his would take
person accused Of crime, and bringing
| her before the court, where gaping
crowd OF curious people have gathered TO see
her tried by jury like q thief cannot
see where there could be any danger Of per-
son being unlawfully deprived Of his liberty II
/ the probate Judge were authorized TO appoint
commission Of two or three reputable physi-
clans to 20 quietly TO the home Of the unfor-
tunate, and make the necessary examination.
/ And when any person is adjudged insane, IL
| would seem much more appropriate 70 employ
some friend in whom the insane person had
confidence, to take him quietly to the asylum.
And In case the patient is o femalei lady at
tendant ought In every case TO accompany her.
RefOrmatOry.
The legislature in 1885 appropriated 100000
to purchase o site and to commence the cree
tion of buildings for q reformatOry- for the
| confinement OF class Of young criminals
whom 1t would 10 possible to reform and turn
to lives Of usefulness. 1t is startling fact
that the number of criminals In the country at
large Is steadily and surely Increasing There
seems to be large class Of vagrant, shiftless
tramps, from which the supply Is con-
stantly recruited The effect OF confinement
in the state prisons seems to make confirmed
criminals out of those who In some measure
might be called incidental convicts Primarily,
the object OF all punishment for crime is the
protection Of society, but 1t Is oftentimes
better and cheaper safeguard to society to
mako good law-abiding citizen out. Of the
young man who has fallen into evil ways, than
it would be by repeated convictions TO keep
him In the penltentiary. Other states have
adopted system Of reformatories with
marked success, and l suggest to you careful
investigation Of their systems and the nesults
that have followed, with view of carrying out
the original plan for similar system In this
state
In pursuance Of the oct Of the legislature Of
1885, q commission was appointed, and site
for q refOrmatory was selected at Hutchinson,
the citizens of that county donating $40 acres
| Of valuable land for that purpose, Two hum
dred thousand dollars have since been sppro-
priated by the legislature, and nearly ths en-
tire amount has been expended In the erection
OF buildings, some OF which are completed
while others are in an unfinished cOndi-
ton It is claimed that small appro-
printion for the purpose Of putting in
heating apparatus and completing the
cells would render 1t At for occupancy
and that the labor of the prisoners could then
be utilized in completing the work, giving then
o.nAhNMn anA AeNEhsA emDlsgAssA and tH N
avoiding bringing them into competition with
other industries Of the state. This Is u matter
that demands your prompt and careful consid
GRAFTON. and some steps should be taken look
ing to tho early opening Of the reformatory, II
order that youthful prisoners might be re-
moved from the society and influence OF hard
ened criminals.
MANY of the states have system Of paroling
prisoners who have served the minimum SEN
tence provided by law for the crime for which
thew are sentenced, and who have by theil
uniform good conduct shown that they are
worthy of confidence, aud who have the prom
ise of steady employment Your thoughtfu
attention is invited to this matter, with view
TO the enactment of o law providing for sys'
TEN Of this kind In this state
The governor recommends a levy tC
complete the state house.
, state University.
The superior institutions Of learning are re-
ceiving an attention that was never hefor,
bestowed upon them in the history of Tho
J country. and there is spirit OF emulation
I awakening In most OF the states 10 place th'
state universities upon high plane. Oug uni
versity has always been the pride Of Kansas
and Il should be the purpose OF our state u
make IL great university In tho widest Sens'
: OF the term, equal to any in the United states
The university has already accomplished
wonderful work Ithas an able and enthuS'aSti
focultv and It's business matters have beer
. managed with signal ability. II Is the pride o
. every Kansan who appreciates It's great worth
and II Is bad policy and worse economy 10. Win
hold from it any needed aid
: state Board OF Agriculture.
There is one interest in Kansas oyershndow
, inc ali others. and that Is the interest Of tn
former. Whatever promotes that interest dc
, veloos the state. He is public benefacto
who can. by arousing new zeal, or by develop
, ing a better mode OF farming, increase the pro
! | auctions of the soil; and one OF the instru
: mentalities that have done much to- elevat
= farming in Kansas is the state board Of agri
eultute. The great service rendered to TIL
, | state by its board OF agriculture has Ion
been recognized not only in Kansas and Amer
lea, but in foreign lands, in oil Of which 1t
+ useful publications are sought aud studled
4 the highest authority on matters pertaining I
a our condition, prosperity and progress. !
: fact the high standard OF It's work and en-
: cheney has become so we'll understood tina
!, older states, dissatisfied with ahortive al
: tennis to do q like work with political ma
:, ohinery, are now asking to be shown u
!. methods by which Kansas has been able 70 nc
a complish such far-reaching results along tines
a lines ut such minimum Of cost Much OF IN
a success Of this department is undoubtedly du
r to its having been held aloof from party pol
teNf "a