Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-21

OF teaching would add greatly to the
| proficiency Of its many students The
| Gsate normal school is crippled for the
| want of funds, and as tt is doing val,l-
able work for the teachers Of the state.
g worthy of liberal treatment at the
hands of the general assembly The
! governor trtimates that by the adoption
| OF the free text book system the attend
21ce of the large number of children
cE school age who are now IN schools
may be secured, suggesting legislation
along the linc5 drawn by the state gu
per'Eten5:Et m his report
t., Esattcr Of the care of ron-resi-
/ s-rt is touched upon and tie
aarly passasc of law providing for
\ the compensation of an officer when re-
belong Is strongly urged ~---
1T 10 certainly unjust for the state
Of Iowa to be burdened with an ex-
penss Of over. fifteen thousand dollars
p year in maintaining eighty-hve in
sane people whoce legal residence is in
Bordering states The crowded. condi-
ssI tiTass s Us : ooi td sYa f ls!s
tEs tssatiss from EsS ~. ssna 70 70
maEs 6 659 rs SS II Ma NAM = tSlsa
| state patients are chronic talsS shay
ing the least hope Of recovery-many
| OF them having for years been wander
| ers and tramps. and yet under our
| present system, they rest secure in the
accommodations and comforts of the
state hospitals while citizens Of Iowa
are turned out and consigned to the
county hospitals and poor houses"
In view Of the crowGcd condition Of
the hospitals scr t,,e insane. Governor
! Ja5k-si rccomil ends the appropriation.
Of a sum sufficient for the completion
Of the north wing Of the Clarinda hos
pital. and that the appropriation for
the hospital at Cherokee. BE- increased
TO s100. Coo per annum for 1896 and 1897.
The location. near the center of the
ctate. Of a colony for epilcptlc classes,
is deemed wise. =. u.s..
i have in mind a poor fecbie-minded
young woman. who:ei the laws OF Iowa
had failed properly to protect because
she was past Is years OF age and the
CO.? OF the state institution were clos
c3-driftlng about in scciety-an easy
49, Q. criminal fntent-whcse Jc.r-
r-y!hss thf0uEh ccIEtiss CT Our State
can be traced by her unlawful progeny
OF imbeciles and criminals. several OF
whom are already inmates OF state in
/ stttutions and permanent charge up
On society. The &C opesof tn. mag aifcsnt
tended by the opening of It's doors to
those OF all ages, by the purchasing OF
additional land II necessary. by the
building Of additional cottages az re:
Qulrsd. and by colonizing as rapidly as
possible these classes of unfortuEates."
Complimentary mention OF the prin-
rip.e applied to the management Of the
hospitals for the insane by the creation
OF the state visiting committee is made.
and 1t Is recommended that the field OF
usefulness of the committee be extend
ed so "a to include the inspection Of the
school for the feeble minded, the poor
houses and county asylums where in
sane are kept. and the city and county
jails. The governor says:
Boys from ten TO ffftSen years Of age
are placed in THE same room with
drunken and hardened criminals
Yourg girls ard women are placed IN
rooms in close proximity to those oc-
cupted by men. I do not believe that
the state OF Iowa will have fully me.
the measure OF :tS responsibility upon
this important question. affecting tho
moral and general welfare OF the peo-
pie. urit!l the eye Of the state looks into
the cells OF these prisons. into the wards
OF the county POOR houses and hospitals
and scans closely the acts OF the o.
ficials and employees"
"Ex-convict'' is frequently appItedto
HLstuy d worthy young man or woman
who, after having served a term in the
penitentiary for some small crime. is
vainly endeavorsng to again secure pub
&c confidence and esteem. To aid
these persons to lives Of good the gov
error asks that an institution to be
known as the State ReformSltory be es-
tabllshed. where first oTsders' be-
tween the ages OF Is and2 2, whose sem
fences do not exceed two years, are to be
sent. The Institution should be an in
termediate one. between the boys and
girls reform schools. and the state pen
itentiaries.
10 relieve the executive of a great
task and permit him to turn his atten-f
ton to matters of Importance to the
state. the creation OF a board of parole
and pardons Is presented to,the- general
assembly for its consideration. The
governor claims at least of being con-
WINGED that by the wise use OF the parole
system at least two hundred youna
men. now inmates of state prisons. can
be reclaimed to society, and in this con
nection he adds:
The economy TO the state In having
the support and announcement Of tw,
hundred additional good citizens. rather
than expendiny it's resources and ener-
giles In fghting two hundred bad cit-
zens, Is beyond computation"
Quotation Is made Of the recommen-
law be so amended as TO permit o3
warrants for the support of the state
institutions being drawn from fifteen
days to one month later. In order TO
enable the treasury to accumulate
funds at those critical periods. TIL
governor takes up the cudgel In raVor
OF the erection OF hospital at the Sol
diers' home at Marshalltown- He rec
ommends that the support fund or w
Der month for each inmate OF the BOYS
Industrial school be increased TO Slo
The reports OF the adJutant genera
the dairy commissioner and the nsn
commissioned alc mentioned a worthy
Of consideration.
THE total number OF government per
m.ts or licenses Issued by the revenue de-
partment of the United States for the
state OF Iowa for the year commencing
| July 11S93 and ending June 30, 1894. when
| fer oonv enience I will herafter t.es sntde
| cs the last year under state wide prone-
| billion, was OS2 The total number or gov
! arnment licenses .ssuad during the year
| commencing jury l. 1884. ard ending June
N 1895 whScfi for convenience | VII desg-
| -lte as the first year Nnder the mulct Jaw.
| was 4264. The leo, In government Licenses
| by counties during tine first year or the
| mulot law was 1S43. The gain In govern
| mens licerraes by cour'ties for this s,me
| year was rs: tire total net loss being l16S.
Counties showing greatest loss:
| Last y'r fst year
| Prohsbtr under
| Law Law Loss