The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03
SAID OF INVESTIGATION.

G o c, have returned any verdict, in fair
ness they couldn't; only one side of the case
has been heard yet.-MinneapoES Journal.
True Yet the Twin City dailies, except the
| o E, have favored the prison officials,
one of them even going so far as to publish
lot of paid stuff, and have tried to dis
tort the evidence, so it will appear favorable
to- the defense. That's metropolitan journal
ism as pract-ced in Minnescta-Anoka Union.
There ought to be better methods than
brutal force employed to curb and control
the lncorrigible convicts, but in many cases
that also seems to fail; so whatever shall Be
the outcome of the present investigation.
and Wolfer and his subordiDates be proved
guilty of di.ciplining the eXas )iraEngiy vicious
placed under their charge, those who ready
to condemn might be less severe did they
pause and think how they would have acted
under like circumstances and provocations.-
The Glencoe Register.
The complaints were mostly from the rough
est and most degraded inmates-men who are
little better than the worst and who are in
what ever the verdict of the committee the
public will say the convicts are treated as
we'll and better than they deserve.-St. James
Plaindealer
Deputy Warden Lemon, of the Saltwater
prison, may yet be G Ven a chance to try the
solitary himself.-Carleton County Vidette
The Saltwater Investigation brings out some
facts which show that there will be consider
able need CT Jud -cious application of the
WhlteWash brush before the public will be
satisfied. The fact is that public institution
We're cruel, meanneSS, greed and spite do NOT
show themselves is the exception to- the rule
and real honest, unspar-ng investigation is
something that the public no longer expect
to see. May they be agreeably dfsappointed
in the present case.-St. Paul Trade Jouranl
To our thinking the st. Paul Globe has
scored point in the matter of the state
Press.
The states prison investigation has not
found much in the claims of inhuman treat
ment made by the G be. Harsh meas
ures are necessary to preserve discipline in
such an institution, and because the assist
ant warden occasionally administered pun
ishment does not prove that the prison is
mismanaged.- Herald.
The investigation of the cruelty to prison.
ers in the Saltwater prison charged to Deputy
Warden Lemon, has gone far enough to de-
Onstrate that many of the charges if not all
are true.-New Ulm News.
Twill do no good to try to cover up or con-
done the shortcomings of public officers sim
ply because they Republicans Better
turn them out and put in good men. There
is no dearth of good, capable, honest men in
the party.-Crookston Tribune.
Possibly few more eX-guards NAV think
of something to say before the investi-
eating committee, but if it does not bring out
anything more serious than has thus far
appeared the whole thing will hardly be a
flash in the pan.-Stilwater Gazette.
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The state prison investigation goes merrily
on with ex-guards on deck. but no very seri-
Gus charges are verified. Lemon is the fellow
they all seem to be after, and 1t is possible
the investigation will result in him losing
his job general principles. It is difficult to
substantiate specific charges that will bounce
the deputy head pusher and all-round prisoner
puncher of the state pen.-Granite Falls Trib-
une.
The Lake Crystal, Union says saltwater
Lemon" is a new kind of drink. 1t may be
found warm drink for the O before
Mr.. Lemon lays down his hand.-Stillwater