The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-17
MB DAILY REPUBLICAN.
3 3. cor. THIRD AND KING STREETS.
The Republican Publishing Co.
Il. GEO. W. VERNON, President.
PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
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Entered at the Post Office at Wilmington,
Del, as secOnd-class mail matters.
= ., cor. THIRD AND KING STREETS.
Il. GEO. W. VERNON, President.
PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
SATURDAY, JULY 1907.
Don't Take Kindly to the "Cat."

gers Of the Prisoners Aid Society at tho
last quarterly meeting. Mr. G.S. Griffith,
president Of the society, made speech in
opposition to the establishment Of the
whipping post, even for men who beat
their wives during family differences,
\ MIR. Griffith said: "This shocking, do,
grading and brutal punishment. relic Of
barbarism puts only bitterness aud hatred
In the mind Of victims and drives from
them every vestige Of their sslt.respect and
better nature. Surely those who favor the
whipping post have very lite knowledge
Of Its effects upon its victims, but have
allowed their feelings for the moment to
get the advantage Of their better judg-
ment, I have many times visited the
prisons In Delaware, where tho pillory and
Z whipping post still exist, and found that
n these appliances havo proved dismal fall
ure. The whipping post is not only
detriment to the criminal but serious in
Jury to his family. 1t tends to harden
. him and make him moro adapted to the
commission Of greater crimes. The advo-
Gates Of whipping post, while acknowledge
log that tho effect is dcmoralizing, still
claim that If it does not reform it has II
tendency to drive the Offenders from tho
State, If this Is true, do the people wish
to drive out the husband and father from
his family and then support them while
another State supports him? The whip
ping post forbids any mercy; every lash
piled on the bare back not only cuts tho
flesh and causes the man TO quyer With
pain, but it pierces the soul and drives from
1t every vestige of manhood and self
respect, Furnishing tho body does not
change the man from his criminal pro-
olivities A man who suffers the punish.
Inent Of being whipped on tho testimony
Of his wife has only hatred in his heart and
Is apt to seek vengeance, even by mu-
dor.n,
The views of a man who has given tie
management Of prisons considerable Mt
tention, is given to our readers, as this ill.,
strument of the barbaric age is still used
In our State and its use is sanctioned by
the judges and people in general in Della
ware All grades Of crime are punished by
IN introduction of the offender to tho cat
and pillory. Its use is believed to be an
effective means to keep eyl-doers from our
State. The criminals, especially the white
ones, fear the lash on their baro backs.
But as it Is administered 1t is not near rs
severe as the ignominy of being punished
with the cato nine-tails Wife heaters, of
which there are very few arrests made in
our State for this at QUO time common
amusement with uIcivillzed husbands,
have never been treated to this punish
ment In Delaware. Baltimore may need
tho use OF the whipping post to stop tho
men In Maryland from beating their Dettor
halves.
THE Harlan L. Hollingsworth Company
now have on their pay roll two thousand
employees, tho largest number they have
given employment to for the last three
years. Their pay roll is more than thirty
thousand month larger than it has been
for years. With the commencement of
the new torpedo boat, which has been
awarded them by the Government their
force will be largely increased Surely the
good times predicted before Presidont Nc.
Kinlsy's election are beginning to make
their appearance slowly, but surely. There
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THE present city council was elected on
June J,h and have organized according to
law n that tbn,, h4t MAJ int
business of The city over which couurIi
has control, can be ,rcnsaetel Every
thing is stonurd, and will remain so untiI
Mr.. o NELL, the member from the First
ward, agrees to allow the other six Demo.
cratic members to elect them It'saCaso
of one man holdiny nm twelve others
liza ia ulnyinr his hand for all it's worth
-WTotber bo Will be able to mako il re-
minis to be seen
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