The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-13
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
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not bs sent TO this institution, where,
by association with or proximity TO
hardened criminals Of mature age,
they come Initiated jn crimes the
name and character o. which they
would hardly learn elsephe This
association Of the youthful criminal
With the mo>t yicious and depra7ed
rnuat evidently encourage and ioatcr
vice and crirninslisy 10 these a. yet
comparatively uncnrrupted aud eal7-
able notices.; it is the best possible
way TO recrnit tne criminal class.
believing ,hat it ia thc duty Of the
State'a :prna@ntatiTca to prevent the
PnnitHntjary from thus bncoming a
achr1l oi yIce and crlminalIty, re
commen1 that you lake steps IT, pgo.
,il: a place fox you.hiol i".inq0"L;a
not yes thorongh!v initiated in cr,tn",
where they may b. kept awa' irorn
the deadly iniuence- naturally "xnr
cised on ,H"rn by old ara hardencd
crimina!a, and wknr" they may, nn-
d"r kindly restraint and corr'ctiYc
training, h.. r"'rtrn"ri and =aY.I.
Snch Il k:tolmatncy might we'll be
locatHd upon lands tH:longing to the
State. Tni- cnuld bt: done with but
NstIo t1P"t-H I" Taxpayers, by naing
cnnTic: lah1c To make briak nnd to
erect th: necessary bnildings. The
plantation ouunll by the State, known
- .hs "I.H1Ington Farm,' conthin.
iag i'U acr"A. ebDDt five miles from
L1!1mb.s, affords :. ani,ab,a sits f1f
the !Gcas!DcI of s1ch r"forrnatDry.
Th@a@iy onthtul criminals ahouId,
II cnD'+@; b.: given moral Instruction
and r"fr'matory training, looking,
10 their rer:nY"ry fran yiclona
habits, CcrtaiEIIy to hctter all copld
be fonnd for th;a purp>=c than the
strict discipline II "nfrrc"A !abpr, in
q regular aud - +t"matic manncr
This labor should ke made - give
casn and dcftnce=a IN indu-,fial cal. -
inga that wonld max" tAs.-" yputh-
eelfsupPorting while il! tn" K"trrrn,
atory, and fit them for u4eiu!ne<-s
and Eel! help, when they have tn.:n
returned 10 the walks Of life. Such
system wonld make the Refocma.
tory not only largely self.sustaining,
but also hclpiulIy : corrective ot that
idlenc+s and thriitlea4ncss auong
tho Youthful wonld.be critninala.
would ~ Z tlr to8is1ltss, tAe. uIrGyen,ifcn
OF the criminal tendency.
DIsrRSSAEY
Nothing connected with the ad.
ministration OF the State Govern.
mcnt at this time is Of so much ia.
tcrest and Importance as the Dispcn,
bary Law. This method Of contro!l,
ing the liquor traffic has now been
in force for tiv" and half years,
and the protractcd and bitter sting.
gle between its friends and its foes
has reached critical stage. It must
be firmly and permanently y establish
cd or completely done away with.
1t will be remembered that. at t!!.
last session OF the Legislature, the
litigation instituted in the Unitcl
States Circnt Court by Vandcrcook
had reached the Supreme Court Of
the United States, on appeal from
Judge Simonton'H decision. For nl.
most Il ycai there had been absolute
paralysis OF the Dispcnsary Law, so
far as its punitive features were con
cernoh, and tho constablcs had all
becn discharged. Tho Dispcn3arics
had bccn forced to fight FREQ whis-
kcy, on terms Of absolute equality;
yet, strange to say, they fought it
snccessfully; for while the profits
were reduced by this lawlcss compe
tition, thore Was still enough busi-
ness TO make the Dispensary self,
supporting and leave Il small margin
of profit In May last, the Supreme
Court at Washington handed down
its decision, sustaining tho consttu-
tionality Of the Dispensary Law in
all its features, with tho limitation
only rs to importation for pcrsouul
uHo. The long and hotly contested
legal battle had been won by the
State, and all doubts rs to the future
legal status Of the Dispensary was