Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-01

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party politics. The state seizes upon
the person of an individual because of
some violation of it's (tfe state's) man-
date. In behalf of society, in the peace
vidual is subjected, much against his
Twill, to confinement within prison for
a stated period. The object is two
fold: primarily to prevent his further
iinjuring his fellows and secondariy to-
reform him. The mere fact of consign-
ment to a prison accomplishes the first
purpose, but does nothing toward the
latter. The old saying that the devil
will surely find something for idle
hands to do is as true of the man in
lside a prison as the one outside. And
hands. To be reformed these men must
be employed and they must be em-
lployed at work which will occupy their
minds as well as their hands, work in
which they can take an interest. work
1 that will develop the good qualities of
manhood that is within them The
pounding of stone deadens the sensibil-
Titles. it only increases the mans en-
nifty toward society.
4 Such work as is needed 70 develop the
4 minds and hands of a convict into
ways of usefulness and righteousness
lean be provided by the state in only
E'two ways. Either by the expenditure of
i vast sums of money in erecting shops
ana conducting them on state account,
by hiring out the labor of the convict
to men who have the facilities for Civ
ling useful employment The effect upon
the labor market is the same. In either
Z case the convict is engaged in produc-
ton. If the price demanded of the con-
tractor for the conviet's labor is equita-
bly, adjusted there need be no unnec-
essary hardship TO labor. In fact the
Whole objection on this score is Moth
ing more than political quackery. The
board of control, composed of level
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methods of ether states and its mem
d bers are a unit in adopting the contract
system in Iowa. Let their Judgment
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