The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-28
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and all prison authorities should con-
slider the question of the injustice that
is done by allowing the family of a muir
dered man to exc out an existence as
best they may, while the state cares for
the murderer" said gentleman at the
Copeland THE question, understand
is to come before the congress and,
doubtless, many plans will be offered
and discussed. Foryears philanthroplcal-
ly disposed people have devoted their
energies to devising ways and means
whereby the prisoner can be benefited,
but not single move has been made to
help the real sufferer-the family which
is left without husband and father
The philanthrOpiSts and prison commits
sions seem to believe that they are doing
all when they make life easy for the
murderer in the prison. think that
everything done in that line is well
enough in its way, for the prisoner may
come out a better man, but do not
think they should stop with or devote
all their energies to that one thing.
Every one agrees that a murderer should
be punished, although there is differ
ence as to what extent. believe that
a fair and just way of solving the prob
lem would be this: When man IS SEN
fenced for murder and is not given the
death penalty, which should never be,
he should be put to work in the penl-
tertiary and the entire fruit or MS lapor
should be given to the family which he
has deprived of bread winner OF
course, the state would lose the money,
but the state is not running Its peniten-
tiary as an investment. The practice
which has been adopted in few states
of not making the prisoner labor should
be stopped and the labor, or value or 1t,
applied to the suffering family. l think
that the money earned by the prisoner
when the family does not need help,
should go into a fund to be used for
other families that do mean tau1llles
who have suffered by murder. The state
is supposed to protect it's citizens and
when it does not I believe my scheme
is about the fairest one that could be
proposed to make up for its failure
st was out on the Pacific coast last
month";" said q travelling man at the Ma
tional and ! heard great deal ABOUT
Chinese and the Chinese question. incl
dentally 1 saw a great many Cinnamon
and judging from them do not plane
the western people for their dislike OF
the celestial. Since the Chinese war peo,
pie all over the country are saying nara
things concerning the Chinese, but prior
to the beginning of the war there was an
idea prevalent in the east that wesern
people were prejudiced against the
celestial for no good or SUFFICIENT rea-
son. observed an incident on my trip
that shows how close the inspectors VINO
watch for contraband Cinnamon VINO
attempt to sneak into this country in
spite of the law, keep tab. / was on a
train on the Northern Pacific when the
engine struck Chinaman who was try
ing to cross a trestle and didn't nave
enough sense to look for train before
making the attempt The train stopped
and the crew picked him up and carried
him to the next town. out IN tnat couli-
try no one pretends to know China
man, but the town at which he was
put off furnished a doctor who set his
broken bones and stitched up his cuts.
1t happened that I got off at the same
place with the Chinaman, and in short
time heard that the inspector had spot.
ted him as one who had run the border.
The inspector made him confess by tell
inc "a q
would be buried without his queue he
probably expected to start Laundry
gain a competency and go back 70 the
celestial empire. The reason ne was
walking was because he was contra
band and could not ride as he had no
papers-that is what put the inspector
on Whenever a Chinaman is found
walking from one town to another it is
pretty certain that he is a contra ano. |
This particular heather will have TO go |
back to China without any Amerlcan
money. which, considering the condition |
of things in that country at this tirne' |
is cerainly hard luck"
"I believe the best time ever had dur |
ing an election, or, rather, over an cleo
tiOu was the first year that women Voteu /
in municipal elections in Kansas, sara /
politician at the Copeland who was as
cussing past events with few friends.
st was living in the same town in Whlcn /
I now reside and the burning question,
as is usually the case in Kansas towns,
sprine election and a mayor and part or
the council were to be chosen. We knew
we'll enough that the town would go
wet if it was left to vote OF the men.
but with the women voting 1t was
mighty hard to figure how we could
land our mani was with the wet
crowd. The candidates were both good
men and were of one political faith but
thev differed on the temperance policy. |
Jones was for strict prohibition and
Wright din't think it a bad policy to IL
cense joints. of course the men who
were for Wright We're careful not to
state his policy when talking to the wo-
men as a matter Of fact they lied about
it in a very cheerful manner and even
limited that Jones leaned toward the !
jointists AS result the women were
unable to decide which to support, but |
one afternoon a few days before election
they called a mass meeting in the Meth
odist church and after hearing adj
dresses from several women temperance
agitators in which they stated that
Jones was the man who opposed the Ii
ouor element, they pledged themselves
for our side. although we did all |
the work we could and denied that
Wright was for open saloons or saloons
of any description. The night but one
before election we were holding a con-
trying to fix up some way out
of what appeared to be sure defeat when
a young man who was present advanced
a brilliant idea There was man in
town who was notorious liquor man. |
He had been arrested time and again for
selling liquor and prior to the enactment
of the prfhibitory law had run a saloon.
This man owned several joints and also
owned a transfer line, the only one in
town He had three big transfer wagons.
The young man proposed that the next
night before election-we hire
the notorious Jointist to load his three
wagons with beer cases and kegs and
drive down the main street from the de-
pot. He also proposed that on each
wagon should be seated two men who
would yell: 'Hurrah for Jonesy The next