The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-26
THEY DON'T LIKE CHANGE.
COMMISSIONERS DON'T WANT con-
VICTs TAKEN FROM THEM.

VICTs TAKEN FROM THEM.
Chairman Dale Too Mad Ahout >uE-
Ecstion of Governor 10 This bn"ct
go submit 90 an IntcrNtew-l nder
the Change Suggested County
Might or Miaht Not Receive bcne-
NJ Of Convicts' Scr,ices-MHnS Em-
pIoyes of County Wouid ne Thrown
out of Employ mrnt and sal" 81
supplies Lost 90 saVnnnal'--' "unt,
Attornr, snu-sy Relieves Therein
he No change.
The County Commissioners are no.
pleased win taat portion Of GOV. cam
dIers message to tHe General Assembly
which has reference 10 the control OF
mi=itmeauor conyicts by the state Prison
Commission They cannot see mat the
Governor susecftcd change has Do %
even the possibility 81 good.
a representative Of the Morning News
saw Chairman Dale yesterday morning
~, the chairman was TOO MAD 90 talk
and so expressed himself 80 don't want
Sou 20 say anything Tor me be- sa.d
am preparing now a statement OF the
harm the suggested change. q carried
into effect Will do in this county ano ~
ths number 81 persons il would throw oat
81 employment ! don't want 90 saf any
thing unH ] have haI Sufficient time 20
get cain and cool
Ii was evident chat Commissioner Dale
felt deeply about the matter and ihat h'
did not propose 60 submit, calmly 90 tn'
proposed change in the law. While under
tre present law the eouyicts ar used
for the advantage Of the county. it might
l.. that under the suggested change me!
would be- used in some entirely different
locality ana upon works in which the PEG
ole Of this county have no interest WHAT
ever. and this after the people Of Chatham
have borne the entire expense ~ th'f
conviction.
o. eject Of the law would pronawy
ae. sa.4 one well acquainted wl,n tne
situation. "that all the able-bodiod mon
uoad b. removed To- some other heid uf
endeator while tine Dame. the htIt ana
the blind Wouid be- left TO the county. 90
H. al additional burden and expense. lh.
sulrty or forty citizens OF Chatham. VINO
are now employed in various capacities
81 connection with the county cntinsong
would BE- replaced uy appointees of OBJ"
Prison Commission. The supple for the
gang instead Of being bought .n stvsu-
nah. would be- bought 20 some section oi
the state favored by tae politicians Ett1
the striped EHrh that the cOnvirts wear.
now made hy the poor women Of the city
under the direction % the Needle Work
Guild would come from Atlanta The
change offers nothing 90 our adv1utas"
and ahous everything that would hurt
US"
County Attorney ] r saussy discussed
the recommendation % the Governor ou
this subject with a smile. ''rue law won
te passed. Doe said. "anl % t b. % will
De easy enough 90 have Chatham county
exempted from 500 operation. As "a matter
OF fact there have been yery few. 81 any
scandals. connected with the government
and control Of convict labor iu this caun-
Is. while the record a. the state g. moth
ing Ike a. good There S. goo reason iu
the world why the mi siemeau1r convict.
from Chatham should Boz taken from tnr
control 81 the county authouues ami
every reason why they should remain a.
they are. ! don't think We have much
cause for alarm
Mr. saussy sad he thought the suEVes-
ton OF the governor. that the legislature
should enact q law Eiving the Judges inc
right 20 award change ~ venue ~ Grim
anal cases whenever % appeared 90 b"
dangerous Tor the NFffN0tNA To NF AItN'NI
back 10 ihe county 600 which the crime was
committed an excellent one. III the state
can Dec saved expense iu this manner.
said he 81 can see no reason why the
suggestion 81 the governor should not Dee
adopted 60 Will help 60 afford persons
accused % crime % fair and impartial irinl
and n other good can De- accomplished hN
the same means. the suggestion ts entitled
10 the legislatures favorable consldera-
ton
In his remarks on the subject ~ tax
reform the Governor IS on tho right line
The question has been So often discussed
that there remains nothing 10 say, hut
certainly % should not hc allowed couu-
~ 60 take out % enc state treasury more
than ~ pays boz and to contribute nothin-
whatever 90 the support OF the Ftatc gov
eminent To require the counties Co con-
tribute something 90 che support of their
public schools Gud 60 assess their proper
~ a. fair valuation. So that the burden
Of taxation mny boz equally ard Justly dis
trihuted. oughs 90 commend itself to tuo
conscience OF every right-thinkiur man
However. ! am extremely doubtful 10 the
reform is possible Of accomplishment
city Attorney Samuel y. Adams agreed
with Mr.. Saufsy us 90 The wisdom OF the
recommendation OF the Governor as go
changes OF venue in cases where 81 b.
dangerous to carry the defendant hack TO
the county OF the crimes commission for
trial. Indeed. this recommendation Of the
Governor seems 60 meet with favorable
reception among the members Of the bar.
generally. none Of whom was disposed TO
crtticisc or oppose BE-. His rerommcuda-
tions as 90 tax reform have been a part
OF the political creed of savannah for
years. 50 that they met with favor
here was nothing more than should have
been and was expected