New-York tribune., 1902-02-19

portant feature and but one member Of that board
appeared
INSANE WILL BE FULLY PROTECTED.
n Aq ,hd m Hg9ne 80 b any IS @ eT of
inspection, and is the protection Of their rights en-
creased power lodged in the LInacy Commission
operate to the disadya antaSe OF Jne Syslsn ~
the negative for the following reasons. and my con
ijoTa ~ ~ nv, rslsslI.r If SEat has Occurred Il,
otbCr S,11cesF ,I5 ~ ~ rasI1irs sC~ompi=hed in
our own commonwealth. by deprivins The local
possessed While it is true that a more eficient
administration has prevailed duTing the Iast stew tsw
years there Is no guarantee that these condltleIS
,hTs 1bo,1zaD5 4, Is IitsiI1@ irnortsnt thar moth
ing sbonIS he done 10 mar in anT Tav the eficencv
of administration, and I should not hesitate ~
withhold my signature from this bin were ccn-
vtnced that such a result would follow But II "a
fact that al Of tns scandals ana ana al. 2I 51e
of This branch of The state government have r.
vvbiIa on the co1rr9rv no Governor no msttsr
what his political afBliations may have teen he's
loving ThereforI Would rather trst system
has been almost constantly under suspicion.
sUBJECT is NOT NEW.
That this subject is not d one is shown by
a few excerpts from the messages Of some Of thoss
VINO have preceded me in the suhernatorial 9hce
Governor Cleveland SpeShlnS Or tns ioeal noaIos
erftuItously performed the duties they have as
pg'ITG ~ 70 ' Tfev ver irv W 5 mSo5
~ Lsir -so-r1a ton rom rts sIsreT,sGt ~ tTs
e bSf mncb II tbsf Is defective snd EpengTs ggT in
the present management OF these Institutions Is at
,,1syti, 49,. ~ 7, dt ,
trasting with the centralized control in Jhe
no good reason why similarly favorable results can
TO the control and management Of the business
with the plan adopted whore large private interests
are involved IL has the advantage OF concentrated
Governor Flower SAYS: The trouble with the old
system has been that the local managers have been
otGerS OF the institutions, and by reason Of this
There is EMarantee that this might not oCer IN
risk OF neglect 81 SDSipl-lty IS Unused the
- ,@keIn9r Hil saws speaking of the state Board
adoption of a new system The expepsas ~ ~ o, on@
ssrc,,ii lions are annually increasing with
ot"ial whose time and talents can be 5ayC+s5
Of &yerPor Black says "A pauper is not because
oI or ms insanity. entitled 70 eNtravasant fare or
gorgeous surroundings. The large nsiorifv -
and contr,bt ann mfGn9ntcS live in The hunblest way
bmTI'5Gttont. Justice 70 Them viii permit ana
quarters holding some Of the states insane 'he
ENTRAvAGANT COST SHOWN
erenCes just quoted-whv such st-itt' 1u9 ref-
tnfn1s pI Tb me local MANAGEMENT Of these insti-
,5sn Thar Of Mr. Apgar. who in IS7s rspor1sI I'M
buildings at the Hudson RiTsr H3sDrs 81 is the 5sTs
dwellings, in Dutc5ess CoynIP TPlt9 cost & for private
I.Ii'd cost or the buildings at the Midiletovvn
,ri,ate W-1T, -: W6ue the per caPiJs of
& cT"uWltnSJanding ms this arraisnment il was s1lbse
the s. Lawrence. Hospital were sTeCta5 ysLS,tr
inss Of he Buffalo Hospital mich coet ne tae 90 build
capita. comparison with private dveiIirrgs p, n
the counties Of Erie and ST Lawrence vro,liSS ~ III
aouotedy show the same startling disparity NJ
folly OF the expenditure Of public money IL T E
that the cost OF the ten most Expensive
hoIHs IN America would probably not exceed n "a,
The claim was made then as now that the s+,..
CouId aHord 10 eNpend greater sum ana rE,,s
te1tion is shown by refere1ca re7s ms rs con II
APgar 70 report Of legislative investfrstio- a.
who could be cured any one Of rhezs
lnsJItHIions could also have been cured az one ~
anxious 10 pr3dues he bsst r1 TOT 5000 and are
ONLY 10 consider the one Institution under thair
care ana this Is apt 70 produce a liberal scale ~
rSkSsI "a ule Wnlch more direct supervision il
THIS same investigation showed that s,lperiutAr-
TeS a Wers receiving salaries from SO 2ls down %
cepi clothing, while the tenure Of ONCE was Ger
II at this time that the Binghamton Hosr,-
tai authorities were cited before the Senate -
superintendent Of the Mi6dIetown asII,,r ~ ~ me ne
called before Governor Flower and MS esiSpatfS-
demanded. but he was protected by his bosrS a.
managers who prevailed upon the Governor IN
withdraw his request for his RESIGNATION ~
An investigation at the Hudson River IJosDt.,t
showed. among other things a decrepit sunsri1
tendent who was anxious 70 resign bur vas pre-
and that during this term Contract was mas g.
meat at an expense OF two and half cents per
pound more than the market rate. at loss 70 the
TO THE SOUTHWEST VIA ATLANTA AND
MONTGOMERY.
One One day In Atlanta using Seaboard Air Line Rvs
Tain =. known as Sea board Fast Mall leaving
w SO street Ferry r R. Il 10 a NJ Sleeper