The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-14

Upol eport of such committee the
assembly would be enabled TO act in
diligently and foc the best interests
Of he territory
Wayward Juveniles.
The territory has never been able
to nae a contract with az insti u
len or the confinement and care of
-nu hful violatoes of he law. although
reou ests come frequently for the ter
ritory to AXE charge of incorrigible
Young persons whe cannot be control
LED b. parents.
: Again. under the laws OF the terri
tory. courts can sentence youthful Of
fender. TO the penitentiavy. If the
crime charged Is sufficient TO warrant
such punishment. There are several
lvery young boys now in the Kansas
trent, entiary. wso have been sent
ihere from Oklahoma. Some Of the
boy5 were sentenced when only
fourte, H. ffNeen and sixteen years old
The cou s are not IN the fault II Is
he law However such authority
granted b, law Is not in accord with
the higher ideals of a Christian age,
and Is contrary to the spirit Of our
/ American civilization
TO incaroerate young boys IN the
/ penitentlary is beyond question a
/ criminal making p ocess sanctioned
lby law A boy OF fifteen ia sentenced
/ TO a term OF wo or three years in the
Ihalifcnfia His term expires when
i he is still but little more than child
lHl5 Offelse may have been by no
means grevious one but the stamp
Iof ilfamy il upon his life He is
ruined and h knows 4 He has been
I in tho Deniten iaryl He who might
lhave been saved hy discipline not so
harsh. becomes a criminal By force OF
Lei cumstalces
/ Thi7 Is a serious problem submit
ted FOR your most conscientious con.
I Ia aratioa. A law to remedy this evil
would be a good thing for the terri
tory.
Pardons.
I Wits the exception of ci izenship
lpardons, which are authorized by law
no dicect pa dons have been granted
iduring the past year.
lt ie IN my lu gmel bad policy for
an exc ecu.iye o undo what he courts
1 have done unless convinced that The
convicted person r. Innocent or liar
he rulishment Is greater rhan the
offense merits
Thres per ong. an of them boys,
I have been re reclplents OF evecu-
iya clemeacy during the past year.
sefus B uncr. a boy of fifteen ,eors
ot age. sentenced to Re hung Ia Pot
lawatomie cou1 was granted "a
crmwp 81 t0n OF eoalelCe 10 lite i'm
prlsoam Cicvy Hopper young
/ noi SEN lc q 50 one year n he pen
telraiy from kiowa county was
gran ei p Communication of sentence Ia
SIX months Imprisonment ia ,be ccUa
ty Jail Aaron Wharton bcv was
enced % orc year p ina pani-
teltlar from Logan county, Ire had
been Coahn q ir the Logan county
iail several mo- hs after antcnc0 as
q coutagious disCa in tho iail pre-
ven ed his imme iate rem1,u 10 an.
sing lip was given one moalr nn of
nlcncc in addition 90 tlut. allowed
Cor good behavior
Election Laws
eho election laws should ba chang
cd U1ier tta ezifing law ,he Vul
of the geoDle calno. olways be tx
pressed The phraseology ~ tha law
'hOuld Do made O plain and free from
ambiguity that tho voter can ca his
eallo, m'eliigently and that ;he courts
con intgrpre he law Ga case of con
test
The light unde- the eXisliag law
20 race the ~ame OF one ca1'ila,
twice uuon h ballot is confnslps e-,l
disanproYel De ne people geaeral
~ vr ~ o0ii 'rni ri i1ffn-
AZ act % smplify our election laws
"o'''d teinly NEE the lpNrNsl At
all ise people
uni'ed States Geological Survey.
The emn'oyees of the United states
feo'oeicai survey freuuent'y are en-
harrassed in the prosecution OF th1r
work by individuals VINO refuse TO