The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16

mai Institutions TO make frequent ar
pIinatiuU fer pardon. which are wholly
without merit. with resultant uu-
rest on the part of the applicant.
which IS highly detrimental To that
strict discipline SO absolutely uecps.
zary I'm almost a'I such institutions
- am also persuaded hat the indie.
terminate sentence law has failed -o'
accom- .'l-aiu- any good results. aud
rha, return To The old system would
be desirable.
IF the criminal ella .,. can be made
10 know that conviction. sentence and
punishment are sure. speedy and car-
tain. without hope Of pardon. rrpr.rge
communication of sentence or parole.
eXcep, in clearly meritortOus cases.
large falling off in crimes of all de-
scriptIOn would be Immediately notice
able"
The governor thinks that the Board
Df Charities and Correction is too lin
tied in its powers TO accomplish the
best results. He recommends re
organization that will establish
board with full control and custody
Of all the penal. correctional and char
liable institutions OF the state both
as to their management and financial
affairs
The governor aIludes To- the many
scandals that have arisen in cOuncc.
tiUn with public printing. stationery
ana supplies and says:
My recommendation is that the of
flee of supervisor OF printing and sta
tiOnery supplies be created. providing
for the appointment of practical and
competent printer who shall be under
bond, with a salary commensurate
with the Importance Of the Office. con
1ident in the belief that . saving Of
many times the salary and expense
Of the Office would result
My personal and intimate knowI-
edge Of the affairs and present cOndj-
iiOHs al the state ponilcntiary impel
me to suggest . possible remedy for
the evil Of Keeping the cunyicts there
confined in enforced idleness
State canal No. ! is an enterprise
upon which the state has already cN-
pended more than 5000 900 in cash
and labor. which sum of money repre-
sents an actual loss to the state. and
will SO continue unless some plan can
be devised to complete the canal to
the Arkansas river and utilize it for
the purpose OF irrigatug the more
than 10000 acres Of school and other
lands which lie under it.
"Worl, upon this canal was suspend
ed many years ago for the reason that
its completion as an irrigating canal
simply would result in no benefit to
the state, as all the waters flowing in
the Arhausas river daring ,nc Ir!gAt-
ing season were subject TO prior appro-
priatiOns.
My recommendation is that the ca
nal be completed to its intake at the
Arkansas river, and that it be made
the feeder to chain of reservoirs eX-
tending from the Grand Canon Of the
Arkansas river to a terminus at the
Fountain river. and which might
have no doubt would. be ultimately
extended to the eastern boundaries OF
our state.
The labor necessary FOR the com
pletion of the canal. and the construc-
ton OF the reservoirs. Coud b" sup
piled from the coEycts in the State
Fonttenrary, thus ahording steady
and healthfUl employment to these
unfortunate beings, and ultimately
furnishing the state with a site for the
establishment of a convict farm,
where the labor Of the convict could
be made profitable. wOu,d be pcrma-
ueul and eventually ue State pcni-
trnriary might become srn.sustaiu-
in"
1t is the opinion Of Governor Pea
body that under the present Jaw the
State Board OF Arbitration does not
accomplish enough good 10 warrant
the expense of sustaining it.
Ie recommends that the military
poll tax be abolished and the National
Guard suppuTlgl in some other man
nsr-
He THINKS that nasmuch as more
than Onc-third Of the amount Of the
military fund is expended for armury
rent that the governor should be au-
thOrized, upon ,ne recommendation Of
tin" military board. to purchase or con
stIuCt suitable buildings for armories
and arscnals
He expresses doubts as to the desir-
ability Of erecting permanent build.
ing at St. Louis as recommended by
the worlds fair commission.
He advocates the licensing Of resi-
dent and nonresident hunters Of game
and fish.
The County Judges Association.
composed Of all the county Judges Of
the state. with painsraking care ana
much labor. have prepared and will
submit to this assembly "A bill for an
act to regulate the treatment and con
troll Of delinquent children which |
commend to your seriDus considera-
tion.
Il believe that no bill which You
may be called upon to consider will
be Of greater Importance than this.
and if enacted into law the good re-
. suits which will be accomplished un-
der it will be ar reaching.
Il believe that a revision Of all the
statutes Of this state would be advis.
able. as this work has not been under
taken by the state nee the publica-