The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-06-13

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shop or foundry, as may be,
and as he stays there for some
lengthy period, he generally be-
comes well acquainted with his
men and they likewise grow to
know and understand their officer.
There IS established IN most shops
good feeling between men and
officers, particularly SO as the
officer becomes familiar with the
idiosyncracies, temperament and
individual peculiarities of the men
under his supervision. Good
judgment is requisite here and
is invariably shown.
As has been stated "a feeling of
confidence is established between
officer and prisoner barring the
disturbing element, which some
times though seldom, comes to the
front and becomes obstreperous.
There is, of course, the cantanker-
Gus and contumacious prisoner
here, and while much patience and
forbearance is exhibited toward
him, still there are times when it
is absolutely necessary to squelch
him and give him what coming
to him." Then, of course, 1t be-
comes a case for Judge" Weyler,
who knows just how to handle such
men. While patience and forbear-
ance are we'll in their way and
while they are generally worn
threadbare before any action is
taken involving the disciplining
of a man, it has to be borne in
mind that the penitentiary is Meth
er a kindergarten nor a ladies'
seminary and that all such disturb
ers have to be handled as suits the
EFFICIENCY of the case.
No man need leave the institu-
ton stranded; should he have ex-
pended all his money, maybe for
his home folks, or should he not
have any money to his credit, the
institution will provide necessary
funds to take him back to his
home. The inmates at all times
stand ready and willing to chip
in toward purse for any deserv-
ing man who leaves here Temporal
rily embarrassed. and we regard it
as a privilege to be permitted to
assist in a case Of this kind.
Men leave here with a respect
for law, order and Justice. There
is no bitter feeling no sense of out
ragged manhood, only a deep re-
solve to profit by the lesson meal
culated here. One man on leaving
an old, habitual criminal, who
had done time" in prisons all
over the country and who had just
completed a nine-year sentence
here's on record as stating that
more men left the Maryland Peni-
Tertiary with firm revolve to do
right and well equipped to do
50 than to his knowledge, left any
other prison.
While small percentage of men
in prisou become apathetic and
lose all interest in life, the MAORI.
ty of prisoners do not allow their
present condition to depress them
to too great an extent. If they
are sensible and think at all,
they must not do so. We do not
permit our present. surroundings to
overwhelm us or to influence our
minds orr factions to the detriment
Of our well-being
Somewhat surpris ing, too is it
how one becomes used to ones en-
vironments. People outside natur-
ally shudder at the idea of being
in prison confined behind the bars
Of prison cell. Rightly 50 too,
for it is far from being the purpose
to advocate the pleasures of the
same, but it is curious from a psv-
Geological point of view to search
onerelf for ones impressions as to
this condition.
On first viewing the cell that is
to be ones dwelling place for
number of years one is depressed
and somewhat disheartened at the