Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-13
Councilm Blakely Talks of The
 Legislature
Delivers Lecture on The Making Of
 Drunkards
(From Saturdays Da,ly.)

Aii'H DaiysD
 "Chanccs are good that the Tcrritor. nal pcnitcntlary will bc moved from Yuma to some point in Yavapai county by the present Legislature" said w. q. Blakcly, a member of the Council from Mohavc county Wednesday evening to a Journal Miner man, as he boarded the sou,hbound train for the capital.
 "As usual, Yuma is asking for an other t5o,o0o appropriation for the inn provomont of the pcniicntiary, he said "but it has been shown that the Territory does not own the ground upon which the prison stands and | do not believe that many members will favor spending more money improving land to which the Territory has no title. AS far as l know all the mem. bcrs of both houses from the northern counties favor Yavapai as n suitable site for the institution and it seems ap. parent that this country will get the institution if it wants it.
 "All the members appear to be level headed business men and number of them agree with me that Yuma is not n suitable site for n prison on account of it's hot climate in summer; besides it is not centrally located in the Ter. ritory. l am m favor of Yavapai coun. ty being selected as the place for it, provided the people here want it.
 "I look for some good legislation to be enacted" he continued. "Thc anti.gambling bill passed the lower house unanimously and only. two voted against it in the upper house. These two were in favor of tho bill, with the exception that they thought April 1 was too short n time to give the gam. blers of the Territory to settle their business affairs if they desired to leave 1 for other states
 'I look for n mine tnx bill, which will bc far to the mining interests. to be cnactcd,' hc added. "I believe that the bill introduced by your coun. cilman, Major Doran, will he passed. Some of its provisions may he changed, but in the main it appears fair 10 me. The producing mines will be compelled Co bear fair share of the expenses of government and inc non producers will not be subjected io heavy tax. The time is ripe m this Territory for move in this direction.
 "Thc miners of Mohavc county.u hc declared, "appear to favor a high liquor license law. If l had my way about 1t would abolish tho liquor traf. dc entirely. This high license will place the trade in the control of rich men but will not stop the making of drunkards. It occurs to me that most young men who become addicted to the liquor habit start drinking in the swellest places and after becoming slaves to it become habitucs of the groggcries. High license may be step m the right direction. It may but the low dives and groggories of the mining camps out of existence but l believe tho time is fast coming when saloons will be abolished entirely. Liquor is | The cause of great many becoming in. mates of insane asylums, not to speak or the number of murders and other crimes it causes. Men, who under or. dinary conditions are well meaning. commit the most hcinous of crimesI when under it's influence and I am of the opinion that it K wrong to hang n man who commits murder when under its influence. He should be confined in the ponitcntiary and forced to work Tor the benefit of the state. l am op. posed to capital punishment. IL does little good except in extreme eases. consider II relic of barbarism.u inc veteran attorney. judge and legislator concluded