Milford chronicle., 1910-10-28

break this up as is shown by what has
| been done in certain parts of the county
4 Smyrna and Milford But since this is a
public law, the public officers of the State
and county should, in our opinion, be
looked to-, to do their duty in its enforce
ment and not leave it to private zeal and
vigilance. Efficient police endeavor will
cost the county much less than the trial
and support of violators of the law and
of criminals made such BY inadequate
enforcement of the law. II is our opin-
ion that the Legislature should make it
mandatory upon the constabulary of the
county, the same prOmptness of search
and arrest in the case of violations of this
law as Of any other law Moreover. so
long as spirituous liquors can be procured
with ease outside the county. the enforce
ment of the law will be made many times
more difficult, if not impossible. After
the law has been given a fair chance
both in time and police effort, and in re-
striction of importation, if possible-if
then, it shall prove unsatisfactory and
inadequate, this will be time enough to
think of re-submission and of some other
methods of controlling the evil.
1--WE visited and inspected the county
almshouse and the county Jail. Such
institutions are very difficult TO manage
in an attractive and ideal manner be
cause the occupants unhappily are most
unfortunate and almost paralyze bcneh-
cient effort of the well-nigh hopelessness
of the task. We believe that Sheriff and
Mrs Maloney and Superintendent and
Mrs Powell have performed their diff
cult tasks with fidelity and conscientious
ness. We are in favor of treating these
unfortunate ConviCts and wards of the
county as humanely and literally as con
ditions will justify, remembering that
they, too, however, marred by sin and
afliction, are yet our brothers. Service
rendered toward adding to the comfort
of the afflicted and to the reformation of
the erratic and degraded is a service rem
dered to God and to the individual con-
science as well as to the county.
I'VE found at the present time in the
81 inmates, "a males, Is te-
males. In the Jail 80.
1T may not be amiss to call attention
to the fact that the allowance at the Jail
for the support of the prisoners is 80
cents per day, while at the workhouse,
they charge 40 cents per day and this in
the face of the fact that the Workhouse
convicts are a source Of some revenue to
the institution. 1t would seem that an
effort should be made in the name of JUS
tice and inter-couuty auity to induce the
authorities to reduce their
charges.
Since the carrying OF concealed deadly
is in very many cases with the
intent of disturbing the peace and since; .
g.. ..Nr .F
crime that is committed is due to the
having of such weapons upon the person I.
at the time of the row, which results IN
crime, we are strongly in favor of strln- /.
gent enforcement of the law against the .
of such weapons.
1--WE favor am economic Improvement I
in the condition of the public roads, but /
not such improvements as would be eN- [
tremelv burdensome to the taxpayer and I
almost Conhscatory OF property, We 1
favor road improvements IN winch nation, I
state county. hundred and individual /
shall all have a hand the nation encour- /
aging the state; the state the county; the I
county the hundred and the hundred I
the individual, each large uuit-making I
liberal appropriations conditioned upon /
The subordinates raising certain definite /
sums.
"We condemn and protest against the /
growing customs of committees and COM
missions, having in their hands the eX-
1enditurc of public approTriations,in eN
bending beyond the sums appropriated
md thereby running the Stateaud county
II debt and presuming upon financial
,odies masking good the deficiencies We
ire in favor Of such indebtedness CON
racted in excess Of fappropriatins being
rational debt, contracted by the MEM
,ers of the committees or commissions
or the payment Of which the State and /
lunty are by no means responsible.
We favor the strictcst economy con-
istent with efficiency and dignity in the