Evening journal., 1910-10-25

the Jail for the support of the pTis-
oners is 80 cents per day, while. az
the workhouse, they charge 40 cents
per day and this. i'm the face of the
fact that the workhouse convicts are a
source of some revenue TO the institl-
tion. It would seem that an effort
shou/- - made In the name of justice |
and inter-county amity to induce the
workhouse authorities to reduce their /
charges.
"Since the carrying of concealed |
deadly weapons is In very many cases |
with the intent of disturbing the peace |
and since, as a matter of fact very /
much of the crime that is committed |
is due TO the having Of such weapons |
upon the person at the time OF the /
row, which results I'm crime, we are !
strongly IN favor of stringent enforce /
ment OF the law against the carrying |
Of such weapons.
Eve favor an economic improvement |
in the condition of the public roads,
but not such improvements as would
be extremely burdensome TO the tax
payer and almost confscatory OF
property We favor road improvements
in which nation, state. county, hum
dred and individual shall all have a
hand-the nation encouraging the
state: the state the county; the county
the hundred, and the hundred the in
/ dividual, each large unit-making lib
eral appropriations conditioned upon
the subordinates raising certain def
mite sums
I'VE condemn and protest against
the growing custom of committees
and commissions, having in their
hands the expenditure OF public ap-
preparations, in expending beyond the
sums appropriated and thereby rum
ming the state and county i'm debt and
presuming upon financial bodies max
ing good the deficiencies. We are in
favor Of such indebtedness contracted
in excess of appropriations being a
n t0nal debt. contracted by the MEM
bers Of the committees or commissions
for the payment of which the state
and county are by no means RESPONSE
BILE.
I'VE favor the strictest economy
consistent with efficiency and dignity
in the management of county affairs
and do not look with favor upon in
creases in the number of Offices or
the salaries and emoluments attached
to them.
"The railroad that passes through
our state deeply concerns every
county. Since the Delaware division
of the Pennsylvania railroad is cheap
Of construction and since it Is one OF
the most profitable branches of the
Pennsylvania railroad system, fe
think that Delaware aud especially
Delaware farmers, who contribute
most of its profits should get some
benefits from their level territory as
natural asset of the state and
counties and from the proftableness
Of their division as compared with
other less profitable divisions. We
accordingly protest against the pro-
posed increase of freight rates on the
Delaware division, especially since
the kinds of freight furnished by this
division are the very ones upon which
the increase is proposed to be levied
The railroad herein seems to show a
disposition TO impose upon their best
patrons and 10 drive a free horse to
death or rother to drive a horse 10
death because he is horse at their
mercy.
while the hospital for the insane
at Farnhurst is a state institution It
likewise deeply concerns each county.
This institution has become an in
creasing and excessive burden TO our
precarious revenues. While we favor
the kindest tcare of the mentally de-
ranged. we are Of the opinion that
greater care should be given 10 the
admission Of inmates. The care OF
the insane is a duty that devolves
upon the state or county, but the care
and support of degenerates and the
feeble-minded is a duty that falls
upon the family. We favor admitting
only the insane 70 this institution.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles s. Conwell. Foreman,
. &C. L. Williamson. Secretary"