Evening journal., 1910-10-25
ASK FAIR TRIAL
FOR OPTION
Kent County Grand Jury
Thinks Time Not OppOrtune
for ReSubmiSSiOn
OPPOSE HIGHER FREIGHT
RATES ON DELAWARE ROAD

special TO The tNbNllNO JOOfNNAl1.
DOVER, Del, Oct. 25-The work of
Professor Charles c. Conwell, the
publicist, who is foreman OF the Grand
Jury, was made manifest last evening
when the Grand Jury presented
special report of seventeen pages of
typewriter matter. II was read
patiently in court, and Chief Justice
Pennewill assured the Grand Jury
that copies would be sent to the Levy
Court, the Trustees of the State Hos
pital at Farnhurst, the Trustees of the
Poor for Kent county, and the Trus-
tees Of the New Castle County Work
house, and, to both houses OF the
Legislature.
The report is really a State paper.
It covers in detail every vital political
question.
II condemns dilatory tactics over
good roads and urges men of all
parties to get together and take ac-
tion that Will bring permanent sys-
tenn of roads to this State.
1t deplores the filling up Of a costly
institution like the State Hospital at
Farnhurst with persons other than
durable insane. "Our precarious pub
lie resources" It says. will not suf-
nee for such large public expendi-
lures.
The report says thirty cents a day,
instead of oyer forty, is enough to
pay the ,Ne~Castle Workhouse Trus-
tees for board of prisoners when the
product Of their labor is also re.
oeived and when they can be kept in
] Kant county an fIlour-r g.
cents.
The liquor laws and general en-.
toreement OF laws are touched upon
The report, in part, follows:
AT the February term We acted
upon A bills, of which Al were tru,
bills and ignored; at the Apri
term II bills, IA true and ignor
ed; at the October term 40 bills. 81
true and 3 ignored.
The fact that so large a percent
age Of the indictments in these bill
was for unlawfully selling spiritu
Gus liquors, suggests some commen,
While we recognize that reasonabl,
differences of opinion may exist al
to the best way Of controlling tn
liquor evil, we are I'm favor OF givinI
the Local Option Law enacted by thu
Legislature of 1906-O7, a fair chance
In order that it may have a fai
chance, it is needful not only that /
shNlS be let alone for a reasonable time
but that measures shall be taken Il
more effectually enforce and safe
guard the law. Among such measure
we would name more efficient polio
supervision and If practicable, som
transportation regulations. The Az
tOrney-General has been vigOrou
I'm action against violators OF this la
as we'll as against other laws. But
only small part of the violators al
apprehended,t the evils of the bushes
are not much lessened. To enforce
law feebly is but TO encourage il
fraction of the law. The -enforc
ment of this law would not seem
be impossible. AS an outlawed ind
vidual fees for his life or hides s
an OutlaWed business forsakes Il
= public haunts of men and endeavoi
, TO carry on its traffic in stable, BAR
, alleys and other unfrequented place
Efficient police supervision or pr
vate vigilance can do very much
, break this up. as is shown by whi
has been done IN certain parts of tt
county, notably Smyrna and MilfOr
, But since this is a public law, th
1 public officers of the State and cOuI
ty should, in our opinion, be locke
. to, to do their duty in its enfOrcl
ment and not leave il to private zei
and vigilance. Efficient police eI
deavor will cost the county much leE
than the trial and support OF viol;
tors of the law and of criminals mad
such by inadequate enforcement
the law. IL is our. opinion that III
2 Legislature should make a. mandl
tory upon the cOnstabulary Of Il
county, the same promptness
search and arrest In the case OF vil
lations Of this law as of any oth'
lawn Moreover, so long as spirituoI
liquors can be procured with eal
o from outside the county. the enforc
ment Of the law will be made mar
i time more difficult, II not impossibl
= After the law has been given a IA
chance both in time and In poliI
effort and i'm restriction of import
tiOn, II possible-if then, It sha
prove unsatisfactory and inadequat
this will be time enough to think
re-submission and OF some 9th
!. methods of controlling the evil.
- We AAolArU anu lhohfNNIA -
county almshouse and the county ia
Such institutions are very difficult
manage in an attractive and ide
manner because the occupants u
happily are most unfortunate and
= most paralyze benehcient effort OF q
well-nigh hopelessness of the tas
We believe that Sheriff and Mrs. NJ
- loney and Superintendent and MI
Powell have performed their diftict
tasks with fidelity and conscienuou
! ness. We are in favor of treatil
these unfortunate convicts and war
of the county as humanely and libe
! ally as conditions will justify, remel
bering that they. too, however, MARI
: by sin and affiction, are yet o
brothers. Service rendered iowa
= adding to the comfort Of the affiict
and to the reformation of the errai
= and degraded is a service rendered
God and to the individual conscien
as. we'll as to the county.
"We found at the present time
/ the almshouse 62 inmates, "a mall
! 2S females. In the Jail 30.
-. mic n 81 QffE