The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-09

own a penitentiary Before the con-
Victs are taken from the lease system
penitentiary should be built and
built on the prison farm. Under the
lease system there was paid to the
state for the year 1910, 66,13481
Deducting Incidental expenses, sala-
ries of supervisors of convicts, appro-
priation for State Reform school, etc,
aggregating for 1910 about $4,000
there was left about $346,o00, all of
which was apportioned to the various
counties in proportion to their as
sessed valuation.
BUILD A PENITENTIARY.
In my opinion, the convicts should
be leased for from two to four years
more, the legislature appropriating, of
the funds derived from such lease, an
amount of money sufficient to build a
suitable penitentiary. Out of this fund
there should also be appropriated
money to build a hospital for the ne
gro insane-same to be built on this
1900 acres of land. It is best for all
people-for the sane and insane-to
work. There is not sufficient land at
Chattahoochee suitable upon which
the insane who are competent to work
can be employed. Under no circum-
stances should they be worked on the
roads until a penitentiary has been
built. There are certain convicts who
should never be worked on the roads.
Section II of the Florida declaration
OF rights declares That no one shall
be deprived of life and liberty or
property without due process of law
In section Rights and justice shall
be administered without sale, denial
or delay Right and justice have
been too often considered as but of
secondary Importance to due process
of law. In 1878, the Parliament of
England passed law authorizing the
high court of England to regulate
all matters Of pleading and practice.
One of the rules adopted was sub
stantially the same as that recon-
mended by the American Bar Associa-
ton, and which passed the Federal
House Of Representatives by a unan-
imous vote. No judgment shall be
set aside or reversed or new trial
granted by any court of the United
States in any case civil or criminal
on the ground of misdirection of the
jury or the improper administration
or rejection of evidence or for error
as to any matter of pleading or pro-
cedure unless in the opinion of the
court to which application is made,
after an examination of the entire
cause. it shall appear that the error
complained of has resulted in the mis-
carriage of justice
"The legislature of Florida, 1911,
passed such "a law. Recently the
people of California have adopted this
proposition as an amendment to their
constitution. I sincerely hope that the
next legislature will submit such an
amendment for ratification or rejec-
ton to the qualified electors of the
state of Florida.
THE question is whether Due Pro-
cess of Law is the end and aim of
all law, or whether Due Process of
Law is only the means by which right
and justice shall be administered with
out sale denial or delay
THE INTERSTATE FAIR.
The governor spoke of the success
of the fair. referring specially to the
excellency of the fowl exhibits, cattle,
hogs, the agricultural, the woman's,
and the school exhibits. The western
portion of Florida is now getting to
be a great corn producing section,
three or four counties averaging as
much as As to SO bushels of corn per
acre; sugar cane, cotton, various kinds
of hay: all showing a great agricul-
turaI country. He stated that Pensa-
cola had been under five flags. With
the completion of two or three new
railroads now being built, and with
the great Deep Water Port, that PEN
sacola would soon be under the sixth
flag; the flag of great prosperity. to
which she is entitled on account of her
unrivaled natural advantages and the
intelligence and progressiveness Of her
people.