The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-11

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! the surface, For the last twelve years
South Dakota has been producing more
per capita than any other state"
! II" Governor went on tC say that every
where on their route the party had met
with cordial receptions and people seemed
Elad to 80" them at pp ) point. His
state he explained, had spent good deal
! Of money on the prevention Of crime and
was working on the theory that the chill
dr"n should be developed not onymentally
but morally, in heart as well a. IN mind
with building up Of Christian character.
Gov. West began 10y explaining the size
OF Oregon and industrial conditions there.
Everybody knew about Oregon apples.
h" said. and they brought more in the
New York markets than home grown fruit
because, for one reason. they were packed
better. Their apples are packed by an
association and not by IN" individual
frut grower, so when you open box
yon are sure that every apple is as good
a. the ones on top.
y on know you get square deal on
apples hc said, and 1t is the same in
he government of the state. The first
thing we got from the politicians was the
Australian ballot and then registration
law so that they could not vote dead men
on election day. Then came the direct
primaries. The system We have now Will
bust any political machine. Then we
have the initiative and the referendum.
tout tn" finest of all is the recall | know
that some of those in the East were un-
easy bCCauS" IN some States the Judges
were included in the recall. hut all crooks
look alike to me lapplaiisel and no honest
Judge need fear being recalled.
y know what your problems are here
and we of the West can help you solve
them. We have room for the people from
your Cougested districts. where they can
have Gods sunlight and "A chance in life.
We have room for millions. We want
the best. but We extend a welcome to all
have been asked To speak on prison
reform If all the crooks were in Jail
and all those in Jail were crooks We could
shut the doors and forget about them
but many "a decent man who is among
strangers and has become intoxicated and
committed Il crime is put in Jail with
degenoratcs and when he comes out il
ruined physically and every other way.
Every man has som" good in him nm less
ne Is pervcrt. and We are trying to help
our prisoners develop this good"
Gov. West explained that they sent out
conviCis without guards to distant places
in the State and let them work their
sentences out on the roads and in making
the necessary improvements 10 state in
Stitutions. The plan had worked ont well
IN Oregon, he said, and he thought II
could essentially he applied anywhere.
TWO GOVERNORS REACH Williamson
Cows. T. L. Norris of Montana and
John b. Burke Of North Dakota addressed
a large audience in the Eastern District
branch of the Y NJ e. A. Marcy avenu.
and South Ninth street, Williamsburg.
Both spoke first of the excellent work
of the Y VI. E. 4. in their respective com
mouwealths and through the West gen
orally They asked the Y. VI. E. A. Of
the East 10 stand shoulder To- shoulder
with that Of the West in making good
American citizens
Gov Burke said il was the intention of
his p"opl" To keep 1t long time between
drinks. The Constitution of North Da-
kota had prescribed prohibition for twenty
years. In certain parts Of the State this
law had been disregarded. but not TO
speak of since his elect ion in lom.
~" added that "A great deal ot money
was being spent in building prisons for
criminals, money that he believed ought
To b" spent in tn" prevention OF crime.
RULES FOR SUCCESS PROMULGATED.
GOV Joseph T.. Carey uf Wyoming and
Gov. James Hawlev of Idaho spoke at
the East Side \ NJ E. A. I53 Fast Eighty
sixth street The audience was pretty
slim. Gov Carey. who spoke first. told
the y VI. &. 4 men that the Governors
were becoming somewhat weary and
somewhat worn In tho three weeks they
had hocn on the road he had slept IN a
Ned Just two nights and then had been
routed out after he had had about FIVE
hours sleep.
Gov Carey told Of coming to New York
when he was a hov and taking the steamer
Cornelius Vanderbilt for Troy where he
attended preparatory school He laid
DOWN three rules for the Young men
among bis hearers. Keep absolute con
trol over your habits don't drink and If
you smoke. smoke pipe or cigars. but
not cigarettes: tell III" truth and be abso-
la ttalN
ties. a reasonable amount of energy and
willingness TO work. | defy anybody or
anything tu keep YOU down" he said
Gov. Carey said that one of the first
wants of the West AT present Is men and
women who are wiling to work He
assured hls hearers that any man or
woman possessing this qualification would
be welcomed in the part If the country
he comes from and would receive every
opportunity there.
Gov. Hawley went Gov Carey one bet
ter in the matter of sleeping in beds he
has slept only one night IN "A regular bed
since the party started out He said that
their hosts in the East had supplied them
with as many a. three dinners in one
evening, but had not been So liberal with
sleep.
GOV, Hawley said it was one indication
OF the size of things in IN" West that the
party had been unable 10 take it, eXhi-
bition cars OF Western products to Wash
ington because the cars We're too hg To
go through the tunnels These cars were
left in Buffalo while the party was in
Washington
Tho Idaho Gov, nor seized upon the
opportunity - talk of IN" Northwest and
urged everybody who was not contented
with the way things were going with him
here to come out there and try it.
WHAT THEY'LL DO 10 DAY
This w.. q,
the MGvor and the Morcha nts Association
Pt the Waldorf Then thcy will 90 to the
City College TO hear President Finley and
Mayor Gaynor address th"m After this
will come the stea nboat trip, the salutes
from Castle Williams and dinner to-
night to he given in their honor bv Col
John A Sleichcr