Arizona republican., 1913-08-17

1 Gnquestionably Ee is an abnormal
 man, he is defective. Why? What 1 chain of causes ma3C it impossible f-r hIm to resist the temptation ;hut l most men do resist so easily You l n,ny say he did not W tn; to resist it. 1 Are ,'cu certain that '.c was able to .tanU to do so? There gre scores Of things that you could not wish to 1 d). educated and trained as you are. It is very probable that there is a reason why John D5a could not wish t3 avoid this cr'::.e.
 Interactine Cause and Effect
 You may say that he was born q thief. on which hypothesis the blame would be laid to heredity; that he was trained from childhood to steal. in which event his environment must be held accountable; or that in spite of his excellent birth and his careful home training. he finally went wrong through lack of will-power. The psychology Of the crime of such a man is beginning to unfold: and effect and cause chase each other per- sistently. Why was he born a thief, or why was he trained to steal or why did his wi!I-pOwer fail in such tempta tiOns as come to most men sometime and somewhere? The cause of certain effect is the effect of some preceding cause. The son of thieving father soon becomes the. father of a thieving son. The product of vicious environment creates some where additional vicious environment The unexpected fall of the well-born and we'll trained, proves to be only the revelation of will that is ab normally weak.
 Our Theory
 The northern Indiana peniteatiary is managed on the principle that every human heart possess human attributes and that even the most hardened criminal nas vet within him a spark of the divinity that diffcr en.iates man from brute. We bc!-eve il Is our business not to eXtingulsh this spark but rather to enki7die it into a flame that will burn awoy me dross With which heredity. environ ment. weak will or. perchance, ac- cidental circumstances. have almost smothefed it.
 We believe that the object of the penal laws is. primarily. the good "f society. This good is promoted by restraining the criminal from further criminal acts; by inflicting upon him punishment that shall deter others
  possible. so that he may be restored ! useful member of the society which he has ,wrOnged.
 The imprisonment itself is both the punishment of the offender and the deterrent of others from similar acts. It should consist solely in the con- finement with prison waHs-the Ge privation of liberty. The experiences of ages has proved that any physical or mental suffering beyond this, not only retards reformation but actually destroys the deterring influence upon others.
 Our System
 Therefore, in the Indiana prison, north, all these further forms of pun ishment are abolished The hair Of the prisoners is not cropped short they are not dressed cOnspicuously mi peculiar garments. They are mum bered it is true for convenience of mail delivery. and designation of their laundry. For all other purposes. they are known by name. l personally know the name of every one of our 125O inmates I treat them as men; I make an earnest endeavor to de- velop their latent manhood; l keep before them constantly the open door of hope through possible parole or