The Green Forest tribune., 1913-01-03
have not granted a pardon in but

IWO CcSSo pS1OI0 tue party COnFlCtSu was confined in the penitentiary.
 q have not pardoned any one con victed of mob violence.
 There might be an Isolated case or two to very these statements, but if there is am not aware of it.
 "A large number of the pardons is- sued by me have been for the purpose of restoring citizenship, remission of fines imposed in justice of the peace courts, those who have been given long sentences on the county farms"
 In many cases he said court off cials and prosecutors have come to him and asked and recommended that conviets be granted pardons on ac- count of some error in the conviction of the prisoner.
 In TO case, he said, had he granted a pardon without a thorough eXamina- tion into the case. He admits that in a few cases he might have made mis- takes
 In treating of crime Mr Donaghey gave three reasons that were, in his opinion. the leading causes of crime, they were:
 q. The sale of deadly weapons and the permitting of such weapons to be brought into the state.
 "2. The carrying of concealed weap- ons by the criminally inclined
 "9. The permission by the state of saloons within it's borders.
 Upon examination" said Gov. Don- aghey, q am sure that it can be shown that 75 per cent of the violations Of law are committed by men either drunk at the time or under the in r@.aence of alcoholic spirits
 - swing his anitdote for crime MT. Doaaghey said:
 The best way to suppress crime is to suppress the cause. Abolish the traffic in liquor in the state and you will remove the cause of threefourths of the crimes.
 "As to pistol toters, would in every case, in addition to a minimum fine of s100, impose a jail sentence of not less than 30 days. This would stop the wealthy gentleman from carrying a pistol. As the law now. stands, what does he care for violating it? He can easily pay $50-provided he is caught" :"
 Governor Donaghey said the state should have more drastic and effective laws for the protection of human life. Only in the case of absolute defense of home and self, should man be allow ed to escape punishment for his crime, according to MT. Donaghey's views.
 On the labor question Gov. Dona- ghey said that several protective measures should be passed and SUD- ported for the protection and con- ponsation of workingmen.
 Among the measures favored were:
 Providing for mine break-throughs.
 Forcing all railroads to have repair shops within the state.
 Preventing telegraph operator un- der 21 years of age and without pre- yious experience being given a posi- ton of responsibility.
 Establishment of a mining board.
 Compensation for employees or fam fly in case of death or injury.
 Examining and licensing of all bar eors
 Making it unlawful to force a man | 0 foin any union.
 Providing of suitable places for 'cse engaged in mining, etc., to Lathe, wash and change clothes. Protecting employees who are forced to enter and repair steam boilers, fire boxes and smoke chambers, while same are under steam pressure.
 To establish mine rescue station at Fort Smith.
 MT. Donaghey treated at some length with the conditions of the charitable institutions of the state.
 He said in spite of lack of funds and other necessities the institutions had been improved and had shown a gratifying improvement, especially the state hospital for nervous diseases. In this institution a great improvement had been made, both in accommoda- tion and method.
 All of the states insane are now ac- cepted and taken care of at the hospi- tai where formerly there was a dearth of accommodation and many insane patients had to be taken care of in county jails.
 MT. Donaghey makes the following statement in which he gives statistics of the hospital, while under the con trol of the charitable board:
 During the two years which ended November 30, 1912, there were admit ted 1,09S patients, which with the num- Der on hand at the beginning of that period, December 1, 1910, made 2,218 patients under treatment Of this number 555 have been returned to their homes sufficiently restored to enable them to again live without re- straint or treatment.
 Mir. Donaghey calls attention to the progress made by the state in it's school system and the remarkable growth shown.
 He said:
 "The public school system of !. our state during the last four years has made giant strides of progress. Our citizenship is more thoroughly awak- ened to the farreaching benefits of i'm lie here by the house Committee on Expenditures in the treasury depart