Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-27

(which he may be innocent, is barbarity
In sneaklng form, under the sanction
Iof law and those guilty Of practicing
ut evidence spirit as mean and CON
! temptlble as the malice which
Eliminates the midnight assassin.
Three years ago ] had the pleasure
Iof addressing this conference in
| Richmond My remarks were tcle-
|graphed throughout the nation and I
was hcralded to the world as a chief
executive who advocated mob violence.
! do not propose to 90 into a discus
sion Of that here; it is entirely beside
the question. suffice it for me to say
that in the south the lynching of a
man for the uncomfortable crime is
Ia protection to our civilization, while
the practice Of this third degree
violates the letter of our constitution
lat its most vital point and is a blow
to the whole spirit Of our institutions
In the south an aroused mob is an
outraged community which carries out
the law, but brushes aside with mighty
force the laws tcchuicalities and de-
lays. There is no hypocritical, sancti-
monious violation Of fundamental
rights under the cloak Of law bv those
sworn to uphold the law; the deed is
open and civilization and justice are
indicated And when mobs are no
longer possible, liberty will be dead.
The chief executive of state has
not more serious duty nor gravcr
responsibility than the obligation i'm
posed upon him i'm dealing with pris-
oners-and by prisoners / mean to in
pude those In jail awaiting trial.
Prisons Disgrace.
"a state or nation that allows its
prisoners TO suffer crucltics is guilty
of a greater crime than the prisoners
themselves have committed
I'VE have prisons and prison
methods in the United States today
which are a disgrace to any cIyiliza-
ton.
when 1 assumed the office Of gov
ornor of South Carolina, ! nauguratcd
In my state the parole system ana
granted hundreds of paroles. was
AS vigorously condemned ON the one
hand and as heartily praised ON tine
other for nearly every decision
reached upon each individual case. as
any man who has ever been in public
life in the history Of this country II
Jared not for the condemnation or the
praise. The parole system which / |
nduguratod was entirely successful /
out Of the hundreds of paroles
,rantcd, very few failed to lead good |
ives.
81 believe more firmly today than |
'ver before I'm the parole system rs |
he most advanced step that has ever |
ieen taken i'm prison reform.
Condemns Whipping.
'I believe that the whipping Of /
prisoners should be forbidden except |
n cases of wilful disobedicnce Of |
ules or acts Of characterization and /
hat then the whipping should be ad-
ninistcrcd only in the presence Of /
isinterestcd citizens Of good repute
Who are not connected i'm any way, di-
eCtly or indirectly, with the instiu-
ION The people of the nation would |
e Mortified II they knew Of the fear
nd brutality practiced i'm our prisons
he mcrciIcss whippiugs. the electric
hooks and other forms of shocking l
ruelty.
"lu the majority Of cases the family l
( prisoner suffers more than the
risoner himself. It seems TO me that
luch of this suffering could be re-
eyed by paying to the dependent
lWily Of a prisoner q small CompenSl-
on for the prisoners labor