The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-02
No. 80.

expression. Back I'm Indiana We have
learned that material progress IS safe
progress So long as wealth does its
part in suppressing vice. eradicating
and maintaining a. enlight-
ened democracy, properly safeguard
ed by law and order. Lawlcssress.
vice, disease, and ignorance unbriiied
do not exist where society is sound
and democracy sane.
Our Benevolent institutions.
Holding these views. our. citizens
have quite naturally given ssfne time
to doing the things sugg sted by the
better impulses of the heart. They
have not neglected to cultivate SYM
pathy for those OF their fellows, who
have been bereft Of reason or in sone
other manner rendered dependent
upon public favor Therefore, OFT Of
hearts of love and in recognition oe
their duty 10 society, the people Of
indiana r~c 1r---f-f7- lost generous
ly for tha;r '.senc c-.aiRal and de-
pendent classes. How 10 deal with
these rnfortrna' es properly is one OF
the most rorDlc~ing problems the
state is called upon TO solve. The
rate at which they are increasing is
appalling. and clearly indicates that
improved methods must be adopted
for dealing with the public wards or
the state. Beyond doubt Indiana has
Il t.
struction and management of her
penal farm. reformatory and benevo-
lent institutions; and yet, as one I'm
terested in the inhabitants of these in
stitutions and in those who may be-
come inmates thereof, / have not the
courage and the knowledge to assert
that We have always taken the wisest
course in the management of these
institutions. or to prophesy as to what
the future demands upon us will be in
dealing with these objects of public
care.
The States Detectives
Indiana is giving practical proof OF
her enlightened interest and public
spirit by adopting or creating new
methods and instrumentalities for the
care and cure of her afflicted and de-
fective population. She is now de-
veloping the colony plan for her
chronic insane. that they may have
the advantage Of outdoor life, with
it's sunshine and fresh air; and that
they may in a measure contribuee to
their own support by inv1gorating
work-by gardening, working in truck
patches, and taking part In the ac-
tivities of farm life-calculated TO I'm
prove both their mental and physical
condition.
Indiana has gotten away from her
formeN custom of trying to reform
law vmators by sending them to Jail
Jails are no longer recognized as
cures for crime. They are degrading
rather than regenerating in their ma
ture and effects. Nine out Of ten OF
those sentenced to jail come~oft more
strongly bent upon mischief than
they were when they entered upon
their sentences. This class Of law vtO-
lators will therefore be hereafter SEN
fenced to hard work on the penal
farm, where they will be kindly treat
ed ara given time TO see the error OF
their ways and en opportunity TO
make compensation 20 society. by lab
or on the farm and by making line
and crushing stone for commercial
purposes. 1t is believed that a stone
class of individuals : proper concep-
ton OF the duty they owe to them
selves and 10 the state, than will q
privilege afforded them 10 swap
stories over a deck OF cards IN a jail
CELL
Indiana's March Forward.
Indiana moves forward. Our state
was among the first states OF the
union to create board Of state charf-
ties, laying upon it the duty TO fnvesti-
gate the whole system OF public chari-
ties and correctional institutions and
to review the management OF any In
stitution, whenever the board believed
the same should be done, with the
view OF having errors corrected and
new and modern methods adopted
therein. The duties OF this board are
diversified, perplexing and arduous: !:
but its work has been performed most
efficiently and ia a manner that has
attracted attention and won approval
throughout the country. The Rev.
Francis II. Gayisk. fae spirited man
that he is, has loog bssn and pow 10
member OF this board: and he haR
quite recently brought honor 70 his
state by being elected president Of the
National Conference OF Charities and
Correction.
Indiana moves forward. Our people
are practical people. They believe
that the Lord helps those who help
themselves. They believe therefore.
that it is better TO prevent Illness
than IL is TO take chances on curing
illness. For this reason they are be-
coming more and more watchful or
sanitary conditions-they are champ
ions OF the public health.
The typhoid germ was discovered
In 1881. That same year Indiana IN
augurated her public health worh In