Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-02

Wednesday, June z. 1918.
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tliNNhiuh lnHtl
Nanifotlly. the only thnp a. DO
about sac prison system DO ~ hHse "
cshnusiivols iNycaiinated not in %
Apirit ~ rampant politics. hu by meu
81 rui Htfutiiye mentality with The nin.
ri' puipoHr ~ rslnbnnhinR % upon "a
Funnd nufinrsn hnsiH
~ oeursr the lateHi arnsaiipn. thut
~ the breach between the governor and
Cnmmlaalunrr stamps VIII probably so
90 tho runfiH, 49, umi cpiands nend mot
onhhtfnfH thc work ~ the inNeafirht
inr committee
u muet hr remembered ,lfnt the opr
ditiun uf the HyHlsm lH net the flnlt
~ uuY onc administration ~ has heen
getting pfnNfefHtriy WORSE. apparently
fftW thr i.Hnhap administration down.
ai q rfrorH of policy huvp hccu attended
ht q chain af misfortune FOR which
upnr ~ tho administration wah a.
hlnme
81 must be- admliiod mat thu frerges.
utuffiuwe ana Yires. which have hoou
dlanHtrouF brought vnat lnanYs which
sonld not have been fnrescen and the
intcai misfortune that ~ loW pflooH
fnr GOTTEN acrsntuatcd hy bankruptcy
ana limited credit. cun ROT ho iuatiy
niirhuisd in official nciian nn Tar ~
Glitter tho rn.auu 90 Ferguson admin
iatfafinnh, ur their appelntrrH. are con
scncd
la addition 90 these considerations. 4
must nni hr fainotirn that the Tar
renuii,nn change ~ prison pulley IN.
Vulvod in the uhiitcfliinn uf the lena'
aVaiem and mudifYirN disciplinary
rcnuletlnna that had hons hrcu ln yorn,
have had their effect nud su have ths
thtff chauNor that profoundly affected
the ~ueaf -isipwinn Industry, which had
pvcuiur an important source Vt rryenu,
with the pfisun sYatom
Wher those thinKr are fairly con-
larlrd has hfonaminded men. we he.
ncva there ssiii he little rsaaon sor d
Wholesale rovel la politics. what q
needed rs "a thorough reing over vi ~,
system Ne plants ana ~ politics. @
the end thpl d future nrNnion 20 th
legislature may wUiRh Ar the clsvum
stances and probabilities AMI adopt
course thtt viii nei the HYstrm 1,
rinnts nnd rrmevc Il from the catenof'
~ political nr lOnialatiye contentious
The people ~ Texas want niisoi
seasnm that iH humane. corrective in
duatnpl efficient aud self suppotllnF
Th,y believe it posslhie 90 have q aelf
appearing avatem hecause ii has beer
arif suppurtine ia either days 10 rnnh
inn this adjective. il VIII perhaps b.
uccrhanrs "a riimitHir frum cnnHideI
aiion the muilplriN of iada and thenf
i,'a which have confounaed the cuun
ellis OF ~ managers and ~ tho lesisla
riseH fn years past
Il will also he neceaaafy IA We have
rented niii before, to look Ga tho syH.
ten ctcdis hN paylne oeisiaudins bill
ana selie,iuH the managers ~ sne wot'
4, ~ aitempllnn to conduct an meolN
ent nnitntinu economically and effi
cirutlNs
'rhai eccins to The Post C. be ih,
niattns l,elnt. because nuthirg ~ "a
hr painod Us artcrrlng indefinitely tao
payment az HONEST debts fer which the
state 81 feNnf ~ SPONSOR mrrclN he.
cauae continuation " circumstances
haH prevented the cnrrtpr ~ sufnvicni
revenues Ca meet current expenses
pf coNfae. II lA plain that nV rrogtVss
viii bn made isNatd safe ANA sound
conditions Il the anticipated investirn-
sion nhd subsequent action hN the les
laiatufe haaea upnn the findlngs as
sumo polticai sigpificance The peo.
tfle are heartily tired ~ the failures II
the prison nSstem and desire Us eeia
pletr rehabilitation al the earliest pos
nihir ircment