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THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE, FKIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1S94. The GAZETTE. Issued Every Friday Morninsr by FRANK OOIST OVER SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Per Year,. , S2 00 Six Months 1 00 Three Months 7a j cw, uuiuv.uuk Kin-ie c.pies 9 r 1 the right and freedom of crim per Year, (when not paid m advance) I 60 . , a , , , , ... , Entered at the Post Office us second class matter. at Corvallis, Oicon. REASONS FOR A NEW JAIL. Ever since the county of Ben ton was organized she has been in need of a jail. True, she has a shack, built over thirty years ago, that goes by the name of a jail but it has been a continual source of annoyance and danger to the officers and expense to the county. It was never a substan tial building, and during the past fifteen years many desperate char acters confined therein have bro ken away and secured their lib erty which they still retain. The intense longing for liberty which seems to possess the mind of the average criminal confined in the old bastile, has, with few exceptions, been gratified soon after their incarceration.- Wheth er this desire for freedom has been caused by the lack of hos pitable treatment on the part of the officers, or, from the foul atmosphere resulting . from the imperfect sanitary condition of the building, is a matter of con jecture. At any rate, few of its illustrious inmates have cared to tarry long within its whitewashed walls, without attempting an escape, in which their efforts have, as a rule, been crowned with success. Of course there is no desire on the part of the coun ty court to interfere with the lib erties of persons who, by their law-breaking proclivities become a menacejto the peace and safety of the community. This would be wrong. The rights of crimi nals should, under no circum stances be interfered with. While it is true that there are county courts, even in Oregon, which have disregarded this idea of sen timent in favor of the law-breaker, the com ty court of Benton never have. No, they appear to think that 'protection of society should be a secondary considera tion and that if a criminal does not wish to stay in the county boarding house, why, he ought nnt to be forced to do so. That is why a building has been pro vided that will permit those who ltavei:inadvertently gottari;within its confines, to go on their own recognizance simply by removing a few bricks from .the wall, saw ing off a portion of the outside door, or cutting a hole in the floor. This sentiment in favor of law-breakers is certainly com mendable and should be encour aged. Under the present system a great deal of unnecessary labor is required before these peculiar society gentlemen can gain the tresh air and mountain retreats which they so long for. Besides this, their wearing apparel is liable to become soiled in making an exit on the ground floor. This necessitates their immediate ap pearance upon the street in d rather disheveled and unattrac tive condition, and the custom now in vogue should be abolish ed. The sheriff should be instructed to tunr'these gentle men loose in the courthouse yard hereafter, and in that way all the trifling inconveniences which f i I now beset the the liberty-loving criminal, when he attempts to effect an exit from his suite of rooms in the county hotel, would be entirely obviated. Besides this, the beautifully polished floor, 'delicately tinted white washed walls and the massive arched door at the main entrance, would retain their beauty and attractivenesss. The way the tenants of ' this time-honored structure have marred and mis used its interior is really a shame because its value as a relic of nineteenth century jail architec ture is greatly deteriorated. Turn the prisoners loose -or else tie them to a tree in the park by means of a cotton string. In this way the. building would remain uninjured and prisoners might gain their liberty without effort Of course there are some few person's in the community who believe that fellows like Scott and Hall should be confined and safely guarded until after their trial, but this is a foolish old fashioned notion, and those who are discreet will never express such a sentiment publicly, for it might reach the ears of the coun ty court, and they would very . much dislike to hear that anyone in the county is dissatisfied with their action in the premises. The court is possessed of such a tender heart that it would not for the j world place a serious impediment in the way of a prisoner's freedom. Sheriff Osburn suggested the advisability of taking Scott to Eugene for confinement. The court up there were men that considered the welfare and safety ! r tll inais ana naa causea a jan to oe built of substantial materials that would not permit the. escape of its inmates. This the county court of Benton county were cognizant of, and fearing that Scott might be unable to gain his liberty if placed within its walls, the request .of Mr. Osburn was not complied with. After Scott's first escape the request to take him to Eugene wras repeated but the court again declined to consider the proposition, know ing that the people up there would have no better sense than to keep him. Several prominent taxpayers have expressed themselves as be ing favorable to the erection of a new jail, with all the modern improvements such as ventila tion, sewerage, waterpipes, sink, closet and other home comforts. These conveniences together with an abundance of fresh air might, however, cause a desire on the part of the prisoner to for sake his liberty in order to enjoy the pleasures and comforts of his quarters, and therefore should not be thought of for a moment. The desire for freedom which seems characteristic of Benton county- prisoners should not be discouraged. While all these thoughts regarding the rights a 'id liberties of criminals should be carefully considered and re membered, the safety of the jail should not be lost sight of. Because of the many fond mem ories which cluster around the old moss-covered building, and its value as a relic of "de days jis arter de wah," no good citi zen of Benton county should permit it to be mutilated by care less tenants in their leave-taking, who have no thought for its value as a relic or appreciation of the antiuqe" in art. The majority of these tenants seem totally devoid of tender sentiments for the old structure and its picturesqueness; they show no regard for its weak and infirm condition; they have never been taught to revere the memory of the time honored structure although numerous of their friends and associates.have spent many joyous hours. within its whitewashed walls. They have abused, mutilated, and dis figured this friend that has har bored them in;, 'their hours of tribulation and sheltered them in the time of storm. For the benefit of those citizens who do reverence the old structure for what it has done and who have a tender regard for it on account of its ails and frailties of old age, the building should be preserved. JOut of respect for the court's kind and solicitous regard for the liberty of the prisoners, they should not be deterred from effecting exit, although the struc ture t is somewhat mutilated thereby; but since there exists in. tne bosoms 01 tne pioneer a tender sentiment for the preser- vatiou of the old building on account of its gallant attempts and herculean efforts to discharge its duties as a public servant, something should be done. There is but one way by which the feelings of the court may be respected and the building pre served. That is to place a bul letin board within the jail asking as a special favor to; those to whom the building thus become endeared, that the tenants refrain from marring the interior of the bililding and informing thein that upon application, the court will permit them to effect an exit through the main entrance. This will also save them the unnecessary labor and incon venience of cutting their way out, A telephone line should also connect the jail with the sheriff's residence so that in case a sudden departure was antici pated that officer could be com municated with without any un necessary delay. In the event the officer was out of town the keys could be left in a conven ient place. But better than all these suggestions would be to remove the lock from the outside to the interior and leave the keys in possession of the prisoners. They would in that way avoid intrusion from outsiders and also suit their own convenience about leaving. If the court will not consent to this plan a new jail must be bijilt or the hearts of the pioneers and a .majority of our citizens will be rent by the ultimate destruction of the present one by careless tenants. . . . Gazette store for fine stationery. THE SENATORIAL OUTLOOK. The Portland Chronicle, a pa per favorable to the election of Mr. Dolph to the U. S. senate, in discussing the senatorial ques tion makes these remarks of prob able candidates: The senatorial situation is be- ; coming interesting. The larfe republican majority in the legis- lature has emboldened a number of prominent and popular repub ' licans to contest with Senator ; Dolph for the prize to be given : out next January. Senator ; Dolph has made a splendid record on the financial question. He has spoken and voted against sil ver mouometalism in a most ef fective way. He has called at-. tention clearly to the fallacies of fiat money advocated by the pop ulists, and in many ways has counteracted the bad impression of Oregon our rampant populists, especially the governor, have created. He has been endorsed in this by a great plurality, at the most warmly contested elec tion Oregon has' ever held. This would seem to make Mr. Dolph the ideal candidate for senator, but there are other considerations and many complications. Mr. Dolph's very excellence of. ac complishment has made him es pecially objectionable to the free silver faction of the party, ad mittedly strong in numbers and certainly intensely in earnest. While opposed to any gold stand ard man, they are especially op posed to him because he made a record which he cannot ignore. Any other man would be more satisfactory than him. That a strong fight will be made by the silver men to secure a senator in sympathy with their financial theories is certain, and failing in this they will make the best com promise possible on some man not burdened with so positive and radical arecord as has Mr. Dolph. Already Binger Hermann, C. W. . Fulton, Thomas H. Tongue, D. ; P. Thompson, Sol Hirsch and H. W. Corbett are mentioned, and before the legislature meets no doubt several others will come into more or less prominence in that connection. Of those men tioned Hermann has been re elected to the house, and the dis position will be to keep him there where he certainly is very useful. Mr. Corbett is almost as objectionable to the silver men ; as Mr. Dolph, and is not in vig- orous health. Mr. Thompson has squared nis sails to tne. silver j breeze, but has not yet caught ': the popular fancy. Mr. Hirsch, is, so to speak, considerably "out of the swim. " This leaves Mr. j Fulton and Mr. Tongue as the : most prominent candidates in op- position to Mr. Dolph. Both are popular, both are life-long and hard-working republicans, both are sound on the financial ques tion without having provoked the active hostility of the silver men, and both are in the prime and vigor of manhood. The fight of the silver men to secure a free silver senator is probably destined to failure, but the same can not be said of their fight against Mr. Dolph in favor of some man less objectionable to them. 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