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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.
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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.
Many sidewalks about town
are in a horrible condition and
should be repaired without delay.
Sooner or later a damage suit
will bring the city to its senses
in this respect.
ITCHING AND SCALY
Dreadful Skin Disease 9 Tears. Kn
tire Body Covered. Doctors and
SIcdicinea Useless. Gave up
as Useless. Cured by
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skid, disease, w uen i first
felt it, there appeared a few
email red spots on my
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epreadingslowly. It started
the same on my back, be
tween my shoulders. A
few days after the spots
turned pray , and began itch
ing. Small scales would
fall off, so it continued
spreading all over my bodv.
I tried all the patent medi
cines I could think of or
get hold of. Ialsoconsulted
doctors. Yes, they would
cure me i n a short time, but
they always failed. Then I gave it all np, think
ing there was no cure for me. I noticed your
advertisement in the Tacouia Morning Globe,
and thought I would try the Cdticura Reme
dies. To my surprise, three boxesof Cdticura,
one cake of Coticdra Soap, and three bottles
of Cuticuka Resolvent cured me entirely. My
Skin is now as pure and white as that of a child.
JOHN E. PEARSON,
P. O. Box 1062, Whatcom, Washington.
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THIS STYLE NEXT.
The Oregon State Journal un
der the head "A Proclamation,"
prints the following as an unique
and characteristic address issued
by one Debs. It is addressed to
"the. republics, empires, king
doms and principalities of the
universe," and is issued from the,
Throne room, Uhlichs hall, Chi
cago, and reads as follows:
"On and after Monday next,
unless I change , my mind or the
A. R. U. cuts ofF my salary aad
I have to go to work, the world
will make but one revolution in
thirty-six hours instead of
twenty-four hours as heretofore.
The sun will hereafter rise in the
west except on Sunday, when it
may rise. in the east as usual.
All stars of the first magnitude
are hereby ordered on half time,
all comets scheduled for appear
ance prior to 1707 are instructed
to tie up wherever they may be
on receipt of this notice. St.
Peter will allow no one to pass
his gate unless bearing a permit
signed by me, and to avoid any
possible conflict, ali American
people are forbidden to die until
the strike is over.
Angels will at once organize
themselves into direct councils,
'Angels' Celestial Union,' and
refuse to play on harps except at
a rate of remuneration to be fixed
by me.
Commencing right after har
vest the Mississippi river will flow
north and eventually empty into
Hudson Bay. I am aware that
for that reason the change is de
ferred until after harvest to give
the people there a chance to
move into other states.
"Grover Cleveland is hereby
removed from the office of presi
dent of the United States and
the office abolished. B. B. Waite
of Colorado, and Sequestered A.
Penno3rer of Oregon, will at once
proceed to Washington and as
sume charge of affairs until I get
there.
The United States army is
hereby disbanded. The privates
and non-commissioned officers are
parolled to return peaceably to
their homes to seek honest em
ployment and go on strikes as
soon thereafter as practicable.
The officers will immediately re
port to me for beheading. The
public will be quickly advised of
any further changes in the con
duct of the Universe." This is
signed, "yours for peace, Eugene
Venturesome Debs."
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