Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1911 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

FREE! On Nov. 11, at 3:30 o’clock, we will give away, free of charge, a SSO Porcelain Enameled Bathtub For each 50 cents paid for merchandise, or on account, we will give you a number. Party holding number drawn on above date will receive Bathtub, if at store when drawing takesplace —lt is imperative that you be there with Numbers E. D. RHOADES & SON

•tex,. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOO S’ | The Best Jail I f System-Pardon | | an Incentive to i | Lynch Law JT | O By Governor JOHN F. SHAFROTH of g' o O Colorado <* o o o OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOO. INSTEAD of turning out from our Colorado penitentiary a crowd of men DESPONDENT, PALE, ANAEMIC, WEAK, we turn them out fresh from work that has kept their minds off the crimes they committed and that kept them in the open air and made their muscles strong as iron. ; The system introduced two years ago in Colorado after long years of studying the problem of what to do with the convict before and after release is to turn many of them out upon the state highways to work. Permission to work on the roads must be earned by signs of a tendency toward good behavior. When the prison officials feel a certain confidence in the man they let him join a squad on the roads. The commutation is based upon work done. The ORDINARY COMMUTATION and the full commutation or PARDON in ninetenths of the cases it is too apt to mean “political pull.” At best it savors of discrimination. The pardoning power should be used only in EXTREME CASES because of its effect on the rest of the community. It encourages lynch law. When the people suspect or know that the sentence will be softened or possibly a pardon granted they cry out, “Hang him now!” and do it themselves. There has not been a lynching in Colorado in ten years.

Insuring of Wage Earners Eventually Will Become Worldwide Movement By Sir GEORGE CROYDON MARKS of the British Parliament O-*—— ... . ... .... . ... . . . . . ( ▼“ EGISLATION in England for the protection of wage earners is g checking the growth of socialism. The masses can see the advantages of the old age pensions, as they will see the advantages of national insurance. When parliament meets on Oct. 24 next a NATIONAL INSURANCE BILL will be passed which will not only insure wage earners and their families from suffering through sickness and death, but will insure at least some classes of workingmen FROM LOSS THROUGH IDLENESS. England now is paying about $70,000,000 annually in old age pensions and will contribute about $35,000,000 to the national insurance fund. “Masters and men” will contribute the remainder of the fund. IN MY OPINION THIS MATTER OF INSURING WAGE EARNERS EVENTUALLY WILL TAKE THE FORM OF A WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT. The state depends upon the masses for the performance of important work. It is therefore the DUTY of the state to give the masses all possible PROTECTION and do away as far as possible with the haphazard condition of existence which has beep the lot of the toilers.

: OFFICIAL COUPON * The Jasper County Democrat’s Great [Piano Contest ► One $350.00 Piano to be given away ► • • • I Good for 5 votes for ► Street and No I Town ; ;—— i > One Banner Upright Grand Piano will be awarded to the person living in , - x. Jasper or adjacent counties receiving the greatest number of votes. b t