Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1884 — Myer’s Letter, and Round’s Rebuke. [ARTICLE]

Myer’s Letter, and Round’s Rebuke.

In response to what we believe"to be a pretty general wish among the readers of this paper we publish letter of .Secretary of Slate Myers, to Mr. Round, Secretary of the National Prison Association, and Mr. Round’s answer thereto. B>lh letters, have beeu several times alluded to iu this pap<and, iu explrnation, it is only necessary to state that Myers’ letter was in answer to polite request fr.om Rounds for certain statistics iu regard to. ire prisons and other roforjnatory iri.dittUious of the stale. A flex giving liit- nsk'Al for information, Mr. ilyeW ci »,-Cvi his letter with tiiis Minim fu paragraph-' "■>' • ’ -am 5? RTitllerford ii. I hives, that adonis the top of your Jotter, is the s:af;u individual .hni-li-yimid.os_Uh4-&ou— • • tim-ntiu iruud in tJio White ilou.se in \i a-.-idi..-; si . i). It., vii■ n is ceriainly a j grim-fiTilesTir. his- bun'witii* • jo'M h.'.’u U: :uc in ten :s.ed iu prison ' alfiiirs. iS'a ciio.iu;.. ii.i t,.is couatiy ' lias b<.i-n ii.o. icrtunaie in e.-oajhng ' tiie vigors of prison' lii'c- tiiau* lie. The; ,im;l ft meurtmi orarpcSoiCgSouldlmsjiii i; ! him to psahos and p.iv,.- tininks | _thitt.7TC h;i'; rims f;a‘eluded ju.uiae ..and ; is not to-dr.y.u:, 0.-cup.mt of tier most ’ LutViisniiiit ia■ Ii 1 n nVi-rg 81ny— justmed siiouUt <o;u; itim tl.is side of Jorda;?,.+ i wiii \i ~-h or our jk is..n oil! „vrs giv- ; mg- iiJm a ii--.,n iy wwiome. ‘•Very imiv \ oniv-, gg m b, : ; -V rnymde.’’ .! a. • ,»"s It.. :-i.j;,- :. h’l.ty lonic Feb. lh. L-'L. To.fi.ua. W. M;. • i.. , • Al v.Tlc.Tr :Vv ■ mur h tier, of the Ist ' i.ist. ii at- Only renewed •• i Lmvg- deiitj cd ;- i-q-lying To u, ihinkit:g i!ia! in your iltf itw'jlU to IV- :■ : m ■ ' ■ • .■’ s . - ILOCe i L |,: thl„ S . i . ;;U:1 :;) d .e.r.iiig a uisgraco, to.f the btlinij, hvdti iUh'ct. U•- :-m>Th-at instead'.•.ending _ an yon have added to lie* dist ■ ■ .nui'-t, by giving;, vnnr j letter tp the press, without giving mo the customary-intimation taut you. «»- tended- to du so, : ■_ [ it is not ‘my purpose in this note to attempt to instruct you in y--ur phiciul ct'ini ,i. t. i baye neirtrelTinii ri-irl it Jlill! hiuTiiuc to.do that, wi- will niezeLy. t-.,-presanan opinion, that sued letters as ■ hVi one ri-tf.msJ u>-arc far more hurtffri io the writer- Until to any mm else. I a:u morouver sure, that such insolence wiil receive a hearty rebuke from the rre- s of \ our state, as well as the ■ empnatic cuiideinaai .on of iliac l iim- Padv- of your party that believes in a courlebus and dignified, as well as an upright ' administration-. Tou might have learned-, had yon taken tiie trouble tu .do so,- that■■the- 1 AftLonal Prison Association of rhe L'nited Stales is in no sense a- partisan organizaiion. There arc both Ucmo- ! ernirs ami Ri pnbliea&s and all-shad*'•« of | -dtoiti- iaits in, min-relnp iind in its man- f ,:ipy:m id. ltd lias clurs.n Air. i laves I president, not because of ins 'party rp- , ralmn.Suip, i:ot Lecausc of hi.; j.uvmir • be, n Presid-mt 01 the United Stator, | but because .of his iuto-lligi. 'U and u.hi- ! ianthropic interest- in true prison j .iTriiahs such action- may be beyond j your comprehension, but you will • uuderuHuid me wr.eii 1. say th.it the j nssoeiation eh'.-se Mr. Hayes with the jt same unanimity that it will coaiiomuq your extraordinary ofiiyiiil letter. You seemsd to forgot, sir, tliat Mr. Hayes | v,as our choice as. ju'csnient, and that ( such being the ease, your letter was an j in-uit to the .association, arid not’ to ! him, as you intended it to be. lintv 11 not had theooportuaity .of{ ing your letter beGro our exoeutive • committee as yet,-but shall-do so next j week at the time ul' onr national eon- | ference. In-the meanwhile lam fa" sure: that ] I represent the feelings of this’ assoela- 1 lion in tiie appending signature than | you do tiie people of ludiana whed you i aitaeli your signature to a .gratuitously ! insulting letter. Awaiting yonr apology (due more to the people of your stall than -to thisas io,Tmion),. aad begging leave to inform you Thai L shall give tiiis letter to 1 the--press, 1 am, sir. yours indignantly, W-i. M. F. I1,;i-ni>. ;* .. ciaiTSn or sue U. W.