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forgotten that one of the essential features in a thorough reformation of a 

man�察�is to drive away the mists of ignorance by which he is surrounded。 

Other   things   being   equal�察  �he   is   the   better   prepared   to   wage   successfully 

life's   warfare�察   �who     is  educated。     He   will   be   better   able   to  resist   the 

temptations which he will meet when his days of bondage are over。 Yes�察�

by    all  means�察    �let  every    prison   have    its  school。    It  is  of  the   greatest 

importance to the prisoner�察�likewise to the State。 As I was passing through 

these cell´houses�察�reading the names of the convicts�察�placed above the cell 

door�察  �I   came   to   one   which   contained   four   brothers。   Five   brothers   were 



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convicted of robbery and sent to the prison�察�but a short time ago one of 

them was pardoned�察�and the four now remain。 The liberated one was on a 

visit   to   his   brothers   while   I   was   at   the   prison。   Reader�察  �is   it   not   a   sad 

thought that these four young men�察�brothers�察�should spend ten of the best 

years of their lives in a prison�拭�Surely the way of the transgressor is hard。 

     Young man�察  �you   who   have   as   yet   never   been   an   inmate   of   a   prison�察�

imagine�察  �if   possible�察  �the   loneliness   experienced   as   one   spends   his   days�察�

weeks�察�months and years behind these frowning prison walls�察�shut up the 

greatest portion of the time in these small cells that I have described in this 

chapter。   If   you   do   not   wish   a   life   of   this   nature�察  �shun   the   company   of 

wicked and vicious associates�察�and strive with all your power to resist the 

tempter in whatever form he may approach you。 It is not force he employs 

to drag you down to the plane of the convict�察�but he causes the sweet song 

of the syren to ring in your ear�察�and in this manner allures you away from 

the right�察�and gently leads you down the pathway that ends in a felon cell�察�

disgrace and death。 



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                                    CHAPTER XV 



                          THE WORK OF THE CONVICT 

     It is a great blessing to the   convict that he can have the privilege   of 

working。   When   prisons   were   first   started   in   this   country   it   was   thought 

best to keep the prisoner in solitary confinement�察�have him visited daily by 

a spiritual teacher�察�place the Bible and other good books in his hands�察�and 

in this manner reform him�察�and send him out into the world a better man 

than he was on entering the prison。 The�察�great penal institution of Auburn�察�

New   York�察  �was   for   a   time   conducted   in   this   manner。   The   plan�察  �at   first 

thought to be   a  good   one�察 �had   to be   abandoned。 The  criminal   could   not 

endure   solitary   confinement。   HE   MUST   HAVE   WORK。   Many   of   them 

became insane�察�while still others died for want of the open air�察�out´door 

exercise�察�and some diversion for the mind。 

     In all the penitentiaries of the country�察�at the present time�察�convicts are 

required   to   perform   some   kind   of   useful   labor。   That   is   one   point   of   the 

prison question that is�察�doubtless�察�forever settled。 All prison men agree that 

the convict must perform some kind of work。 Labor to the prisoners means 

health   of   body   and   mind。   Solitary   confinement   means   the   reverse。   But 

what kind of labor the prisoner should perform�察�and what should be done 

with   the   results   of   his   labor�察  �is   one   of   the   most   difficult   questions   to 

decide。 

     All the prisoners of the Missouri penitentiary are let out to contractors�察�

with the exception of those needed to do the work about the prison。 The 

work   consists   chiefly   of   making      saddle´trees   and   shoes。   Several   large 

three´story buildings are used in furnishing room for the convicts while at 

labor。 Those contractors who have been at the prison for some time have 

grown rich。 They get their men for forty´five cents a day�察�on an average。 

They   have     their   choice   of   prisoners   as   they   come    in。  Those    convicts 

designated scrubs�察�do the work for the State。 The contractors are charged 

with controlling the prison。 If one of the officials�察�in the discharge of his 

duty�察�happens to do anything displeasing to the contractors�察�they combine 

against   him   and   have   him   removed。   They   are   charged   with   using   their 

combined   political   influence�察  �and   even   money�察  �to   carry   their   points。   We 



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have   been   told   by   some   of   the   leading   men   of   the   State   that   it   was   a 

notorious fact that the penitentiary was controlled by a political ring�察�a set 

of   jobbers�察  �and   this   ring   was   largely   influenced   by   the   contractors。   The 

contract system is wrong�察�and should not have a place in any of the penal 

institutions of the country。 

     The contractor assigns the task。 The prisoner must perform that task or 

be   punished。   If   an   avaricious   contractor�察  �in   his   desire   to   make   money�察�

places too great a task upon the prisoner�察�who is there to take the prisoner's 

part   and   shield   him   from   abuse�拭  �Fully   nine´tenths   of   the   punishments 

inflicted is the result of the reports and complaints of the contractors。 See 

how     unjust    and    how    hard    this  contract     system     is  upon    many     of   the 

prisoners� �Two convicts enter the same day。 In outward appearance they 

are   strong�察  �healthy   men。   The   same   task   is   assigned   them。   One   of   them 

being adapted to that line of work�察�and skilled�察�performs his task with ease�察�

while   the   other�察  �equally   industrious�察  �cannot   get   through   with   his。   He   is 

reported   for   shirking。   He   states   his   inability   to   do   the   amount   of   work 

assigned him。 The contractor or his foreman makes a different report。 The 

assertions of the convict amount to but little�察�as against the statements of 

the rich and influential contractor。 He is punished and returned to his work。 

A second time he tries�察�again fails�察�and is reported as before。 This being 

the second offense the prisoner is subjected to a more severe punishment。 

This   brutal   treatment   is   continued   until   the   officer�察  �growing   weary   with 

inflicting   punishment   upon   the   poor   wretch�察  �concludes   he   is   unable   to 

perform   the   task   assigned   him。   If   this   contract   system   is   to   continue   in 

Missouri�察     �there    should    be  
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