| Show EDITORIALS BY BY BYTHE THE PEOPLE LaI Lake Point Utah Feb 22 1916 Editor Evening Telegram While I am a a. con constants constant ant boost booster for good roads I am thoroughly o opposed posed to the use of convict labor in the build building building buildIng build build- ing of roads or any othe other labor that comes in direct competition with outside outside outside out out- side labor To To my mind there is a afar far better way of making convicts self supporting than placing them in competition with laborers who are trying to keep out but of the penitentiary and jail jaU themselves There is land enough that e each ch penitentiary penitentiary penitentiary pen pen- could have sufficient for the convicts to produce all of the necessIties necessities necessities of the institution in the shape of food tood and some of the material for forthe forthe forthe the making of clothing And I know of no reason why the clothing cannot be made in the institution but only In I such quantities as is needed for its own use There There- are members of ot the Merchants and Manufacturers' Manufacturers association of this state who are howling Patronize home Utah made goods Industry and buy and at the same time they are selling selling sell sell- ing lines of goods that are made in penitentiaries outside of this state I have done some merchandising in ina ina ina a small way but have always ys refused to deal in goods that I learned were the product of convict labor I think t the laboring class should b be more careful careful careful care care- ful what th they y are buying and amI buy that which Is made by those who are re trying to toke ke keep p out of the penitentiary especially espe- espe d aUy where there are so many willing willing will will- ing and anxious to make an honest living by their labors labors' if it only the op opportunity opportunity op- op is js given the them SUBSCRIBER SUBSCRIBER to do C so mR |
