The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-10
PAUPERISM IN NEW YORK STATE.

Letter from the Citizens Association to tho
Public-Investigati0n In the Field of Philan-
thrOpic LabOrs.
The following letter. addressed to the public by the
Citizens Association Of New York, is OF the deepest
concern to this city and other large seaboard cities
of the Atlantic and Pacific States The movements
on the part Of the association, when developed, will
inaugurate great changes conducive to the abate-
ment Of pauperism in this State:-
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION OF NEW York;
To THE Pupo-The citiaens' Assscston, among its
yessae eseu the Of
@ mis- s s e. well o as sh ss
been able to obtain has concluded that not ass than
charitable and phan.hOpc objects expenditure
snas he 70 help
them In such improved surroundings tbet they would be able
dueerthe burdens pauperism could soon be
80 q %sah &
tile land lie waiting for tho hands to cultivate develop
aStnow w Be w nea
Of things their removal The Sssocaton Ras
asceraned that the tendency Of the phanhoplc and char
Rs Ge rys the y T wh hs S the es zig these
capital they cenirnaed there New York has gained for
This reputation has brought Thousands to her doors seeking
their share who remain an annual burden very heavy to BIO
borne Unless taken this tendency
S she Ds we as e con See them
Nature has wisely ordained that man. through labor wins
All that stimulate min labor his highest
good and a that tends TO weaken and impair tue obligation
pic charitable should upon compre.
who are una to Dd or hemse There are az ali
times broad avenues OF labor open which fun The
dan ana to the soil man can always turn for substantial
azns in is and other large Cites With rear and un
certain employment who h our charitable institutions and
pensed should be dealt with not in the way they far
and consumers Instead Of producers and good czensbut
p s sSnqa Of sSn sD al ns
the kind Of relief which duty and common dictate to
person standing in need of IT, Animated by these
n the &c se, s9 oo s ssn' work to
B @ a A1 M has Ssea 90 81 a aeos
Correction upon the following general plan recommended by
opened the office Of tho Commissioners in
which recorded the and residences of able bodied
length Of RESIDENCE the city, ade vocation Whcths
them for support and the health and OF each of such
persons SONS, =, n,,.,. ,.,.
dences the kinds of labor required the nationality and
ss s s or e es with
cation In which such persons may be Forwarded The ex
The % l. making IN s ".. the
towns the Atlantic slope, respectfully invites
on s
aR az
Gfty thousand once Governor
fought sy liz poor whom
help to G sSs 10
in detail into the plans OF the associaon be
M
ss sS p SS
making 1aa s most e
IN which persons counted two two
remembered that very many relieved BY private
thus would oset those counted moro than
the above estimate M from, ov.rror Nh
CANS message in 1860 significance III appears
%ss OF as Ss ps
and 81 s. n Gi ns aeesdp
cent were natives Of this country and f9rtynns per
population Of the state .lItyqne
he period % hundred
every hundred and twenty three nhabans In 1884,
ons sysy every ana
pss the
many Of ssa not d re
decreasing which urgently demands remedy
!naaspses which e publ.
for and The rapid Of our
y p.Peris% which through these e .hoald
paupers to-day where there was number
from Isl to 1875 Tie population Increased only ninety per
paupsrism in the same period about nine
Il recently sixty thousand person. were out Of EN-.
ployment IN this city, while our $l4 barrel and while
millions OF OF fertile lands N the West waiting
hands cultivate them. Nearly onehalf of population
lives cities towns and villages while than
cenraed tho remainder should be Distributed
productive portion of the soil.
The Association OF the opinion that paupesm should be
dealt with In enlarged and intelligent spirit of prevention
rather than by ineffective attempts al temporary relief that
the gifted minds Of the wise and the sheteng Of the
should be directed to those ends ami Also that
by judicous arrangements all who require relief should
ceive II without taxing labor with additional burdens.
No practical elevation OF be effected without
eevatng his surroundings There Is enough for ALL
there plenty for all and life be made great blessing
II only wisely the ample provisions the
Parent has made for all His children.
PETER COOPER, President.