, 1873-11-24
THAT "HOME FOR FALLEN MEN,"

- s.,s.tst.a 80 pra.,oto III ,,,,,,tv ~
is nov "oll eal'ulassu ~ po'Aoso nv 1l. .,ot
I4awgyor to whom wo muHt all account. Flip |
panoy In tho Discussion of any serious question
ia univoran)ly acknowledged as out Of place, and
.l,saa taa."s. w. onr.n;,,1. s.not co',von;.nt"
which arc applied to tue punishment OF crime
which, moro than any or all othora throateus
our cristenca as pation, II gcome to to nc
1,na,s1oaaod +,,,+ Tins for m noiion ovor fall
A''s 81 T. .sse .nas ~, a;.o,t ~a,,,1t ~
put tnht l'o Aa11 '1olcoA "tlo t4o o4oos 1o'u' -
tho NcontiouanaBs OF lts people, IL l8 alBo
known that this ylco iB 30 widespread aud 30
r,,c,, an the ,uoronso in this country: TINT
,,-a,, aaa etn+o ,,,tnor;tiou at,na ocboat hoforo
onarcn a'a s'ato n, n'aa. Vt
1t, or, ostrlch-l1ko' hloo 1nelr nc'.ae'
To meet this monster with such plans as that
Of braudug sinuing mon on tho forehead, or
rrtt;nr item in,o = Homeg.n is 30 uuerilo NJ to
nu..u .1' .;s,,,o ,.l,;o,, ~, and, Tronos;ora
doaerVo TUG fiulcn1o "n!cn a'1 suon ptopoa'''oaH
must oroato. It IL childish to indn!go IL threats
ono is utterly powerloss to execute, aud as thoso
,dons or;riueto with women and they hayo no
nnwor - to r,vo 10 TIM soyonth Commandment
power to ese ~ '1o oo'onfu eo'.,1A"nua4ouS
such legal Interpretation ns would mahe common
prostitution an offcnse against Law, they must,
in mixing such suggestions, meet tho sneor 30
vol deserved by idle words. Their efforts,
thus thus fur, % 10 reform fallen womcn BY placing thom
in Homes. haya boon little short Of ridiculous,
because % they lack that essential foaturo Of ali
rofornatorv MEASURES: THO powor Of coercion.
Mon do not attempt to protect society against
theft and foform thieves by providing q Homes"
for tho. md coa1ine tlCiu to stay III these asy-
lums, When womun has etolon anything, folkB
do not oxpcct hor to 70 to JAIL like good child,
and STAY thero to lcarn ropcntanco! This whole
busfne.s Of curing cfiulo by bringing criminals
| to live voluntarily, in reformatory schools, is
| yory Ike the work Of children building cardboard
| foriiticatiouB: and w],o1, tie women outraged iu
| Il nrnnoso to extend their tllasrco rar,parts
around mon, thoy deserve the contomptuous
laugh tlnoy are a,,ro to meot.
On tic other hand, TINT system Of ethics which
1nnlos women responsible for tho Sins Of men,
because, forsooth, they fail properly to reproyo
/ them, is about as low plane as the raoo can
| roach. II mon arc to goyorn their conduct by
tint Of women, or ylco versa, we hayo no occa-
sion for God, and might aa we'll say at onoo,
| yith tho fool Of two thousand years ago, TINT
thoro is none, When tic Dccaloguo was pro-
| nlulrated, thoro we1o, among thoso who reIro-
rcgoiltol tho race in receiving it, 600 600 fighting
mon, To cach ono Of tholn ca,no the words,
| HI,hou Btalt not" There was no saving clause,
such as. Unless the women who conpoae 40
cioty shall smilo upon you all tho samo! Every
n,nmani1 Ia tho starn tnuudate Of Intiuite Power
af]dressod to eyery individual human soul.
| in nssuminr f;ceuso to sin. beoauBo women
fcii to rnnrovo. az hundreds OF thousands OF
me-, soam tn Ia thew aok on quito dlfroront
nrincin}o from tint which governs them In othor
irnattnra, I'Le man ocoupyiug q dwelling belong
;nr to another. woull not think llo had q right
to atuV It With putrld corpsea until 1t was unfit