Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-04
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voese~ W0os ~ PUBIC t0obaSos lthc tus
ira struggles which have always re-
tarded the great worldwide religious
movement, are oflen Taught with
disappoiptmsnts and bcset with dis
cOwnging obstacles. But those thing
which are born With the life principle
n suslain them, live on TO illustrate
the doctrine Of the "survival Of the
ntssst." The small beginning made
u behalf OF STATE Reform School was
mot sltoaether unsuccessful. II had
quite . thorough consideration In one
branch Of the Legislature. anu was
only killed In the other because Of the
deadlock Ia tho course OF financial
legislation. But this much has been
gained: Tho Ice has been broken. II
u half the battle TO have the popular
mind accustomed 70 proposition. II
took two or three or more expensive
snd not encouraging efforts to lay the
Atlantic cable successfully. Goodyear
aaw tho inside Of many a debtors
prison, and Elias Howe went hungry
70 bed oftcntimes before no brought
his bsnencent invention up out Of Che
limbo Of the vagArIe-. Wa OF ormsby
had many . tug Al tho question Of rail
way connection before tho iron OF the
Virginia and Trnckee road WAS laid.
lttook deal II constant work to Sc
cure the passage of the Act which gave
this State Capitol building. Nobody
denies the necessity for an Institution
for tho restraint and correction Of ia.
vsnlle offenders We have seen the
entering wedge fairly inserted. We
may trust W the future. The drift Of
Tho popular mind IN diDscted by most
excellent and wise inst l0cts. The OBJ
jscs aimed q by the author OF the
House Of Refuge Bill Will not lose
strsngth BY length Of time. The argu-
meuts In liz support are incrca Ing
with only too serious an sccu MI lation.
Hoodlurnism itself presents all needed
demands for In own suppression. Not
tho least serious phase OF the question
u that tho harder tho times III Q
greater tho ratio VI crimo. So that
The poorer we become tho more we
need 70 spend tho necessary means to
provide for tho suppression Of vice
and crime. The cheapest aud surest
way IL 70 crush Il In tho egg.
While wo arc glad that tho State Or.
phans Home Ia not 10 DO subjected to
tho dangers Of an invasion OF the ne
elected, destitute and Upholstered
children Of dissolute and degraded pa
rcnts las was contemplated In the bill
introduced into the Assembly by ono
OF tho members from Storey county,,
still we cannot but acknowledge that
the presentation Of that bill awakens
notice ton very serious subject. lit DO
> fAct that In this young State. whose
wealth, per capita, Ii far In advance OF
any other, Tin gold and silver, there
II - considerable . percentage OF
wrstchcd and bcsotted parents "A TO
render necessary such supervisory
Legislation ~ Ii contemplated in tho
Hawkes. bill, II II high time that ear
neAt-mindsd mon werc looking about
for tho cause Of such state Of affairs.
In that cause 10 be found In the super
abundance aud close neighborship or
saloons and cornor groceries Docs
whlskey underlie the fact Of our alarm
Ing ratio Of critne and miseryf Surely
our provcrbiAl and much vaunted lib
sraliiy Of sentiment, our popular re-
'notcucss from ruritanism, our unrs-
strscted license OF individual action arc
Too near tho dreadful confines Of do.
pravity and decentralization II we are
thus dominated by the Vice OF
hard drinking. With ono man In
every four hundred Of our population
= PeniteutIary convict, either No
shouid make an effort 70 restrict our
vice-production, or adopt less strict
manner and method Of punishment
for crime. And this IL . reminder OF
IN anomaly IN our political and social
aeructure Of Whose existence but few
have thought. We tolerate, yea, wc
encourage and foster, with FREQ hand
all the vices; but we punish crime
quite - vigorously ~ tho older States.
We Invite The causs Of evil doing with
. boasssd freedom :of restraint which
We like 70 pride ourselves upon ~
bslnG peculiarly characteristic Of the
racinc states, and then, whom the In.
svieahls crop Of crime CORES We pun.
lab 10 parsiclpanss - promptly and
VIII 10 Isss severity than bsfails The
nsalseAslos who h taken 70 task BY The
miaIoas Of the Law In the older end
Len unbridled communities Of The
Eastern slops. We submit thai We
should sishsr tishssa The li,nits Of vice
~ eeass 70 b - rigorous In our pun
ishmeas u ~ setural results.
70 Ne Chs,seiau Mirror" rslIsi.
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