, 1877-02-23
GO WEST, Y0l'NG MAN."

WILLIAMSON CouSrr, Texas, Feb, 14-Tha
question Is squarcly before tho American cities,
and might as well say before the American,
people, What IS 10 bc done with The aeeumu.
latlng masses VI poor people TINT arc growing
poorer, laz crt and wicke1er every dsyf The
prisons aru tull tho nl'us-holIscs aro running
over, tho strcctA arc Infested, and country lIgt,-
ways nro possessed hy crrry sllale Of nou.pro-
uucing character from the ssalwart murderer
null sob5cr for Iuoncy tu the puny, perishing
beegar lor bread. II Is nu experience new to
this country. but familiar to every old natton-
alitY OF the rArth and Dnc that has cankcred and
ruitc1 out some, as It may mud will our own,
unless vigorously mct and handled IN
season. Muscle Must produce bread, or IL will
he employed iu crIulc. Brains must find egti-
society Ii teaituy while infested with i,uu1nn
vcr1ntl: M Stlo Is anfe taiat t,lrrates tra,nt,-
cry aul Faxrancy. TIE remedy Is ,aurk-unl
with wnrk, siefu4s.
lla,1os u every man, woman, und enid Visible
6!eate oi bupp0rt.-soIllc u.rllEatlun,-0r fur
nisats o"s, anil furnishes It as a penalty. Then
let every city spend lltttu share OF its taxes
re.Glvsl III tho purchase. III tue country, Of
laln!s for market ganleaiug mud lit tho erection
OF WJrk shops, with tuat the butGst necessities
by way VI lodging, kitchen, and lnng-roytn
facilities, and tiers aud upon tho streets and
taFlAS HhWotl1NElt3 {tAk 9lA CUnf3tLGu lllEFxs
tramrs, rag1its, and petty thieves to arork, and
maxi It wtrk-lvork tinder rigid scrutiny and
ior profitable ends. What though tnc ilrsi out
lay be- heavy, Il Is cheaper atlJ, What Is bet
tcr, safer !n tho long run. sonc rcts,cdy must
s.s hud. What uther Is at haudi Aud wiiat IL
slUAe By tho citicA u.}ou larlu scalo xiouiu bo
done upon smaller by every tvwnship In tue
country. But 70 do thls effectively two things
nf1 requisite. Thcru tnust be no Innguih .cut
structures crcctgd, no .nctlcv thruwu away upun
appearances. Thefu Is no reason wlly tho tra,1,1
wh1 btc1ls my cont or tue vAgrant VINO robs nv
tgu-Euost 8tlullld 10 put tu board altl tulEe lii
magnificent 2l00, dwelling while xtA vo1l-
tent 10 live In onc vi *3 nO0 ur $1,000
Thu American Eeoplu are at work for tllo
wrong end ot society. MaetLh .cut prisons. mud
warehouses. aud 1alls do not briung to then,
tsho nfe thelr inhabitants. They ntc not rair1l-
lated To prcyunl esnso. They sliouIl All hare
thU necessities tu lltaltla-no iuurr. space, air,
ex ll!sluu. healthy tut coar1c lUod, AID WORK
hFu tic prifnu Necess ties to such Institutions.
Jns!s, a'il Prtaons. aal worAluases shOull a0tk
anu JED Ike J1ls, prls0lls, antt WurxAuusus.
They afe fur PERSONS VIII mfgnt ktep out uf
them, and should hu R,a.to glad TO gci out Of
tlIcul. The bust prison syslt,n III thu world
tue Crofton systGin Ut 1Ecland-ia cxa.tly upon
tllla plun. lts Judgments arc fDs long tune, la
work Ia l,ard It's rules rigid It's lasc sucagse; and
tten ttloral lratntnE fa brought t0 bear aud the
results haye beoa VI tllu very hest ki,llt.
But SO far havu nit tuutllcl UPON tho ques.
tloA TINT tntcnAol TO discuss When w.otu my
Mal.nG. "ufo West. Young Man." iute,Isel
y have touched upon tne soltrers OF supply to
tic l'luptr xul crllniaal elasscs, ard tts ronedy.
That 'rlll lu ut anoshtr tttue. Benz. j. II.