The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-20

Lorts-ftJuStIer and Inequality to the Poor
G,incs and Cruelty under tLe Law The
Torture In ENt.tcncc To- DAY furious Adj
niatstration 81 Justice trtIncinI Classes
aud Privileges Nristocracy Curse.
4 happy people ncvcr lcayo their native
land. Oncial EAgli~u atatirtcs show that be-
tween 1915 and 1874. Great Britain lost s.1l2glI
Inhabitants by emigration TO foreign shores
much more than all the rest OF Europe to-
gcther in the same period. Tho Significance
and magnitude OF this figure may perhaps he
better understood when IL " remembered that
the whole population Of our original thirteen
Colonies or States was less thnn haifthat much
that II is more than n third Of thr whole present
population of England. Ireland Scotland and
Nnles together and absoluteIy rs much as the
entire present population Of both Ireland and
Scotland. Nor can this remarkable fact be-
all attributed to Irish discomfort The
same English statistics show in detail
where these emernuts came from; aud
while /. is true that Irolanl's proportion was
very great. 1t is also true that considering the
different circumstances and the emigration from
other countries. England ami seotlands shares
in those s.ll2.gil wanderers was cVtruordi-
narily large What volume could spea, more
cmphatically than this simple iaet2 Why did
and kin and cross oceans 10 seek now faiher.
land? Because there WAS loyalty aud nobility.
royalty and church establishment kings.
princes. lords. bishops. bankers. million
aires. parks and palaces. towers and churches.
museums and galleries--but no broad! And
why did they need bread. who toilcd
and struggled, while those who idled worc
rich and luxurious? To keep up the
noble fnbric Of the British aristocracy! We
eaten the gittering and gilded glmpscs Of
En-llsh life. We admire It's traditions. love IT,
literature worship before the shrine Of iis
Westminster Abbey. uui-i,rect the unspcak-
able misery and wretch ,dncs in which mil
lions OF the same race. In the same coun-
try. and under the same Government exc
ont melancholy existence in factories
and colierics. In mines. fields docks
and shops above and below the earth.
The rich and the powerful have friends and
champions. and artists and painters and poets
NJ well M hguerers and nunkies and imitators
But who is thore 10 80 into the huts of squnlor
who will closely approach the foul air Of desti-
tuition TO draw vivid painting Of the life Of the
poor aud the lowy? ! would not. II could.
drawths picture darker than Il is In reality. But
If there is anywhere in Europe a country whose
people suffer to-day more from the accunu-
latnns and privileges OF an nristocracy IL there
Is anywhere a mora intense arlstocrncv than in
England; II there IA anywhere u people more
thoroughly educated not only 10 bear hut to
cringe before their arstocracy II there is any
society anywhere more artincially divided into
castos and clans and classes. to tho destruction
Of the natural rights OF men. have certainly
failed TO discover II. state my impressions
only. be thew wrong or right But verify be-
ieve that the hold OF the English aristocracy Is
such that even II II We're put to u vote Of ~
middle classes whether II should be abolished
those middle classes would vote to retain g..
use this as an example and a comparison. There
is no doubt that the middle classes of every other
country in Europe would Immediately abolish
all aristocracy II they only could.
Invidious distinctions inequality. injustice.
unnatural privileges and powers on the ono
side and utter disregard Of the natural rights Of
men on the other fostering care for the few and
! Indifference for the many. n Government for
the classes rather than for the masses an al
most slavish sense OF submission and servilty
to royalty. II CORES poniing want OF manhood
and self-respect. great wealth. but still
greater pauperism-these venture 10 call some
Of my impressions ~ English life wish tina,
either my time or your space did not prevent
me from enumeratinG some instances of out
ral;eous injustice that came To my knowledge
or some OF the cruel and barbarous game and
forest laws; or some Of the hardships which
tenants must suffer from landlords under the
law: or some OF the instances Of the difficulty
% any ordinary mortal 10 own land; or some Of
the evidences OF the tendency OF concentration Of
all the lands in the hands Of the very few who
aready own four-ifths Of all. But as the
administration o. justice is universally believed
TO be- one Of the greatest excellences Of the
British Government rather select another IL
ustration. II would scarcely be believed that
the torture is still in use in this century. Yet
such Is the case Under the British flag. under
an act Of Parliament. and by officers OF tho
Queen In this very year Of our enlightened
century. punishments are inflicted for trivial
onences which the British Judges themselves
are compelled to denonuce as torture. While
/ was abroad this summer two young men
were charged with assault and disordery con.
duct before the Armagh Assi2es in Ireland
The charge was trivial one. There was moth
ing unusual In either the charges or the
testimony. Still the young men were found
guilty. and the Judge had to sentence them
NJ. Baron Dowse inquired Of the governor Of
the Armagh lail whether the new rules"
were IN force In his prison which provided
that prisoners must for the first month OF their
sentence sleep in their clothes on plank bed
affirmative. The Judge Baron Dowsel de-
cared upon the bench TINT " this was moth
ing short OF torture" Still. though the
sentence was shortened by the Judge the two
young men. William Mcdowell and John Proc
tor were absolutely punished by the prohibit
ton of taking off their clothes for one whole
month and the cruelty Of having to sleep on
rough plank bed. This unworthy. cruel
filthy. and yindictive punishment was actually
earrIed into effect In tine hottest part Of this
sunmer-July and August. To show that | am
not exaGgeratlng will quote from the DdUV
Ncos of July 10 upon this very subject ami I
70 not believe that any other journal IT London
had one word 10 say about the outrage;
the trainers 4 tesl ingenious new rule. appear g.
Lave lit ~ less gree upon i. torture tc
Wnfflic~ Of old time. who nHrpnsc!N ami deliberately 4t
UrlNri Their IriWurr~ of slHtIi lirr sl.l rlTciim
-iupcss Bedtime becomes ,thnt 90 ooS forward t.
Win ihe dread generally known nuly 90 nervous child
i" and tie nighi j. made available for the purposes ut
'he victims FOR work and duty when ihcy come out ~
tu lnlnrt their health seriously time. ami in
fe uf certain constitutions PROBABLY Very long
tine, then the new rulcs 80 are s,nsihiy devised.
Yet these rules exist this very hour. And
This they call in England justice, And
tho very same issue Of the DddV N1rs
contains another most refreshing curl