The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-09
DALLAS "MAsHERs,"

1 ..nening Tor the r"ll"e 10 Kennedy
H.'o, nen Tbai Ough' 10 DO run
a, me Uiiy or ful ~ work on 'he
STREETS
r,srels one abominable nuisance In
Al. oty which ID becoming 80 notice.
g.tbal il bids fair 10 develop into u
4 M, lfit hasn't even now arrived NJ
\ slage. II IL this "mashing" og
\ ladies on the street aud passing TO-
~,,h, ON or NJ them. IL Is u fact that
,nnsafe for ladies TO he alone on the
l ,,odpal streets Of this city, and even
\ uDey are attended by n male escort II
embarrassing 10 pHas certain corners
dlalpg spots gnd hear suggestive
,msrks made, The male rstort Ia
| ,mme, tempted 10 turn about ana ad
minister u lhrashlng TO some lOaier
,.y NJ such behavior, tut such an
\ ss generally lhwartcd by the uude'
nDy OF leaving u lady alone on
h,nrpet, aud probably bringing her
MO unpnviable prominence M "A
illness IN court The days
,bpn matinees are given at the opera
4 sa,e are gala days for the masher
Asn the performance Is out he and
M yagabond compeers line the
,iewalks for two or three blocks In
h nelghborhood OF this place
d amusement, and there crafty
Atnselves, disgust ladies, and
mperOte true men by their internal
inencc and behavior. Muddy or
dnjy days they assemble at street
Muers or crossings, and the
fortunate female who happens to be
d and wants TO cross the road must
10 the gauntlet OF any number
plying eyes, black mustaches, and
4 te remarks rolled Off scrofuletic
&gues and prompted by diseased
EHtsl and physical organizations,
| Spy II Is bad enough to have these
abs and warts of society In existence
&uling the air, without allows
Tx them to ogle aud elbow
he ladies' who happen on the
ates, This evil exists; there Is no
lOt about ii; it is as plain as day
hi 1t is palpgple; can he seen any
|E Walk on Maiu, on Elm, on
gslreet where ladies mostly do their
APIDg; nywhere in fact where ars
gN,abIe woman can he found outside
AhOme, and there you will find the
tl pOlluting leper of city life. BE
aie the insults to which ladies are
nlfced, the danger 10 the poor
|aElng-girl is apparent; often young
'mdhieudless, with no one to advise
Ae hCsptivated by the advances OF
d hing attired principally in a
Gtdmoustaahe and shiny plug hat,
nd the sad consequences can easily
ktOretold. There is no occasion to
tVel at length on this evil, it
! too well known, but has
sen stunned AZ something unfit
b be handled, Ii can no longer
kignOred. The police should be look
dtOto lend their aid In its suppression.
Itere is probably no clause or section
hlhe ordinances to cover it, save that
herring to disorderly conduct, un.
s'' 1t is vagrancy. To those who
inow this city, and know the charac-
tN who indulge in "mashing," ii is
laTprise that the parties are allowed
'lthe streets to follow their vile pas
aue, 1t stands to reason that a man
'Ogaged in legitimate business has no
Nne to loll on street corner basking
'Nlhe sun, and "mash," and it is I'm.
Iely that anyone trained to business
ae anyone having any gentlemanly
instincts at all, would SO spend their
'PHetlme. 1t is pity that our street
corners cannot be cleared of these
'elFdreSsed loafers, who have no le-
s'lMste means of support; but they
Will exist, as they have always existed,
'pu Old fair to go on existing.