Daily Republican., 1879-06-10
Yesterdays News.)
For the Republican. y
Mr., Dutcher,s Explanation.
DrrcHER HOME, Wilmington, Jur

Mr.. Dutcher'H EXplanaulOn.
BUTCHER HOME, Wilmington, June g..
MEssRs. EDS s:-Ther- is desire among
nv friends to have me explain my po-
sition in regard to this wonderful inno-
vation | am guilty Of thrustipg upon
the American people, and breaking into
the ranks OF society by defending and
encouraging a redeemed and reformed
woman, to tell to the world what God
had done for her soul.
This crime that have committed by
so doing has caused wonderful howl
ing among enemies of good cause. es-
pecially against poor women who have
been ruined and nearly murdered
by scoundrels who took away their vir-
tue, and loft them to die lingering
death with the finger of scorn pointed
at the poor trembling victim, both by
her own sex and the libertines who,
like vultures, feed on the bodies and
souls OF mothers and fathers daugh-
ters. My eyes have not been closed to
these facts during fourteen years of la
Dor in the cause Of humanity.
Often have seen the drunken liber.
tine covered with disease, contamina.
ting the very air of the room as he
stood in the presence Of many we'll
dressed ladies who stretched out theil
hand and grasped his within their own
and gave him kind words, took him to
their homes, introduced him into the
society of their own sons and daugh
tiers, gave him clean water to wash his
filthy body and put clean clothing upor
his back. This has been done in this
city by women, and the effort in many
cases proved failure; for notwith
standing all that had been done fol
them, they went back again to wallow'
ing in the mire.
NV own house in New England
was for years the home of such men
and thousands of dollars of my hard
earned blood money (as might call it,
went to feed and clothe such scoun
drels who stole my money, ate my food
wore upon their backs my clothing anc
then went about to slander me ant
my family. That is the class of tramp'
that the ladies of Wilmington begged
clothing for, and wept with, and en-
couraged by every act of womanly kind
ness. But they deceived the noble
women and in many cities since.
have met them drunk and in rags.
The good that was accomplished il
this city was among its own citizen.
and am proud to say and bless Goo
for the fact that nearly all who wer'
residents of Wilmington that were in
temperate and signed the pledge dur
ing the movement, have been faithful
and to-day have happy homes. N
longer ago than last evening severa
We're at the butcher Home pledgine
fidelity to me during all coming time
Now let us see one moment how tn,
poor redeemed woman is met by :
christian world. Not one woman in tel
thousand gives her kind word or evel
kind look.
The libertine and the man who ha
no thought higher than brute, goe
bowling about the streets and write
articles in the newspapers, laughing
stock and stencil in Gods nostrils
such scoundrel should be stunned b.
all who would elevate mankind an
teach the rising generation highe
and noDler principle of Christianity.
This chain that had bound down poo
fallen woman for hundreds of years ha
never been broken and the manhood
not yet found who would he willing t
breast public opinion to break til
chain asunder, giving the poor rt
deemed woman the same grand oppol
tunity to do good and tell the "Old
Old story of Jesus and his love" to tn
wide world as well as a saved and IT
deemed man. have no fears as
the ultimate results and all the scan
! dals can never drive me from my pos
ton.
| am 80 years of age, and to the en-
of life wish to be known as the frien
of fallen woman, ever ready with wore
deed and pen to help and defend her i
her efforts to lead better life. Daily
am receiving papers with editorials ia
vorable to my efforts, and also letter
from many pens encouraging me to pei
severe.
\ new principle is born in the chris
tian world, and day by day will it de
velop until thousands of redeeme
daughters of earth will bless God tina
men and women ever lived to brea
the bond of slavery rivited by an I'll
Just public opinion. &. NJ. DUTcnER.