, 1880-09-12

actresses: She cuimed to MT he i., antstc,a,
go upon those terms. and also seem ra ~ won't
informaon she heqn1Iaa Wante i tod her
son. This conversation did not iaap -. thoznp
minutes, and took pAce In front of Iges ths Tire
seyar snests aae vho daS snS ot ths
said and done: What object your re1.statT s.at n
IN scanda1iziag me By saying thai 1ter re ha.
s 5nsf9 we5e ot@eT a + e o1 making money
be able to use such language tn m uao all 20
stranger md In the presence OF ths, nm snsais
that we're present. Hoping you viii liz siaa aiaiaoe
a00'e 'pa'e IL your hs1T i;aae, am yooa, ess =
know the above statement % sisIst;~ 4: NE;~xAx.
Newman. to be true, as | was witness y = as ss
"noie uansacaon' u. CRANK. Gert.a =
CorneF-Loafers-L Inau1tsa
To the Editor af The chieaao 7ttbuns,
CHICAGO, Sent Ill take the liberty =, :,
dressing you the following communicates, ~ ~
subject the importance OF which and thss - ~
ber Of people whom 1t concerns will. h.,..A alt-
engage the interest Of your rcadesa 49,.
know If the matter has ever been spoken ~ ~
any extent in the city papers, but ear,x.e
hope it may be given thar attention by n.
thorities which its grave and grieyous 1sst,a ~
demands, aud that my communication m,s.'
! at least have suggestive value Is my axn,ea ~
its presentation
It is our proud boast to live in a country xhs..
women are more justly treated Than In ~,
other part OF the world: and when VIC thus md.
ourselves, it is not for that fact oniy. hnt ~
| cause We know 1t to bo an indication NJ ~.
| highest moral civilization. With what terms ~
disgust We are wont TO utter our coutemnt -. -.
the immoral condition thattpreyails In man.
cities Of Europe. notably in Paris. which rende.
| 1t an exposure to probable insult Tor any jad~
to walk on tha street unaccompap}e5 wy.t
what swelling patriotism does the American w a
has to guard his wife from insult In Paris thinE e
of his own home city, where she ID aaYe ffona
| rudeness, though she 80 alone through the mnst
public streetsi Why, In Paris, mere schoos
girl, scarcely into her teens, has to bo escnrtaa
advances Of strangers Now, this SEQ condaDp dR5ope; :;
Affairs Is not wholly due to the low average NJ
morals in Paris. There are other large cities II il
Europe-there are some in this couutf7-whe,a
population, about rs great and the danger Of s irs
suit 70 an unaccompanied lady on the street
very much less than In Paris. Ii the latter cit,
this outrage is tolerated. Ladies have to en-, M
form to its necessities, inconyenient IS thasa
With this introduction. and after The last re-.
are going to allow this audaoious daring II
vicious men to usuEp the most trequented parts
OF our city, until Chicago. like Paris, comes 70
street is In constant danger OF insult unless acs
companied by some one. II do not know il thts
nuisance is worse than IL has been for some yaars
Past but at i IS wora IN pFopo.ton to piopet
hare enough OF it to make every husband
brother, and father fire with manly rage Is CT.
tain but the nature Of the grievance is suck
mentioned at ALL With Il number Of friends md
acquaintances among QUE best people, I know
but few ladies tof those. who are fortunate or
who when presented with the subject cannot til
OF one or more exasperatfnG fntrusfons By such
men as we see oe!tng anu l0itezing about our
streets in the ricinirics where lsdies hare moss
occasion to 70 Of course these advances IN .ss
usually intended for very different class Of H.
diiduals, but We cannot trust our ladies' to ths
7 happened to hear OF TWO cases to-day, oneot
which OCCURRED just In trout OF the drugstore
corner Of State and Madison streets, tbs steps
of which. by the way, much to the anuoya1ce1
the pruprietors. suppose, nre much resorted to
BY these supcrhuous fops, who look down Oh tia
pas5ers-b BY with provoking insinuatou aud bare-
faced irnpudence. The woman-a perfect ladL
though striktnsly fair-looking. modest, and care
full in her deMeanor-was first grin0ed at bF
one Of these fellows and then deliberately
struck in the stomach; after which action his
another sHirk. policeman standing by was
told Of it, and the offender was pointed out 70
him. He was requested to attend to hic.. 10
which he indiHerently replied. Hes onlys
loafer," and he continued to enjoy the chew of =
tobacco which he had deliberately tnken while
the lady was addressing him. II Mayor Hatri-
w
into this or reprimand the pfscer-it WIS at ass
minutes past o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Aug:
=, and the officer WIS not the one who was ssa-
1oued az that corner to attend to wuguns md
This is but one ot many insults which ladies'
.ecelye IN our streets every day: and IT Is but
,ne '}f sny slnds Ct insults which would b
and made to follow their 1nstructiona] to pay
prompt aud due attention to the marter. and
I! :hese e9wardty vagabonds were severely dealt
ff%N NM f4f In
% give testimony IN such ca1e, nor to assoclate
Ter name publicly with the unpleasant notoricty
hat such matter would assume were the steps
AIKEN which nre now necessary to punish the
men who commit these acts. She would rather
ct It go; and iu three cases out Ut four Will not
Ell her husband or father, we'll knowing how
lnnoyauce Is fts own protection, and unless, we
axe the measures reuufsit to stop 1t, it will 60
u increasing until we tou. like the people of
>aris- Will have to comply with its requirements
nd bear its Inconvenience and disgrace:
had a man pointed out to me few days ago
y lady, who told me he had once addressed
Ie was man Of about 10, dressed much likes
lerEyMnn, and have no doubt but that esesy
Intelligent policeman in the neighborhoodo of
tate street knows his occupation to be Of hd
aost v1llaluous character.
1t is very. easy for the policeman who hasa
aculty OF letting trout blesome matters alone Of
o-lucky idea that NIL evils right themseiyesto 70
ay'' better not mind it, But 1t Is yery tifh-
ult thing for tho husband Or father who values
Dove all In life the sweet purity Of big wsfeo Of
aughter to hear with this coWnrdly philosophy
le accounts that come to him Ut these dastard-
: approaches Ut tow-lfveti vagabonds.
Of course, some evils must exist and tnteil-
ence and purity In the individual must be t1tst-
to1void them. But, while we should moi oe
cerscrupulous, we should drnw an e1treme an9
tolerance, and think ii the extent Of the es4
question were fully known itwouid be found
tat we are far beyond where cur extreme
NIT should be.
There Is one thing which think cur phleg-
attic opponent whoever he Will be, with ~
u esteemed cooluess OF Judgment and pol.
ore conveniently let alone, will nos-canho+
.rhaps, from the composition Of his NATURE
1derstand. It is an injury to ou rseIseS nn
uniting to our sense OF right, and 10 =
II enthusiasm and artlor tor Its Tindlcauon'
Id for the protection OF Innocence anu PUTTY,
tolerate an evil OF this kind, which transpfge93
'fore our very eyes, and which cdn and &a2Mo
remedied. What IS needed Is the assutaneTS
ON our authorities that the police Wl4 =
instructed and required to give proper ana
pmpt attention to i1suks that may be reporter
them, and that they will tuke into custody t9e
dtvtduals offering thom- Then ladies snoul1
t Dc required TO appear personally OF naso
Dir names mentioned publicly, IN connecuou
IN These arrests, and neither Of these tnmso
,uid be necessary, The fdentihcauoa 70 sao
iiceman would DC sufficient, and an5 1esn'
my needed could be given privately.
bel1eveN the Mayor or Chief OF Poatce Heto
issue an order to this effect there Wonla nc
1ch less OF this annoyance, and such 40 9sue1
uld. am sute, meet with the appsova! anu -
n r. n VIA nE irEr In