, 1881-01-01
FR1ENDLEss CHILDREN.
TlIE STATE SHOULD E1lCC.ATE THEM.
10 tbs Editor of I1s Chleaao TrtbMMt.

10 ths Editor of Ths Chicago Trtbunt.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL.,, Dec. 22s.-rherc
Is ITO doubt Tint Otlo Ut the great problems tn
bo solved by statesmen Ill tho not distant
future Is, How shall our lnrgo cities be goy-
cried 50 tliat crime vii, ba tli,ulnIslctla AS
(. whole, our large cities nru mover my too
well governed. Tho .tlctmu Of party pOwer,,
the creation of useless and expensive Offices
for plaec-scckers, tic licensing Of yarlous
enterprises whose morality ai,l hoalnr can be
questioned, tho cloSo attention Of business
Mlen to business pursuits, SO TINT they lO not
SEQ what is going OH nronnd them, all tend
IL produce such laxEty Of municipal gUy-
ernsI,ctt TINT tho honest citizen sometimes
becomes dsg.,sted,- and well ho laay be. III
our opinion bnt llttlo can be tloro In tlls
generation III tho lIna Of radical cllanges for
the better, but the children call be educated
10 lint tho next generation OF men n1Nl
wo,nun, will bo wlsor and butter than this
aln nut Inclined to advocate tlo intcrfer-
cnee Of thu State With tho f,Miiy institution;
tho world without parents Or relatives 10 c.i-
ucNte and train tlieM to n pursuit whereby
they can earll living, ~ ,w'sero chi.tlrul,
win lihye homes are found ln uie paths Of
right to ulaeu s,,el, children III in industrial
sc,!00l whore they. can bo educated and
trained to n pursuit III which they ean earl q
| living. II a!'penrs tn lne that slcf, course
less Expensive, tlnn 10 nilow Ignorance md
| vtee To educate crlnltnlls, md tholt pay the
expenses Of prosecuting nv! publishing them.
Prevention VI crllnu II always the cheapest
| Iii the end. Tho establishment UT Industrial
schools for That class Of chiI.tron Just men
tuned wnillu bu u good example for the peO-
pie, rs all gu0tl Iuws enforced nro. II would
lrntl parents to tnku 1l0ro palms TO SEQ tint
fftD1k ksttt kIafkI tpklt iafIl
Gated to carii \ living. 1t woalti cail the III
u tic tust li.at l!al,stry, lcaper.
ancc, anA morality, wotl practicc!t. mako
Interested IN helpl,g to en!orcu II good law.
Iii my opinion these would bo some OF tho
results uf such laW. Df coIrse, IL ,wonlt!
Mot do away with nll crime, all SIP. NIL nrc4
exists crin!o anil all, will axtsl; but 1t would
tend nrgely to diminish crilne alll the l.ucca-
sary EXPENSE Of furnishing IT..
Ti'o criminal class does not como from tho
| industrial ctAsses. Its rink mid filn COMES
fr0In tlIo i!lle, sllftless. lltip!ess. hopeless
classcs. TAnsu who haye ,,syer had tho nj.
vniIin4cs 0f RO0d morals. good habits. mid Il
9s pssh ho Ws1sSy %at thSy hnsy os en y.r s41 k M
alsing 1T the sweets Df ilfr, or what gnod clti
zelmhlp menus. lsit my w0ntlcr, TINT the
r1tl,or tlelIght IN Violating tic Inw, When s,
nlat'y who belong TO II Eava never Know,
MY hnttera o.
i tliink Ii Is not. lhcllcve that IL growth
In batl pursuits ti,ally blnnta all seIlsib!ltts
as " right a1M. builds lip H. tho Mind u s.'r
nf Graggauocl'I tl,At nai,y tytklt III. psIIucInl
ly in those eases Wllcre children lErp beer
irafnetl to 10 nothing but. wrullg ,ns long u,
they IInyv lived. y majority uf children nrt
trained BY parents, WIN spcntl tays NM
years y irese,,,lin'Si the truth " IN
{''lne by line" "!ltre i !IttIe and tl,ors j
!ittlu"l tl,ut tlo ellI,s, when i has arrived y
- appIy tlle teachings of tho Earo,t il ts IL
tI"'''stIoI! to taa !.atsi!ts of lite; isat wi!a
kmowl. whit lioillp-tralulng is, wllo l!tv,
Muver been trained to do right md esclaev
TIeg,: prg i , wt i s! I'LL ,Sv W. g sya', %It H s
thu character, II.s theory i 81, fully be
lteXul lh that nIl persohs ysln !oye q se
sIIip dn eyerythtu: they eun to throw goo'
influences, around children; teach theln l.
! distinguish between right ui,l WRONG actioI
J aud t0 try always to 10 right. There Is IL