The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-03-14

MIR. EDITO8:-Ay attention WIS eSpe
i ciai, directed t, he toll wing notice
which appear d il an issue of the Cecil
Dcm"crdt a week or two aga: The town
council OF West Chester recently request
ed the judge OF Il Chester county court
to eXciu.ie all persons under sixteen years
of age from the court room daring the
trial Of criminal cases, on the ground
that much of he testimony is demoraiz
ing. 1t is expected that the Judge will
pass che order requested"
think the town council are entitled
to the thanks of the good citizens of
West Chester for this praiseworthy act,
and. should the judge determine to COM
ply with their request, a meeting should
be called AID resolutions passed publicly
commencing them for the act.
The thou. ht has occurred to me, could
not our town fathers be led to take suffi
cient interest in the we'll beng aud moral
cnlture OF our rising youth to make sim
liar requests of our honorable Judges?
| Eel certain it would meet their hearty
approval aud be cheertully acceeded to
By ali OF them. | can scarcely imagine
of anything more demoralizing to the
youth than to be in the court room and
listen to the testimony that is oftentimts
and by force at circumstances offered in
defence and in the prosecution %. crimi-
i -
positively cnrrupting and utterly unfit
for the ear of any one, especially the
youug. Aud Just here may be permit
ted tt say, without desiring to criticize
har>hly. tie zeal with which reporters
seek to furnish reading matter tor the
patrons OF their respective Journals
(Please understand me to maze no per
snnal reiercuc". bat to the general cus
tom-on the contrary, | think you rather
study to avoid That grievouS error !
do most seriously question the pr0prsty
aud eXpediency OF the extent 10 which
they often go III publishing detailed ac-
counts uf evidence offered in criminal
cases IN their journals, that are brought
to our homes and fresides for the chill
tiCu NNCh 1''t' W W POI W. hhi
upon. | know whereof | speak, and
believe many impure thoughts and evil
suggestions are furnished to youthful
minds through just such channels that
probably would never have ionni their
way there. except from the tact of hav.
ing seen and read them III the paper.
The same might be sand OF much OF the
light. trash yellow back literature, aud
| m,v include many of the family story
papers with which the country is now
uelIL llJuded; the tendtuc. of which is
To fill the muti with wild, fanciful aud
unreal ideas of life and to create an utter
diSta,te for Il more S,lld, instructive and
ediiyng class of literature. 1t is the
peru>al ri such thrilling and sensational
matter. together with tho indulgence in
loS, va gar IKE. that culminate in these
pistol, bowie knife and tram roboer cpl
SORES. trust the day is not far hence
when tn. tone ui public moral sentiment
Will become SO elevated ana so healthy
rs to reqnlre more whoe>om and profita
bile food than much that Is tow furnish
ed, and up N which the rising generation
is being led. IL beho,ves n, all as pa
rents aud guardians who have the care
and training of children close to heart TO
see to it that they slit and select we'll
and know that the moral tone of all men
tai food they receive shall be the pur
est character. aud the development OF
sturdy, high minded and honest man
hood will be the result.
Aud now since we have expressed our
cordial disarproval OF the current of de-
muralIZIng Influences that reach the chill
dren through the eye, We would return
to oar court room request. TINS is the
avenue through which the poison is in
Siduuu>ly instlled into the mind through
the ear. | therefore, make an earnest
appeal in behalf Of parents that our town
officials Will make this request of our
honorable court at its next session, and
| repeat it, | believe they will give it their
cordial approval A PARENT.