Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-18
Cau.es NJ mor1R wrecsSas..

Cardinal Manning in the Nineteenth Century.
The first cause OF this social wreckage Is the de-
struction OF domestic life A large proportion OF
the people in London are herded in places not ut for
human habitarion. While the sroyal commission
on the housing OF the poor was sitting efforts
were made again ana again to Set ON foot an In
uufry as TO the number OF the people who were
thus tnhumanly housed. Such an inquiry was
held to be Impossible. The reason OF this reply
have never been able 20 ascertain. But govern
ments seem TO shrink from the trouble or the ex-
penss OF inquiry. II there be any fmpiety In num-
bering the people as some good men said
be no impiety in numbering the miserable.
The number OF families living In one only
room is less indeed now than few years ago but
the number Of families OF from nve TO ten persons
living In two rooms-fathers, mothers, sons and
daughters Of ali ages, ana sometimes with
Sefsis Sny one Who heard or mas even read the
evidence taken before the housing commission viii
never forget It. That which creates q people Is
q horde. The authority and the Obedience, the
duties and the affections, the charities and the
chastities OF home are the mightiest and purest
influence In the formation or human HE. A good
home is the highest and best school; II forms and
perpetuates the character or nation. What moral
influence or formation OF the LIE and character OF
children Is possible In over-crowded dens where
al rs misery and confusion? refer 70 the report
OF the commission, and TO the evidence OF LORD
Shaftesbury and Mr.. Horsley, and gladly refrain
from explicit details The next cause OF utter
wreck Is win not say Intoxicating drink, but the
drink trade. This b puDnc, permanent ana
UBIQUITOUS agency OF degradation 70 the people 0f
these raalms That foul and fetid housing drives
men and women 70 drink, and that drink renders
their dens sevenfold more foul and tetld q Ger
tain. The degradation a men, women and child
rem follows by ~ inevitable law, but only those
who are striving 20 save them have any adequate
knowledge OF the tnhumAn and hopeless state q
those who have fallen into orunkenes& ] am not
going 70 moral1ze upon orunkennoak viii only
Say that the whole And u suffering from the
direct @ tndirocs power a tho drink trade. In
Stms q depression only one interest stiA pros-
pe9S-its pcodts may be slightly lessened nj ms
Gaiu are always 1Azge and safe-shsr Il
the Great trnde N 0r1nk which enrlches
han q mnlfon - brewer, dtaefn01 nd
pubucans with the trades depending on fnam.
TAn one rr.nc, 10ss taan any eIh9 eause,
depce eahA ~ rhe housang cQ0n1ndm sUGsuiy
ShOWu thne a IT, ov9OcWop1 goow n Iunain
sneWeEal wreck wruQghs N London = not eoQslly
found 4 UUunc91euo1 o. pgUFvoS1yD = fharo
pr0sent and powerful I'M fcnn affirm - Id 4
fnTUD nuDbG q hpD0 q Lonanu - - =
AmfUU4 On ev1oence q olnnguW. NV0ulN1nG
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trA0o q IT, cou1ey hos o aloopmR No. ~
g1vgD q S9eccud pgueocfaun- tRSH Unco1umvS
9OvsE1mDnt raises g lease tnRc e - OlSH1 ~
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y snmeO ma ana woman anpo16ocy ca Orl1a1,
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