The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-20

the association wero read from Governors Hill.
OF New York; Stephenson. Of Nevada; Beaver.
OF Pennsylvania; Green. Of New Jersey: Foraker,
of Ohio; Stephens. of Maine; Larrabee. OF Iowa;
Lee. of Virginia; Briggs, Of Delaware; Lowry, Of
Mississippi: and Gray. of Indiana. Letters were
also read from chiefs Of police, Mayors aud
other officials.
At the afternoon session Colonel Hogslaud in
troduced j. ID. Payne. q young man from Lex
ington, Ky. The Colonel picked him I'D there
years ago when a destitute ooot-biack. Mr..
Payne Is in the city now as q delegate 20 the
knights OF Labor General Assembly. and be re-
lated at some length bis experience as a boot
black. II was . mighty tough ooe. said ne.
twelve years ago, / thought be was an old
fraud, but I followed his advice, and | never had
a more grateful feeling for him than today
when l met him at the Bates. In my city there
are only 10000 people. whereas here there are
leo, 600. aud there is that much better chance to
ind plenty OF boot-blacks TO lead 20 better lives"
Col. Hogeland then announced the next suo-
ject, what Is the Best Plan to Prevent Gam
bling Among Street-boysF Miss bay related
IN that connection that two years ago III the
city nearly every urchin lived by playing
~''oontz.' He would gamble to get money when
he wanted o meal even. The badge system for
nswsboys and boot-blacks had been introduced to
stop this by causing the youngsters VINO gam
bled tc lose their privileges. Bat the police Dad
failed to do their part, and so the badge had
failed, too, and something else was needed.
Mrs Dr. Z. b. Harvey discussed the benefits
which would accrue il citizens would join In es-
tablishing . bright, comfortable place where
boys could spend evenings. AT present toe sa-
loon alone received them.
The Rev. r. V. Hunter said the best way to
help the helpless is to teach them TO help them
selves. Tho President-'Thats right: stale
soup and secondhand clothing will never do It,
They'll always want more. more.'I he thought
the best way was to be found in the kitchen gar
dens now so successful IN Pittsburg. Pa.
Mrs. Wylie. MIS-. VIZ. Had.ey. Miss Hay
and Dir. Kingsbury then SPOKE briefly on the
same subject. After that Mr.. Hunter sum
married. the needs of the street boy as follows:
l.. Education to employment. 2. Proper work
for them to do. 8. A system OF bringing them
together, TO render them amenAble 10 these IN
huences. The convention then adopted tue Iol-
lowing resolution. with respect 10 the last need:
Resolved, That q OF i've be appoint
ed, With Mrs. Wylie as chairman, 20 work up
the matter of a local intelligence Office, and OF
opening a school to educate and find homes for
dependent classes OF children"
The evening session Of the association was
not very largely attended. Colonel Hogeiand
gave numerous Incidents OF bis personal ex-
psriences with the boys 10 whom he is 60 inter-
rs,ed. The subject. SHOULD Boys Better BE
Imprisoned. or Given . Few Days IN when 10
Leave Town for Larceny. Trsmping or Petty
OfersesT' was answered by Col. T. r. Hitter,
who favored tine latter form OF punishment.
Colonel Hogeland said that be thought boys
should not be imprisoned, and cited q case
where be went to . Jail and found seventy boys
waiting for trial. He asked one boy his history
and crime. The latter was stealing q pair
of shoes. The Colonel appeared before the
Judge and secured the boys release. he said
that Christians should help boys, to ind them
homes. and. if possible. bones IN the country,
where q boy is employed all day. and tired
ness cannot De stopped all at once. but must be
taken by degrees and gradually cured. The one
great evil In cities was the corner peanut and
fruit stands that were q great temptation toward
petty Differing. and they should be made to 60
inside.
DR.. Cleveland, pastor OF the Meridian street
Church. was asked to speak, and said he ap'
proved the work, but was not prepared OF that
time to cay anything. Miss Ennis, OF the
Nswsboys' Home, gave q brief outline OF
her work. There are thirteen boys in tho
home. nine of whom stay there regularly.
They have but two meals q day, aud she be-
lieved If some Of the older men and women
would take hold and help, and encourage the
work, 1t might be brought 10 greater success.
HelD was needed, as were donations, for the
small sum paid by the boys was not enough to
carry on the work. Colonel Ritter having said
the Newsboys' Home was a failure, here re-
marked that il was not o failure in management.
but 10 had rot the support of the people to make
it successful.
On the subject: "Should Congress provide
schools of manual labor fer trsmpIng boysI'
there was considerable said. Colonel Hogeland
said there were 5000 tramping boys IN the
United States, aud 80, 200 men. There were
thirteen Indian schools, and yet not one
school for the homeless boys was sup
ported by the government. The governments
obligation was as great to take care or these
boys as it was to care for the Indians. Colonel
Ritter said the government ought not TO allow
boy tramps; that there ought TO be q system TO
prevent crime and that Congress and tho Lsgi-
stature ought to attend to it; and that IL boys
were taken care of before they were voters
there would not be so much dlfqcuity ~ taxing
care of them afterwards.
Judge Lewis Jordan then spoke, saying that
he was constitutlonally opposed TO government
parental. Everything was being run into
institutions. and boys were kept so under lock
and key aud under authority that they
became mere machines. Boys learn bad
things when together. He thought it best to 60
work On the parents, who were greatly TO
blame. They were responsible, and there was
very little home government in America There
must be more individual work and less OF the
institution.
DIR. Cleveland said that the home feeling and
q Christian spirit should be cultivated. The
homes for newsboys we're not permanent. but .
transition between the street and the homes, or
employ ment that should be found for them.
The questions Of employment agencies. i'm
prlsoning minors and selling liquor
to minors will be discussed at this mornings
session, to be- held at the First Baptist Church.
In the afternoon the effect Of the association Of
boys and girls with old and hard
ened criminals in jsils aud prisons;
the necessity of opening correspondence with
parents of truant and trampine boys; plans that
are best adapted for giving practical advice
10 the so-callsd neglected boys and girls, and
plans that are best to prevent boys entering
gambling-houees aud other places of ill-repute,
and should not city authorities enact laws CON-
relling the proprietors OF pool-rooms. etc.. to
post notices forbidding them to enter therein,
will be before the convention. At the evening
session, which is to be held at the Central Chris
tian Church, the closing exercises will take
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