Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-01-19

and The procedure IL winked at by thu
public generally. Why do not Chris
tian men aud We men act 10 the cour
age of their convictions and rise w
and say that such pitfalls shall mol
exist for the un wary feet Of our hoy,
and girI-?
Another medium for the spread Of
impurity 10 tins show bills and kindred
pictures that are presented to the pub
lie notice. The bright colors attract
the eye of the chilli. m unwholssoms
image 10 formed aud the probability ID
that IL never can be quito eradicatsd
from his mind. The harm done TO q
child by his first introduction 70 such
vicious picture. cannot DO overesti.
mated.
1T 10 said on good authority that no
writer need fear TO publish Lis stories
In this country, for be 10 sure OF .
sale Of Ut least M edition TO the
libraries. and any librarian will tell
you that there are many more calls
for this class of reading than any
other. Then there 10 . regular traffic
In lists Of names aud In catalogues OF
schools, ana To the children 30 listed
are sent advertisements OF the vilest
and most secret character. In one
city there were advertisements OF this
olass sent to every girl 10 . great
SCHOOL,
Certainly this state Of affairs should
arouse the most apathetic, and cause
such to ask the question, What can
l do to better the situation ?" Par
ents . aid In no better way than by
watching carefully the quality Of liter.
ature with which their children be-
come acquainted. Il is too often the
that parents are negligent of this
duty. Children will read something,
hence the necessity Of their being pre-
vided with suitable books and papere.
Anthony Comstock. the secretary
OF the New York Society for the Su ,
preston Of Vice, has done much to-
ward the suppression Of impure liter
AZURE. Through his influence. "over
one thousand pounds Of obscene circu-
lars advertising articles ~ Indecent
and immoral use. besides large mum.
Der Of vile pictures and negative plates
for printing the same, and articles In.
tended adapted for base and criminal
purposes, have been seized and de-
stroyed, four papers published In the
interests Of and advertising vile places
have been suppressed"
The Railway and Literary Union is
an organization that has done great
good In this line. IL has secured the
OF the sale OF all evil read
Ing on more than one-half Of the rail-
roads Of the United States.
The Womsn's Christian Temperance
Union has done and L. doing much sg-
gressive work. In 1889. the work was
organized In thirteen states. Two
states had secured law, sgainst the
Of immoral literature and
several others laws were pending.
Such practical work as this 10 the cry
ing demand Of the present.
Parents and teachers can do a great
deal toward guarding the children
evil literature. but after n GER
ain limit they are powerless. What
IAN they do, when all this ~obscenity
md vileness 10 Haunted 10 the very
ace Of innocent children? IL there
my reason why Il should be- longer
.olersted In Miles City. None what
,ver. Turn to the statutes Of the ter
'itory Of Montana, Chapter X. 5eo-
ion 1876, and read this Law;
1T shall be unlawful Tor any person
Dr. persons within the territory Of
TO iDdite, send or transmit
tie mails or otherwise to any |
person or persons reading in the terri.
'ory 81 Montana. any vulgar. obscene
" Indecent letter or other written or
COMMUNICATION; OF any vul.
rar. obscene or indecent pictures. IL
writings or printed char
lcters whatsoever. and any person or
persons violating the provisions Of
bis act shall be deemed guilty Of .
nisdemeanor. and upon conviction
her eof shall he fined In any sun net
esq than ten lars or more than one
hundred dollars ct imprisonment In
he county jail for q period OF not less
han ten DAYS ar more than ninety
or b tn such fine and imprieon
neut in the discretion Of the court"
1t IL evident. then. that nothing
ia required to rid Miles City Of
he cure Of impure literature but the
exercise Of moral courage and . de-
nsnd for the execution Of the law.
Let the lovers Of truth and purity
,ome forward aud take advantage Of
their opportunity.