Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-01
CHRISTMAS FR0LIC.
WHAT SHOULD BE THE LATITUDE
ALLOWED TIE BOYS7
Does che Fact that Richmond Is Great
and Growing CITY Warrant an In
fringement Upon Juvenile
privilcScs2
we ave confronted wlth serious ques.

The local Board Of Underwriters and
many other good citizens are appealing TO
the City Council TO put curb upon the
Christmas carolling Of our exuberant
youth.
Objection is made 30 tho firing Of crack
ers and rockets within the city limits. The
honest and humble pop-cracker' Is at
tackled as we'll as the intrusive and far-re-
soundinc. baby-wakcr." The ten-ccn;
Roman candle is includcd with the gauci--
est of pvrOtechnics m the underwater
objureations. They also complain against
tin horns, hat they DO not clam they are
explosive. and really they are not IS much
so as some other horns.
The gravity of this movement is tht II
Is acains, bows who will soon be men, and
when they are men will for decade, or
moro remember that they were ooNS' ih'S
gives the politician pause. ,...
But thCScri0us phrase pvcscntcdinthcpc pc
tition is that this 0tv on several T. hrsimascs
hos been gwen over toroisoi morse ana nor
rible sounds. Truly tins Is undcnobie ana
II is what the petitioners wish Co correct
IN mart Thcirqr.nta.m. however, Is t0saye
property from destruction by hre; save the
people from injuries that may result IN
wounds or death. Hence tlCv would cheek
the Christmas career Of oar ooys
Too much license is as bad as too much
restraint. To strike tho happy mean ls
what the City Council is expected 10 oo'
and 10 ard our c.tv fathers IN the solution
OF the problem tho Np1.ct has inter-
viewed the following citizens;
POPULAR OPINION.
Herman Meyers. Haven't Won been a
bovs Didn't Won enjoy Christmas. Lot
the bow have IA good time. lie has only
that one dav 90 FIRE crackers. Restrain the
voung men. but let lIttle BOYS ENJOY ihem-
selves.
MA. Allen The boys ought % BIO allowed
tohave one Fay in thr y'ar at least II !
were the Mayor Of the city J would permit
them 70 enioi themselves ou mas cay.
Julien Binfori: 10 iS 40 absolute shame
70 deprivcthe boys Ot their lentI 'nll.,-
mas endowment. With the atd OF Our we'll
equipped Ere Department "c fear no
harm
Gcorco ". Anderson: When ] was % boy
! spent an o. my money in ite-riacN rs
Let the boys have Their fun, r0t place re-
strictione upon tie men.
A.F.Jahrke: II ou,At 90 be stopp.d.,
Charlie g.. BaurhWan: J should ols me
very much 20 see the boys deprived or
their pleasure. but t. ought lo Pc q nc.
Meredith B.. Montague. ] tauh the ir'ns
Of crarkor, ought tp boz restricted; uUt
nm I'D favor NJ tlc boys having as much
liberty on Chm ma--dnf AS is co, 'ieht
w 7 Eo,f1ri x,l'l not s.eu tho petit
So, ,-.,,... 2 rtrE Emo bows ought 10
rovelrel.y TIc-u.r~.ncr-mcu mus: he
LIT. sl.,.,.I -r,Yl~o she Boston
~ Las f.. -l.t.rrl tr.f..
" n N...-.,,r. IUt the boys have
GOOD time under proper rf ~.riini-.
n. Itloulc. Stop Dc. Nt aye having
II it..E.-.. U4l,r. lido hate 90 1eurlve
49, .l.~t,.- en- I.v. l.ar "a bow
LIE Ig.n-. f-..l fn. children. but %
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fluou. halh'l '"'-' l'.. ''" co.,,
IN FAVOR az p', I-- i'.l'i i''-' ''-''- '- 'o'N
after them. rf.l
Walter -. M'-' "'' D." .t'4i VI
loving tlo BOYS 10 nave iui, 'u' p 'o
object 10 t-e Use 81 ll' "' o..
frank h"it,' ll.-' '''' 80
nave some H1t..a..... c;,, ,bo toye
He'I-' -. VI. .r''.' ls,. trcr
some cnlofmehl' H.. ,".." ""I nv. .'.I
fun. We can ue "'F7 ~. ono a. - W. a.
70 fearful ~ u4i -ti "'N nave 9i'o0'"i
police to look after Tire boys.
Jacob Cans. Tie boys ou'ht 10 nave
their play. They l'oA ,o tha; event as the
most enjoyable ume ln the YER. Don
restrict Thorn. WITH q htile e%'r" prec-u-
ton accidents can De- prevented.
II. Clay Ch0mtcrluu: enc bows Ought
10 have good time. thTia,ma' ONLY comes
once year. Let them enjoy lh.m ms ives.
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