Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-12
THE DRAMA LIFE
OUR WEEKLY BULLETIN OF
MISERY AND CRIME.

Crosby and Murray Award New York
First Prize for Good Morals.
Young Devils and Old ReprObates.
Murderous Girls and Thieying
Boys - Caucasian Burglars and
Chinese Highbinders, etc.
DR.. Howard Crosby is responsible for
the statement made in the World that
New York is the most moral city of its
size on this planet. Superintendent
Murray not only corroborates his views
in this respect, but claims an extraordi-
nary improvement during his admins
tration of the police force, to the eff
cheney of which he attributes, as matter
of course, the higher standard of ethics
that is supposed to prevail in the Amer
lean metropolis. In the meantime, gam.
bling houses, brothels and dens of all
kinds flourish SO openly that those who
know nothing of the virtuous effort of
the cops to reform our morals are
inclined to suspect that special police
protection is not unfrequently extended
| to spectators in vice. While bear
ing testimony to 1.-The vigilance and
faithfulness" of the superintendent and
his subordinates, DR.. Crosby, however,
does not appear to think that the whole
credit of elevating the population of
New York 50 far above that of any
other great city belongs to the "locust."
The fear of mighty and incoriuptible
blue coat might unquestionably awe
the evildoer into good behavior on the
sidewalk, but it would not make him a
church goer; and the doctor again is
authority for the statement that 1--WE
have larger church. going population,
in proportion to numbers, than we ever
had. This will be newsstand very sad
news indeed -- to Col. Ingersoll But
Crosby knows whereof he speaks. "a
great deal of good" says he, "has been
done in improving the condition Of the
masses by various forms of missionary
work in which all the churches are now
engaged. Teachers and other workers
go out among the humble and fallen
and procure occupations for them, get
them away from bad associations, teach
them to be clean and self-respecting
and look after their temporal as well as
their spiritual welfare" OF course Crosby
and his "teachers' and his workers
are supporters of the capitalist system
that supports them. If there is a strike
they procure occupation to "the humble
and the fallen" by putting them in the
places Of the strikers, thus helping the
dishonest monorolist to crush the hon
est workman, and to drive him into the
ranks of "the humble and fallen" Bu
such cant on the part of Crosby, anC
such boasting on the part of Murray
hardly deserve notice. Their state
ments in regard to the influence o.
church and police upon the morals o.
the people are on par with their fur
ther assertion that New York is tn,
ceanest city in the world. If New
York is not dirtier than we see it, it il
simply because of its natural advantages
ready outlets beng afforded by its cir
cling rivers to the filth which the rail-
drives into them far more efficientl,
than the brooms of our so-caled street
cleaning department And, likewise, i
, our morals are not lower, it is becaus,
all the corrupt influences of capitalism
with its religious hypocrisy and police
tyranny, cannot prevail against the nat
ural honesty of our people. AS natter
stand, we have little to boast of, how
ever and the grim facts or the heart
rending occurrences recorded weekly
under this head speak louder than al
the Crosbys or Murrays that ever wer,
or will be.
! Julia O'Connor, IA years old, died a
the New York Hospital from injurie
received in fight with shopmate VIII,
was jealous of her. The fight tool
place in the street in the presence of tw,
. policemen, one being reported to hav,
offered prize of twenty-five cents t,
, the winner. Julia was finally kicket
to death by her opponent, aided by fiv,
Of her girls, the oldest of whom wa
| barely l6 years of age.
A number of young ruffians bande,
together under the name of the Slaugh
ter.House Gang are infesting the Wes
Side from AID to 45th street. Thei
game is to set upon and rob every de
Gently attired youth who happens il