The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-02
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to make thu w. G. r. U. think they wer'
doing something with the petition. Ger
: txinly the union was capable OF seeing tn
absurdity of such proceedings. Was it NO
a pure childinhness to move, In \ pet, that tn,
: marshal b. instructed TO enforce ordlnanc,
: nine, for the parpose Of ending the dis
cussion at that time, and then in the FOL.
lowing session to have it boldly stated that
the council all knew nothing was meant by
that motion but to close the discussion, and
that the councilman had the good i%ntereatl
OF the city too much at heart, (pocket
hsmsArt( to ssriously countenance any such
! motion.
This member then Immediately called for
a rereal OF said action and a motion to
adopt the report of the committee. The
clerk Immediately responded that said re-
port had been adopted at the previous meet
ing, remaining disorestly silont about the
other motion being carried, granting the
prayer Of the petitioners. Did the clerk
and councilmen imagine for ore moment
that those little lodges we're not apparent
TO outsiders as we'll as to counoilmsn? They
can assure them it required no extraordin-
ary aeutenesso Of i~ntellset to grasp the true
tnwardness" OF those proceeding. Did it
not show an utter miseonception of the
loving anxiety that fills true parents
hearts. for councilman. q father too, to
state that this petition WAS sent in proba-
bly,, by women who were obliged to wear
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obscure thoroughfare than Main street On
which to display their faded tnery and
therefore, in their sslfshnsss, had perse-
cutea these poor women by asking for their
removal.
None 10 blind az those who will not sse,"
they thought, when another councilman
advised the w. G. r. U. to 20 about pray
ing, weeping and imPloring these women to
reform, overlooking the fact that the w.
.. 7. .. did not ask for the privilege of
reforming these women, but for their re-
moval, that the children Of the town might
DO kept from evil sight seeing. This
w. G. T.. q. and the national likewise,
have considered this question too many
pears, to have much faith in rsforMatory
methods for these women or for the men
who support them. However. as the hon-
orable member stated he was perfectly
do the right thing, the W. c. L. U. stands
ready, Whenever he is prepared to open up
such \ crusade among the men, to offset
his efforts with Z thoroughly sincere and
earnest attempt to reform these women.
What IL sauce for the goose is sauce for
the gander,' and certainly If these poor,
deluded women need some ono 10 pray for
them, the men, who have sunk 10 low they
do not SEQ the degradation to themselves,
in encouraging these women to continue in
a course of life that in reality is but tor
ment to both body and mind, need the
prayers OF al kullele9o men. |
The w. G. L. U. did not pressnt the petit
ton in the interests of rsfos N, but in that
of prevention. It would keep the pure
mind of the child pure, and it does not
believe in accustoming the mind to sin as 4
necessity in others, and further still, it
believes in training the boys to
believe that born pure. as their
a. their sisters can grow TO pure woman
hood. 1t believes God made man in his
own image, and by living Alright in his
trlune nature. man can attain to the
nobility OF soul implanted at his birth. 1t
believes also that:
Vice is !. monster of so ~frightful mieu
IS to be hated. needs but to b. seen.
Yet seen too oft. familiar with her face,
We first condemn, then pity, then embrace"
1t asks. with all the aQonizinR fears of a
mothers heart, that these sights
and sounds, these dreadful evils affecting
and body unto the third and fourth
generation may be removed from the path
of the children, not their children alone,
but IN the interests of the city and suffer
ing humanity, ali children. and they do n t
ask it to prosecute those women, but in the
of self p sservation, which
is the ii st law of nature. Onward and
Upward" is the motto of nations, but can
not be earfieu out unless it ia the motto of
Individuals. That an evil has sxlstsd. is
existing and will exist. is no reason why it
must exist or why We should 'sit supinely
by" and say We can do nothing to abate the
evil. No evil Feed exist in the maximum.
If mankind resolutely and reasonably fights
its existence.
To return to the proceedings Of the couu-
Gil. The same member affirmed tnxt bv
adopting the report of the COMMITTEES ali
the terrible features of Clors streets sin
would be abated, as all youths would be in
their homes. and said the street would BE-
under the strictest surveillance, that in
fact it was already closely guarded. That
Clore street. The first time a boy of not
fifteen was being eajoled into one of those
houses and the second time the doors and
windows of every house were wide open,
The inmates lolllnG tneteat while music,
dancing and hallooinR met the ear At every
step. A crowd of negroes and Cinnamon,
than the obnoxious crowd which be-
trnyed the nnotfendina cowboy. blockaded
the sidewalk for some distance and not a
policeman in sight either time, although
The street was affirmed to b. under tho
surveillanoe.'
Many Of the councllmen ire doubtless
Interested in having your city become tho
capital of the state, Do they think that
The pnsrile proceedings of the last few ses-
and the reputation this city already
has for morality (Y will be likely to
secure it a majority of votes among tho
otuer cltle6 or Inc atAtsI Scarcely, while
t plays battledo!e and shuttlecock with the
interests of humanity, and places
money upon the throne with passion tho
power behind it. The W. G. /. U, appeal
% all thoughtful minded ~citizsns to sus-
JAIN them in their work and to demaud a
enforcement of the laws, which
would not endsnger the lives or the happi-
less OF the good women of the town, a.
of the eouneilmen affirm; but, on the
would very likely prevent the
city from dying Of blood poisoning.
CENTRAL W. G. r. u.
The bee Hive has n large line of decorating
and flags at REASONABLE prices.
The p%rettiest silver chatclaine watches in the
stale at tho Helena Jewslry Go.
Democratic County Convention.
A convention OF tbs several dslepates
from the various wards of the citv
Of Helena and the precincts OF the COUNTY
Of Lewis and Clarke 10 called TO inset M
The auditorium. Monday, the 9Th dsy of
1892. at T. o'clock III, The con
will be held for the purpose Of
candidates for the lepialutura
and for the various county offices. Forty
delegates and forty a~lternates to the stats
convention to be held At Great
on the 18th day Of Septsm Der, will be
II In the judgment of the conyen-
lion it il deemed necessary.
DAVID MARKS,
i. L. CHUTCHEH, Chairman
Secretary.