The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-01
An EXPERIMENT IN MORALS.
.,r,snrRGH,s MAYOR ORDERS ALL
PLACES OF I'LL FAME CLOSED.

.,., who Would Repent-The Mayor
..,, n, Knew No Duty but to Enforce
.,,w-Vnnbie 10 shy whether Greater
,.rv May Not Result, lie Issues tho
,.,.r and say. the Responsibility for the
,..,c. Must Not Rest Hin,-views OF
..u. or tho clergy men In Pittsburgh.
,.z-s,-pou. Nov. 3O.-Mayor Gourley or
,i'.a,his afternoon tho enforcement OF tho
.,.,,ces d, tho city against tho houses OF
,n> r.nut.. and directing that they BIO closed.
T..b.ads Of tho different departments were
s,i, ro,iaed. and a two days notice ia being
.ary.h upon tho prorrtctors OF tho houses.
MT, action is duo to the continued pressure
in'' ~ p.or upon the Mayor hy the United
p,.shr,srian Ministerial Association and their
sympathZers.
n, Nov II tho Ministerial Association
,,.s.d strong resolutions on what they
..rmed "the social evil and It's protection by
municIpsl authorities" in the course OF which
tbsy passed tho following resolutions: We
Announce the attitude OF our municipal au-
,ho-itiss toward the social evil. in giving It
,ntectiou, and demand the Immediate and
,horourh enforcement OF tho law. and the
.npnre,s,on Of this vico and the ~ election OF
society
This paper they presented TO the Mayor on
ths following day. lie said to them that he
feared that to shut up the houses and scatter
the evil would make bad matter worse. add
Ing: IL am. dare say. as anxious to see the
evil obliterated rs any OF the Christian
ministers whom you represent. Suppose We
close the houses they occupy and drive
them nut on tho street. what is to be-
come Of them Are you gentlemen ready?
Are the members of the great body you repre-
sent; Are the Christian people Of Pittsburgh
willing to open their doors and take those
women into their families ] recognize the
fact that the evil is tho greatest known to
civilization. but wherever you find civilization
you lind these places. Every city in the
country. at ono time or another. has tried to
stor it unsuccsssfuly. AS | said before. show
me what to do with these women and l will
help you
On Nov. % the United Presbyterian Miuists-
rial Association adopted long resolutions and
addressed them to the Mayor. In this they
asked him TO enforce tn g laws and ordinances.
adding: And We pledge YOU our Christian
character that our churches and homes shall
be open to all renitent harlo:s and libertines
who accept and trust the same pnrdoning and
Purifying grace on which we rely. and that all
who wish /" return to Nirluous lives shall have
homeland all that we can furnish.
Hhey also said that Tor those who didn't PRO.
pose TO reform but preferred to continue erin
Ina lives. the law provided proper places.
reform school. Today the Mayor ,hns taken
them At their word. and issued the desired or
MAros's orr,ex, o,
r1.o s nroc On s g. r ,Dss "a; o. s asro,
t.E the laws Of this conmonwr,,h Is to cause the Or.
"f e.. he Guy to DC sy. y II. "a aySp
l.tyis,on q all ne department.. with power to d.
ana eri'nanss. ON. o. the oraissns.s tic ely.
!s s gss. RfH .fs
S.ns S@' public dan. onse. ana ali oS.rs anu nd
sasss q%' 1T, Gs
.a1I and held t." be houses and the
!h.r..t.na every person found therein; andto brink
N.;saai.. q aid eiiy %: e.amn..ion And hearing.
. sn ss ssss spy Of sns E
.,.s hSass or listing II. same ior imrIoper put:
tiD Tor each offence. &c
W.: m against ord 2n,s hsS III whsS BY
oIeAting liquors are sold IN vioanon OF law It IL and
sh
me a. OF the rSss 81 r.. Az. hS as
spssa ana !eeIencd nnt whole wasI Of tas city
,..nydr. beaded SIN perverted n,ort.l nature d.sra
s.1ms si' aerase lie a"d a
Itsseti death are The bitter fruits Before its banef
NJ. SSs ana " the wSrid ii"sr "T "s.. is
innocent chIl:se and lowering the physica! OF
a' ss;ss ss''i' e! u H: as':
us ,sers hi spaS!s .os 81
r ws,% aa.r Of churches IN Inch good
waited upon n. unfortunate wnmcn wnon they nave
ySs" Gt 'Ss %' J n" .n r.s sonS d..
hs .rs of ssSa BY whs
,na are not ,..poashl, nor hay. mads tho laws
e, .,s%., has been ,n!s ,wo.as! crime
s w. ar" r. IT'S Tor lie
apartment hrn.t nron me the responsibility of ,su:
sputs S,san'.d Inc respoSs.n.y. 1h n"i' , 10
MY wa. . imE.ratys on yIn md. the lay s,,ns
a,;nt,nt Of rorS a. i ,hs order o. he Mayor
aT II s t@ds"s. H.%.d
! your vt iSm nnsc. have es:n .se'4n to IN
%m.na many Ways ina. H Secom mes
as TO- but IL s NO. T'T Say.
any i" T. 70 t S95n ,5 fr0 y
INA rs pTs, a. mon ne now there i no .scas CAN
s%,1Ss, viii YOU are a.I IL none. Ts"f
S"cr in v"on 'G S"", S%w aT r.. N hos hos.
sr1h you ITS enforcement aSas: All infinitely worss
s. ..S ,9 "a, p pros evil. no u.
1.m s.S ina n. n w fS., "c Of II
ION fsy my fsagr t. ire, % Yn M ant,
VI. %s.a: W.: of tho
NJ. e. 10 T ,ne r.Ss sis" q" A.. "1.
r,, r.ceyai By ron The " nH%l
hstory in harmony With II. r.q SMSs IS .,
" 'uN paper anu IN accord with al tIt.
w. u'r earnestly ask you to enforce the law zgaInst
I'll houses " III repute in this city, Very truly yours
u. j. COUNTY,. Mayor.
AIN. Immediately on recent Of Mayor Gourley's
Grter Chsf Brown issued a similar order to
HoGer o. Nara. Superintendent Of Police. Who
W iurn directed the Inspectors of tho different
ko,ise districts TO order the propriotors of
MUSES. oi III reputr TO close imm ed lately.
niyb,o rasr was 70 get out by 10 o'clock TO-.
., a nE!s s,dyg was the snbject q good
wInwa,s ot tNas soon carried to Mayor Gourley
psrtm"ni !"!WRrhSea ~ action OF tho PoicsDs.
my letter Meno 9r3er here was nothing In
sn vn c sniI me Mayor, arc surely entitled n
Syiuuaa t.h"ns'Ieratlon. There l. no nacessitv ~
.b,e men l@r'h into th- rold streets on sycL
tw,, nJia, r hH'ordluGly 1t was ,,irecied that
'n, orarr was accordingly .et to ri "'a's anu
.y ~ ehGeav9r was made this syenin, ~ ,o,
tSpIsssslons from thu clergy Of th a 10 Eet
fT' rny Ia' ey ,r"sd ely rsi RS
Mayer did exactly st in H orib ,s9Hsh the
.Ipsed. dead law helm. worse i ths: ,''e place.
~ H. ne had not heard Of snv 'n nav none az
tnInurcn toward proyIdIn. for ths H wo 10y me
would do all they could IL ana MS parish