The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-17

not Christ.lika, and the cOurtesan knows
it. In iniamy she can live with ease,
and, setting aside all considerations oil
labor, hardship, possibly want aud sui
ieriug, she knows that her life in non
esty would be one OF fear aud trembling,
COLD FACTS.
"All these facts have to be taken ac'
count otby reiormers. It isnOt enough
topreach Chrlstand purity. you might
as we'll preach the infamy OF scheming
in business deals TO merchants. Inc
girls are vicious ior personal gain, Just
US merchants are tricky TO increase
theirfortunes. Talk reform to woman
in sporting.house and she will ask
what you have to offer for wha: she
loses. She has ease. comfortable, II not
elegant surroundings, good livIng, 10
critics she could not have in another
mode OF life, admiration, perhaps born
OF lust, but real, as is shown in the TACT
that she eau hold her patrons. W hat
has the reformer TO give in placeot what
thev ask her to renounce? AS a RUE,
absolutely nothing but some oit'repeat-
ed statement about the consciousness
Of living purer and more upright lie.
This does not suffice. I'll venture the
assertion that ii Mt. Stead could induce
one scarlet woman on the levee to re.
nounCe her calling lie could not and
would no. be able TO provide Tor her or
furnish her employment where she
would he safe and by which she could
enjoy what vice furnished her This
may seem gross. but it is business, ana
as said before the courtcsan is mat
ter.of.iact, cold, aud calculating TO- a
fauit.
This to my mind is the fault with
reiormatories. never saw or heard oil
one that was not barren, cheerlesa,
oversight, shorn Of everything calcn.
lated to please and hold the occupants.
Such places should be as attractive as
possible. Plain living, careful snheF'
vision, lack OF amusement and excite
ment, and right influence the average
sporting women will find q poor e&'
change for the life they have renonnced.
CARRIE WATSON,
another noted Chicago woman, speaka
thus OF another phase OF the question:
"Do l think sporting houses neces'
sary or desirable? Yes. do, INST EN-.
pba,icaNy. cay this. not in instidca:,
ton OF my own business, but because
am convinced that facts warrant the
assertion. As long as man has passion
there will be prostitution. and as long
az there is prostitution there should be
bagnios. You cannot exterminate the
vice, and rs look at it, the next best
thing is to crcumscribe its baneful et-
iects. New York has tried tocrush outthe
social evil. So has Toronto. And what
has been the result? The houses were
broken up and the inmates scattered
among the private families in all quar-
tiers OF the cities. Do you imagine that
the disruption OF the places the people
called disreputabc meant the end OF
the traffic the people called infamous?
BY no means. New York and Toronto
found to their sorrow that the vice was
perpetuatad and worst OF all brought
into their own homes, thrust under the
eyes oil honest wives and pure daugh-
tiers. Better by lar that the vice be
given in q measure the seal OF Legitimacy,
segregated rs much as possible from the
pure element OF the community, shorn
Of its most obnoxious features, and al
lowed to live. retired and tolerated, but
in way least productive OF harm"