The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-04

10y tne 2nletcr Holborn Casino, a wild revcl at
and ! wind;upst Mottss dancing iT yo sn..iy in Fo.
cadiiy. wher" / have With I m AZ own g eycs p r,f
messed scenes more revolving and depraycd than
waray | Knew The surrey gsr sdEsncsie ,y q r61Gr
prime, The old Highbury Rnrn when II was not
Old cSSonesH 10 have Se yislIad i The missy est , I am
ncnf we New North. road, lslington, the North
bb elor ttd1 io ! Close by; ind the Grecion saloon
II wns ut Cremornc the Derby night that
King HaCmon run .a-mock" md cleared the
when VICE TrSn hidd %Sq hy Ft III; Lawn Ssn ra TsGH,l the he t DAYS
THEFT and robbery; when the lower order OF
the t,orinthian Tom of the period was n rowdy,
druhkrn riotSr, and when in all this concealed
o. rsnnrlnGit, order, or deccncy.. At last came
ne Iauuabie effort To improve the vulgar sing
i,hg SHOP ana bo1Gzlns ken by Charles Morton az
the Canterbury Hall the very man who Is now
lectured by. the vigilance societies because no
eanh9t c%onf9und art with prurlcncy-but he
failed through tho intolerance aud interference
OF faddists and prutcctlonists Of the same pnt-
tern as our, noisy females and sanctimonlous
THE London music hall Of that unfortunate
era was not the place TO which any decent citi-
zen would like to take his wife or daughters, be-
cause, as II rule. the songs were filthy and the
ENTERTAINMENT generally low and humiliatirg to
The intellect. But what do we see now, IN spit
Of the irritating annual pressure and cowardiy
threats " the yiailant mud purity nrd nurItnni-
cal sGrieties, who must have their mc,ldiing fin:
Disorder which has not a comparison in any civ
OF The, civilized and uncivilizcd world and have
studying this fascinating story Of Amusement IN
Egypt, India, E,eylon, the straits Settlements,
cities Of America. England, say, is head. and
SHOULDERS higher and better than them ALL
improved conditions in London. aud pitched
into the taddlsts because they had condemned
f9@s OF the tEo. iiy Mpicg i Si1S st SsS had 0I not ., spm,
illustrated, heroic deeds Of English pluck and
daring. This was his conclusions:
,HsS not earnestly ask, the time cone for a
bold, blutT. and defiant Counterblast TO this mis-
directed ignorance, this arrogant cRotism, this
orer-vaunted and i~nsolent ASSUMPTION of SUI
perior moral tone and personal purity We
can only take these mounting busybodies and
Paul Frying Erigs from the provinces at their
households. We have no means Of asccrtaining
by what right they, throw the first stone
hands, restraining our influence. and ~silencing
our voices, we shall help to destroy IL good half
S Smn.a;nsn wOr of II Inc rI dnon;s. o md iSnlI { turn iR,
dread current Of poisonous vice into our own do
nestle channels, we, shall add to the naneless
horrors OF abandoned senSuality. and we shall
drive to the despair OF secret drink and loath-
some death the poor. hunted, men-ruined out
success than in any city OF the world to behave
decoropsly in public. and to preserve the last
The frccdom-loving Britons'. responded t?
Mr.. Salns,s cal in hosts, and they expressed
InSnS SbHss w OF H., / ,'f Tru tnst re T%e ne 1ssesISgg
printed scores of letters. which were only Il 1.-THE
of those, received. The writers said all sorts Of
leagues. "Narrow-mindcd" was the least
contemptqops adjective, they used They stood
who said he was a West Ender":
THE course pursued by the committee Of the
County Council In Difference TO those female in;
formers, If it could be confirmed by the Council
generally. would constitute n blow struck ut
civic liberty md the legitimate pleasures Of life
by their ancient and deadly enemies, the Puri-
lnns, A stand must be- made upon this question:.
The capital city OF the realmdid not intend when
put in authority over itself n monstrous, mclan-
choly, and narrow-minded tyranny. II is not
merely n question of the 800 employees and the
5000 people deDendent upon them. from whose
mouths these Dianas OF decorum would snatch
the daily bread; IL Is a question OF pubic ND,
and English women; Of the rights OF the most
humble and least regarded among us. Nor Is
this country what il used to be IL the temper of
It's citizens does not rise TO make a quick end Of
these modern spies, who renew the bad Oh days
Mrs. Chants personal character was repeatedly
called in question. they cannot escape THIS
query" wrote one man. The accuser, who de-
self open 10 those who ask for proofs that she
herself Is an angel OF purity. One OF them who
Council actually said that she and her friends
were. in her opinion. tine, only moral women
pire. such q statement is either u colossal cal
umny or q piece of pietistic egotism wanting the
the Temple the only one present who mad the
right by supreme virtuet TO punish the offending
wo,9an Wa Christ himself: ana &c d Scrn tSa 10
divine chastity and saintlinsssf for less than
that. let them understand, will not justify them
IN posing before the country rs angels OF purity,
and In that capacity hunting and bounding
down from post 70 Pillsr, women who are OF
tiJns. the wild desire To extirpatc an evil which
Is as old as the earth's history and will figure In
rant pretcnsions so arrogant, supcrhuman. and
unkind. There must not be Ia the secret con-
s siio5n OF the M ' snailast deviation from right. II
there is, they stand condemned BY an act which,
IL not supernaturally innocent, Is UNANIMOUSLY
lit is a dangerous thing to be so good that in a
theatre tull VI people there Is nobody 80 good AS
oneself, The standard is difficult to maintain.
and il these women have indeed reached mature
nge in "a condition so spot!e-s IA TO make them
the censors of their time and the avengers OF all
violations OF chastity it would be well that they
should retire after their recent tr!Huiph, 80 .hnt
such perfection may Ike crystallized In seclusion
for the benefit Of humanity"
I'm taking, up the deshly frenzy Of these ie,
mu,e pIr,s.s, ardn is nou,crs and rights and
perpetuates a gross and uhnermittcu ACT q
tyranny against the liberties Of The lieGes: II
that Council were composed Of saints, angels,
am archangels we English would not endure
such usurpGtinn. Being, composed OF men OF
lible lips from which we will accept the alOiition
Of our right to be- amused, To drink when we are
thirsty. and even u sustain the SHOCK OF oeihe
London must not and shall not be trans,
formed by TINS new cfusuut VI NhuA Ihbt ~hSS
OF gloomy and dismal proPriety. There shall be
cakes and ale, and ginger shall be hot IN the
mouth | sometimes think, sir, that We have
gone q little too far already on this path OF mute
patience and submission To these SANITY, rulers,
What l. il less than IA public nuisance and wrong
that none Of us since MIR. Bruce ruled can get a
biz of supper after midnight? 4 man busy pro
fessionally at These places OF amusement or
working to a late hour, nnds himself with a few
minutes only left for Heedful refreshment and
on the stroke OF 1880 the police, ins pired by
the old spirit Of curfew. interrupt his chop
or steak and drive him to his fiat or apartments,
where the fires are out and the servants ~ bed;
| think we are alls pigeon-livered ana lack gan
that such oppression has not become bitter to
us. How much further will Londoners allow
these Danes of DecOrum to drag the London
County Council in such a directionf'
That was not the only eomRiai9sr Who added
ngainst the law which requires all eating places
ian London. except the clubs, to close, at Lalt
past l3 every night. The man who docs not
belong tO "a club IL London. and does not manage
10 finish his meal by half an hour inter md
night, must go supperlvss 10 bed.
Al sorts OF ,Teople protested: olCrGymen
Joined, and ono "DoCtOr OF DIVINITY, taking the
'seif-coDstitutrd censnrs on their fRyOrite lines