Evening journal., 1894-01-09
LETTERs fRoM THe PEOPLE.
Porertr and ChastItv.

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To the Editor Of the Evening Journal.
SIR: In your issue Of last Friday
noticed an article headed Breeding
Poverty It Is so much In accord with
my oft expressed opinion upon the sub
I iocf that I cannot refrain from saying a
I few words, too, although you have
/ handled she subject so well you leave
little room There are hundreds of men
[ in the State of Delaware who will mother
work nor provide ior the time OF need,
no matter how plentiful the work or
amount OF wages Tbs was ftly illus
trated by q remark OK John Mackey. the
California millionaire. that In his early
days in California when any Industrious
man could make s. before breakfast, he
had seen dozens Of men asking aims
While deem It the duty Of every one TO
be as chas,.eble as their means will
allow, / believe With you "promiscous
charity promotes poverty We have had
families in our community that have re-
ceived more or less aid every winter for
twenty years, and this winter brings
back the same appeals for help. In your
article headed "Vindictlve Chastity"
deem your remarks on the subject
well merited and think you've not said q
word too much. While / have not a
word TO say In defense Of the abortionist
have great sympathy for the "solled
dove" The action that the Social Purity
league has taken in this matter has
made them subject TO public discussion.
While ! approve Of any association OF
effort that will reclaim the fallen, do not
sanction the proclamation Of the shame
and degradation Of unfortunate women
That act frequently places them beyond
the reach of helping hands How un-
charitable IL is for women to publish the
shame OF a sister Without meaning
any unkindness to the Social Purity
League l cannot refrain from saying In
regard to their III advised efforts In deal
Ing with the subject upon which they
seem TO have no pratical ideas, they
have resolved themselves into a mutual
admiration society Of the class that Il
am more holy than thou, 0 fallen woman
touch not the hem Of my garment or you
will contHminate me In their great ef
fort to be Christians they make lamen.
table failure and become bigots and
cranks and seem TO wholly forget the
teaching of the Great Master. How
much better would IL be for this League,
instead Of treading upon this woman,
to lend her helping hand and reclaim
her II.
DELAWARE CITY, Jan. 9, 1894
The above does the good women re.
ferred to injustice. They are neither
oranks nor bigots They are earnest,
pure good, lovely Christian women.
They, together with all civilized people,
have a horror Of the men and women
who commit the crime against nature,
against the human kind and against
God, Whatever may be said IN palia
tion Of other crimes, there is no excuse,
no defense, for this. The good women
referred to above may have thought too
much Of that and too little Of the victim
the woman. It is always the woman
the weaker party-who suffers. This
woman, from being the victim Of lust,
then the victim of a dend, was about
to become a victim again of those who
should shield and save her. This, II a
true statement, shows that the women
have made mistake Of judgment only.
They are neither cranks nor bigots; they
are true, good women. Editor