Evening journal., 1895-03-20
ADJUSTMENTS.
.DELPHIA THEATRES.



The bin introduced in the Legislature
Of New York state, at the instance Of the
society which has been ceaseless In its
fight for the children, and which was
drafted BY man who has devoted the
greater part Of his life to the contlnency
Of the boys and the chastity Of the girls,
has been defeated In the lower house and
fails to become 8 law.
It provided the whipping post as
punishment for wife beapers and those
who were cruel to the little ones. When
the bin came up for It's passage, Assem-
blyman Fred a. Robbins, who represents |
one Of the agricultural counties Of
Western New York, which in the ten
years between the census Of 1880 and |
that Of 1890, gained trifs over thou
sand ia population and now numbers but
AZ, 600, made speech, bitterly denounc-
ing the bill, as return to barbarsm.
His remarks were bitter and showed a
degree Of Ignorance which lie surprisiug
even in country lawyer He quoted
statistics purporting to show that the
percentage Of illlteracy In the State Of
Delaware was greater than that in New i
York and the increase in crime greater in
proportion to the population. AS re
CARDS the former this Is undoubtedly
true, fact due to the large percentage
OF negroes, who, unless compelled to send
their children TO school, will not do SO
Our schools rank with the best in this
country and with compulsory law, such
as is now before the General Assembly,
this will be remedled
as to our record Of crime. In Delaware
the laws are rigidly enforced A man
gets drunk and appears on the street IN
that condition and he is at once arrested
The sight SO often seen In New York,
Albany aud other cities Of the Empire
State, Of men and women Keeling aud
staggering unmolested along the street
is not generally seen IN the Dia
mond State. hagrant violation Of
the laws Of decsncy and of the
land, such as was. according to
the Albany Argus, feature Of the
closing days Of the Legislature Of 1898
"a, could not occur In this state without
the participants being added to this
record Of crime. The orgies ia the
Delevan would have been followed by
prompt action on the part Of our author
tiles Ii New York would arrest an
punish her law breakers, her record
would be larger
Mr. Robbins also said ''rhe Leglsla-
ture OF the State Of New York had
increased the age OF consent o. women
at eighteen years In the State Of
Delaware the age Of consent is seven
years Great God think OF It'll" ex-
claimed the hayseed statesman. "a
little child in the State OF Delaware only
seven years old may consent TO its OWL
ruin, and yet, Mr.. Speaker, they punish
criminals with tho lash in the State Of
Delaware"
A little leSrning has certainly mad,
considerable difference 10 the growth OF
his aural sppeudages The age Of con.
sent here is now fifteen years and al
attempt has been made to raise it I,
eighteen Delaware Furnishes violator
Of this law, too, but instances are rRr
in the Empire State
The people 81 Delaware are satisfied
with her whipping post, and her sons
who have attained positions o. honor 4
other states have no fear 81 he
people relapsing from the high rank i
the galaxy Of states NiolRtors Of he
laws, no matter how high their rank
are punished if they forget their duty a
citizsns and honorable men.