The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-27

STATE CHARITIES AID.
Board Of Managers Make
It's Report Of the
Years Work.
AID WANTED FOR PREPARATORY
It Costs 1863, 524 25 to Main
tain All the Lunatics
in the State.
AID WANTED FOR REFORHATORY
rspeclal to .'The Jersey city News.'1

LtDOlkO vi III o0+@oI
Aid Association for the past year indI-
oates a careful supervision of the OBJ
saets Of the association. Emily =. VIII
hanson. the General Secretary, IN ner
report to Acting Governor Watkins, says
in part
The association was formed for the
nlrpose of overlooking the taxpayers
charities. not only from the STANDPOINT OF
the recipient, but also from the stance
point of the State. Its function is TO as
certain the number. condition ana heeas
of dependents, detectives and criminals IN
the State. protecting them, Formulating
their rights, and then to advise the STAG
as to its duty to them, n TO Suggest lhe
policy that seems in their judgment me
hest to render them less numerous ana
more manageable, helping to secure the
enactment of laws which Will not only
alleviate suffering, but that Will also re-
press crime. and not only to repress
crime. but to work for the partial ana
Ultimate extinction of crime; TO help re-
move the causes which a~ggravate sociai
evils which can be held in check ps
wise legislation, not sacri1cing the iueuie
for the present, nor a larger TO a siaalisi
interest. but seeing to it thai the "
most possible is accomplished WIFI ~
,,mited means which the TAXPAYER IS ape
10 Mace at the disposal OF the oldte'
which is entrusted with the responsive
d,,tv Of administering relief in its varl-
nus forms-custody, maintenance, nieuieai
care, education and restraint.
The relation of State to private enari-
flies is one that should be clearly ue-
fined a certain liberty and freedom o.
action should be given to individuals anu
associations which will allow them 70
solve the charitable problem IN their CIV
way. The State, by assuming certain
burdens as its share of the general WorA,
does not prohibit private charlty' II Goes
not desire to dry up the beautiful spirit
OF beneyolence, or to prescribe CONDITIONS
upon which giving to the distressed woula
be permitted. The State may suppress
public begging by the exercise OF It's ponce
powers. but ii must provide some measure
of support for those who, if deprived OIL
this resource. may be deprived of liyeli-
hood. caused by inability to work or TO
secure employment. 1t can protect the
public against impostors in the name Oh
charity by inducing private institutions
and associations to submit to Inspection
and to make sworn statements of their
receipts and expenditures; that is what it
can and should do.
The SEate is careful of the rights of
individuals with whom interference on The
ground Of a desire to confer a benefit is
nronosed. as i, the case of the separation
~ children from their parents. A great
deal az t55.aIe is avoided when the line
Of dersaIe a.soa between public n priv
ate chart IS clearly drawn and not
crossed. tsss simplest and best rule
seems to he that which prohibits the pay
ing OF any Q from the treasury for
o,,stoav eare or maintenance OF any de-
custous' So =
fectlYe, dependent OF ~ any
private institution or by any private cor
poration. What the State does is best
zone py tue Seate o"H aseN
ployes, who are directly subject to orders
and hi are liable to instant discharge.
Inc Worh ~ = .1 -
of the State Charities AID Associatioh ioF
~ a~,naa - hr;ng hofora ti,e
"A, TOT II has she - 49,
citizens of the State two important prop
lems-the care of its dependent children,
A. poeormo+ory 81 Rah-
ana Ing heeu " ~
way. 1t has been found that the laws IN
regard to indenturing children nave been
SioAea ~
town in the State, thereby enaplhs per
sons who were not the proper custodians
,,5 onaraiarr ~ vo,,np children ia come
-L.ha,+ ~ -
into possession Oh them Wilhoue \ su-
pervision the State law demands
Hugh Fox of the Committee on Chill
- ~ ronart ,+ha+ +hare vii,
uien' pays ~ AePoiY
be presented to the coming Legislature
another act to provide for a State
Roard of cbi1dren,s Guardians, similar
TO the one Whlcn ialieo OF passage at~the
last session. Mr.. Fox says
The object in, caring for the dependent
children Is nof merely ia maintain them.
bur to fit them To become useful mem
beers of society. There Is no class that
is a greater menace to the community,
and none. therefore. that needs more
careful direction. To consign such chil-
dren to an a~lmshouse. surrounded by
adult degenerates, is simply infamous.
The effects of this training are so de-
plorable that the institution might fifty
be called IAN academy for the encour-
agement of pauperism and the develop
ment of crime. We, appeal TO the peo-
PIE OF New Jersey to take the care OF de-
pendent children entirely out OF politics,
and by the pressure OF. public opinion 70
force this issue upon the Legislature at
the earliest possible moment
George s. Mott, chairman of the Conn
mlttee on Prisons ana Concentrates,
says that by a suitable appropriation by
the coming Legislature the Railway Re-
formatory in two years will be able to
accommodate $50, which will relieve the
State Prison. The Reformatory is de-
signed to care for those who are under
their first commitment In speaking of