The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-02-13

line morning S6SStOu VI tue tuiiu
and last day of the convention of the
association of supervisors, county COM
missioners and county clerks, was
market by a decrease in attendance
from that of the sessions of the two
previous days, EVIDENTLY the missing
delegates having departed for their
homes during the night preceding.
1t was 9.S2 when President Arm.
strong, with tap of the gayel, called
the meeting to order.
Rev. T. j. Porter of the Baptist
church delivered their vocation and
upon its conclusion, the convention
settled down to business.
Judge Richard S. Tuthill of Chicago
who was down on the program for an
address on Tuesday evening but
failed to materialize, was announced
to be present. having arrived in the
city on an early morning train, and
ready to deliver the promised address
The eminent jurist upon being in
troduced prefaced his address by the
statement that his failure TO be pres
ont as per the program was occasioned
by an error on the part of the pro.
gram makers who had informed him
that Thursday morning was the time
selected for him to deliver his ad,
dress ON the Juvenile Court"
Judge Tuthill admitted that Illinois
was a great state, but was behind
others in some things. He referred to
the treatment Of delinquent children,
ms the state followed q beaten track,
and particularly was this the case in
Chicago, where it had frequently been
the case where children arrested and
charged with crime were discharged
from custody, through the sympathy
of the trial judges. He claimed that
the state was IN the relation of parent
TO children, who required the watch
full care of watchfu father and moth
er from date of birth The state eXer.
cises its parental care with police
man armed with club and revolver
Hence ii follows that the first knowl
edge that the child obtains of the
state is that of force and power. He
had seen in the Cook county Jail $50
boys awaiting trial Better that the
again to make its entrance in TO the
world to suffer moral death Judge
Tuthill cited the great reforms insti.
tuted by the Woman's Clubs. by fore
ing the establishment by the city of
a school at the Bridewell In 1898
and 1899 the legislature had passed
what is known as the Juvenile law,
with the result that there are now
1G or is states of the union that had
adopted the same law upon the prin-
ciple that it was far cheaper to pay
for the education of child than i
would cost to take Of it after IL was
developed into criminal. During the
past five years he had presided over
the juvenile court 10000 children had
been before him. The speaker held
that OF this number only two per cent.
were children whose parents were Of
the criminal class that the remainder
were offsprings of the Woodworking
classes.
In his observation OF delinquent
children he had been convinced that
the percentage of those who were in
any respect abnormal in their moral
nature was not much. il any. larger
among the children of the working
classes than among those of the
wealthy. The faults were not due to
hereditary faint. but 10 bad environ
ment A bad home. bad father and
more surely a bad mother, want OF
proper parental care would make de.
linquents of the children of any of US.
Character is of slow growth. Like the
body. it is built up imperceptibly. To
The formation of a good character in
any child, kindly monition. wholesome
example. constant watchfulness and
an infinite patience are absolute es-
sentials Bad habits. like weeds will
grow In any soil To prevent such
noxious growth must needs be the
care of every parent The child ma
ture is a rich soil. and growth there
must he in It.
In conclusion he begged the dele
gates upon their return home to so
licit the support of their respective