The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
CHECK CRIME

By Training the Children to be
Truthful and Honest.
A Very Readable Article on the Sub.
jeot Which We Clip From the
New York American.
AS long as the world shall continue
TO exist, as long as it shall be inhab:
teo py human beings, we shall con.
tlnue to have criminals, just . we
nave albinos, or men with six hngers
-that Is to say, we shall still have
porn criminals, men in whom cruel
tate has sown the seed Of cruelty, and
whose way OF reasoning Is different
from that Of normal people, and who
are doomed from the day of their birth
to commit crimes. There is no thera.
pY against this inherited disease. The
only things one could do would be to
kill them or to place them in institu-
tions where they could not do wrong.
But besides these born criminals,
whose number Is only between 80 and
40 per cent. OF all criminals, and who
commit crimes because Of Inherited or
acquired tendencies which latter may
be developed by diseases such as tYphus
or Inflammation of the brain, there are
others far more numerous habitual
criminals, or criminals who err because
they are unable to withstand q sudden
temptation Of an outburst of passion,
and these we can redeem and bring
back to the right road.
First Of all, we can direct and guide
the abandoned children, the orphans,
the sick and mischievous children.
THESE are the ones who most often go
aStray, who are driven to crime from
munger and neglect. While they ars
Still young, while their evil tendencies
have not yet grown beyond contlol 1t
Is possible to exterminate these evil
Instincts. For this reason there are
fewer Youthful criminals In the citie S
of London and Geneva, where there
are numerous institutions Of correc
tion for children.
To-day all civilized Countries have
begun to see the Importance of taking
hold of the children and more is being
done than any one had dreamed or a
lew years ago-the States have male
education compulsory, and hunaanitar
ians have founded Institutes which
look after the welfare OF children out.
side OF school hours-whilc the parents
are working in the factories-and en-.
deavor to keep them out Of evil com.
pany and away from the streets.
A wonderful institution which de.
serves to be copied everywhere is that
conducted by MIR. Barnardo, in London,
who surely has saved many Thousands
from misery and crime, for this the
greatest OF all modern philanuhropists
takes special care OF the poorest OF the
poor, the SONS OF dIunkards, of con-
victS and the abandoned and orphan
ed children.
The tendencies and inclinations OF
each child are carefully studied and
Work is given it in accordance with It's
ability. But Mr., Barnardo does even
more, and here is where his institu
tions are superior to all others. AS
the children who are under his care
nearly all come from degenerate par
ents and more than others are apt to
give way to temptation, he tries to do
his utmost to keep them away from
evil Influences. For this reason he has
employment Offices everywhere and
sends his wards to Canada, to Cape
Colony and to Australia, to places in
the country, where quiet rural life
may make them useful and honorable
citizens.
Mr. Barnardo keeps an eye upon each
and every one Of his wards through
their whole life and never loses sight
OF them, and statistics show that in
spite OF the evil tendencies many of
them must have inherited only two
tenthS OF one per cent of them have
gone astray-in only two cases of every
thousand has his wonderful system OF
education failed.
1t Is exceedingly important to teach
the children to detest alchol, for alco.
hol is at the bottom of more crimes
than any thing elSe-tirst because the
use OF 1T develops all evil tendencies;
second, because many crimes are com
mitted while under the influence of
liquor, and, third, because the saloon
is nearly always the meeting place Of
criminals, where they lay their plans
and gather to devide their spoils.
If alcohol could be taken out Of the
world the most brutal and cruel forms
OF crime would cease, and the drink
evil is per Sc as important problem
as the problem OF how to prevent
crime. But there are many other
things which must be done to prevent
crime. The social inequality, the
great difference between the very rich
and the very poor, must disappear,
and laws must be changed to effect
this.
In Australia, which is far ahead OF
all other countries in regard to social
conditions, crimes have decreased sur
prisingly. The eight-hour working
day, the arbitration of all labor uues.
tions and difficulties, the high wages
and the disappearance OF the very poor
class have practically wiped out csr-
tain kinds OF crime, and whatever
crimes are committed are either com
nitted during an outburst Of passion
or by born criminals.
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Breach OF fPromise Suit.
Damages akgregating quarter OF
a million dollars as pensation for
alleged breach Of DromiSa nf r,arriaoa