The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-04-11
Correspondence Charlotte Observer.


There appeared in your issue of the
29th an interview with some one. i'm
which the new law regulating, or
rather CHASING as Migrants, all in
mates of houses OF ill-repute, which
with Il case in court, has caused no
small amount of discussion of the ef-
fects of the law, as we'll as wonder
ment that such ii thing went on the
statute books without protest The
author of that law WAS no doubt well
meaning, but he was lopsided ana
saw only the one effect He would re-
move the houses of shame, but made
noprovision for the disposition of the
inmates, but simply drives them out
Of the towns and cities. Pity the law
had not provided homes for them,
where work can he had and a place
of shelter.
say the author of the law was
lopsided and an extremist 10 using his
action on the ground that legislation
can make morals and religion 1t
can't be done, aud time will show the
unwisdOm of the act.
AS pointed out by the article re-
ferred to above, there is no opening
| for The unfOrtunates Chat is the
hardest word have for them. The
| women of America have long since
| decreed that no fallen woman can
live in their homes. and that decree
| is law until more of swee charity and
the love of God is instilled into the
average human heart. Along With
that decree is the other, mentioned
in some article, that no woman will
work in mill or factory by the side of
these unfortunates. With these chan
nels of occupation closed, it's up to
the champions of the breaking up OF
these people to tell them and the
public what they are TODD and where
they are to go.
1t does not require but one eye to
see that somebody has put some.
body else in hole under the zeal OF
doing good, and that zeal was sc
keen that there was no provision
made for getting out of the hole.
These things ought to have beer
said before the passage OF the act
for all it can serve now is to show
how short sighted a body OF repre-
sentative men were; and to make the
prediction that the statute will be ;
dead letter inside of a year in mos
places, and the only effect it can eve
have on the morals of anybody viii
be to stultify police officers and maxi
liars of the people hauled up unde
the workings OF the law.
| have never heard of any com
munity getting any lasting benefit
i from prosecution or persecution o
! this pitiable class who are created b,
the depravity of the male sex. The,
have always been here. Jesus Chris
healed and blessed more than one il
his short life on earth, and when h
was asked to condemn a woman
taken in adultry said: "Let him tina
l is without sin first cast the stone
| am not contending that anygoot
comes from these places of shame
but do believe they will always b
here, and that the parable of tn
wheat and the tares growing togetll
er till the harvest, another of Christ
teachings, is applicable here. TIL
extremist will say there are house
of refuge to which these poor sinner
can 90, and there are few it is true
bus not enough to care for one in ;
hundred; and further predict tina
if there is any special effort made tt
enforce this law the low dives tina
will spring up on the outskirts of tn
towns and cities will be living stink
ing monument to the author OF ,
onesided police regulation, the it'll
to which ought to read: ''An act t.
scatter sin.
The writer is aware that he
champiOning the most despised @
the human race, bnt as his record i
clean, he has no apology to offer 70
the stand taken, feeling and KNOWN!
that his ground is right.
Religion and morality come from
the impulses of tie heart Law can
not create either. In fact, putin,
laws about people to keep tempta
ton away seems to have always in
creased the desire for sin and evil i
the hearts of the deprived.
[ cannot hope to help anyone es
cape the workings of statute G.
law, but as pointed out by a wise ed
itOr this week, there are two times t
discuss legislation, one before TIL
body meets, the other after tim
enough has passed to seq what wn
done. This can make somebod
think.
With only the love Of humanit
and the good of great State a
heart and the wish that it and it
citizens may grow in everything
good, | am,
Yours truly,
e. w HINT