Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-21

hOSttllS. Hty are uuEt ohu ShV~NCo
by what they Near: and they suffer
this hurt on the public streets.
where they have every fright to be
/ protected. They are the victims OF
ungentlemanly conduct; and 1t is
very seldom that they feel willing
to take the trouble to punish the of
tenders. The common knowledge of
this lends to the offense color of
cowardice.
Surely a practice which is ungen-
tlemanly which is offensive to Ill
ladies, which is vulgar, which has no
redeeming virtue of cleverness, which
is cowardly, should be outlawed from
the streets and public places of a civ
ilized city"
From Lewistown, Pa, Press:
"No doubt the subject has been
dealt with before but the abuse has
not grown less. This town Is and has
been peopled by those who are re-
fined in their lives and tastes, who
have shown a desire that they and the
town should compare favorably with
other towns of this wonderful state
of Pennsylvania morally, socially and
commercially. Churches have been
built, old ones enlarged, business af-
fairs have advanced surprisingly.
The cause of temperance has, received
the utmost efforts. but the subject of
blasphemous and obscene language
seems to have received but little at
ltention."
From Evansville, Ind, News:
UNLESS something is done to check
the evil Americans must soon be-
come known as the most foul-mouth-
ed persons on earth. 1t will first be
necessary to determine the cause of
the use of profane language before
any real cure can be applied"
From Hamilton Times:
"A profane swearer was fined 81
and costs the other day. Here one
can sw:ar till the air is blue and no
notice is taken of the vile act. No
wonder children hardly able to walk
are heard taking their Makers name
in vain"
From Hartford Times:
Every community, big or little,
suffers from profanity. No town is
immune. Some men swear as they
breathe. There is no maliclousness
in It.
"If there is one thing worse than
profanity 1t is filthy speech. Neither
should be permitted, and there are
laws which might be invoked where
one is important against verbal garb-
age. A few arrests would soon give
different stone to some mems Ian
guage."
From Hazelton, Pa, Sentinel:
"The use OF profane words seems
to grow, particularly so among the
youths of the different towns. II is
a vile habit that grows upon them,
but the surprising thing is they use
1t more when in company with youths
OF their own age, evidently having 1t
in mind that they cannot be manly
without restoring TO profanity. There
is a strict law against profanity--one
that is not generally known. which
is as follows:
"'If a person shall wllfully, pre-
meditately. and despitefully bias
preme or speak loosely and profane-
ly of Almighty God. Christ Jesus, the
Holy Spirit. or the Scriptures of
Truth-such person on conviction
thereof shall be sentenced TO pay a
fine not exceeding one hundred dol
lars, and undergo an imprisonment
not exceeding three months, or either
at the discretion of the court. Act
OF March 81. 1860.
that would indicate that all vile |
oaths we must hear daily are as H.
legal as they are ugly"
From Brownsville Times:
"By those who frequent the river |
In summer the annual complaint is
made to the Times against the foul
mouthed persons who profane the
air with their bad language. IL Is
disgrace TO the town that the attrae-
tions should be spoiled by the foul
language OF a few blackguards.