The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20

/ knowledge Of the methods in vogue N
this court, when ii would have beer
| easy 20 have ascertained the l-sth. In
falling 10 acquaint himself with theS,
facts he. has laid himself open to the
! charge Of prejudice and unfairness
| That be is cognizant of what should
constitute the methods of a juvenile
] court is shown by q beautiful piece OF
| rhetoric, which reads almost as though
\ taken from the court itself The Justice
| should have taken just one more step,
added one little sentence. and the ac-
count would have been complete. To
trio following:
TO administer juvenile laws i'm ac-
cordance with their true spirit and in
tent, requires man Of broad mind, of
almost infinite patience, and one who
rs the possessor of great faith In hu-
manity and thoroughly imbued with
that spirit. Those who come, and are
intended to be brought before Juvenile
courts must be reached through love,
not fear. The purpose i'm bringing them
before the court is TO lead them away
from, and to destroy their propensities
TO vice: To elevate, not degrade: to re-
form, not TO punish them. Their parents
likewise must be met and dealt with
I'm the same spirit. They should be di-
rected i'm proper spirit. The condi-
tons surrounding them may be due as
much TO lack of information and mis-
fortune as TO viciousness. The Judge of
a juvenile court should, therefore, be
willing at all times. not only to re-
spect, but to maintain and preserve the
legal and natural rights of men and
children alike"
What Brown Has Done.
Had the learned justice spent Just
tWenty-four hours OF the time wasted
upon his opinion in company with
Judge Brown and his workers, a far
different conclusion would have been
reached. Who among that salary-seek-
ing horde Of candidates would have
involved his dignity by picking out of
the gutter boy drunk cigarette
fend-and carried the kicking child
through the streets to a place Of refuge
Who among them would have shown
the patience to work with this stunted
creature for nearly two years finally
70 give him To the world eager to work
ana learn and be a true citizen, and
thus saved the community another in
the i0ng list of professional DRINKS and
the expense of his care at the work
houses? Who among them would spend
night and day i'm seeking the hayward
children, caring for the troubled sick
nursing them. and eventually placing
them i'm a new world of bright pros
poets? Who among them would have
struggled through the storm which
devastated property and endangered
life i'm this city. seven or eight miles.
in order to look after his proteges at
the Canyon Crest farm, and finally
reached them through the worst hard
ships? Who among them would have
taken boy from the streets. a waif
rough, uncouth, with little TO recon-
mend him, and placed him in his own
family, given him a home, and for a
his own son Truly. not one
Of them: and truly not the learned JUS
tice who implies that Judge Brown is
not brOad-minded, not patient. not a
believer in humanity. not in love with
his work, that he does not elevate but
degrades, that he does not reform. but
Furnishes, that he does not maintain the
rights of children.
And is not the justice a little illog-
heal when, he condemns an alleged
printed record as a formula which |
should not be used i'm a Juvenile court. |
and in the same breath insists that
certain legal rules Of procedure should
be followed TO the end that beneficent
purposes OF the law may be effective?"
Children True Witnesses.
After all. the true witnesses to this
question are the children mot cOerced |
Dy pdrentSl VINO nave come in contact |
With Judge Brown. Oppression" and
''inquisitor" are queer terms 10 use In |
with this judge, and sound |
dOubly queer To those who have wit |
messed. as did the writer, the eloquent \
reception given this "atrocious" Judge |
by these children over whom ne is sup
posed To- hold tyrannical rule. If the |
people present were judges of human |
nature or of expressions of love and |
affection, seldom were they seen to |
such an extent as that portrayed upon |
TIE faces OF those boys as the Judge en- |
tered the Morris home: there was no |
no sulking. no skulking, but |
4 frankness, readiness to meet him all |
The way, love, affection. awakening |
all that one could fondly |
hope but seldom anticipate. were there |
There is but one word to add. Do |
not be biased by anyone's opinion or |
Judgment, but go right to the heart OF |
watch. and you will see that |
which will make you, if you have a |
spark of manhood or womanhood i'm |
ron, not only say God speed you. Judge |
Brown, in your work, but also make |
you wish to be part OF that great |
work of reformation which Is going on |
IN spite OF ceaseless opposition.
FAIR PLAY