Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-01
THE CHARITY GRAFTERs.


Vow abideth faith, hope and char
ity. these three. and the greatest Of
these is charity and furthermore We
are assured that charity covereth the
multitude Of sins and II We might
he permitted To add = text not found
~ either Of the standard versions we
should say. In the same Of charity
are Q multitude ~ sins committed
These thoughts were suggested by an
article which We find IN an exchange
under the caption which We have
nsed above. and which Is just as ap-
plicabie 10 conditions here as any
where else. We cops from the Kansas
city journal.
This IL the season Of the year when
the charity g~rafters reap their rich
est harvest. or course. the charity
CRATER II always more or less active
hut Il is In Thanksgiving and Christ
mas times that the heart Of The cheer
ful giver IL most assailable. In all
the big office buildings one may IN
counter the men M women who
humbly solicit aid for the little chill
dren' or for the work among the
iowly. and one may put il down as q
certainty that one charity solicitor 90
81 every four Is a faker and IL coli
iectins money under false pretenses
Attention has been called time and
again 10 the evils Of permitting the
charity grafters 20 pursue their call
ing undisturbed. bat either the leglti-
mate charitable institutions are blind
Ia the hurt that l. being one them
or the city administration is indIffer-
ent 10 the fraud n the mayors at
tentlou we're called 10 this matter by
some thoroughly responsible charity
worker a plan could be adopted that
would insure protection TO charity and
10 the public as we'll Day and night
there are women who make it their
business 20 hang about saloons and
hotels grating nickels and dimes from
them. These women know hat the
man who throws his money over a
bar is equally generous in doing a
deed OF charity 10 molify his con-
science. The saloon crowd ~ rich
picking for the woman with her lit
tie fake bank and her pleading eyes.
No m should be allowed In q
saloon under any circumstance what
ever. Yet so bold have these charity
grafters become that they brazenly
lean upon bars In a crowd Of men and
handy conversation that may bring
them small change. what can the
city administrator say Go thatF IL is
true. and ans saloonkeeper In this
city knows q Is true and would be
only too glad 10 give testimony that
would free him from the nuisance Of
women heggars.
II must O be forgotten that the
clearing 81 the city Of charity graft
ers would be Of great help 10 the le-
climate solicitors for the salvation
Army and other worthy organizations
that do 80 nue. good work in ear
nestness and unselfshness. These SOC
licitors should be protected. and IN
protecting them the public Is protect
"a and the poor will get the money
mean for them. The way 20 proceed
in this matter Is for some department
~ the city or e. recognized charitable
enterprise. such as the Provident as
ISOLATION. 90 be designated To investi-
gate the record and methods Of every
man aud who desires 30 soc
licit funds in che name 90 charity /
Whenever such "a man or woman gives
proof Of creditsbie intentions q badge
could De issued 90 him or her which
would be So conspicuous b no mis-
take could be- made Then any one
found soliciting Tor charity Who had
badge could be prosecuted. This be-
way 10 stop the charity grsnrrs