The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-12
4currEuL oEEEhnERs

ALLOW r.- raeuUal man an opportun-
TIe eff0-f ~ provide places f0
saarf l1t cDr--et juvenile offenters.
sh-re 't-r may ugt b. inCarceratei
wfh h-rlfL=d criminals is uut 0nlf
~. q fll ~ dream 81 arruists hu
ole ~ fhe practical reforms " The
flme ces-rFihg ~ consideration and
even commefcial benefr 10 1e|
c-fF comfy or state enforcing such
ben-fic-n. provisions
There are luccrrigible eases 0f
youthful offenders ~ course. buf they
| are - ieE comp "a with the total
- youthful law VlolatCrs 70 b. only
/ ltae exceptions found 10 all rules The
/ iucgs -igibies therefore should not be
allowed o. bias any broad mind
lsRaiust taking steps % make u the
Young wc. to-s useful ant honorable
member Il society.
/ The very large majority 81 chill
drea offending againsf statutory and
moral leAg are victims Of environ
meuf Their prattling days and youth
being spent among those In no way
~ FOR tre ears Or sight o. children
those little ones who are thus placed
Through no fault of thei+ own. are not
such sinners against the siae as they
are sinncd against by the c3relessness
and indOi nee Of organized society or
lgoYerEmt lf.
The large cities furnish eighty-sey-
en per cent Of tie children arrested
for misdemeanors aal crime That.
0f course. Is largely due 10 the un-
wholesOric association IN the crowded
dis ricts. very few Indeed coming
from tha suburban homes, no matter
what the degree Of poverty Of par
ents IN those isolated sections
Children reared In The presence OF
sin. Nhaiher parents are offenders OF
not. can only be expected TO start life
( for ther,se Ives according TO what haf
heen seep anl heard. They have. per
haps. hal the attention OF misguided
patroniylng men and women In no way
fitted To snow the difference between
= he children Of the tenement and thOs'
3. AIRED uader more wholesome condi
tions. bu beyond that these youth.
: must start on voyage where al
charts Of their know ledge ATE false
all parts infested with mental anC
= moral diseases.
= HaylnS been unable TO advance rap
lily enough wi h our Occidental en-
= lighienrcnt to rear these little ones
, Il Is Hole less than criminal 10 hud
y die them IL pens called prisons ant
" lintrOdgcn them To the males of th'
law through houses Of correction Ol
E other form of prison. Reared to know
lrestralnt only of the lash. fOrcet
Il from early childhood TO struggle for
9 bare existence, what future can b'
9 expec ~. OF one OF these unfortunate,
when turned loose from prison, where
u in innunerable instances. ate housed
K some of the most dangerous and reck
e less degcnerates OF the agey
= Moreover regrettable though VI Is
y il Is nevertheless true many patrons
u OF organized charity win drive by
= court room crowded wi h the littl'
e waits oi the slums to shower flower
+" ana tears on some damnable scoun
= lrel wh1, having hid advantage o
, golden opportunities, mas retrograde'
= into a common backguard and mur
q derer, deserving OF the hangmap'
moose
y The Leader takes little interest II
"a he hysteria reformer The persol
who has spdsmodlc no'ions abou
making the world better is backe'
only by good intentions, the kind o
# paving r"aterlal a sayant once assert
4 cd sheol to be payel with.
4. Bu the care Of unfortuna g chi
n dren is an obligation of the day. !
~ belongs among the other great trust
~ enlightenment forces upon the state
h Soverelru power is given In a fire.
# coun ~ by the people that these no
= able to care for self, and those no
caring for self may be allowed 4
n reIther offend or wrong the lawabid
n ing. likewise that the offenders ma,
- have an opportunity to become seh
* sustaining and LAW abiding.
i All that brings ihe child to a pror
H. er realization of lile's duties and or
- pc unltics Is public benefaction
an the fact of a child being unable
q through No fault of It's own. TO star
e fairly il Indispulable evidence on
= present mo hods are far removed from
i perfection Until the change Is mad
. tc forhi this condition, the secon'
:, Guty is TO grant the opportunity whel
incidente have forced official recognl
g tion of tha condition,
n The science of government i'm
8 proves each year. contrary TO tn
! loleml Visions of pcssimists ami tn
I predictions OF the little learned. civ
! llized mGn strides ever forward &
better. brayer and grander ideals. neV
81 filling backward. meeting emet
sencies rs hey become plain to hi
vision And among the great demand
y OF the epoch. Is the care OF children
= male dependent by misdeed or mis-
y fortune OF those who by nature an
'e law are expected to guide the chil'
u 10 maturity,
Wherever the practical forces hlvi
1 endeavor4l to mas or these difficult
u Ties. II las been well begun Such
? too. is true of the plan IN this state
. Good citizenship demands encourage
II ment IN Introducing this civic duty
81 in fact The Melbelng of our societ!
commands t.
y --
e Bacon rind kills chiggers
--------