The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19

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ceed in bringing the mass Of the peo
pie up to the level of what are now
the best districts in the country be
fore the days Of pressure are at
hand? Or will existing evils prove SO
obstinate, and European immigration
continue to depress the average @:
intelligence and patriotism among the
voters, that when the struggle for
life grows far harder than it now IL
the masses will yield to the tempta
ton TO abuse their power, aud will
seek violent, and because violentsprob
ably vain and useless, remedies fol
the evils which affhct them.
Note Mr.. Bryce's expression; "Or
will existing evils prove so obstinate
and European immigration continue
to depress the average of intelligence
and patriotism among the voters"
Evils of Our Social Fabric.
Here he touches the key note that
portends the greatest evil that under
lies our social fabric. Legislation,
tue enough, does not produce social
conditions, but does produce tenden'
cies creating social conditions. The
contract system permitting manufac'
turers and others having in view
nothing but cheap labor, and in or
der to secure this cheap labor make
contracts through agencies scattered
all over Continental Europe, has
brought TO our shores and planted In
American life the ignorance and
loathsome diseases, the depressed and
hopeless, the degenerate morals and
the superstitions of the worst ele-
ments upon that continent, until the
white slave traffic. which has charac
terized Continental Europe since the
fall OF the Roman Empire. has been
planted In America America was found
cd upon Anglo-SaXon and Scottish re-
gard for integrity, morality, and hon
esty and PURIFY, and above all re-
gard for the virtue and purity OF
womanhood; but this regard Ii
becoming weaker in most oi
lne states or the Union, no
confining itself alone to the over
crowded cities OF the east, but ha
even reached Oklahoma; not confln
ed to the metropolis of the state. pu
extending its branches and corrupt
ing agencies Of influence even to tb,
rural communities, where lie tn,
greatest hope OF American purity
manhood and womanhood. The ylr
tue OF the wife and mother her pure
character and blameless life, is tn,
saving power Of the human race Th,
regard and faith in her virtue is th'
mainstay OF its continuance Shall w
shut our eyes to these awful condi
tions and grant that libertinisIh i
the rule and not the exception once
this becomes true; once this faitf
and this confidence Is destroyed
once when we point to the woman
hood and can not say: There is vir
tue. spotless morality and purity,
your civilization is over and with i
your free institutions.
Nations. as well as families an
races. are weak or strong in proper
tion to the chastity OF its women; an
its women are chaste in proportion t
the regard in which men hold them.
No man, under an extensive, pene
trating, research OF science and o
the philosophy of history can escap'
the conclusion that laws OF the stat
(government) and rules of societ.
affect tie home, home life, and har
piness.
White Slave Traffic.
am practical enough to know
that virtue can not be legislated int
the character OF womanhood. but in
vestgati)n will show that the lew
are the exception, but there are three
conditions which the Nlaw itself car
remedy: The enticing of the innocen
unsuspe ting maiden from the coun
try precinct, on tho promise OF be
Ing friend" carried away 4
some great city to be surrounded TO
few days with the luxuries of life
eventually to be taken by stealth t
a brothel and there forced to remail
and become deflowered, can be pre-
vented by law Conditions of power
" and hardships, also add anothe
huge per cent to the same class Th'
law could assist in alleviaiing thes'
conditions of poverty And another
class. not so large as the other tw'
where the professed lover steal
the heart and confidence Of som'
pure. Innocent girl, In whose hear
had been planted sex passon which
az Buddha says, "is shot into the hu
man soul lkt an arrow and is sharp
er than hooks with which You tam'
elephants and hotter than names"-
he takes advantage, turning from th
caaracter of lover to that of the lib
anlne and seducer. The law her.
could affect this social condition
For the white slave trafflcker and tn
libertine or seducer, the doors OF tn
penitentiary ought always to be OF
en- The woman who falls by rea
son OF hardships and poverty the help
ing hand OF the state should assist
and alleviate that condition. Th
truly lewd in mind and body We cal