Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-13
TIME TO THINK.
Manson Jo11rnal1

| Every time criminal Is brought to
the bars of Justice, he will ask the
court for mercy because Of some limo
cent person who is going to suffer on
account Of the punishment which his
crime has brought upon himself. When
the Maybray gang was tried and con-
victed before Judge Mcpherson each
had plea for mercy. 1t was an aged
father or mother, or pleading and de-
pendent wife and children whom they
wished to save from the disgrace Of
having them go to prison. Judge NC
Pherson's one answer in these cases,
was that the prisoners should have
thought of these Innocent ones before
the committed the crime for. which they
were about to be punished.
Then was the time to think Of those
innocent ones. 1T was the act about to
be committed that disgraced those in
nocent ones, not the punishment which
the judge and jury were obliged to in
f1ict.
Just now the state of Illinois is all
wrought up over the Lorimer scandal,
and men high in public favor, are be-
ing connected with the crime OF brib-
cry. OF course the innocent will SUI
fer along with the guilty ones. 1t is
useless to plead for those dear ones
now. The time to think OF them was
before the tempter had led these men
from the path Of honesty.
Tears of the drunken husband will
never bring life or comfort to the body
of the wronged wife, who passed to the
other shore, neither will the pleadings
of a wrong doer save the innocent and
helpless ones from sharing the disgrace
Of his crime. The time to think Of
these innocent ones is before the wrong
is committed. We are the keepers of
our own destinies up to a certain
point, then we step over the dividing
line and become the victim of circum-
stances. Think of those innocent ones
before it Is too late.
PARENTS AND WHITE SLAVERY.
[Algona Republican,.
One stands aghast at the report Of
a young girl being lured away and sold
into slavery The news causes the
moral sense to boil with indignation.
But how about the effect of seeing the
young girls just entering their teens,
strutting about the street with boys
still in knickerbockers, some of them
using language that if heard by their
parents would cause cheeks to blush
with shame.
The thoughtful person is led to in
quire what will be the future of such
a class of children if they keep up the
pace they are now going. Such scenes
as above referred to do not occur dur
ing the time the general public Is
thronging the thoroughfares, but at
hours Of the night when the average
mortal has retired and il wrapped in
slumber, and in localities where the
lights are dim.
Now who is responsible for this state
of things if 1T is not the parents.
Also remember it is not always the
children Of people who are travelling in
the humber walks Of life that are go
ing wrong, but more often it is the
child Of the successful professional
man, banker, or merchant, who is
treading in slippery places and in COM
pany with persons whose characters
are not OF the highest moral standing.
And do not for one moment charge all
&c up 10 the poys. They Ssidsve
plenty to account for as It is but in
many instances that have come under
our notice, the young damsels OF twelve
and fourteen years Of age are the par
ties who need the strong arm of q