The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-07-06
VOLUME Ii.

ABOUT ttf " MNAiN W0' bN ieaHf
! BILE 20 give an answer Ia concrete
form a. the subiecs Ia ton many
sided Ii admit &c sach solution
some claim the defsaerscy of our
inhabitants IL responsible aad that
i almost wholly true. for II the
moral standard " the people ot Yer
mont waa being raised we should
expect that crime would De- less fre-
anent hat that Is putting u on
an average which would hardly he
the proper way 60 get At the right
conclusion
| am hopeful enough 20 think the
betior class Of vcrmon,crs q, 10
useless 90 deay the fact that there
are CLASSES Ia truth caste In Ver.
monu arc uphoiding the standard
OF morality There are those who
II accused OF being law breakers
would reacnt IT, but. IN many ways
the Influence OF their example IA
most harmful, otherwise their lives
command respect and they are real.
~ good citizens am not a sta
laiician. but / would really like TO
know how many special laws there
are now In force, because having neN
or been repealed, they are Ia opera.
tlon today, and while we are on the
subject, how many laws are inoper'
atiye because OF having never been
enforced7 II 1t IL up TO the proper
officials TO enforce criminal laws,
Is IL not conslstant TO ask our off,
GERS TO see that the minor law
breakers are punIshedg II cost the
state something TO have those laws
enacted and II Il was for a purpose
let us have the benefit II an off
eial will not. or Is not inclined to
do his duty, or "a not proper per-
son for the position, let him be man
enough 10 step down and out. ana
let some one who VIII take the re-
sponsibilities and the salary serve
the public as we have q right TO
expect.
Is il surprising that We have a
wave of crimeg' A good woman,
for whose Judgment ! have the high
est respect, declares the parents of
children have the most blame TO
bear They are not taught TO re-
spect the rights OF others, they are
allowed TO take things that belong
to others that may be of little con
sequence as far az value In con
eerned breaking the rules of good
manners, standing on the side
walks in the way Of passersby. rid
Ing bicycles on the walks, showing
no respect for age. etc. Providing
amusement of such variety for
children that IL takes them away
from home 80 much evenings IN bad
for the girls and boys who are 10
be the future men and women OF
the state. With such a splendid
public library as we have IN this
town, aud all the good reading mat
ter SO easily to be had, which we
oldat ones could not enjoy She
also declares that children nowadays
are not taught responsibility. They
should have chores and duties about
he home, boys aud girls alike In
the house and out Of doors, they
are running Wild too much
II Is just as easy TO have train
cd law breakers, as we are coming
to realize now, and n little bit more
so, than II Is TO have worthy men
and women. | have heard II pre-
dleted that this nation viii have a
fall' what IL meant by that2 IL
means that many old nations got In
TO such degraded condition that
they were ruined as a country.
sincerely hope ! may never see the
day. Are the prospects good for
our country 10 grow better, or must
we acknowledge that We are not
quite living up TO that standard
which we now hold an being the
salt Of the earth. | may be too
apprehensIye. but when 50 many
prominent men In business as well
az In public life, are found wanting,
then the heading OF this article
sets me TO thinking. And ! want
10 say, don't, to the parents Of our
boys and girls Of Vermont. Don't
allow your children to get, loose
ideas as 10 what they may be call
ed upon to do IN the world Of hu-
man endeayor II their lives are
spared
EBER l.. TAYLOR.
Manchester Depot, Vt. June "a