Manawatu Herald. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1889. DUTY.

Manawatu Herald, 1 November 1889, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1889. DUTY.

— 9—r - j The events of the past few days I naturally causes iu> to enquire, * , whether, . we the fset']ier« in- this district are doing. all that is demanded a of us under the head of duty. The ! [ unfortunat - state of the society that r surrounds us, demoralised to a most serious point, by the incursions of a l most undesirable class, forces us to '■ bring under the public notice the ■ danger that un rotected females run, | whilst moving* about our neighbour- j hood. "That -every decent person re- - grets such being the case goes with- ' n i r question, but we think we are partly to blame as a community, by the objection that is felt in being, a p-osecutor in such cases. Crime will ' never be kept in check un ess it feels theoertainty that punishment, will surely fol o.»', and in a double sense it therefore is most necessary that the guilty should be brought to book. : The ease heard at the loco i court on Wednesday we oo\ upon as an heroic act on the pa t; of the conip aiuant, who to rid the public of .i foul wvolih. placed hers 1£ in a ! moßs nttnomfannbin position. If

funds were needed to secure that tho ends of justice shouM be succ ssful there should not be one respettabe family in this district tfiat should withhold its n ,?to Bctfdes' this case, others of not so serious a nature as for as thpy have gone h^ e ..!.een brought under onrYfotW and one we can mention as havini ocouir d on y the other day. A little girl imd r twelve years of o * e reached home, a a frightened con . union and crying sfc-.H,",^ + w r* hau been followed alon p 0 t ] em " " street by some man , w h£ had X most wul language t 0 her. Tho case ha ; never got beyond this point as her rather neglected to foiled ltl the scoundrel and t • charge to the polic,.B^-^---been able to compli mem o ™Zstable on the execution of C S v reryolt,n,yet hi* impossible ' 0 V be r eryWhere -^onco, aS c ?- m^e acquainted. ff of the paren of a child, to take every step to secure £2 ! wt l unißhm »' forLch an offence.. AYe cannot accept his vimv of the matter that it would ho inI convenient to dra B bis child to court, as that is aa nothing:, to the dan^v the child has already run, and nothing- whatever to the danger which she may hereafter run. At present he scounarel has felt his 'power, has found it possible to insult, and may imagine it sa fe to proceed further. The V6 ry first edition ot such a low moral' state require nipping in :the hud. and it must bo pippod. , A well known writer has stated thai Without the courage to do one s duty, men and woman have no security whatever for the pr serration oi any other We hone therelore -hat in the future/no small •eehng of delicacy will prevent s*eps being taken on th- least complaint being made, as otherwise, aom* of i f xvjll be mo «t surely rueine the day we neglected t » do so. It ap pears monstrous that our wives and daugh nrs should dread to walk the treote of the t wn in day light, but they ar-, wo ) e , lye 'confidently I w c,e ,v S elvea t0 n «swer The Duke ot Wellington exhorting hi infantry duvmg a charge of French cavalry said '• Stand stoady, lads ; think of what they will c ay o f us j n England " received a reply, the echo of " which we trust may resound here "never • ear, sir — we know our duty "