. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . it without thought. Then youought to be willing to suffer the punishment for making a fool of yourself!Incompatibility of temper! You are responsible for at least a half of the incom-6 S>2 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK patibility. Why are you not honest and willing to admit either that you did notcontrol your temper, or that you had already broken your marriage oath? Innine hundred and ninety-nine cases out of the thousand, incompatibility is aphrase to cover up wickedness already committed. I declare in the presence of
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . it without thought. Then youought to be willing to suffer the punishment for making a fool of yourself!Incompatibility of temper! You are responsible for at least a half of the incom-6 S>2 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK patibility. Why are you not honest and willing to admit either that you did notcontrol your temper, or that you had already broken your marriage oath? Innine hundred and ninety-nine cases out of the thousand, incompatibility is aphrase to cover up wickedness already committed. I declare in the presence ofthis city and in the presence of the world, that heads of families are supportingthese haunts of iniquity. I wish there might be a police raid lasting a greatwhile, that they would just go down through all these places of sin and gatherup all the prominent business men of the city and march them down throughthe streets, followed by about twenty reporters to take their names and putthem in full capitals in the next days paper! Let such a course be undertaken. SUNDAY MORNING CASES IN THE FAMOUS NEW YORK TOMBS COURT in our cities, and in six months there would be eighty per cent, off your publiccrime. It is not now the young men and the boys that need so much lookingafter; it is their fathers. Let heads of families cease to patronize places ofiniquity, and in a short time they would crumble to ruin. WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE You press me with the question: Why do not the public authorities ofNew York extirpate these haunts of iniquity? Before I give you a definiteanswer I want to say that the obstacles in that city are greater than in anycity on this continent. It is so vast. It is the landing-place of European immi- MIDNIGHT EXPLORATION 83 gration. Its wealth is mighty to establish and defend places of iniquity. Twicea year there are incursions of people from all parts of the land, coming on forthe spring and the fall trade. It requires twenty times the municipal energyto keep order
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