All that has been said of the girl applies to the parent and the boy.
The boy here and the one who comes to Chicago must also know of the paths, luring and attractive, that lead direct to the gates of Hell.
As you tuck your darling into his bed tonight, think of his future.
To be great he must be honest. To be a leader he must be pure of heart. To be a true citizen he must be filled with the love of a true and chaste womanhood, a despiser of mercenary ideals, an advocate of good government and a supporter of inflexible and just laws.
He will carry on his struggle in the maelstrom of a large city, possibly Chicago.
Is it fair to hurl him into the midst of temptations without weapons to fight the demons of sin, crime, vice and corruption?
Tell him the truth. Let him read the truth.
Every young man should know the evils which wait ever ready to trap him.
He should know of the great Vice Trust, of its system of slavery, of its power and scope of operation, of its daily bartering of flesh and blood, of its alliance with the dishonest gambling combine.
Then he will be prepared to gain the ranks of those who will battle unwearyingly and ceaselessly against the monster.