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Letter to Editor
August 25, 1871
The Sun
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
Letter to The Sun editor protests chaining of free children's swings in Central Park on Sundays, while fee-based amusements like boating and carriage rides remain available, questioning the morality and fairness for poor children unable to pay.
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Full Text
Central Park Anomalies.
To the Editor of The Sun.
Sir: If you cannot, who can tell why it is that the children's swings at the Central Park are chained up on Sundays, when other amusements for which a fee is charged, such as boating, riding round on the horses and in goat carriages, are indulged in the same as on week days? Does a tax of ten or fifteen cents make any Sunday amusement less immoral? If not, why should the children who cannot pay the fee be denied a swing gratis?
ONE OF THE POOR
To the Editor of The Sun.
Sir: If you cannot, who can tell why it is that the children's swings at the Central Park are chained up on Sundays, when other amusements for which a fee is charged, such as boating, riding round on the horses and in goat carriages, are indulged in the same as on week days? Does a tax of ten or fifteen cents make any Sunday amusement less immoral? If not, why should the children who cannot pay the fee be denied a swing gratis?
ONE OF THE POOR
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Social Critique
What themes does it cover?
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
Central Park
Sunday Swings
Children Amusements
Social Inequality
Poor Children
Paid Recreations
What entities or persons were involved?
One Of The Poor
Editor Of The Sun
Letter to Editor Details
Author
One Of The Poor
Recipient
Editor Of The Sun
Main Argument
questions why children's free swings in central park are chained on sundays while paid amusements like boating and carriage rides continue, arguing that a fee does not make an amusement less immoral and poor children should not be denied free swings.
Notable Details
References Specific Paid Amusements: Boating, Riding On Horses, Goat Carriages
Questions Morality Of Sunday Amusements Based On Fees