St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-17

pt litical history of this territory by his
connection with the heretofore in
vincible and always popular Aiken's
Waterloo. puts in more time
over in the northeast corner
of the house, where a bunch of
charming young ladies hold daily
levees, than any other man in that body.
Hence many expressed surprise that he
should introduce a bill, the tendency OF
which is to lessen the facility with
which the blissful marital state is en-
tered. The measure provides that no
divorced party shall remarry within
year after the divorce is
granted. Mr.. Green's motive does
not appear on the surface.
and there is but little use in guessing at
what he is driving. 1t was the intro
duction of this bill and the report of the
judiciary committee favoring the pass
age of another, providing that the pc
riod of residence required before insti-
tuting proceedings for divorce be ex-
tended from three months to one year,
that called forth little talk on the sub
ject the other afternoon from cloak
room philosopher. He is remarkably
FELICITOUS IN EXPRESSION,
and it is to be regretted that his exact
words cannot be reproduced. His man
ners are pleasing and convincing, and
much of the effect will be lost when his
theory is reduced to soulless type. As
to his ideas, here they are. He said in
substance: Il am opposed to all these
cast iron regulations which the law, in
it's unwise might. would throw around
the domestic relations. Here is one
bill throwing obstacles in the way
of separation, when two people
have tried to live together and found
that they have made mistake in be-
lieving that they were destined for
each other. And this is no uncommon
error. for before marriage all associa-
tions and communings of the two par
ties are surrounded by the pleasant
Judgment-becloudin atmosphere of ro-
nance. This matter can only be tested
satisfactorily and accurately by expert
ence, and when it is definitely
determined that the blunder has been
made the law should step in
and do all it can to rectify the false
step, instead of trying to make it fatal,
as is the tendency of this bill to dc.
Then take the one just now introduced.
Tee divorce has been granted, and the
formerly deluded individual thinks he
or she, as the case may be, has stumbled
acress the Individual who was expressly
intended by destiny to make him or her
happy. They are sure, beyond perad-
venture. that
NO MISTAKE CAN OCCUR
again-they have had experience in the
business, and know what they are do
ing. Thus they reason, and no be it
enacted can change their minds or
prevent the consummation of their
wishes. But still the gentleman from
Brule wants them to wait an entire
long. dreary year before the pleasing
deluSion is again dispelled. Now, if
this weary waiting would tend to avert
the second calamity it would be
all right, but it doesn't. 1t SIM
ply whets the spiritual appetite,
intensifies the longing and augments
the force of the determination to take
the plunge into the untried, uncertain
condition regardless of consequences.
It's all wrong. Besides, the church has
already laid its blighting, jealous touch
upon the institution of marriage and its
attending vicisSitudes, invaded this
realm which should be
SACRED FROM ALL INTRUSION,
with the usual result of banishing joy
and enthroning misery, and custom,
that cringing slave. and, at the same
Clm6, auUOcraClc ruleI, mas ODeYeu Gu6
mandate of this most tyrannical dictator,
and forced man and woman to be guided
by certain arbitrary, unnatural laws in
their more intimate intercourse with
each other, and that law in this enlight-
ened age, should defy instead of be-
coming willing ally. The opinion of
society, OF course, doesn't amount
to anything with thinking !. men,
and should not be consulted in the com
pilation of laws to govern the human
race. 1t will sanction any atrocity,
fervently support any idiocy. 1t only
needs to be cunningly led with plausi-
bic sophiStrieS-reason,l logic is of no
avail-and our lawgiyers should be men
who understand this simple art, and not
blind followers of society's senseless
notions. Although they are fools, there
should be limit to their folly.''