Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-24
ON MARRiAcE VOWS.


E-uhl1 Drl1uifsIs
It's sad trr some u,u-HIists thEl, ns rrS,-
rlbrs is a-f1r t,a1isr ur wurBe. Il is tbe dufy
e TIE VIE 10 rsmE.n win bHr husband. DO
ufstisr hcw bad be usy BE. and ttE1 tne
bua1Eo6 uuEf tls5 c1u6gDe tne srro-B @
Ire Dcaf iuts-perEae vie. sBTs ths Loo-
don Standard By uTinolatnF tais i1dis-
solBhiEtT q marriage We 1fsr. Il Is s-Eosa,
D Erssi i15DssDeni 20 1hs wife 70 rsclsln
5sr husband, Z T'1sEitle- s-t 70 The rls1 %
attempt tbs reformation q tbs wuDso' .
bs1i1s Sod lie. There Is something IN this
pies- trgf i would hare more knsolg1s force
q marriage concerned Only ibs husband
Eod wife. We hsrs, bywsvsT. % take TIE
c1Llc-s1 t-to cuDsidersi3ol- Il t5s 6rEt
place, they have before their syss TIE
dreadful eIs-ple q . drunken father or Q
os1sss5 roihsr. SsS116ly, we zuEt ~
gard tos eDesioon q bsrso-ty. Ers. FBw-
cstt has wrii - 3 stcrT in which she suF-
sesis. IS cif1c-lt g1ss5oI- TIE duty @ q
wife VITO olsocTsrB c-lT sfisr marriage
ttst ber busDsod is nui o1ly . drunksr5
himself, bit the son s1o grandson of habit
Ia sots. Ehe ih1rks with horror that IL she
ogntirues % 1--we with him. she may become
TIE ulosber q sOn who, as be grows
up % r2s1hooo, vii show, 70 her agony, al
the syuDp psous Of the hereditary mania she
therefore leaves him. II Will thus be seen
that the question is not settled, even II the
partner Of the offender resolves 70 endure
personally all the consequences Of the
choice. He or she has 80 consider others Gs
well We do not perceive why the Legs
latgre could not devise short act, giving
10 the wife or bus band Of a habitual
drunkzrd the right 70 separate under, Of
course, very strlct conditions. The habit
ual character Of the ofense must be clearly
proved the Unhtness Of the man or WON.
an 20 have the custody Of the children, il
any, must be established: and every care
should be taken that the release is not re-
lief from the expense Of maintenance nor
any dissolution Of the marriage itself. We
believe that il would be quite sufficient 70
grant q simple separation, not allowing
either party 20 marry again. Ia this war
the remedy would offer no temptation 70
either SIDE. On the contrary, fne existence
Of such a means Of redress would arm the
sober husband or sober wife with powerful
means Of appeal. A woman who, in spite
Of remOnstrances, persisted 10 drink, could
be clearly told Of the probable con sequences
Of continued indulgence, might thus be ar.
rested early 10 the downward course. The
bill must, Of course, be absolutely applicable
70 the sexes, and the same remedy 70 WON
en- as 20 men. No doubt there viii be both
husbands sni wives unwilling 20 call its
provisions into active force. There are for
bearing men and forgfYing women who
would prefer 20 endure all wrongs rather
than tell the story in public court. Yet
even for them il will be well 10 know that
redress is within their grasp Their suf-
feriugs will be all the more toleraDle when
they feel they are voluntary, and that the
law viii assist them il they elected 70 sp-
peal 70 IL. A new enactment Of the kind,
however, would bring a welcome relief 70
thousands Of humber homes.