The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-18
A Valentine Song.-2

BILE curiosity and caused favorable COM
ment throughout the country. In COM
menting upon the stamping out of
polygamy in Utah. Cleveland wrote:
"The strength, the perpetuity and the
destiny of the nation rest upon our homes
established by the law of God, guarded
by parental care, regulated by parental
authority and sactified by parental love.
1.-THE mother of our land who rule the ma
ton as they mold the characters and guide
the actions OF their sons, live accord
ing to Gods holy ordinances, and each,
secure and happy in the exclusive love
of the father of her children, sheds the
warm light of true womanhood, upper
verified and unpolluted, upon all within
her pure and wholesome family circle.
1.-The fathers of our families are the
best citizens of the republic. Wife and
children are the resources of patriotism,
and conjugal and parental affection be-
get devotion TO the country. The man
who indebted with plural marriage, is
surrounded in his single home with his
wife and children, has stake in the
country which inspires him with respect
for its laws and courage for its defence"
SENATOR HILLS MISTAKE.
Senator Hill has probably underestima-
ted the powerful influence eXerted upon
national affairs by the fashionable wives
who, he thinks, keep congress in session
to prolong the season of dinner parties
and afternoon teas. AS matter of fact,
those entertainments have their legisLa-
tive uses, and, instead of delaying the
considera tion of important questions,
more votes are changed by well served
dinners attended by carefully selected
guests, than by all the eloquent orations
ever heard in the Senate chamber. There
is more than tinge of self adulation in
the idea that celibates make the best
senators, for there are only four in that
august body now, and if appearances are
not deceptive, there may be but two be-
fore the present session is ended.
BACHELOR SENATOR'S.
The bachelor senator's are all new men
serving their first terms Higgins, of
Delaware, is the oldest, his age being SO,
aud Dubois, of Idaho is the youngest
being only AZ. Judge White, of Louisiana,
is As, but he has no idea or reaching Hills
age before getting married, nor has Du-
bois Higgins is a confirmed bachelor,
not exactly woman hater, but too much
wra pped up In politics and bis own affairs
to find any interest whatever in their so
ciety. Dubois and White are possibly
the most abject devotees of society of any
prominent men in Washington, except the
officers Of the army and navy. White
had romance years ago, and is said to
have been Tilted after the wedding cards
had been posted. He has at last out
lived that, however, and the announce
ment of his marriage may be expected
after Easter. Dubois has been too busy,
or, as he puts it, too ambitious TO marry
until now, but that is not enough to put
him permanently in the celibate category
He did not believe much in love in cot
tage when he was poor, but now that he
has made fortune he agrees with Mr.
Cleveland's first message to congress on
the marriage question. Dubois, they say,
had heart affair that it took years
TO heal, and Hill, too, had youthful ro-
nance, but those are other stories.
MARRIED MEN WHO WORK.
A few figures will indicate the truth of
the statement that the married men in the
Senate are not open to the charge of OBJ
structing legislation, however uncon-
sciously, in order that festivities NAV be
prolonged. There should be eighty-eight
senator's, but Just now there are three
vacancies, one each in Montana. Washing
ton and Wyoming. AT least sixty-nine
have wives living, and at least six are
widowers Senator Cockrells wife died
a few weeks ago, Senator Plat has been
a widOwer for two months, ana Senator
Faulkner, who had been widower for
many years, was married again early this
month. The wives Of several senator's
! seldom come 10 Washington. Mrs, Nc