The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-12
she rs the prawinp Card.

she Is the Drawing Card.
The emancipation Of woman is sweep
ing along at a pace which should admon-
ish all manageable bachelors to take
chance at the lottery of wedlocll, if
they intend ever to do so, before the
women get more emancipated than they
are Indeed, there is danger that those
bachelors who have hesitated thus far
have hesitated already too long. This is
suggested by the decision of Judge I'm
derwood's court in Chicago delivered a
day or two ago in the case of Anhalt VS..
Anhalt.
Not long ago Philip Anhalt led Louise
Schmid a blushing bride to the altar.
They were popular young people, and
the wedding presents they received were,
in the stereotyped language of the we'd
ding notice in the local columns, "nu-
merous and costly" Their value was es-
timated at more than $1,000 Some weeks
ago Phillip and Louise quarreled about the
ownership of the presents. Louise claimed
them all. Notwithstanding the collection
embraced collar buttons, suspenders, neck
ties, and other articles usually conceded
10 IlGus DlllD ISSlSltu lIt tldlills anu W DIS
willing that his spouse should claim only
half. They took the quarrel and the pres
ents into court, and through counsel pre-
scented their arguments. The decision of
the court was in favor of Louise She
had showed to the satisfaction of the law
that she had been the drawing card at
the wedding; that but for her presence
there would have been no wedding, and
consequently no presents to go to law
about. These facts being firmly fixed in
the courts mind, the court could not
conceive how any dispute as to the own
orship of the presents could have arisen;
they were the woman's. certainly.
This ruling of the court establishes
precedent to which the progressive end
of-the-century woman may refer with
pleasure and profit, and also to the
discontinue. of any lord of creation"
who may imagine that his sex vests in
him the ownership of whatever there may
be in their mutual establishment, wed
ding presents included. And that is why
the opinion was expressed at the outset
that young bachelors had better get a
move on" before the women get any more
emancipated than what they are. Pres
emily there will be no more hooking of
the wedding plate.
Ambassador Thomas +. Bayard is quoted
as having said with regard to the proper
policy for the democrats to pursue, since
the olection went against them. that the
bills for free raw material should be passed
Immediately and then the country will be
able to contemplate the democratic idea of
the tariff bill in full working order for two
years before another national election rolls
around" III this is done" he said. 81
have little fear that the verdict win be sat
isfactory in 1896" Tho ambassador as
sumes that the democrats in congress
could pass the 'pop-guu bills" If they
pleased But there is room for consid-
cradle doubt that they could do that. Tn
der the rules Of the Senate debate is I'M
limited. The republican senators would
take the position that the people at tho
polls had ordered that there be no further
legislation toward freer trade" and
they would talk until doomsday If nee
essary TO prevent the passage OF the bills.
However desirable it may be for the coun-
try to contemplate the democratic idea Of
the tariff in fun working order for two
years there is a great barrier IN the way
of further tariff legislation in the shape OF
the senato's rules. which permit a minori-
! ~ TO enectuslly block legislation.
The probabilities are that Charles IT. J.
| Taylor. the colored politician from Kansas
/ who Is recorder OF deeds for the District
/ Of Columbia. win be relieved Of Office be-
| fore long lie has beon constantly in "a
] muss or o. fuss Of some kind ever since ho
. was nominated. n is said at Washington
/ that tho President o. getting very tired Of
! him. The people who read newspapers
have been that way Tor some time.