Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-23


divorce always goes along with the dis
soluteness of society. Rome for 500 year,
had not one case Of divorce. Those wer,
her days of glory and virtue. Then the
reign of vice began, and divorce became
epidemic. IL you want TO know how
rapidly the empire went down. ask Glib
bon.
What We want in this country and il
all lands is that divorce be made NOR,
and more and more difficult. Then PEG
pie before they enter that relation will
be persuaded that there will probably
be no escape from it except through tn,
door Of the sepulcher. Then they will
pause ON the verge of that relation un
til they are fully satisfied that it is best
and that il is right. and that il is hap
piest Then we shall have no more mar
riage in fun. Then men and womei
will not enter the relation with the idle;
it is only trial trip. and il they do no
like il they can get out at the frs
landing. Then this whole question viii
be taken out Of the frivolous into tn,
tremendous, and there will be no NOR,
joking about the blossoms in bride
hair than about the cypress ON n coffin
Uniform Laws In All States.
What we want is that the congress o.
the United States change the nationa
constitution SO that law can be passed
which shall be uniform all over the
country, and what shall be- right in on,
state shall te right in all tho states,
and what is wrong in one state will b'
wrong in all the states.
How is it now? If party in the mar
riage relation gets dissatisfied, it is only
necessary to move to another state e
achieve liberation from the domestic
tie, and divorce is effected so easy that
the first one party knows Of it is by see
ing in tho newspaper that Rev. DIR.
Somebody on March Il, 1895. introduc
ed in new marriage relation a mem
Der of the household who went OFF on q
pleasure excursion to Newport or bust
ness excursion to Chicago. Married al
the brides house. No cards. There are
states of the Union which practically
put premium upon the disintegratior
Of tho marriage relation, while there
are other states. like our own New
York state. that had for long time the
pre-eminent idiocy of making marriage
lawful at I2 and / 4 years of age
The congress of the United States
needs TO move for change of tho ma.
tional constitution and to appoint a
committeeman made up Of single gen.
tlemen, but of men of families, and
their families in Washington - who
shall prepare good, honest, righteous,
comprehensive, uniform law that will
control everything from Sandy Hook &c
the Golden Horn. That will put an end
TO broken ties in marriages. That will
send divorce lawyers into decent bust
ness. That will set people agitated for
many years on the question of how shall
they get away from each other to plan
ming how they can adjust themselves to
the more or less unfavorable circum.
stances
Marriage as . Speculation.
More difficult divorce will put an es-
TOPPED to great extent upon marriage
as a financial speculation. There are
men who go into the relation just as
they go into Wall street TO purchase
shares. The female 10 be invited into
the partnership of wedlock is utterly
unattractive and in disposition a sup
pressed vesuvius. Everybody knows it,
but this masculine candidate for matri-
monial orders. through the commercial
agency or through the county records.
finds out how much estate is to be in
herited. and he calculates it, He thinks
out how long it will be before the old
man will die, and whether he can stand
the refractory temper until he does die,
and then he enters the relation, for he
says, IF cannot stand il, then through
the divorce law I'll back out" That
process is going on all the time. and
men enter the relation without any
moral principle. without any affection.
and it is as much matter of stock spec
ulation as anything that transpired yes
serday in Union Pacific. Illinois Central
Or Delaware and Lackawanna
Now. suppose man understood, as he
yught to understand. that il he goes in
30 that relation there Is no possibility
Of his getting out, or no probability, he
would be more slow TO put his neck in
the yoke. He would say to himself,
Rather than q Caribbean whirlwind
with whole feet of shipping in its
arms give me zephyr of fields of sun
shine and gardens Of peace.
Rigorous divorce law will also hinder
women from the fatal mistake Of mar
rying men TO reform them. II young
man by % years Of age or 80 years Of
age have the habit OF strong drink fixed
on him, he is as certainly bound for a
drunkard's grave as that train starting
out from Grand Central depot Mt s
O'Clock tomorrow morning is bound for
Albany. The train maynot reach Albany,
for it may be thrown of the track The
young man may not reach o drunkard' 8
grave. for something may throw him
off the iron track Of evil habit, but the
is that the train that starts
tomorrow morning at s o'clock for AL
bany will get there. and the probability
is that the young man who has the
habit of strong drink fixed on him be-
fore 20 or 80 years Of age will arrive at
a drunkard's grave. She knows he
drinks. although he tries TO hide il by
chewing cloves Everybody knows he
drinks. Parents warn; neighbors and
friends warn. She will marry him: she
will reform him.
The Altar Of Sacrifice.
IL she is unsuccessful in tho expert
ment, why. then the divorce law will
her because habitual drunk
enness is a cause for divorce in Indiana,
Kentucky, Florida, Connecticut and
nearly all the states. So the poor thing
goes TO the altar of sacrifice. II you will
show me the poverty struck streets in
any city. will show You the homes Of
tho women who married men 10 reform
them. In one case out of 10. 900 it may
be successful experiment. | never saw
the successful experiment But have a
rigorous divorce law, and that woman
will say, ''If am affianced TO that man.
il is for life -
a rigorous divorce law will also do
much to hinder hasty and inconsiderate
marriages. Under the impression that
one can he easily released people enter
the relation without inquiry and with
ont reflection. Romance and impulse
rule the day Perhaps the only ground
for the marriage compact is that she
likes his looks, and lie admires the
graceful way she passes around the ice
cream at the picnicl IL is all they know
about each other. 1t is all the prepare