Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-03-23


RACES, until it is wonder to me that
there are any decencies or any common
sense left on the subject OF marriage.
One-half OF tho newsstands OF all our
cities reeking with the filth.
Now, say some, we admit all
these evils, and the only way TO clear
them out or correct them is by easy dl-
vorce Well, before We yield to that
cry let us una out BOW easy ~ 10 now.
wholesale Divorce
i nave looked over the laws OF all tho
states, ana ma thar, While n some
STATES IL Is easier 'Eail III others, III eV-
cry stare IL = easy Inc state OF III
nols, through It's legislature, fecites
long ISL OF proper causes Iof divorce
ana tAeil crosses up W giving 10 tho
courts the rlsht 70 MAKE u uecreo q u
Vorce II any case N'hefe 'hvy deem u
e2peuiehe. 12leer taas son ''ro noe sur
prisea ae the announcement thas III ono
county CT the state OF limos, III one
year, there were o35 olsoIces' IL YOU
want TO know now easy IL Is you nave
only TO look over the records OF the
states. III the city OF '5ah francisco go
divorces IN enc year, ana IN ~ years ID
New England 2o'ooo is mat LOT easy
enough:
Ii the same ratio continue-the ratio
OF multiplied divorce ana multiplied
causes OF dlvorce-we are not lar
IRON the time when our courts VIII
have to set apart whole days Tor appil-
cation, ana all you VIII nave 10 prove
against man VIII be that he left his
newspaper IN tho middie OF the noof,
and all you Will have TO prove against
woman VIII be that her husbands
overcoat Is buttonless. causes OF dl-
vorce double III few years-doubled
III France, doubled III England and
doubled III tho United states. 10 snow
how very easy 1t Is | have TO tell you
that III western reserve, ONO tho pro-
portion OF divorces TO marriages cele-
brated Is 10 IL, i'll Rhode Island Is to
IL, in Vermont to IA Is not that easy
enough!
wantyo to notice that frequency OF
divorce always goes along with the dis
solutenesS OF society Rome Ior ooo years
ilaa noe ole CASE I'll uisoroe' most were
hef Gays oi giory ana Virtue lhen 'iis
reign Vi Nio9 oes"n' anu ui'oioo peeaiio
epidemic. II You want to know how
rapidly the empire went down, ask Glib
bon.
W nat we want IN 'hls country ana III
all lands is that divorce be made more
anu inure anu iiioio uiiioui'' ineh peo,
PIE oelore 'hey eh'el 'ha' ieiatioii wiz
pe peIsuaueo 'ha' there WIZ piop"oiy
10 no escape ifoiii ~ eAoepe through tie
ooor Vi tno sepuloher. linen ,hey VIII
pause on the verge Vi 'nas reiatioii un-
III they are Iuiiy sa'lshed that IL Is oese'
ana thag IL Is right, ana thae IL is nap
pest linen we snall nave no more HAT
rlage III iuh. linen men aid women
VIII not enter inc RELATION with the ldea
IL is only trlal "Trip, ana IL they no not
ilke IL 1hey can get OUT at INC nrst
iahuihg' Iheh inns Wnoie question VIII
DC taken OUT OF the frivolous into the
tremendous ana 'here VIII DC no more
Joking ABOUT INC blossoms Ill trlde's
mar IMAM ABOUT the cypress on CONN.
Uniform Laws In All states.
what we want Is thas the congress OF
the united otates chahge the hatlonal
constitution so that law can be passed
whlch snail DC UNIFORM all over the
country ana what snail DC right III one
state shall re right III all the states,
ana what is wrong III one state VIII be
wrong IN all tho states.
How is IL noWf II party III tho mar
rlage relation gets dlssausiled' 1t IS only
necessary TO move to another state to
achleve liberation from leo domestic
tie, and divorce Is effected so easy that
the hrst one party knows OF 1t Is by see
ing III the newspaper that Rev. DIR.
somebody on March IL 1879, introduce
ed III a new marriage relation men, |
Der OF the household who went off on a
pleasure excursion to Newport or bust
ness excursion to Chicago. Married at
the BRIDE house. No cards. There are
states OF tho Union which practically |