The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-28
THE WOMEN OBJECT.
Will Fight New jerseys Marriage Lii
cenSe Law.

NEW YORK, May 27.-The marriageable
young women of New Jersey, and there are
lots of them-they point themselves to the
presence of $50 more women than men in
the State-are fighting mad at the Govern
or the Legislature, and anybody else con-
nected with the Lloyd marriage license bill,
signed by Governor Griggs to-day the con-
fessed object of which is to make it harder
to get married in New Jersey. The unmar-
ried women object strenuously, declaring
there are none too many chances now to
marry, and they don't want TO miss any
of them They will object officially, too, for
the amalgamated women's bachelors clubs
of New Jersey have called for a convention
of all marriageable young women in New
Jersey at Trenton the day the law is to
take effect. The call for a State cOnven-
ton is signed by Lavina S. Norris, Jersey
City, president; Hannah ]. Ackers, Pater-
son. vice president; Edna H. Earnest, Tren-
ton, secretary; Melvina G. Yates Elizabeth,
treasurer.
The clubs represented are: The Lady
Bachelors Club of New Jersey; the Bach
elor Maids Club, Trenton; the Female
Bachelors Branch Newark; the Marriage
able Ladies' Society, Paterson; the Would
be's Club Elizabeth; the Home Makers
Club, Camden.
This formidable list will give some idea
of what men are up against IN New Jersey.
Perhaps the Legislature thought they need
ed protection, and especially men from
other States who meet Jersey women un-
awares.
The call refers with deep grief to the
statistical fact that 10 per cent. more female
children than male children are born every
year in the State, and continues by specify
ing with legal exactness provisions OF the
bill requiring nonresident men proposing
marriage in the State to give i've days no
tice before a license shall be granted re-
curing one of the parties to the match to
be identified by the county clerk, and re-
curing atfidavits that no legal obstacle eX-
lists to the marriage. That is what the girls
don't like and they explain why as follows:
Therefore, we declare that the fVe-day
clause of said law will prevent spontaneous
proposal and marriage and VIII roster Htl-
cation in the form of breach-oI-p promise Use
suits in that it will give the prospective
groom five days from the proposal IN Whlch
to retract, thereby adding expense TO the
taxpayers and further overburdenlng the
poor farmer to maintain the alreduy eA-
pensive judiciary; and we therefore
Further declare that the SAID flVe days
clause will give opportunity lor other Sits
who may have rejected the prospective
groom on a mere summer SEASIDE proposal
to prevent such marriage by circulating
how she had rejected him; ana we declare ,
Further that such thing as proposal
of marriage could not be Kept cohndehual
for five days; and we declare ,..
Further, that the identlhcatlon clause
Z, L,
girls conduct their affairs by correspond
ence and could not identify him ana swear
that he was all right; and we declare
Further that the udiclairy P9 2gw IS gi ter
rib1e To think that a mere clerk should be
empowered to ask prospective orl re e,, ana
prospective groom Whoie loI % q ue9
lions and then decide whether they could
be married or not, and we oeclare 49,
county clerk doesn't keep his office flee open open "a, at
night and as we know tha' men hs"a ~
make proposal of marriage al night me
Lloyd marriage license law IS detrme4ta az
10 our future prospects. an aprluSeiiiISIItt, VI
on, rights as free women, and IN VOCATION
of the United States Constitution. W ,vi4 \
guarantees life, liberty. and the pursuit d
happiness to all. ,,,,, ,,,l,c,,l,t -
This declaration of independence ulloou .i1
edly means business. The conVehIloI WI! III
make formal demand on Governor &c f fb IS TO TO
abrogate the obnoxious features Oh tiie ,. id|
co Jersey girls can marry on minute
notice. ..-i+,- Of course
concludes with postscript; as IouoMs ,
Up. S-This letter is in the siIlCtTd 80 IN lo
fdence II must be carefully SudIusu ~
that it won't get into the newspapers