The Springfield herald., 1899-05-12
GOSSIP FROM DENVER
AND THE STATE CAPITOL

mental position and Mrs. Tabor vii,
not be named. WIN
Denver people have .pother opnortu-
nifty to witness those p,rversinnS -,
| justice that tend 10 make ,no -,
cious of the legal machinery - .'
government The United States .onrr
of appeals has just confirmed the
tence of Charles J. kunsmiller. WI,
was convicted of making false reports
TO the government while he was as
sistant cashier of the defunct German
National Bank of this city. He will
have to serve a term of five years in
the penitentiary. while Reithmann and
Clinton. his superior officers. escaped
punishment on a technicality. 1t Is
understood that they admit that Kuns.
miller made the reports as he did at
their dictation.
The anti-emblem bill has become n
law, contrary TO the general expecta-
ton. 1t was introduced by Senator
Harris. II is an act amending the cleo
ton laws by providing for n ballot
upon which the party emblem does moi
appear. Governor Thomas had de-
cided 10 veto this measure but he
changed his opinion at the last min
ute. He signed the measure. although
he SAYS that 1t is Objectionable TO him.
He says: Il signed the bill. deferrine
my objections TO the opinions of Others
and particularly the author of the bill
There Is one serious objection to the
bill as it is framed. 1t tends 10 destroy
/ The secrecy of the Australian ballot in
iat it requires the voter to write the
ilane of his ticket on its face. This is
other''
y l.
part Oh clerk of the former State
Land Btrd the school fund may lose
'o'V" hci of land in Routt county or
De cohlpeill to choose in lieu thereof
an eluai I.,lge in some undesirable
locallty: heE-er Ford of the United
states i-aili o,:e has received let
Ter from sioner Binger Her
mann lil,l,dn OF tne rbIcTIal ItIal Land Office at
washington, whlen ,astructed the rect
of the lands on whic, tho arn ~ ,ha
state rested. He will to s,;oi VI .;nn ;ne
nj once. The communi,, ion ranorns
the last vestige of hope IN ,
mense tract of land will & ,nte e I'M I'M
possession of the state. It ny .he
the Colorado Land Board h'es i5 INA,
its right TO appeal from the foH ,e
cision of the commissioner. bye.ui
to file with any United States lainns
flee within the allotted thirty da2Sa
revised list of indemnity lands toN
taken in exchange for the two schot
section included within the boun
daries of the old Ute reservation. Th
Land Board employed clerk to pre-
pare n revised list to take the place o
the one disapproved. This new lis
was completed more than week age
but not filed in the United States Lam
, Office The time for appeal havin
elapsed Commissioner Herman OF
dered the rights of the state forfeite
as to the specific tracts selected. Ii
these was included the best of the va
! cant land in Routt county. and the SET
tiers in that part of the state objecte
; strenuously to the exchange.
! The Broadway Temple Association
under whose auspices the late Myrnl
: Reed preached for several years, l
l now listening to the sermons of III
r Rev. DIR. Henry C. Myers. who former
r ly preached in an independent pulpi
ut Chicago. 1t is expected that ID
: Myers will be permanently engage
: here, unless his recent utterances abou
: marriage change the feeling of tn
:, Iemplc Association. In IL sermon de
e livered a few Sundays ago DIR. Mycr
: expressed views that favored of ba
lief in free love. and in an interview
I since made the following statement o.
q the subject:
IF l had n daughter who wanted t
p get married L would take her and lie
I intended husband to a phrenologis
+ and if lie said they We're congenia
I and compatible | would say. get MAJ
a ried.' and If they wanted to live to
sether unmarried by human law,
, would say. live together. for tho,
, would. if they We're properly matched
be married by IL law of heaven NOR
binding and more powerful than if
priest had Joined them. If could reg
: ulate the laws. l would do away wit
1 all marriage and divorce laws. Her
9 we sit on Gods footstool and max
long lists of laws when we ought Il
. throw them away and learn the firs
sweet. noble laws of nature. The hu
man race will never be happy unit
nature rules the world as it should
Marriage and divorce laws are subsji
tutes for imbecility. They are child
ish. foolish, absurd. The idea of say
ing to nature. that man and tha
; woman are man and wife when IA
2 ture knows that they are not. Natura
laws are complete and perfect NJ
r flower that blows is without its mare
; nor any bird that flies. Every mai
r has his affinity and every woman hers
and if Il man is married by law to
: woman who is not his affinity 1t i
L wrong for them to live together. TIL !,
; are not man and wife. A crystal will
unite with another crystal and the ef
5 feet is beautiful. but a crystal will no
, unite with either granite or sand
stone. I'd take all the little laws FOL
divorce in all the states and put then
together into one general law. so tha
every couple married when they ough
not to be married could be divorced
easily. It's too bad we have to have
the law at all. Shame on Moses. who