Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-30

history, showing the appearance OF the
two other women In the case. with
which Iowa readers are familiar, the
Eagle says:
This is the Heron case without any
regard to the Heron views. their er-
rancy or inerrancy. 1T is a nasty case.
1t is selfish case. 1t is a. case incom-
Fatible with manliness, with altar prom.
lses, with household duties, with home
solidarity, with social coherency. and
With any civilization founded upon the
family as Gods unit and laws unit in
the world. Moreover. 1T is such a case
as could not have occurred without
money and without the lavish use OF it,.
That does not make against money. but
IL draws attention to money as factor.
that can be put to uses that are abhor-
rent in their methods and in their conse-
auences, and that can bring injury to
innocence. desertion to fidelity and graf
ification TO those who are in position
TO accomplish such vindictive and VII.
cious results.
The Heron case. outside of anything
concerning Herron's views. If brought
against "a poor man, an illiterate man,
an obscure man. or even against a
tramp or rounder. would be called a
case worthy of the gutter. IT is also the
case, in this instance. of a Congregation.
al clergyman, "a college professor, a Gull
tiNated scholar a lawfully married man
and a platform discoursers on Christ, on
duty, on religion, and on social ethics.
The mans embellishments. or acqu,si-
tons. however. are but the veneer on
the rank wood Of cas- of depravlty,
nastiness, desertion, selfishness, faith
lessness and dirt-made successful by
f he endowment of the offender by a rich
widow and her adoring daughter.
We are not going into Herron's views.
Whether they are right or wrong those
VINO mold them are not to be congratu-
lated on their agreement with Heron,
or on his with them. Heron is one of
those persons whose life ndicts any
opinions which he advances and puts
Upon the defensive those who, adhering
te those opinions, fellowship with him
aud do not cast him out from them. Just
because he is what he is, has done what
6 has done. and is doing the same now
And Very especially in Brooklyn should
Trey not challenge recourse to memory
Of their own errors crimes, foilies or
Tragedies which the Kindness and char
fity of humanity have been willing to
ignore--by effusive defenses or cham
pionship of Heron here at this time.
The Willingness to forgive is alone ere
:ted by encouragement and reason 10
forget.
A daily newspaper in its editorial COL
uinns need not talk about Christ or
Christianity. or socialism. or ethics or
raorality, or the home when talking
about Heron. All the other subjects
are interesting. in,ructive and import
cnt. But Heron can not by right mind
ed men be regarded as having a relation
TO them at all. He can only be regarded
as and at what he is and has done, and
las done with money and by money, If
rot for money. Religion or no religion
Law or no law, his wife is better off
without him than she could be with
linn, and his children are not to he con-
graduated on their father AS sure, too,
as seltishness is rule unto itself, as
sure as hypocrisy Is as false as hell, and
as cruel as the grave, as sure as the
fact that constancy is never rooted in
inconstancy, or honor in dishonor, that
sure in mems minds is the doom to
Disappointment to desertion and to
disaster of the women who seem to have
endowed Heron in his course, ON his
course and for his course, so far. These
women may become poor. The older of
the two may become aged. The younger
cf the two will certainly not grow
younger amy more than Herron's wife
did. III Herron and the daughter should
marry and have children, those children
r,ay become as obstructive to Hprron's
vanity. or nerves. or views as the four
children of the other marriage did. Aud
then younger and richer and comelier
fool-folk may appear on the scene and
history may repeat itself
History has that habit And. those now
involved in it should profit by the IL
abihty. Their danger is not lessened
by Herron's proclaimed disbelief III
marriage, by his estimate of it as