The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-10
MRS. HLRRl'N'S BELIEFS
WIFE OF FORMER IOWA PROBES
SOR MAKES STATEMENT Of
HER VIEWS
IS TH0RoUGH-GoING SOCIALIST
Would Have the World Ruled by
Love and Freedom on
Great cooperative
Plan

married each other in spite of the Storm
of criticism and censure that burst over
their heads, regardless Of the profession
al ruin that threatened Prof. Heron and
the social blight that threatened his
bride says the New York World. Their
marriage, as their cOurtship had been,
was in defiance of all ordinary cOnven-
tiOn3l forms and usages.
I'VE have resolved thenceforth to he
companions and. helpmeets," they said,
''aud TO live together as man and wife"
There were no vows pledging them until
death. Universal love and freedom are
the watchwords OF Prof. HerTOn's teach
ings and the professors teachings are
Carrie Rand law.
Ordinarily (and it certainly is ordinary
when a man tires of his wife and loves
another woman Casually dependent parts
of the same condition. we have thought
ii the honorable and manly thing for
him to put down the desire for renewed
happiness and stand by the woman who
gave him her youth, bore his chiidr
and struggled with him through the indif
ferent fortunes of LIES beginning. Some
times this sacrifice and its attendant
suffering have made men great and de-
vcloped their characters to a fullness
which only self-sacrifce can.
OFTEN it has made them sour, and in
SO doing put limitations upon their use
fitness and spoiled the happiness of those
they sacrificed to save. The latter IS the
condition which confronted George d.
Heron.
Too honest to live with an uncongenial
woman whom he no longer loved he left
her Too conscientious in struggling to
realize the ideal. in aiming to attain the
fullest possible living, in longing to put
forth the best there was in him. for the
strange socialism which ne rropOunds, he
married the woman he loves that he
might profit by companionship with her
and grow up by the help Of her gentle
influence.
After deciding urOn the fundamental
principle this was all simple enough to
Prof Heron, for his every instinct is,
and always has been, socialistic.
But Carrie Rand?
Her struggle has been greater than
Prof. Herron's, and her courage proper
tomato.
She IS not the sort of young woman
one would expect to break through the
conventiOnalities. She is gentle in her
manner difident in her mien, modest N
attire. cultured. fr3il, with masses. Of
dark hair piled at the back Of her head
with no attempt at artificial dressing,
deep. serious gray eyes, and so much
sincerely in the expression of her face
and the expression of her thought that
no one could doubt her honesty of pur-
pose, her loftinoss Of motive.
IL Llt PRESENT MIS-. IAG- vi leltO +Oy5S'O
to the former Mrs. Heron it was in no
sense to buy her off Carrie Rand play
ed no part in Prof EeTrOn's struggle
for the right or wrong way out of his
domestic trials. Tt was merely a careful
thought to provide comfort for life
which had been associated with that of
the man she loves.
THE NEW MRS. HEBRON.
Don't talk personalities" she said
to me Yesterday 81 have hal too much
of them. Talk Of our rlans and prospects
if YOU like, Of socialism. which I love,
and Of its splendid poss bilities in truth
and freedom and love, and equality. I
can be of little interest to a public who
viii not understand me, and whom hope
to reach and benefit only thToush the
silent mediumshiD of my husband.
1irs. Heron was as Shy of the public
which had criticised her as a bruised bird
IS eff The fractions boy.
Docs it hurt, Mrs. Heron, what the
world says?"
She smiled very bravely.
Nothing hurts" she replied, except
doing less than your talents demand ana
closing your eyes to the tr~th. What
has the world to do with ones heart or
ones conscience? And what does it know
of ones innermost mOtives?"
Then can it be blamed if it judges us
wrOng?"
Need it to judge? I don't. But if did
I should hardly judge by the so-called
conventional standards. What do they
amount to? What have they done for
mankind so far? Made him miserable,
mostly"
mo scheme could result in everybody's
happiness
Socialism could. That's what it's for
'"The present conventions have stood a
long time"
stood how? The conventions have
stood but how about the human souls
that have been crushed beneath them
Is anybody who is sacrificing the truth
within him for the sake of convention,
satisfied or happy? Is there any political
satisfaction, except to the monarchs who
have it all in their own hands, or the
capitalists who have it all their own way?
Is there any religious satisfaction, ex-
cept to the high priests who occupy big
pulpits, and dole out religious limitations,
which will not offend the capitalists in
the flock. who form a church monopoly D.?
Is there any satisfaction in a social con-
dition which stiles love and truth and
generous impulse in peoples hearts, and
sacrifices those on the altar of cOnven-
tional laws which result In lies and hy-
pCcrisy?'
Mrs. Heron was radically pretty when
earnestness spread color in her checks.
Don't you realize what a dangerous
INNS TOO nQCn freedom IS TO people
whose ideals are not so pure as yours?''
mo" very seriously; but realize
what a dangerous thing restriction is to
such people. If bread were free as air
and sunshine, as God intended it should
be, would there be strikes and bloodshed
among the laborers? If religion were
what Christ intended it should be, price
less, free, without creed, except the creed
of equality and love, would there be the
dissatisfaction and wrangling and the
ascension which exists now?
FOR LOVE AND FREEDOM.
what would you have?"
Il would have all the world ruled BIZ
love and freedom, on great cooperative
plan. That is Mr.. Herron's ambition
and our ambitions are one, as we are one
in all things. We are going to work to-
gether for the fulfllment of the Socalis-
tic PLAN"
What part of the work shall you do?''
4 shall be his helpmate and counselor,
and comforter. I shall make his home
such that it may be an ideal environment,
place from which ideal thoughts may
generate, haven for his followers his
sympathiZers, for those who seek knowI-
edge or sympathy or help of any sort I
want to be every sort of help to him that
woman may be to the man she loves
and believes in"
do YOU fancy he will gain a large fol-
lowing here?''
Il do. I believe the world is ready for
SOCIALISM believe many people are
really Socialists and don't know it; and
many are Socialists at heart but they
haven't the courage to voice their con-
victions. Mr. Heron is not so sanguine
as am. He does not believe he will
I'VE TO see Socialism rule the world He
aims to 90 his share Of the work, which
announcer VIII take up where he leaves off.