Missouri Valley times., 1901-06-06

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and truth are the basis Of morality.
then a marriage system which makes
one human being the property of an.
other, without regard to the well be-
ing OF either the owned or the owner,
seems to me to be the very soul of
blasphemy and immortality. The fans
lily founded on force Is survival of
Slavery, and one of the expressions Of
the slave principles on which our whole
slave civilization is built It is made
or the superstition which thinks 1t
good for human beings to own each
other, and good for the race to have
all Its sources and tools Of life owned
by the few who are strong and cun=
ming and INSCRIPTIONS enough to pos
sess them.'
AS to procreatlon and It's duties, he
says!
ut is the business Of society to see
to 1t that every child Is surrounded by
the full and free resources Of COM
p!ete life; 1t Is the business Of society
to see to Its own fatherhood and moth
erhood OF every child, as we'll as to
hold every parent responsible; 1t is the
business OF society to know every chill
OF woman as free and legitimate
Child of God. and welcome 1t as In
feritor of the reverence and resources
OF the earth, but 1T is not the business
OF society to unite or separate men and
women In the marriage relation: Love
must be set free and liberty be trusted,
II noble and beautiful homes are I'd
spring up to make the earth garden
OF truth and gladness. The coercive
FAMILY system Is filling the earth with
falsehood and hypocrisy. misery and
soul disintegration, and Is perpetuat=
Ing the morality OF slaves and liars"
Relations with Miss Rand.
OF his relations with Miss Rand he
writes as follows:
Into the public discussion of the
action you are judging has come the
name OF another than myself-that of
Miss Rand-and l suppose your judg-
ment at least In the public mind, will
be upon her as we'll as upon myself.
III there were anything could give or
suffer to have this not SO. would; but
1t Is SO, and must meet 1t truthfully,
with you and the world. 1t is said and
assumed that the separation in ques-
tion was obtained in order that q mar
riage between Miss Rand and myself
might be consummated. So far as
am concerned, that is not true, for tho
cause that led to this crisis existed
long before knew Miss Rand. On the
other hand. 1t is true that the comrade-
ship between Miss Rand and myself
entered into this crisis. and that when
ever and wherever she will permit me
wife, whether 1t be tomorrow, or next
week or years hence, / shall do so.
For years she has lived a life OF selfless
devotion to all that is good as we'll as
to every work and obligation of life,
giving everything and asking nothing.
So true is this that on the mere
economic side. instead Of the reputed
wealth of public prints, she would
come to me practically without money
or property, her Inheritance from her
father pledged away for her lifetime,
and She dependent upon her mother
for bread. Again the world has ruth
lessly taken away her good name-ths
good name as innocent as the soul of
a babe born last highland this has
been by that part of the world where
you of this council live, upon whose
her Inheritance and seven years of
beautiful service. Yet not because of
any OF all of this would l take this
step; but because, when placed In a po-
sition where 1 must either affirm or de-
ny the unity of my life with hers, or
else evade the Interrogation, can be
truthful to the world in no other way
than by establishing the fact of this
unity.
seek No vindication.
1--WE ask for no vindication. If the
chasm into which we have been swept
together closes in about us we shall
not murmur, nor judge our judges, nor
seek for mercy, nor ask anyone to de-
fend us or stand by us or with US. We
face the fact that If we join our lives
In this chasm we condemn ourselves In
the eyes of the world. We shall accept
that condemnation with open eyes and
deliberate purpose, willingly paying
the uttermost farthing exacted for the
truth, which the world cannot touch
or take away. after 1t has done ita
worst. For we shall feel that we are
standing for the liberty of countless
millions of unborn souls when we stand
for the truth of our own souls, and pay
the fullest price of our own liberty
We shall not want to involve single
friend or any cause in responsibility
for us, but go our way and live in quiet
such life as remains to us, anywhere
the world may permit.
And now you may Judge us. But
let me say that would rather be the
worst that has been said about me,
rather be worse than the serverest de-
sit in one of your places as my Judge,
or in the place of those clergymen who
have sought to destroy my good name
without knowing anything of the
cause or facts they were Judging, or
asking me as brother If had any ex-
planatlcn TO give. III my good name
is gone. and my small value to the
world with it. L think the church has
laid dear price for this destruction,
however worthy its motives"
Again Professor Heron goes some
what deeply into his philosophy, and
closes with words of forgiveness for
the error he believes the council is
about to make.
Heron at Pumptown.
New Brunswick. N. j.. June 4--Rev. DR..
Heron and Miss Rand, now married,
have arrived in Middlesex county and set
up their domicile In the old Crawford
house, fine old rambling structure at
the turn Of the road between Metuchen
and Plainfield. which is known as Pump
town. The socialist drove into Metuchen
andpurchased a wagon load of provisions.
thus giving the Metuchsn people reason
to believe that he expects others besides
himself and companion to constitute the
new colony of socialists.
Metuchen people do not hide their graf
ification over the fact that DR. Heron
has not yet settled within the borough
limits They renounce all responsibility
for Pumptown, which is settlement Of
three or four houses and pump, where
cyclists and pedestrians stop to refresh
themselves.