The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23
Under the Dome.


Senator London yesterday received a
poem from a friend on the Senatorial
contest, which is too good not to go into
the hisory of this historic contest. 1t is
as follows:
Six good men started, when the race
begun;
Each sure that by him, it would sure be
won;
But balloting oft, there was no small
change
The best of the Six. withdrew to give
range.
Craig, Overman. Watson, Alexander and
Hoke,
Are each bound to stick. such work is
not joke;
'Tis folly all know, but one can get
By right, should be Carr; julie always
was fair.
AS soldier he fought, and business he
wrought;
AS UP from the ranks, his pathway was
sought;
Till now he's full fit, in the Senate to
sit,
With those he there meets. twill be
good hit
Let Julian S. Carr. be suerly sent
thar,
He fully deserves, deny it who dar,'
'Tis Honor to him, but more unto you,
To Honor man, so well tried and true.
Speaking about the suggestion in this
paper that fewer causes for divorce
ought to exist, a gentleman who has
strong views upon the subject contrary
to those of this paper, said yesterday:
81 see that you are again taking up
the cudgel against divorce legislation.
do not claim to be infallible in my judg
ment but 1 must beg leave to differ
with you. There are just as honest and
honorable people who take the other
side. l have watched this subject for
years and know whereof l speak. A
great many people talk and write about
scriptural grounds from a mere senti-
mental standpoint. / am on the side of
the woman in this matter. She is in
far the worst plight. The man can take
a way of escape for him he can, and
ofttimes will make one for himselg, and
none the worse off socially, but how is
it for the grossly wronged and deceived
wife? And mind you, | will say with
out fear of successful contradiction, that
it makes no difference with the wife
how lax or easy the divorce law may be.
the wronged wife will never invoke its
aid until all other efforts fail. Com
mon observation will certify this. I
verify believe from my own observation
that with the law as it is in some of the
States, for many long suffering women
there are only three avenues Of escape
to-wit: death, insanity or divorce, and
yet there are men who will deny the
last to a woman who can't speak for
herself and leave her the only choice OF
the first two. ! know whereof l speak.
The Lord never intended any such con-
struction to be placed on his utterances.
When l see some of the utterances on this
subject. and call to mind some of the
suffering that l myself have witnessed,
and then think of the callousness of in
dividuals calling themselves men, and
frequently Boosting of their devotion and
gallantry towards women, | become so
indignant that I can hardly contain my
self. l say give the woman especially
the grossly wronged and abused woman,
a chance before the law and my word
for it the world will be the better and
justice and equity not discounted in this
land of freedom.
Il will say that no man has a higher
regard for the sancity of the marriage
relation than l, but an enforced and le-
galized bond between a man and d Wo-
man does not constitute the marriage re-
ferred to by our Saviour. The marriage
contract, if broken by one party ought
not to bind still the innocent one. JUS
tice, right and equity do not require it;
do not demand it. Again, 1 say give the
woman a chance. The law as it is takes
care of her property rights: now let there
be a law to take care of her personal
rights, which ought to be far more sa-
cred. l have mentioned some of my
views to ministers and have yet to hear
the first objection. 1 know what | am
talking about. l know of some of the
suffering | have seen, and knowing dare
to speak,
The reporter was in the Marlborough
House last night. Good evening, Sena-
tor said he, gazing into space. In
stantly every man in the lobby was bow
ing. You see. they had been receiving
some of those complimentary votes for
United States Senator.
There are members of the General AS
sembly who need voice developers. AS
some of them vote for United States Sen
ator it seems that it is an echo coming
out of the mist.
Senator Gillian, of Edgecombe, has in
troduced a bill to be entitled, "An Act
for the Regulation of Child Labor" 1t
is short, but it fully expresses his views