The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-29

They are all single men. You will
not find the married residents of Ham.
mond clamoring to walk out. They
want work, and they want 1t the year
round. The married man Is the best
citizen, and, that, wherever you put
him, and he is the backbone of city.
and especially an industrial city like
this. Walk out into the street and
see who is doing the hawllng, and you
win find that every strike agitator is
bachelor, who has either soured on
the world or doesn't give continent
al
Il don't want to force these young
fellows of Hammond to get married.
But it is only right that the married
man should be given the preference
by the employer. Many manufactur
ers in Hammond will hereafter take
that very course, and II will mean
much for all concerned. The manu-
facturer will not have lot of disturb
ers around him; Hammomnd will add
TO its permanent population Of home
owners, and new Industries will then
be sure TO locate here. There will
be no danger of labor disturbances.
II am satisfied that the solution of
the labor question lies along the mat.
rimonlal route
There is a club of young men at
Hammond known as the McGuires.
This club is an outgrowth OF the Bach.
elors' club and Is composed of the rul.
ing faction of the latter society. Its
members are all close friends of the
mayor. but his action has caused con.
sternation among the young fellows
and threatens TO bring about trouble.
The members of the club are all en-.
ployed at the factories. mostly In i'm.
portant positions. They see that II
the mayors suggestion Is carried out
they will be deprived OF n means of
earning a livelihood in Hammond.
The moving spirit of this club Is
Frank l.. Susemihl. He is not very
old bachelor but he has views on mat.
rimony, and here is what he says:
1T is preposterous and unfair for
Mayor Knots to try and compel us
% rush into matrimony. | do not think
he carefully analyses the traits of
human beings. | do not believe there
is one OF the members OF the club
that Is opposed to getting married. and
that does not at the same time expect
10 wed, but what would happen In
Hammond II all the bachelors were
either compelled 20 leave their posi-.
tions or get married. Not many could
OXFORD TO leave their positions.
Now, II is true that there a great
many more women than men in this
city. Some are very desirable catches
Every bachelor in Hammond would
break straight for the best girl and
that would bring about a pretty state
OF affairs. II would simply result I'm
driving all the young women out OF
the city. A few OF them might get
married. but not many would care to
be courted by a regiment. Why. the
mayors idea is about as far from rea
son as anything ! ever heard OF.
"In two years two OF the Hammond
bachelors have been married. Both
OF them went elsewhere TO find their
wives. There are no better than those
here, but the action OF those two bach,
elors simply shown that you cannot
confine love TO any geographical lin.
its.
The Baehelor-Eome Idea.
THE mayor says that home-owner
is the best citizen. agree with him.
and all the members Of the Bachelo'sI
club nave told me that they are VIII
ing TO purchase ground and erect a
house on II so that they may be called
property owners, but every man said
he was not going TO be forced 10 get
married. II is all right II they want
us TO be property owners In Ham
mond. but matrlmony does not 60
That Is the decision OF the club. and II
will stand. II any member wants &C
get married he may do so. but the ol
penalty will be assessed against LIN
Just the same. What that penalty Is
only the club members know. but is
enough to keep a good many fellows
out OF the matrimonial net"
There is another well-known bacN
lor who voiced the sentiments of the
Bachelors club. He Is Charles ID cor
many. and he said: