The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05
A GooD ORGANIZATION.

Up in Louisville, we are informed, a dozen young men have organized themselves into what they call "a Marry?-or-Bust League" the object of which is to discourage the old bachelor habit. The admission fee is $1oO, and If any member fails to provide himself with a wife before next New Years day he is fined another hundred dollars and expelled The admission fees and the fines are to be used to buy necessary house keeping furniture for those who marry.
 This is a fine scheme. especially in Kentucky, and if the fine had been put at one thousand dollars for the fail ures we can't say that it would be too much. The girls of the famous blue grass region of Kentucky are famed the world over for their beauty and other attractions. A young man can have no valid excuse for not marrying one of them. If he does not marry the plain and only inference is that he Is so ugly or tri1ing that no girl will marry him, or else he is one of those consequential chaps who think no woman Is good enough for them. What ever excuse or reason he may give we fined for not marrying.
 But is not this organization in the nature of a slur on the bluegrass bellies? Does it require that a penalty shall be imposed on Kentuckian to force him to marry a Kentucky girl? That would indicate to a stranger that the fault is with the girls. but any one acquainted with Kentucky beauty will not believe it. They will put the blame where it belongs--on the young men who have no appreciation of wo- manly beauty and goodness. or who are too strongly grounded in selhshness and ease to be willing to assume one of the highest and most sacred duties of life. We absolve the girls.
 We note that the club, probably with full knowledge of the tough proposi- tion before it, and with a view of giv- ing its members all the inducements possible, allow the most liberal lati- tude to a member as to the manner of obtaining a wife. He may advertise in the papers if he wishes or in flaming posters on the walls. He may form lottery company with himself as the principal prize. He may even write poetry if he thinks that will help him. or may join ball club and strive for the championship. No means is bar red, but he must take unto himself wife, for no excuse will be allowed. Even if he makes a solemn affidavit that no woman would marry him the fine must be paid just the same. It is an iron-clad association and the man who goes into it must show up with wife or a hundred dollars before the limit expires. Not only that, but the member who fails to make good Is to be ostracised. He will no longer be permitted to take part in club dinners theatre parties or poker games. He will be another Cain and must wander alone or flock by himself and graze in his own back yard. He Is dead one
 If we might offer suggestion it would be that they do not expel a member for the first offence, but let him have another trial with the un- derstanding that the fine is to be doubled for each failure. That att tack on their pocket nreve would do much towards bringing them to a sense of their duty to themselves, to the State and to humanity. The Marry or-Bust Club will please accept as- surances of our best wishes for it's suc- cess.