The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-29
JUDGE M'EWEh'S
PHILOSOPHY
on DIVORCE

chicago. July EFF Republicans on the
northwest side can bring II about.
Judge Willard M. McEwen will receive
the nomination for governor. Outside OF
party men me can also count on support
from an unusual source In his six
years on the bench Judge McEwen has
tried 1000 divorce cases and his friends
declare that his homely philosophy and
good advice enunciated at every oppor-
tunity In the patching UP OF family
troubles are certain to have won him at
least one advocate In every divorce suit.
He has made study OF the underlying
reasons for the appeal OF mon and women
for court relief In marital difficulties.
The divorce court. he declares, Is an
expression OF the times, II shows the
drift OF American civilization and II
warns statesmen and churchmen that
they must devise some means TO de-
velop moro normal men and women
who can be satisfied TO live contentedly
under more normal conditions than the
present time affords.
Conditions are abnormal when the
woman has to go from the home and
work TO support herself and others"
said Judge McEwen. "The prime duty
of woma mis- motherhood and the care
of the home. Man should be the pro-
WIDER. unless there is a great emer-
gency by reason OF his illness or other
woman to take his place and do the
work which supports him and his he
becomes abnormal and a menace. The
husband who loafs ought to be put In
jail. He would be more good In jail
than out.
I'VE men are losing the respect OF
women. Statistics complied recently by
the bureau OF commerce and labor
show that one woman In every fve
women in the United States works.
That Is an appalling proportion. II
shows both the reason and the result
country. Women naturally look down
on man when she works beside him day
by day. Her opinion OF him is lowered.
''She cannot be expected to work all
day and go home at night to mind a
family Either she remains single or
she marries a man for whom she does
not have the highest regard of which
her nature is capable Having taken
care OF herself, naturally she Is inde-
pendent. In such marriages ehere Ia
not the respect that maintains happi-
ness
.'one OF the greatest evils OF the
working woman question Is the effect
II will have on the future morals OF
our country. Woman Is more impress
sionable than man. and man is driving
her into a position from which he can
pull her down to his own level OF
morals.
Normal people have wholesome re-
spect for marriage. Normal people will
get married at church or at home, and
not skip to Justice for the ceremony
Church and home weddings stick. The
people who contract them are rarely
found in the divorce court. The idea
OF many people when they get married
that they easily can be divorced IL the
vqenture does not prove successful Ia
altogether wrong. In many cases sep
aration and divorce is the only rea-
sonable thing TO protect husband and
wife from one another but the Question
of the remarriage of divorced persons
ton at the hands of legislatures
'As a non-Catholic AVE the highest
respect for the immutable law OF the
Catholic church. which prohibits re-
marriage OF husband or wife within
The life Of the other"