The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-30

that all parties are innocent until
proven guilty. The publication Of
the name of a third party is alb
solutely useless and deterioating to
public morals. The fact that a
Rrievous charge can be made with
out the formality of the alleged
solemn oath, proves conclusively
that the divorce court, at least,
hears no relationship to the "court
above.v
The above bill was placed in the
hands of a senator wnom regard
ed os above suspicion. He person
ally indorsed the bill but said that
1t would be useless to present It on
account of the opposition that IL
would receive from those that are
not interested in reform along that
line. A study of the RELATIONSHIP IN
between education and crime
shows that the general laxity with
which the public as whole. re.
CARDS the marriage covenant is the
greatest evil against the church.
state and society. Congregations
that are not self-sustaining with
out prerequisites received from
those couples 1t unites neither of
whom Is under its guardianship.
are not public benefactors. All
persons who consider that minis
ters have but two duties. perform
ing marriages and delivering fun
eral rites should be denied the
Offices of either.
Marriage is religious rite to
all that regard it as such. II is
a civil contract to all that deem IL
such 1t cannot be both. I would
support all bills that would les
sen the evils resulting from di-
vorce and present such bills that
deem feasible, If for no other
reason than to place members of
the Legislature upon record for
the benefit of their constituents.
recognize no distinction az to
the States duty among the follow
ing. namely food. clothing. shelter
and education. Instances are noted
where civil action has been brought
against individuals W no were CO.
creed into making the plea of a
pauper in order to obtain the
going They were virtually charg-
ed with obtaining the same under
la'se pretense and compelled to
pay for what they did not pur-
chase, at prices upon which they
had made no agreement and from
whom they had had no dealings.
No instance has been cited where
civil action has been brought
against those who are abundantly
able to educate. their children but
have neglected or refused to do.
It is no more function of the
state to educate those who are
abundantly able to educate their
children than 1t Is to furnish
them with food, clothing and shell
ter.
!, II is not how much tho state
can do for the individual. which
will result in gross partially. but
how little. serving all alike.
deplore the socialistic tendency
manifested by those who have
literally stolen the common school
from those for whom It was
established and converted it to
their own private purposes.
Those who are deprived OF
their liberty to pursue their voca-
ton and compelled to do time
''upon their own time, having the
disadvantages of convict, without
any of the advantages OF the same.
should receive a recompense from
the state, which would in most
instances. relieve the public of fur
ther expense. | would place all
pestilences under state control man
agement and expense. thus reliev-
ing locality OF great burden.
All that | ask for. all that
hope for, all that | may demand is
summed up in one word-freedom
Freedom from the thralldom OF
bigotry. freedom from the darkness
OF owardice-freedom from the
isubterfuge OF knavery-freedom for
all to enjoy every natural. inner
ent and constitutional right. For
this have my ancestors contested
for nearly three hundred years
upon the American soil: three
times they turned their backs upon
two states, twice az eXiles under q
death penalty: twice they accept
ed the hospitality of the sea |
take not one iot or little back
Very Truly Yours.
CHARLES u. LUKENS.