The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-06
KANSAS COMAENT
AMERICAN RRIDEs

AMEfSlCAN BRIDES.
statesman with a dome of thought
that bulges wide. arose in congress yes
teroay and voiced protest against the
marriage of American heiresses to the
decayed noblemen of Europe.
great deal has been said to the
men and other profound thinkers who
spend the best years of their lives
trembling for the future of the republic.
They would continue to tremble on the
day ana night shift If the girls all mar
rfed nutmeg-makers from Connecticut.
If the beaming heiresses haven't sense
enough to profit by the lessons ofuatri-
monial history, there seems to be no
help for 1T. Congress certainly can't
interfere to any good purpose.
1t is fact that the majority Of the
marriages complained of end in wretch
edness and scandal; but it may be
questioned whether that is because of
the titles and foreign extraction Of the
husbands. There are such things as
unhappy marriages in America, and
there always will be, so long as there
are fortune hunters, and SO long as
marriages are regarded as commercial
transactions.
A good deal is said about the mean
spirit betrayed by the American girls
and their mammas, in planning for the
capture of titled or distinguished hus-
bands, but the meanness is on the other
side. The man who seeks to rehabil-
itate his ancestral halls with his wife's
money is such a fragrant cad that she
who marries him does so with her eyes
open and should accept the conse-
quences.
Some marriages are made in heaven.
Others are made in the safety deposit
vaults.-Emporia Gazette.
THE TWO ORPHANS.
Steps should be taken to stop the per-
Torrance Of THE Two Orphans" For
years the name has been linked with
disaster, and 1t would seem that the
play is always the forerunner OF at
least danger.
The latest thrill was while the play
was being presented in Dies Moines. The
show was going along in Its usual fash
ion when smoke from a fire across the
street entered the playhouse through a
window and of course some idiot shout
ed Fire" A momentary panic ensued,
women tainted and some were slightly
injured, but by great presence OF mind
men in the audience prevented serious
accident.
When its bloody record is taken into
consideration there Is little wonder that
the man who shouted fire. did SO. and
he should not be blamed for 1t, as is
such a person ordinarily. He knew that
THE Two Orphans" had a long list OF
victims to it's credit. that 1t had caused
as much agony and grief as it would
seem was allotted to one play. but he
feared for his safety as would almost
anyone. His first impulse was to warn
the people Of their danger, SO that while
he Is to be condemned for his action,
the condemnation should not be SO
strong as in other cases.
1.-THE Two Orphans" Is play of an
other generation, living by the notorie-
ty given 1t at the time of and after the
Brooklyn theater fire. There Is no sign
of merit about the thing, but people
still remember that it was while watch
ing q performance OF 1.-THE Two
Orphans" hundreds Of people lost their
lives So they go to see It. THE Two
Orphans" should be squelched.-Salina
Journal.
HOW WE PROGRESS.
For months the politicians have
original screamers finally convinced all
the other politicians that the people
wanted a primary law, and then every
politician in the state screamed for it.
Such a law was adopted by the pres
ent special session of the legislature,
and already there is evidence that the
law will prove unpopular. There is the
expense. Hon. Stubs modestly says
he does not believe a primary election,
under the new law, will cost much
more than an ordinary election!" In
addition to this, the clause providing
for nominating United States senator is
not satisfactory. The Boss Busters will
attack this feature, and say the law Is
not what the people wanted. And SO
the quarrel will go on. f1ercer than
ever, the people still wondering what
it is all about. and grumbling.-Atchi-
ohA