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tlOn that he would contribute one
half OF, his. weekly wages toward
their support and education until
the children were grown and able to
!support their mother. The man was
an iron molder earning thirty dollars
week. The Judge realized the great
injustice that would be. done to this
family if this-man was.sent to prison,
and he followed the dictates Of his
own sense of Justice and which every
fair minded and intellectual person
will agree was not only just but
humanitarian decision as we'll.
In reviewing the various newspa-
pers objections made, regarding the
release of Morse, their first objection
was that he should not have been
released because of the amount of
money misapplied,. but they have
neglected to state that Morse made
restitution for every dollar that he
misused.
In their second objection, it is
sufficient to state that even if Morse
had been poor man. the noble little
woman, his wife. would have still
persisted, and prolonged her unceas-
ing efforts to obtain his release.
Regarding the newspaper articles;
there may have been editors who
were payed for their columns regard
ing the physical condition of
Morse, but upon analyzing their
motives we find through it all that
these newspaper men were in reality
not thinking of Morse himself but of
his wife and child, who were paying
!sthe penalty of his crime and disgrace
as well, and that her noble efforts
were the underlying motive for the
cooperation of the varions news
papers in obtaining his release.
Regarding the Presidents action,
we only can admire his sense of right
and justice as the Chief Executive
/ of our nation, fer everyone knows or
ought know that his leniency is due
to the striving and persevering eff
forts and devotion of Mrs. Morse.
No President could have utterly
ignored her pleading for her hus-
bands release.
Now, regarding the peoples losing
faith in our system of justice; is it any
wonder they lose faith? The law is
not furnishing the offender one-half
as much as his family. 1t is the women
that have to bear the burden of dis
grace over the toilsome uphill road
of poverty and despair. 1t is justice
is it, to send man to prison, where
he is fed, clothed, sheltered and fares
much better than the average laborer
even it he is deprived of his freedom.
for the law is not only Furnishing
him but the mothers, wives and chill
dren as well, depriving them of his
support, th-drawingf from them the
physical necessities of life? The time
has certainly arrived when our ma
tion should recognize the punishment
that is being inflicted upon the fami-
lies of the transgressor of the law.
Many Of us here have read Long
fellows Tale of Evangeline," but it
is not to be compared to the devo-
tion of Mrs. G. w. Morse, who in
spite of the overwhelming protests
encountered at every turn, not once
did she pause in her prolonged mis-
sion; not once did she cease striving
for her husbands freedom; not once
did she falter in her loyalty and
devotion, and to her alone Chas. w.
Morse owes his freedom.
In the words of Longfellow:
And If our faith has given us nothing more
Than this example of all womanhood.
| So mild, SO merciful. so strong. so good.
| So patient. peaceful. loyal, loving pure.
| This were enough to prove it higher and truer
before