Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-05

controls the legislature rover oonsid-
cred this phase Of tho case. \
The departure OF the saloon wi1l ~
much AFFECT those who use liquors n
the home. The only handicap they Will
find will be In the necessity Of having
II shipped In and IN buying It in
larger quantities than they might 9th
| erwise desire.
Some had hope that the governor
would insist upon q longer time before
| mulct law repeal so that the license
cities would have more time to adjust
their affairs; others thought he might
consider the paragraph In the republi-
can platform, on which he was elected,
approving the mulct law as, It - al-
most certain, II the wet republicans
had deserted him. he would have been
defeated; and then IGain. many
thought he would consider tho millions
invested in brewery property-lost, Il
the mulct law dies ON Jan. land give
them a longer lease Of life. perhaps UNI
til an expression could be had from the
people on the constitutional amend
ment.
But all their calculations went awry;
all their hopes were blasted. The
liquor interests accepted tho republi.
can platform as q guarantee that the
mulct law would not be disturbed. 1t Is
the violation Of this guarantee, moro
than anything else that promises dis
turbance in the future.
THE PRISONER AND FMS FAMILY.
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The older legal practice in this
country complacently sent man to
Jail for thirty days for getting drunk,
and trusted to the neighbors to bring
in food to the family. The neighbors
were willing to do it. But more COM
monty the wife, determined little crea-
ture, would not let any one know she
was in want.
The laws have disregarded too much
the plight Of women and children left
without support by imprisoned hus-
bands. 1t is, therefore, pleasure to
read that Miss May Allison, of Los
Angeles. CAL. has been appointed by
the county supervisors to look after
the money earned by married men
sentenced to the chain gang. The hus-
bands wages are to be deposited to
her credit as trustee.
When a man parts with his sub
stance for intoxicating liquor he must
crawl home with a healthy sense OF
Shame anu bOIEOW 4OS LAC PtASoSaoho "a
his little family.
But after period Of this maudlin
pity he suddenly discovers that his
wild courses do tend to create certain
independent sources of revenue Az
ter he firmly acquires reputation as
drunkard, kind neighbors will come
in and save the wife and children
from actual starvation. The more the
husband drinks the more time he
spends In Jail, the more the family gets
and the freer he feels to squander his
earnings.
It Is safer in many places to neglect
your wife and children than to take a
few dollars from a bank. The law
hunts down the embezxler to Canada,
but the machinery Of extradiion can't
be started for mere non-support. 1t
may be said that a deserted wife can
go back home to the comfort Of her
former home. But after she has stood
up in all the glories Of her satins and
laces and shower bouquet and veil, It
is hard to admit that the whole thing
was a cheat and farce. It In easier
to drop out Of sight and struggle along
as best she may. This control of hus-
bands earnings Is q good idea and
laws can't be made much too severe
for neglect Of families.