The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-25

pressing his suit with the girl in alb
solute disregard OF his obligations at
home.
OF all contemplate creatures, lust
about the most contemplate is the
married man who masquerades as a
bachelor or q widower, who wins the
love Of young woman. brings dis.
grace and ruin upon her, and then
when he finds it convenient to repu-
date her, casts her off like an old
shoe. In the majority of such cases,
the girl carries the burden of her mis-
fortune with her forever, while the man
goes scot free. He continues TO pros
per in business. to receive a vote Of
confidence from his associates. He
apologies TO his wife, who takes him
back and the girl may sink into de-
spair. into life of shame. perhaps for
all that he cares. To her grave the
girl wears the scarlet letter. while the
mans part in the tragedy is forgotten
and forgiven in a few months
If Mrs. Denny had not come to Okla
homa City at the crucial moment, II is
possible though perhaps not probable,
that Denny might have redeemed his
promise to Virginia Lloyd by deserting
his family, taking her to Chicago and
marrying her, thus adding TO the sin
of deception the crime of bigamy Mar
rying two or three wives has been
quite the fashion lately. In the east,
we have seen a regular bigamy wave.
John William Murray, New York pub.
Usher, took unto himself three wives.
Herbert Thornton Andrews, wealthy
young stock broker OF Wall street,
married n second wife, compelling the
two women 10 live in one apartment.
In 1919 Joseph Merritt Lone. vce-chan.
cellor of the state of New Jersey. was
married to Gertrude Garrison-Kerr
daughter of Supreme Court Justice Car
rison. and niece of Lindley NJ. Garrison,
former secretary of war only sxty.four
days when he contracted a second
marriage. Arthur David Stevens, of
New York, married one woman in 1911
and second in 1920 Harry A. New. |
ton, another resident Of Manhattan, |
found himself in the Tombs one day !
when 1t was discovered that he had |
taken two wives. The recklessness with |
which some men have defied the bi- |
gamy law lately, is amazing. If they |
have plenty OF money to carry on their
various matrimonial enterprises they
think nothing Of having one wife in
New York, another in Connecticut, and
third in another state They com
pound their sins as lightly as they
would interest. They are the very
worst type Of bolsheviks in their dis
'egard of the law and common decency.
Poor Virginia Lloyd believed with
Oliver Goldsmith that the only way
ihe could bring her lover to repen-
ance was to take her life.
If a man has not enough conscience
o restrain him from deceivng a girl.
e has not enough to suffer when the
rl kills herself.
The only punishment that can be-
neted out 10 J. .. Denny. since the law
axes no cogni2ance of such a case, Is
make MIN an curaast. socially. poll.
cally and commercially A man like
'enny should 1ot be permitted TO en-.
~ the confidence or support of any
ccen: citizen, nan OF woman. II we
eye TO ostracize sorc OF these per-
ms who are flouting the law Of God
nd man. who hive nc respect for
ie marriage vow or the marriage tie,
le men who prey on women and the
omen who prey on men, We would
ION see better condition socially and
orally than We have now.
II is this vicious idea OF getting
way with thing" that Is doing SO
uch damage. A great many men
I'd women are restrained only by the
ar Of public opinion-they have no
oral convictions 10 sustain them in
moment Of temptation. II public
Union is so tolerant. so lax that II
kes no account of their misdoings