The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-11

does so at his OF
her peril. The result is that such
affairs are not common and done
very much on the sly. No man en-
joys the idea of being sued in court
for stealing the affections of an
other mans wife. To avoid such
scandal and publicity he thinks
twice before undertaking such an
affair. Think of the homes that
would be broken up if there we're
no safeguard or check on such &C
tivitieS! Remove the restraint and
fear of legal consequences and you'll
find many people shamelessly and
fearlesSly entering in these affairs!
The law eXerts a moral force, a sort
of think before you leap" influence
which stops many SUCH affairs from
ever passing the passive stage.
A man has the right to have the
stability of marital relationship pro-
tected by society. If a man knows
he can't very easily be named in
a divorce action, he need not keep
himself from going with another
mans wife Don't you think that
if this bill is passed that there will
be many a desperate husband or
wife who, upon the discovery that
the law gives the injured person no
redress, will take matters in his or
her own hands and remove the in
truder from the home circle, thus
resulting in death plots and MUIR
der?
AnSwer-There are some weak
spots in your argument which I
should like to have you think
about, the first of which lies in
your assumption that courts are
infallible. Even il we grant the
most honorable intentions, mis-
takes have occurred. A glaring
instance was reported in a recent
issue of Time. DR.. Mudd, the
physician who set the leg of John
Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln's
assassin, was convicted Of con-
Spiracy and thrown into prison,
although he did not know about
the murder of the President until
after Booth had left his house,
nor did he recognize the patient
at the time. He reported the in
cident and was imprisoned for
his honesty.
Next, experience does not bear
out your belief that punishment
deterS offenders to any extent,
nor is philandering uncommon.
Records show that people who
can not order their lives without
conflicting with the law are con-
tinuously in hot water, and sell
dom learn restraint from their
first experience. An investigation
of criminoIogy will reveal to you
the strange fact that many sin
ners give themselves up for the
satisfaction of being punished.
But that is another subject and
a study by itself.
Don't you think that the sta
bility of any marital relationship
is protected best by the charac-
tiers of the people who engage i'll
it and not by the fear of punish
ment? No doubt some people re-
frain from misdemeanors through
fear of being caught, but it doesn't
speak very we'll for the happiness
of the union when loyalty is so
grudgingly given. The fact is that
the represSed wishes are very apt
to pop up disguised as pretty
nasty character traits which are
harder to live with than out-and-
out philandering.
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Dear Jane Jordon-What sum o
money could make up to q girl fol
lost love? Women who sue fol
breach of promise are parasites ir
my estimation. Any woman WHO
would sue a man for breaking mel
heart is not looking for husband
to love, but man to clothe and
feed her, either because she is toe
lazy to support herself or because
she isn't capable of loving arr one
but herself. MAhiE.
Answer-There are others who
agree with you and their letters
will be published tomorrow.