OCTOBER 20, 1904
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tion Is but one of discord? Can such
a union be conducive to the best de
velopment of society? Can cbudren,
brought into the world under such
conditions be possessed of either
health or moral strength? Will cnil
dren under such conditions remain .at
home?
- Just so long as there are unfortunate
marriages, just so long will there be
a breaking of the bond. Any laws to
the contrary will not avert it What
ever tbes restriction against divorce
may fee, a way will be found to over
leap it. We can not open the flood
gates and then bail out the tide. The
divorce problem is one that involves
questions that reach to the foundation
of human society. The remedy does
not lie in preventing divorces, but it
lies more in preventing unfortunate
marriages.
: At bottom, this question resolves it
self lageiy into the economic problam.
We, can not hope to find happy mar
riages in a society where women are
forced to sell the dearest relation of
lif-that of wifehood and motherhood 1
- i.piy tossAfua,jpme. , we can
pn; hope to see trueapffeBWNe
iriiily as long as want or the fear 6Tn"
i.nt threatens its peace.
Jit may be said that there is beggary
f i the love of a woman for a husband
r of the husband for his wife, if that
I vf? can be attected by economic con
idetjLions. That is true, and there
r j9 no sweeter sight to be seen than
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lhat of a wife who, when reverses
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II band about his laci of income, will
murji jn to cheer him in his misfortune
Mand let him know that it is not the
'j income that she most iesires, but
)n rather his own' best peace and happi-
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Home. A man possessed of such a
wife may feel that he is possessed of
the highest premium this life affords.
But .back and beyond all this want
or the fear of wants jeopardizes the
peace of every home. Those who re
sist the strain are to be congratulated.
Any sociological observer will find
' that divorces decrease as prosperity in
creases and the reverse. "This fact
ought to be an index at least of the
tendency. Men and women of careful
dispositions hesitate to assume a re
sponsibility when economic conditions
are against them. ,,: It does not follow
by these statements that marriages are
only unfortunate among the poor and
middle classes. They are even more
unfortunate among the so-called upper
IclRssebut they are so Xor the same
iisitiyii - economic condi
tion. lebple3uT fikTg -wholesome
lives except through the perTOTJeM
of useful service, and this class never
knows what useful service to the world
consists of. Their marriages are near
ly always a bargain and sell affair,
and the: consequences are the natural
result of such. Q.
Points and Hibba.rd : "
The populists of Douglas county.!
hone almost atoned for their nearly
complete capitulation to a rotten dem
ocratic ring by the nomination of J.
J. Points and 'Frank B. Hibbard on
the legislative ticket. Mr. Points is a
man of intelligence, honor and hon
esty. He is a man who can be trusted
in any and every relation of life. He
is a credit to the ticket Mr. Hibbard
is a well-to-do farmer, who commands
. the esteem of all who know him. There
are more such populists in Douglas
county, and without any difficulty a
.full-ticket-of such men could have se
cured. It is not alone necessary to elect men
to the legislature from Douglas coun
ty, as well as elsewhere, who will truly
represent their constituents. It is
equally necessary that corrupt rings be
broken up everywhere. A man' can
not be excused for preaching the year
round that political rings ought to be
demolished, and then on election day
oting to perpetuate them.,. Everybody
familiar with affairs therer knows that
political chicanery rules in the county
government The populists of that
county two years ago, tried to elect
Mr. Hibbard to the board of county
commissioners in the hope of breaking
the democratic ring, and preventing
the letting of questionable contracts
ar i like conduct This year the excuse
is made that the republican nominees
are no better. .Such is no 'excuse at
all Populists are not responsible for
democratic and republican nominees.
ney are responsible for their own. It
was their duty, however they may
have- felt regard ig the legislature, to
affqrd the people a chance to elo, tsorae
body on the board of county commis
sioners who could command respect.
It may be contended that the people
would not throw their votes away.
That vote alone is thrown away that
does not represent the - honest consci
ence. The action of the convention in
endorsing - the democratic candidates
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invited you to our mail orderly
feast and have made it possi- U
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ofTESTjplojxdid clothes bar- U
gains. Thousands of "tJBopIo.rS
have accepted our invitation,
- but there's more that should, r
It's a smart thing for a man
who has clothing to buy to. c
keep himself posted, especi-
ally is this true when it costs
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neither effort
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JB Msn'S Catalog of Suit3 and Overcoats, 'showing samples of same.
BOjfS1 Catalog of Boys' and little fellows Suits, Overcoats, Odd Pants, etc., showing
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Odd PantS Catalog of Men's Odd Pants, showing samples of same.
Coats, Cordury Suits and Odd Pants, showing samples of same. . .
41 Men'S Furnishing GOOdS Catalog of Men's Furnishing Goods, showing samples of Un-
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1221 to 1227 Q St., Lincoln, Nebraska.
for county commissioner will contrib
ute to the increase of the vote of the
socialist nominees for this office, who
are at least honorable , union working
men. Q.
It . is very careless writing to say
that the new "revenue law has doubled
the taxes. Taxes were doubled by the
boodle legislature lhat elected the
heavenly twins, Dietrich and Millard,
to the United States senate That leg
islature hired so many clerks and cus
todians of the cloak rooms, cuspidors
and closets and made such extravagant
appropriations that taxes -had to be
doubled to pay. the bills. "
The Exeter .Enterprise makes an ex
ceedingly good point when in reply .to
the Signal's charge that the people's
party is not a national party, if points
to the fact that the people's party has
a working organization In more states
than the republican party has. In all
the southern states the republicans
have no party at all. The editor of
the Enterprise says the article in the
Signal means: "For God's sake vote
for Roosevelt if you can, but If you
can't don't Jeopardize your political
soul by voting, for Watson vote for
Parker." That is the truth about the
matter, too. '