| Show MONEY O gy AXI l MARRIAGE Fresno Republican Somebody has started a fool agitation In Berkeley In favor of oC a law to require couples contemplating marriage to sign a n I pro nuptial pre contract by by which the I wife wie shall shan bo ho guaranteed a stated portion por per IO tion l of Ot tho the husban husbands husband's s 's Income The avowed nowell purpose Is isto pr prevent vent bicker bicker- Ings tugs and promote 0 happiness in mar mar- Which Is a sufficient reason h why the law should not concern itself Isel about It I. I The wife alre already d has ha a legal right Co o enough of the husbands husband's In Income Income income In- In come to provide her and her children with wih the necessities of their station staton of life and she can enforce this right b by a a s suit suit uit in court Of course this Is IJ not all al a wife ought to have but hut It I Is oil all al the law ought to authorIze author- author Ize be her to collect with a policeman's club Happiness can cami not be obtained and arid ou ought hl not nol to be guaranteed by law The law can make a man support support support sup sup- port his wife wie a antI and Tl prevent him from Cram beating her But It can not make him him generous or affectionate A woman woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man may prefer a n man who starves nd abuses her to one who wise pays her bills and I la Is col coldly I polie polite but the law can not consider this preference l Besides ldes how much married unhappiness would woul bo be prevented If IC quarrels over mono money were made Impossible Mighty little It I Is the quarreling not tho thi fact tact that It I Is about money that embitters life Realty Really nealy civilized people dont don't quarrel quarrel The man who scolds his employees loses his temper tem tern tier per with his customers and then goes toes home home and amid scolds his wife and spanks his babies Is not civilized Neither olther Is 11 tho the woman who nags her children n all al la day and ane scolds her husband hus band ban when he comes como home at night When hen there thero Is la even overt ono one such barbarian barbar harbar- ian much less les two In a family Camly there is 18 going ging to bo be bickering and discord for Cor life or until both get old enough and civilized enough to control their own tempers and respect each Cach others other's rights Pence Peace on such a basis bais Is Impossible and little is gained by subtracting sub sub- mone money from Crom the lists of or subjects subjects subjects sub sub- to quarrel over With civilized people who can get along In peace and anti cordial harmony In other matt matters mat mat- t rs there Is no trouble about tho the distribution of oC the family Income and no need of laws laws Pot For the others there Is 18 no hope of or peace anyway and no reed need of or laws to protect anything but the tho bare physical rights of ot support and protection |
