The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-27
VIVA, SHAH we do win the women.

This Is the fine moral question Of the day.
The New York Tribune drops for time the
question Of " reconstruction " and " universal
suffrage" and takes up the question of "the
surplus Of women"
some mcddlesomc mouser after disagreeable
facts has discovered that i'm England and
France the ratio Of females 10 males is ~ three
To two. In all the Northern Atlantic states to
like excess obtains, toa greater or less de-
gree.
The Tribune lays down solid basil, upon
which the discussion Of the subject shall he
conducted. " The destiny Of woman" saws
that journal, is marriage. Her sphere is
home. Mems duty i 10 support her"
These propositions are accepted ~ incon-
troyertihle truths. Noman's destiny Is mar
riage and. as rule. they meet their fate with
becoming resignation. The rcpedy Is ollica-
ciOuS and mol very rcpul>isc, ~ FAR ~ II goes:
but the ugly fact sticks Out that when all the
men are married. there l. still large surplus
Ct women. Her sphere il home. but for this
surplus there are no homes. IL j. mans duty
To support her; but how j. our morality To- be
adjusted 80 that a man may support two NO.
men If he feels inclined.
The salt Lake TELEGRAPH grapples thi. fine
moral question from a Marmeg stand point:
surplus women, indeed eXclaims the or
gan ofthe Latter Day saints. "as though IL
We're possible 10 have "A surplus of the brightest
handiwork Of creation, DO men complain of
having a surplus Of any other good thing;
y,
Of frithfHness, of lands. of gold. of merchail-
disc. of houses, Of horses. of cattef oh. no,
No surplus Of all these, only surplus Of we
men. Poor woman. The only things with
which religion and civilization are Oyerbur-
dehed.n
The EDITORS gallaniry Is a. superficial as his
philosophy. lie calls women the brightest
handwOrk Of creation. and then ranks her
among other Of mems possessions with lands.
gold and merchandise. lie takes merely a
Observation-Disclosures lew ofthe question i'm W hich
the material element j. of comparatively little
Importance. The question is not how women
shall he kept alive. Ii i how they shall be
enabled 10 fulfill the conditions OF their being.
Their sphere l. home. But each one wants
home of her own. She dosen't want another
woman'> home. except ON conditions that the
other woman shall be put ont oft. She doscn't
merely want place al a mans table. with a
little room however elegantly furnished, for
herself 10 sleep in; hut she wants 10 bc queen
Of his household, reigning by virtue ~ the
same authority that makes him master II her
person,
The idea Of ranking women In the same
category Of possessions n gold and mcrchan-
disc. seems rather funny 20 the unenli ghtcncd
gentle mind. Here IN this city, n rule, the
les. gold man has the less women he will be
likely 20 have: and the less women he has. the
more gold he will be likely 20 get.
IL i true there Il an intimate connection be-
tween women and gold and merchandise: but
the relation j. similar 10 that which exists be-
tween great fish aud little ones the two latter
were created for the former.
II the Latter Day saint editor can comprc-
hend this beautiful state Of things. he will un-
der>tand how a community that likes 10 ac-
cumulatc gold and merchandise may have a
"surplus Of women" though they are the
" brightest handiwoTk II creation"
But this tine moral question must be solved
on some other basis. Civilization does not
march in circle. Old solomon. who was the
best hand 10 govern women Of whom history
contains an account. caves utterance 10 the ex-
preston. n the result u his large experience.
that " All il vanity and yeXatlon of spirit.r
We are not goins back 10 the plural wife sys-
tenn. TIE men 81 the nineteenth century are
altogether TOO smart for that
several ways II restoring the sexes 70 an
equality IN point Of number are suggested.
hut oil u them are open u objection one Is
q lei the women assume the government Of
The World. for few years. in place Of men.
Let them make war and light their own bat.
ties; let them run steamboat. and railroad
car lei them take O. whiskey, tobacco and
other Vices hitherto monopolized BY males: and
there Is little doubt but the dreaded surplu.
viii bc worked off.