The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-11-07

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nation, have not increased thsir eva wealth
me doliHr. Mr.. Ksllsy, Who pays shs-sax-
81 81 $50 ~ i
--s-LIFE INaURANCE 3. N 3asg
It 10 no unusual ceeurfsnee for mechanic
70 fall from . building. Or NEST Nth bis
estA By some ustoward accident while Oh
work, and many one is taken from h,s lam
lily by the prevailing disssss Of the SEASON.
IL il no upusual thing for these men 70 have
q wife and small children without The means
Of support, and No often hear the remark:
What loss to his family. He wss . good
husband and .iather. We protest against
such goodness. Good 10 bis wife and chill
drsn Given hls to human ts,ngs, and
then oblige those beings 70 spend THEN
lives In poverty ard wretchednsss; added
burden alter burden aud. encnmbrsnce after
sncumbrance to that loving, trusting, wife,
and left that wife whom hs professed 70
leve, to bear those burdens and encumbran-
Gee alone. so burdened and encountered,
30 tired and bound BY little children, that
she, who could have supported herself In
health and comfort, 10 not nov able to do 10,
and how shall she support her childrenf /.
Tell On such men love their wife and chill
dren. Well, probably they do. We have
had our indignation reused to the highess
pitch, when We have listened to these selfish
creatures reason. All they utter they dig
nifty with the name Of .-ason- "It 10 all
can do TO support my family nov, and how
an 70 pay the premium o. an iasursr~-
policy" When asked the question: II you
should be called away BY death, how vii
vour wife live and support hsrsslf md chil.
drenf He replies, this man Who profsssss
TO love HE family, she must get along q
other women do. This IL one Of the wrongs
Of women, one Of the wrongs that call loud
y FOR redress, and the women must them
selves apply the remedy. "What can we dOt''
In the hrst place you can refuse to marry
aDiess you are sure Of support after you
have become the mother Of several children
SLOW can we have homes, and food, and
clothing unless we do marry r' That 10 9
hard question to answer in the present state
Of society, and we believe that many .
woman Darries in order 10 secure the CON-
forts Of home. Meroenary marriages are
not all necessarily rich ones, but you can
supply yourself with mes, food, and cloth
ing better now, than you can in Q dozen
years Sence, when you have children 30 well
a. yourselves to supply with the neeessa-
ries of life. But in case we are married Il
there no way Of escape. have We 40 fsttsred
ourselves by the marriage eermony that We
are never to be benefited BY the progress Of
womankindf Again would say the remedy
10 IN your own hands. You can refuse 10
add to your encumbraDces. "In that case
my husband would refuse to live with me,
and love him SO much could not 1--we away
from him." Alas, yes, We know the strong
undFing love Of women, that which should
De her browning glory, which should bs her
protection Is tsrued into . curse instead Of
Blessing. Women are smittsn through
their hottest feelings, love for their husbands
and maternal warnings for their children.
When we link Of the ways in which man
has oppressed woman, Of the misery and
wretchedness in which many of them have
passed their days, we feel like enlisting our
selves on the side Of wowan's rights women,
and entering upon 4 campaign for womau's
nights and childrep's rights. These men
have not only wrecked the lives of their
wives, but the lives of their children also,
and We class them with those who have de-
MED the faith, and are worse than in6dels,
because they have neglected 70 provide for
their own households. They oct a. rf they
did not care what became Of their wives 10
case they should be taken away from them,
At the same time they will talk gladly Of
woman looking up TO them for support and
profession. The support and protection Of
such men mean living death.
Many husbands Who resd this may have
neglected to provide for thsir families from
mere th oughtlessness. They would shrink
with horror At the idea Of leaving their fam
lilies to the mercy Of . cold world, but al
ways hsving bsen blessed with health and
strength, and presuming they win be 90 bless
ed until old age, when their children will be
able 70 provide for themselves and their
mosher, they have never given the
subject moments consideration. If this
article viii lead one man to no longer ne
glsct his duty In this matter, shall feel thss
my labor has not been spent IN vain.
MRs. n. WYH.ooP.