New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-05

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. ,ra, "a not forbidden TO vote becanSe 10 -
foolisbly. nor should woman any more DO io'o'u'
10, that reason. But when the vote OF "o"0"
,,rr.d mon the nation as the means OF grace ""'
,Io bone of 0loyy il is requisite and necessary p"
;nfsr the future grace and glory from the pfei''D
80. d,.,Iavs ~ the dawn Is darkness. We can
1T, s,,,roas that at evening time IL shall DO neht
The relations of labor aud capital. rs the autnoi
forciblv rcpresents. are becoming oil Vi'a p"o'iO
interest They concern the happiness nay t"o wy
existence Of thousands Of homes. III Is DO. e""ns"
that the question has laid hold OF poi''loS' %
woman party has taken It up with zeai' anu .,"uo
a battle cry Masculine ignorance the pna"'' Wv
of political ambition, breathes covert oi OpVu
threats of violence Al this Crisis the co'paa ~
reads all the resources of wisdom and patriotism 10
,,raao,va n stoady balance between conflicting
;nterests. But at this very point the emotional
woman rushcs into the fray, demanding the oaios
for the purpose of procuring equal wages t"r ca""
work. No one explains how the ballot IS 10 auJ"'O
the difficulty. But this Is nothing The iatal erro'
savs Gail Hamilton is in appealing 10 the paIIo' IL"
adjustment. ut is the resource OF Ignorance 'h"
narrowness. 1t ia the resource OF women
Tn the treatment of this topic. well as oil many
otbers which come up in the course Oh inc Noii'o
Gail Hamilton exhibits q singular intellectnai verso
tility, nimbly bounding from an exuoeraht' anu
almost rollicking play Of humor to the most Sofo"o
and IMPRESSIVE appeals Her gayety at times as as
risky and dro that of the harlequin OF the comic
drama. while in the graver but perhaps not really
mora earnest passages of the work. her language
often rises to q calm eloquence in which reason Is
too PREDOMINANT for the display of passion. An ex-
ample of her higher style is presented in her remarks
ON the unwillingness of woman to vote rs implying
serylity or lack Of self-respect One rarely mas
a clearer statement or more vigorous English.
There may be thoughtess aud spiritless women VINO
care nothing about one way Gr 9e 20 IL Winning and
wOmanly thing But beyond these stsnd tne Women WI" t
sra sHs are mentally VINO
resOlute and selfpossessed Wheh Oh SUN gono ~
we predicate servile aoquescence In the domination OF
the strong we sneak nonsense No line of argument in
the suffrage is more fatuous than that "hicn
sense slaves II the laws on the statute books were
forty times than they are, 1t would DO equaly
fatuOus Such an assumption Is an INSULT ana no mSn
ment. 1t has scarcely truth enough to sting IL hardy
convnces the reason it may hiame ,he suea
ing, and impose upon the weak but II does not
made n the result is TO be beneficial The women OF this
country free IN word and deed as the NEIL 80 i
"a the ballot affects freedom Ihelr ownership VI
nronery il in many cases absolute and whore there
Is difference, it Is difference OF degree not OF knu'
The wife does not hold her property free from ncr nus
bands control but neither does he hold his free from her
control The restrictions may not be equal puc
fooiishly. worded marriage vow rehc of bar
barism she promises 10 opeY MN D Dn, sse
and when She docs make It. it never practically amounts
to anything. II she will, she will, and II she Wont she
won't. Her obedience or her command depend upon
her disposition and character, and upon those OF her
husband. Wives and perhaps womep, are 70 some OK,
they necessarily because women are con
sidered inferior to men Many men are equally rorDid
members Of both Houses Of Congress are legally dsqa
fG for sSdHs SS9 S the 81 The idea
which underlies the law IL doubtless that one man can
we'll perform the two sets OF dtles ana IL not un
reasonable to suppose that this Is precisely the idea
which underes the legal disqualification OF women.
Looking at their actual social status IN ts country IT'S as
easy believe that they forbidden on account OF the
superior service which they render to the state III Oher
directions and with which oice-holdng might conflict,
as it Is 10 believe that they forbidden account of
nferiority or for purposes of enslaYement. women
know that they not slaves Bad As are some OF inc
laws in some the States. there is IN which women
do possess the essentials OF liberty none IN which
woman may not exercise entire freedom OF thought or
word, and for the most part of deed hanpered only by
All the laws which uniustly restrict her she may In the
public denOnnee and use all her EFFORTS TO
destroy aud to substitute for them such as are just
while The changes which effected In these later
years show that denunciatiOn Is not the dashlng |
put msy become sSiiiG Instrument for fashion,
ing the grim block INTO shapoy statue To say that
her is she has vote but in every other
respect she has voice as free, and clear and peneIa
ing as mans. To Inform the mother or family, the
woman who stands a. the heml ritns gnidlng watch
which he eSntrEl' her e1g s society pre-
that she Is slave. or even child; TO tell woman "Io
does not take the position for which She Is hed because
leisure, spends the long serving
and cooking and carealing for little children who do
not know enough 20 be thankful aud for Woodworking
husband VINO mas a ms ne Deen u;ea 70 seeing Women
work, ana Is not overmIcn UoubIed thotSDy' |
who is an equal partner in The family hrn,
family councils 60 tell woman whose life has been
one long grind OF endurance nom yTannleal,
merry unmarried woman Of mature years OF active
life Of definite purpose, or anxious and aimess'
Sso ey saasS OF Words t odes III To- aRy
4 givO "A dCi
II there ground OF complaint 10 looks as II
women so VOL of that real fault could not be found
arranged prove that they are logically what really
every one knows that they are not anu W hat Without the
deuuncation, no would suspect them OF being
Unhappy there restrictions which ought 20 10 re-
neutrality-suspicious. from which these Iase ISSUES aEert
attention, and To whose removal they become therefore
III is only the most stupid and degraded Of saves who
are content slavery who 10 not Wish To- BE- foe Do
the advocates % woman Suffrage know what they are
Know what sort OF woman il upon whom they attempt
to fasen tho stigma Of seryiy DO they understand
of selfrespcctDd selieonro, aud deny their posse
" all other wOmcnt
1t is impossible to read the volume, aud not ac-
knowledge that in spite Of certain crudities Of
thought and expression, occasional ferceness uf
spirit at war with the gentle wisdom which the
author prizes ~ the glory Of her sex. aud many
trayagances Of illustration which crop out from
nature OF intense vitality 1t is peIvaded by noble
intention an unclouded insight into tho purposes Of
life and often a generous and tender sympathy. |
Her table is profuscly spread with high-spccd "a
gouts and wines too sparkling and fruity for lovers
Of the crystal spring but it il by means wanting
in wholesome bread and meat TO furnish simple |
taste with pure and nutriciOs repast.
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