New-York tribune., 1879-12-17
1Hr ronAN olESrIoN AGAIN.

TIE WOM4N q ESfiON AGAIN.
NJ. Francis parkman returns 20 " The Woman
Question in ihe January number The Norh
6u.iicaa h,rie'r. replying briefly 80 the five ia e~
VINO Sea loul %; him m recent number Of 90
rgrojical and thcn rcturnlns o. the fundam ntal
srrimen's ou tne subject. lie holds thar the hve
critters lavo neither defended their own base oi
srrameul nor attacked his. "rhcir favorte method
is "a snple one. On of certain utierauces of past
tunes they evolve ideas which thc an hors Of thnse
uttcrancrs never meant % convey; then
blow these ideas To- their utmost niia-
tion. cal them punuplas and demand
that they shall be universally embcghed in
practice whcrEer Tor glol ,r J." several OF them
have found 10 conven e 10 e. quote him a. sayiur
what De did not saw and tncu denounre him for
saying &c.. One OF them has published. over her mi
tials. in a radical Journal of which she is editor
the following passage:
Mr.. Pirvman .avs 4 women had roli cnl rights.
three rs of than trou'9 sN b~ir charm" 20 n
n,en., Vote and ihose rho mare no caarms of their
UiH e1s4iy o. able 10 tse taose of to""g giTtS
OK tbs Mr. Parkuan says:
The worls itaslzed ~ u ac ipeosed IN gngaiSn @ on
ours. she theu comments butterfly upou them. Tn
ga stion is, where she ~ them On eNaml "l" =
10 l0es PRS. four words uikel rom prg 3l5
OF The North Amerieaq second '. 'onr words
which Us a; tnirtly uine words taten
~, woods vnirb We never used ard these frg,.
meutc are 81 combined 20 eApr, view rrnugnalt
"a crcencs ana common sense NV nothing II more
sf~cfyr IN d-scusson than 60 hold up the opuosing
party hotn vicious alc absurd a here'n We ma
COngrafiittc or critic or IA encouraging measure ="
succcss for tbg founding sh. ha~ ag az has
becn WIDELY oLhibi ed rouge flc popular rress. Nc'
The .dva facs of her m I'd no unmx d. rs u j.
les surg man couo be wished of le "Pur hcauUn
of Pol, cs by Woman"
4 few extracts are appended from those parts Of
Nj Pa7Aman's article which devoted especially
70 his crucs.
Noihug obvious than that NJ OF the SUI
aad engcr 10 initiate nico AMI wen those who are
most forw -o dscam this imitation are APP To give
enthusiasts among them regard he object o. their long
ins' me o.. a. tae .sn. 'i v, s, ~ 1 ''
We know 'laf OF two uuoen acies who inslsi tbu,
after few years of voting. women Will oe as
specie. disposition % ignore H. 'nces OF sex j. 81"
common haf few persous can ai i' on-crvr lt 'rr
times itttsrs curious torms. AfeN oaYs ago. disin
guish. ana much-resprcied -rutrman i"d us ihr .-
lrNue 'r"s ou rs .l.- 10. " '. >I," . . q
country town. nc asked tt' pl"is Wat WIS meant
upon ad. w'-h flushed en,rh AND s'ue 50 rpness.
N t-'ns is itu--. a0ou. = naer in uus SCHOOL,
Mos of tla matters VIII which government properly
trres. fl ~. rausrortaton ana war are matters 90
waicn Hon n in genera can never oe fami tr lnc in
place other subjects. also witun rne
sIsrr' % government. Df which fhis cannot bee SAID
Clicf among t.el are women prisons. rcfar->cho
aul a0nf al e4ucailon. ln ins a-i many women are
engage. and al wno have charge oi children
are dr.c-lv .lcrest-d m i. II Is sab
i.ct OH which thew rgufiu'Y and rei-
s1uahlv rnfif.f "a 10 be arr. anl 10 is vttv
desira .e bat women cIlracter ara judgment SD ud
be heard. IhDreiofe recent aU Of Aisstchus'tts ei-
powers women 10 vote members II scn'"i commli-
tees some OFF those favored tht- measure certainly
dd so e. -a-lr eve tO ii- os.rns.hie "Jcri nut
fhOs- AID tu lf Wcfr. "a, some o' IN iu
openly nvlw. imUeed uv tIe hope INA 10 would De an
"eutern- wedge" 0f female poAutli ,uurtgr- llrlr
Tactics The passed, anI then Co Tell other
women Oh ff ~ un-~cu ll was thrr dutY 70
vote under it Grr.tlv 90 L. 20 he wished thni
women o. AM character should share M the con-
dact OF 81 toos do not bell taai ths r the way
10 accom- u. The oh, A. women al dlEc
eau De m need 20 the ligA -nurauce ana FOLLY
viii precisely where There ls uO-i ne q i smut
ting tuen ouf; ami secraranism and Rome VIII reap
Their harvest NNeH-c t4c lfe interests OF
ulferlor objects choking crop OF tares Win
their what. We believe that tlc less women y0ie
under t and tne sooner 10 ls repealed the Oetler Tor
every Duslp bat the GOul I-Dr female uONLclans.
There I- another motive, strongest Win the best
women. that MAY InclIue Ol them o. wish Tor
direcf par u government IL lfs nom tnal unhappy
condition 1f part OF tlrir sex wuch iorns the most
denIorauIe and most icult problem with which hu-
mauitv has deal. Bui % intr' dufe the social eVl
mo party politics IN country governed bs iudi-crm
inate ID won q De ciilalii-
ily worse fuau tine ClVIi Wa. Won pc I" open
sewer and ccsspOois, ana p9i nu tne ar WI
moral tvInDd. OtE question. u' sex, 49, marriage IL
vorce ana free love-" woLld ru n Win it All mat
Is foue.f thr depths of sucry aud ihe darkest urk-
iug-pace- human heart would De sffeu To iu fc-
fgls .cf...V. Ol cl4s already seen plemvul-
tons TIE lvIl = against which any Dut ilc mos
careful aud deliberate legislation woulI gr worse tal
useless % increases dimnisne- win changing social
conditOn- winch laws cannot cuutfoL IL Is mol SUI
lect % he dragged INTO popular a-senoles or popular