The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-10-14
woosrxR, O., Oct. o, 1880.
Col. w. r. HRRRIcK.
cry htspectIuIIy,
A. g. MCCLURE.

1T has occurred to us that never be-
fore in our remembrance, not even
during the anxious years of the rebel
lion, were women so universally in
terested and so well informed upon the
political questions Of the day. Witness
the crowded houses that listen to every
political speech upon either side. How
many contrive to leave the house and
the children early enough to 60 and
get seat, and stay late enongh to near
it out. 1t would be dreadfully tiresome
for women, wcaried with the work of
the day as most of those with families
are obliged to be, to 20 and hear such
lengthy disquisitions on topics they but
family understand; /; and it would be in
tolerable to them if they were indiffer-
ent. Mere curiosity and desire to 60
somewhere would not induce them to
sit and hear men crate upon tariff and
free-trade, hard money and soft money,
States rights and considerations. Their
presence In political halls indicates
that they are earnest and reflective in
SsSoo Va anu duu
most of them must understand about as
well as their fathers and brothers the
reasons for voting for this candidate or
that one what 1t means to the people
of these United States if the Democratic
party win the election, and what in
terests will be protected aud whose
rights sustained If the Republicans Sc
cure the next Presidency. The women
now In middle life were the young
ladies of twenty years ago, and remem-
ber all about the cost of war; and know
just as well as the veteran soldiers the
causes that brought it about, its effect
upon the physical aud business life of
the nation, and understand the difficult
ties and see the mistakes made in deal
ing with conquered people. They
have been silent but interested obser-
vers of the antics of that spoiled child,
the ungrateful, insolent, and vicious
South, in the hands of indulgent Uncle
Sam, trying to pacify with larger lib
critics and moro sugar-plums, con-
ciliating with chief places, and trying
to hush his clamorous cries at the table
with serving him first; in short, sub
mitting everything and exacting moth
ing and having no peace in the end ;
who, instead of deferring to, should
have had the young nephew with face
downward across his Incorporating
knee in position to feel the smart of a
judiciously applied and vigorous palm.
The recreant youngster has been great
ly stimulated and encouraged in his
tantrums by the fraternal sympathy OF
gentle rebels at the North, who looking
on, and disliking ga FUSS" thought the
child had better be allowed to have
what 1t wanted, whatever that was
anything for peace" There was
never any great wickedness, neither
any small rebellion that WAS not helped
on and kept alive by some go-between.
Children soon come out of their pouts
and get over their naughtiness, if nc
look or word of outside sympathy II
| given. But this Is not so If any in.
judicious friend or malicious mischief
maker be around to strengthen theil
obstinacy, or assist them to believ,
that fatherly correction is oppressiv,
and motherly restraint unjust; tha
guardians and teachers are all to b,
defied and resisted, and that whatever
seems pleasant in the child's own eye
is lawful to do, and that any interfer
ence whatever Is tampering with hi
rights. Even the average women o
this country, sewers of pockets ant
guardians of buttons, knowing the way
of flies and moths, and how to circum
vent them familiar with the mysterie
of soda and yeast, able to read humal
nature, and to reckon sufficiently to re
concile expenditure with income not to
delicate to earn bread for families, or t
battle with poverty unaided, but mucl
too fair and frail to deposit q ballot, an
not by any means to be trusted in pre-
prescribing for an ailing statute; thes
with all their disabilities have learne
enough of the science of Government
know that the defiant spirit of th
punished South is not calculated to In
spire confidence in its future good b,
havior, nor does it indicate proper fill,
respect. They have not failed to sc
the folly of regarding this recrear
member az a penitent prodigal; and tn
repeated sacrifice of innocent veal in h
behalf has appeared to them as prem,
ture, believing that the killing of tt
calf and the making of the feast shoul
follow after, instead of going befor
evidence of contrition and humiliation
The profiigate spendthrift who was n,
thrust out from the paternal roof, bl
, went of his own choice because he ant
: cipated greater happiness In riotous Inv
] ing, and having respect for the pate
D nal Golfers and none for the pattern
I, feelings; who studies how to get po
s session Of the chief places, and how
! secure the title deeds of the ancestr
g estates that he may redouble his di
: sipations and multiply his opportun
d ties for arrogance and domination;
: is not a proper subject for softnes
q commiseration and sentiment. Nor
!. suasion alone will not avail for evel
f person and for every crime. Punis
r ment for disobedience and infraction
e law, a punishment prompt, certain, ar
S incommutable, Is something that CT
a be understood and appreciated by evel
d class of mind and every degree of CIV
n ization. A discipline that begets
n respect for authority is failure. T
e great leniency in dealing with Grim