Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-03
WEE.BEATERS
And Yomen's Oppressors Can Oaiy be
Heached bY a Healthy and WeIi.Di-
rected Public Sentiment.
The Laboring Woman is Worthy Of Her
Hire, and Should be Paid Is
Fairly as Men are.
To the Editors of the Appeal:

Ieen done The clothing manufacturer III the
Ola Podrida" of last Sunday, wherein the
act was stated that woman told the writer
what pay she got for a certain class OF
,oods IN pantaloons for men. What does
Mr.. Morris state to prove that Ellsworth" did
he manufacturer injustice? He states that
or the "lowest grade OF pants z woman is
paid 81 % dozen Tor the making; for The
pest, So" Ellsworth" stated that this
Toman's pay wss 81 IS per dozen, and that
one pair of the came pants sold for 81 20.
Mr.. Morris so states. He stated that, 'Of
he chesp work they have women who make
four TO five dozen pairs OF pants In 2 week;
Of the better grade from two to three dozen
per week" The woman does not live who
can average from four TO five dozen psirs OF
pants in a week, who has no assistant IN her |
work. Ny informant was of that character. |
Nov, Mr.. Morris IN his Interview vita the |
reporter, says: sour greatest trouble is with |
people on the outside, who know nothing of |
the business" Ellsworth" has been a tailor |
aDd made mems suits of clothing. The |
reader must see that Ellsworth" wrote il |
the interest of an unrepresented class of Ia |
Dor, which throngs our thoroug hfares, and in |
which low wages Is the fruitful cause Of
crime. The writer has not found this the
fret time that the manufacturer has re-
sented the slightest interference OF the ''out-
the prices a. they compare with New Orleans,
St. Louis, Cincinnati and other large cities.
Mr.. Morris il in the main right. But when
we state that Instead OF being ignorant and
uninformed, We are well Informed, haVIBg
given years TO the matter, and are familiar
with Woman's work and wages in every city
that he has enumerated, We have earned the
richt TO cry aloud and spare not IN the
assertion IN at everywhere woman's work Is
i'll paid. Cold be our hand, palsied our
tongue and still the heartbeat when we shall
cease 10 do il. That "he is doing first rate,
and holding his own against all comers,"
Guess is true. ellsworth" distinctly shows
that the old cola Porida" articles are written.
showing that Memphis is improving, and
that deep interest is felt in every department
OF life in our city. Is women count little
in the ecale of humanity. Their toll and
reward will bear any amount OF commenting
on. and not until it is commented on, and
the Injustice done them shown it should
be, will a better condition ever
be for woman. Ellsworth" fully recognizes
the importance OF the capitalist in the mate
rial advantage OF the commonwealth, but
also recoguiz 8 the fact that these vast for
tunes are often made by "grinding the faces
of the poor" and among the lsboring clssses
the womau's wage is the poorest, owing to
the fact tn at her necessity forces lea to Io
cept the pay offered, and dares make no
complaint, for an army of needy ones stand
ready to accept the wages il she demand
more. This question has been studied by
the writer for years, and aslate can be shown
covered with facts and figures to bear out
any statement m 4de.
wIFE-BEATIEG.
There seems 10 De a great desire on the
part OF many good people TO see tine whipping
L L Il u =
for the benefit Of "wife-be aters." How little
can anyone comprehend wonsn's nature who
| thinks that this will be any protection TO her.
o wing 10 tine fact that woman receives no
wages during the marriage relation, let come
what may she cannot N AXE any effort looking
TO freedom by the use of money, her children
| in nine out of ten cases cause ner to remain
| with the man who is their father, aud though
| when drinsing he may be cruel, when sober
/ he is kind. Should he strike and abuse her
| abs will not then dare seek for protection or
make complaint, for the law would seizs and
! whip him, aud it is not in woman's nature to
| 10 sshi C; the msh whose name she baars 10
| the indiguiiy OF the lash, even though her
! place u lie be poor and low. And again,
| orcs whinI al the wi IS instig alton, VIII at
| pen cal oeE-ribe he hell of hate this heart
would hold for her, and perhaps end her life
| by murder. The can be made wiser laws
| than tia. Il is a rel pse, retrogression, not
the for Sard moyem ut that the spirit of the
| times demands. Let men be educated out OF
the idea of ownerthip in woman; let the wo-
| mans labor be W 'ueu, the hand trained and
| the mind balance, and then such statement st
was m ade lsst r;yht intha- Christian Woman's
Association re .ort, will never h needed
"That owing to uns&i' ed lat IT, many who
! applied for places were 20 unfit they could
not get them, or il attained, could not hold
them. rne mighty St cam of -Ss~iiiza ior
is tainted by sex slavery from its very
eourcs. We can only congratulate ourselves
that the aspiring. God like spirit in man car
never be quenched, and will grow higher
and grsnder wien woman is educated tc
realize all the power for good she holds il
her keeping, as an active factor in the world
OF work and thought.
SMOKING AND DRINKING.
The twin vices of smoking and drinking
stand terrible comment against the idle
ness and bondage of thought and power il
the past. In the examination of the LIE
Moyne Institute graduates the statement wa.
made that of all the graduating class not on.
used stimulauts or tobacco. These young
men represent the sristocrstic class of ne.
groes. In what college of white men car
the same statement be M de concerning I
class Of like numbers? l sm reminded O
this by the fact 80 Often witnessed of youns
men (rarely those of my own time of life
old. fogy fellows), elegantly dressed, entering
the cars with lighted cigar in their fingers
They do not smoke steadily, bnt only nov
and then draw Whit or two to keep thi
cigar alighl; an odor is diffu5ed through tn,
car far more disagreeabe than if smoked
steadily. This is often done By three OIL
four men in the same car, with thi
notice, "No Smoking" staring them in
the face. Ii any woman in the car should
claim what is decidedly her right, 10 object
the men would every one decide "she was (
| told brojen, ill-mabnered woman" The
| false ideas concerning what is ."modesty" il
women is the cause of this. Women fear Il
demur because all suca action would be
deemed rude.
| NEWSPAPERS IN THE HOSPITAL,
In this age of general charity will you,
my dear editorial friends, pardon the sug
gestion, and act on the hint, and 60 perform
| a deed, generous in the extreme, TO a clss.
that stirs the deepest public sympathy? In
| our City Hospital are many times men OF
good sense and there from no fault OF them
own. The ladies go there and send out
books and papers, but they are old reading
| matter.
| How good it will seem OF the editor OF the
APPEAL, AUaLqache, Ledger and Scinlitar tC
order copy Of their papers 10 be left for
them to read. Sometimes the APPEAL OF
the steward at the hospital ia read until
worn out, as it passes from hand TO har6
| and the gladness shown when : daily PAGER
ID given would, if these gentlemen could see
1t, inspire them to carry out this generous sug
| gestion OF ELLSWORTH,