Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-24
SOROSlS.

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To The Editor of the Eagle
In reply to the call under the above
head, | wish to say a few words
through the columns OF your paper.
The lady says: ''Just now when the
question whether an educated and in
telligent lady is as good as 9 thick
sculled African or ignorant foreigner,
is being agitated." The ladies of
Wichita have determined to organize
womans' club on the Sorosis plan,
having a political as well as an educa-
tional object. How the question
above referred to can be conscienti-
ously discussed exceeds my under
standing, who is q woman, that she
should descend TO the depravity OF
men? | don't think there is a digni-
tary in our land that will question the
goodness of grand and noble woman
hood. Wowan is the growing glory
o: our country, the goddess of liberty
perched on the dome OF the white
house. Every good man points TO
her with pride, and would in his heart
that all men could ascend 10 her great
ness. The voice of holy writ comes
TO us and says the price of good
and true woman is far above rubies.
Then why question the goodness of an
educated and intelligent lady. But if
the question referred TO is simply in
connection with their political
status, then why this insinuation
against the African or foreigner:
What goodness or virtue is there in
politics and by what authority. or
what right, under the constitution of
this free government, could our digni-
taries or statesmen, first cnfranchise
the white women of the country, ere
they recognized the foreigner or en-
franchised the colored man, who had
proved himself q man and brother!
With the Acknowledgement Of colored
men came the elevation of colored
men. Therefore, am net opposed to
the movement of this club, or its Ob-
ject But to the insinuations cast.
women should not forget the stupidity
and ignorance of their own sex, or
fail to traverse the back woods of any
of our states, or search the low haunts
of any of our large cities, and see
there what dumb and ignorant white
Americans can be found. Compared
with these, the so-called thick-skuIled
Africans are radient. There are other
questions more worthy to be agitated
than the present ones in view. Taxa
ton without representation, equal
compensation for equal amount of
labor of the same kind. Points of
right and justice should actuete the
objects of the educated and intelli-
gent women's club, not that of preju-
dice or malice because man did
justice to their colored fellow man.
ere their rights were recognized. For
if it be true that from one blood
sprang all nations of the earth. and if
God created the black man with
thicker skull than he did the white
man, then it was the Creator that did
the injustice to these noble women,
and not the statesmen who abided by
the law and the constitution. Perhaps
some may think l have no right to
discuss this subject, for it is true am
tinged by the blood of the thick
skulled African, painted by the blood
of the Red man, yet nevertheless there
courses in my veins, English arlstoc-
racy, German intelligence and Irish
wit, and furthermore am true born
American citizen, and have a right to
say what please. So wishing these
ladies success in good work based on
sound principles, l close.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. NAOMI ANDERSON.