Wichita eagle., 1888-07-25
A WOMAN ON WOMEN.
To the Editor of the EAGLE.

necessary, since your "Tribute t
Woman" viii convince your readers tina
women do not belong to public life.
should therefore be quiet but for the fac
that suffragists claim that it is only wan
Of intelligence that keeps the ''othe1
side" from joining the ''ballot crew." tina
| there is no argument but ''tee hees" and
ridicule against suffrage reform. l admit
that the latter argument is much in
vogue, probably because it is known tt
be the sure cure for chronic mind disease
The fact that 1.-THE status of women
has improved reflects no credit on the
suffragists, for they have worked only fol
the ballot, claiming it to be woman's only
redemption, and as they haven't obtained
it don't see, how they can say 1.-The en-.
| Iightenment of woman is due to the suf
frage reformers. Women improve
from the natural force of enlightenment
| OF the world. Man and woman
are progressing together each with dis
tinct duty, yet so allied that neither can
succeed without the cooperation of the
other.
Is it less great to fashion the mind that
leads the government, than lead the gov
eminent itself? How many great leaders
have admitted with uncovered heads,
and eloquent hearts that what they are
they owe to mothers training:
Is it not casting slur upon mothers to
say their sons are no longer fitted to rule
the nation? Does it not lead to the
thought that, had these mothers been
more diligent in the training of their
own, and less prone to criticise the work
of some other mothers son, there would
De less need for woman in office"
But they say all women are not moth
ers, and l say that woman whose heart
has never been purified by the love of
little children, never knows the govern
ment of that place-which the EXTREMIST
suffragist will not deny God designed
for woman's reign-home, that woman ID
least fit to govern nation, to temper JUS
tice with mercy in manner befitting the
president or any other executive of the
United States. do not mean to s'tee-hee"
old maids, for some of the nobiest
women of our time are those who re-
manned unmarried and didn't get cranky
on the ballot, but just went ahead doing
good until the world-prehaps not the
world-but those whom they help. wor-
ship at their shrine, and, oh, how much
need there is for such women.
And again there are old maidens who go
about wearing creases of intelligence
between their eyebrows, bewailing their
slavery" and vowing vengeance on
male oppression. Yet another class Is
created by women marrying establish
ments' which take wings and fly, leav-
ing nothing but the ''stick of a man to
console the money sucker.
Women are -hooing" for the bal
lot, while l have good authority for say
ing some of the greatest men of the day
Edison, for instance, whose GOd-like
genius the world might bow to without
shame-has to be dragged to the polls to
remind him that he is not Cheated
out of the right to vote" By
the way, if the women would fur
nish few brainy samples like
this electric man." they would not have
to ask for the government twice, for the
men would be convinced they were
capable of running it (but they wouldn't
want it, for these same brains would
teach them tbs better to follow out Gods
laws, which are so plainly taught in
nature). But this would mean work
night after night, year after year, and
these women are not going to wear out
their souls for the sake of giving the
world a grand benefit. No, they want
something '.grander;" SO they throw
themselves beneath the "wheel of prog
ress," ask the statesmen to please get out
and let them ride a while, and see if they
can't manage the helm more to the notion
of ''blue hoseism, and the ''noble lords
of creation" they can look on. give tea
parties, sue the female senators for breach
of promise and become degenerate.
Mrs. Logan is scarcely illogical in OPP
posing suffrage" She probably sees her
great political influence can be used to
better advantage without the danger OF
the ballot for women, which, if all
women voted, would probably effect no
change chat is, as long as they
were satisfied with a mere vote,
but election would be a ''gay day" for
the characters. How many would
neglect the polls, and which way would
they vote? While on the other hand
who are fitting sons for the
nations work do not care to be forced to
this double obligation of 'offsetting the
bad vote"
ODc pTOIllileut ldUN VI w CONSTITUTES
words to help their cause.
In the last days mans fears shall come /
upon him. The Lord hath created a
new thing in the earth, woman shall !
man. Admitting that the |
prophet had woman's rights in his minds |
eve, sincerely, would ask these ladies /
if that is day to contemplate with /
pleasure when man shall tremble and his /
fear come upon him? VIII it be pleasant .
for the ladies? Seems to me if these |
reformers had the proper kind of SYM |
patty they would pray for the averting, |
rather than the fastening of that awful |
day. for depend upon it, when Gods !
laws are so perverted that woman must /
take the lead in the national affairs, man /
NAV well tfemble, and woman too. for |
where man failed, woman would bank
rupt.
AS to enjoying privileges our
ancestors never knew" If old |
Mother Washington's ghost should |
happen to stroll back here fifty years
hence and see the women ruling. and
the men-well it follows that if the
are ruling the men must do the
work as well as they can, don't
you think that ghost would likely creep
lack TO Ghost George with some such
tale as this on its shocked life: George.
[ have just come from the colonies thou
lidst father. The women are rulers, ore