The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-11
NOMAN'S DEPARTMENT.
SIMPLY JUSTICE.


teens with Work 10 Oe zone anu knOwl.
edge to b. gained? TIE t;ms when q
wOmen's dream was to DO Zine
lady. to feed upon Strawberries and
cream. sit upon u cushion and sew up
sean." has passed away forever.
Supple fingers and active brains de-
mand something to 60. and this some
thing there is t" 10 Tho time is also
passing when women have to keep
within the limits of thought and work
that custom has for long centuries pre-
scribed for them. Now the women
that play the Leading roles IN the stage
of life are by no means few. and their
work is acceptable and valued. The
feminine elemen: in nature is co-equal
with the mans. and no one questions
God why this is so. or asserts tina: i.
should rot be. Men recognize its e:er-
nal pu' PCS, and trarscendant wisdom.
Why. then, should they. the highest
product of nature laboratory. feel it
Gerogttory to their manhood to reco.-
nize the equality Of women with them
selves? Surely higher standard than
mere physical one mast be assumed
before they can be truthfully and faith
fully compared.
We do not assert that woman is the
peer of man. or that man is the peer of
woman; but simply this. The same
life-principle lives in each. the same
intelligence brought them into being
nj do, 1n e,
ulties and mental powers. That woman
is finer organically, we can not dispute.
Bua throug long ages sac has borne
burdens that men could not bear. Yet
we call her the weaker vessel. and
pirate about her infcriority. 1t is meet
that we cease to do this. and accord to
her the long withheld dues. We are
responsible for the weakness of her
being. and we should atone for the in-
justice we have done her. We have
imposed the burdens of our own selfish
ness upon her, placed her in position
where she was simply creature to
minister to our desires, and we re-
belled when size arose in the might of
wrOnged womanhood, and cried: Il,
too. have soul and mind God has
given ne the same faculties that you
SO proudly display. Why should l
bend and force them to serve you?
God made me Tree and Co-equal with
YOU" To the master who had ever
ruled. this was mt first laughing mat
ter, then one for angry command; now
we are forced TO recognize the justice
of her words. Let Us not he slow to
accord the rights she demands. She is
free. She has the same RICH: rs VIC
to 4 voice il the affairs of the nation.
Since the beginning we have been
reminded ut various times in the |
worlds history that there were women
who needed not our words of COM
mendation for their glorious achieve
ments. History tcst.fies to the illus
trious women who have ruled king
doms, welded the most powerful |
scepters with justice and wisdom. and |
forced kings to pay them homage.
There have been women whose lips |
uttered divine truth. who have taught
the most profound philosophy. and
hive suffered and died in it its defense.
Why should we. with up-curled lip.
turn from words that Asrasia uttered
to listen TO the pratt!c OF some empty
pate who believes that '.women. chill
tron and idiots" should be c!assed to-
::cthcr
Woman is endowed with faculties
and powers which lit her to ill Us much
space in the universe as we arrogatc
to ourselves. and the sooner we recog-
r!Zc This. the sooner VIC begin an act of
long delayed justice. The end of
century is mt hand. and the Ugh: of the
new one is family cleaning in the eyes
Of those who can see afar. With It's
new splcndor will come to
Us and new order of things. The
tolerance we now accord to new things
will then be joyful acceptance. and
among other glorious comincs will be
the recognition and establishment of
the rights which the women of To-day
are struggling to obtain. Thousands
Of women are quietly doing their al
|o:ted work, doing it nobly and brave
". and they have won approval in this
wise. 1T is really very praiscworthy
Of them. Who would have thought
women could do sowc!i?" Why should
she not DO so well? Why should she
not do better? If you can do no more
FOR her, at least. give her the benefit of
rour kindly thoughts, and do for the
whose lives are bound in
yours. all You can to make them what
hey once were III the worlds life.
Women themselves need to be awaken
ID to their possibilities and the future
hey may have. The days of;nac:ivity
should be no more. # they can not
ind something for their hands to do.
ct them nourish their minds and souls.
We do not assert that all women can
" should be wage-workcrs; but that
hey should know how TO use hands and
,rains TO purpose. False IDEAS among
women particularly thos..:who have been
he wives and daughters Of the laboring
nan. still stand in the way of their ad-
'ancement. White hands and empty
,rains do not constitute natures no
best work. 4 woman.
Woman. one of the grandest words
II the universe # Language, when
is a world of wisdom in ,,
tse!f. How few realize the full con-
ents of the smailes. word. Let US
tu'ly this one with hnclouded eyes.
nd see if our conception of women is
lot higher. As man has debased and