Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-05
CLARA BELLE,
Why Semo Wdmes Desire 10 be MISE.
Views Of asmbsrB Of the Equal
highs Parry and Diners,
The Marriage Of Miss Elizabeth Stuart
Phep|a Bride ct Another sors-A
Notable divorces Case,
New Orleans Tiues-Democrat.

NV YORK, Oct 25.-Do sll women de
sire 10 be mel? II so, why? Everybod,
hss heard often tae ramsrk by woman
az wish were mau," but nobody cal
recall the uttered expression, az an glst
lam G woUsn." Doubtless en- edito
would publish brief letter5 from his fem
iui2e reSders on this subject. and | sug
Sss: that opinions be copiously Gent K
rim. In the meantime, nave ssen three
women who are running respectively 10.
Ptesiden. O. the United Safes, Goyerncl
Of tie etate 0: Nav York ard MsycT o.
the city OF Sew York, ana have put e
each she query, "Would you liks TO % {
m2n?"
BELYA LOCKWOOD
has been, IS yoG know, lput forward By
the Equal Rights party as their candidate
Tor the presidency. Sac hss established
headquarters il tiis city, ald is going
through the motions OF serious cam
paigu. Sac Is in earnest. There is nc
doubt about that, no matter now much
fun Lasy be made Of her.
az suppose there is no woman
on esr,b," she ssid, in reply
TO nay question, "aao hasn's mzny
times said to hersea, if not 10
others, "I wish 1 were m.a.n All the
disabilities based on our sex are such Es
men are free from. Some OF them are
immovable, but we sre seeking IN this
movement to get rid of the Others. II
Isn't worth while to argue that, polite as
men sre to w0mer, we are still in
bondage. In more ways than l could tell
you in day, or you could print in 8
hundred columns, women are msie to be
sorry that they are TO- men. Yes; l do
Indeed wish thst wsre man"
LINDA GILBERT
is the Equal r gats psrt9's candidate for
Governor of tals state. Sne Is different
from Belvs Lockwood ID possessing 8
reputation as g philaathrcpist, and not as
q woman's rights agitator. Sac has de-
voted herself for many years to prison
reforms, and has become sort OF Flor.
elce Nightingale in those hospitals Of the
morslly diseased.
"Masculinity leads its posssssors to
prison." said Miss Gilbert. "Thit is TO
say, an average CT nineteen in twenty
convic.9 sre men. That Is certainly e
misfortune which comss Of being men.
Nevertheless, wish were man, std il
could be turned one l would willingly
take my chances Of staying on the
outside of the bsrs. No, 10
don't laugh, mean prison bsrs-not sa-
loon bars. But this. reminds me of one
Injustice under which women suffer. A
man may stand up at bar ana drink
in moderation without loss Of good rer-
uts,ion. Doubtless such an Indulgence
ought to reflect upon him, but It doesn't
TO any extent. But il were to walk into
8 saloon, and stand up at
the bar hke man, It would be the last OF
ME, socially. But that is rather igloble
illustration. The penalties Of being 8
even generalization. The mission Of the
Equal Rights party Is to abste some CT
these evils, out it can't be done IN our
lifetlmes, nor in our children's, and 80 l
do seltishly wish that were 8 man.
CYNTHIA LEONARD
is the candidate OF the Equal Rights party
for Mayor Of Nav York. She is essen
TALLY diffz,ent from both Bslvs Lock,
wood and Linda Gilbert, for she is an
expounder of matrimonial doc .rines
which they do not countenance, and
which could hardly bs published here.
She is intellectually brilliant woman,
however, and n inst respect the equal or
most men,
"Do address our next msyoress?" 1
asked.
mo, no." she quickly rejoired, "you
address our next Mayor. Tee title TO the
office is masculine, AID So
"Then perhaps you'd like to be s
MANI"
"Indeed would 1. There is no reason
why l shouldn't desire to be g
man, ard every reason why l
should. Think CT the advantages
enjoyed by the other sex, while one OF
our own is doomed 20 be slwsys negative,
receptive and in every respec. second
sry. That is what We are complaining Of,
and what we are setting out 10 reform.
Do wish were man? A thousand
times yes"
FRANCIS ELIZABETH WILLARD
has been figuring handsomely il town
during the past week IS president OF the
National Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, whose convention has crowded
the Metropolitan opera house.
"I am Christian woman" she said to
me, land content to retain the sex which
God gave to me. No doubt the wish is
general smong women that they were
men. admit that it is SO, but l an not
prepared to talk on curious subject sue
denly opounded to NE. l will only say
that it is exceedingly advantageous to be
8 man"
J. ELLEN FOSTER,
the principal opponent OF Miss Willard
in the convention upon the question OF
permitting political discussion therein,
med;tatively: "Do J wish l
we're msn2 Well, yes. There is scme-
thing to be ssid pro and con. Woman are
cod lied, pampered, pet.ed-shey are, as
s rule, relieved OF the responsibilities Of
If msn is thus compelled to 90
ahead, don't forget that WOMEN is doomed
to follow after. She is slave Of pro-
prietles where he is free. All, yes! She
has reason enough for her hopeless wish
that she were 6 msn."
Clara Belle herself wishes she were q
man, snd will take spsce to give only one
reason. A fellow may hunt wife, rich,
cultured, beautiful or whatever ne par
ticulsrly wishes. A girl must wait to be
asked. In other words, he maY seek
happiness in matrimony while she must
take the chances of its coming to her.
She may toss her head gsyly, as she
sings the familiar milkmaid song, mo
body ssked you, sir. she said," but all
the while she regrets that rigid custom
forbids her asking him, no matter how
much she wants to. Even leap yesr
srings to her 10 equality of privilege in
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