The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-07
THE woMAN'S CoSvENrIoN.
An Open Letter to Mrs. Colonel Elizabeth
Cady stanton.
For the Times
NGNITAVILLE, y, April D


Dear OH Aunt Cady,-I read with
mingled amusement and contempt the
proceedings of the late female pow-wow
held at Washington, ami rs the most re-
nowned and venerable ofall the old tabbies
present was yourself have ycnlured 10
address TO YOU few thoughts suggesle !
by the occasion especially, As you were
h0norcd by the concluding caterwsui.
You purr as follows Il have always
looked forward to going to the kingdom
of heaven eqtranchised" " etc. Now let me
advise YOU. n g0u Co. To carry some hOlier
passport than your american citizen
ship," or else your friend Peter will slam
the door in yOur face, saying, Il don't
care a continental cOilerdam about it,
You must have cause for congratulatiOn
when letter from Russian Nihilist
can throw YOU Into such a frantic state
of ioy-a letter from "a vandal who wishes
10 pull down and reduce society to its
original chaos, Offering A0hhg as a
substitute. ANY fool vandal can destroy,
only a Solomon of an architect can re
build
Have you, Aunt Cady, any Already to
offer IL, in exchange for our present
staie2 If so, not modern one, to Judge
from your portrait. You purred SUM
der when YOU said that Queen Victoria
had done nothing good 10 connect her
name with her jubilee. For, if mistake
not, the 81 100000 the women of England
rave her al that time as token Of their
love and esteem, she gave to the founding
of an asvlum for sick and suffering fe-
males You purr again, " We have dOoc
so much to make our country ProHd OF
US" etc "Wad some power the gilt 10
rie Us, 10 see ourselves as Others see Us.
Pride gOelh before fall The prlde
YOU exhibit mus, have caused our busted
Union" Proud indeed OF whatg \ par
eel of broken-d0wn old widows burning
TO get other husbands To harry into their
graves married termagants, yiragos,
who. like Mrs Jellaby, let their own
children 90 naked while they make fan
mel shirts for African picaninnies ;
grumpy old maids dying for husband
10 flash their maiden swords tongues on;
a pack OF old chimpan2ees and she go.
rillas. grimacing, chattering, and quarrel
ing like a lot Of lunatics.
Go home, Cady. You that have child.
rem. wash their dirty noses you that
hay'nt, have 'em. You that have hus-
bands, patch and darn their old pants and
socks; you that hay'nt, pray for 'em
Another purr: In proportion as the
circle of woman extends itself" etc, you
say. Yes true. but the higher up tn
monkey climbs the higher still he reaches.
You exclaim, When woman has no
care to take part in government II proces
she has not rlDened mind" Just so.
When a woman wishes TO med lie with
what she knows naught OF, when she de-
sires TO have finger in every pie but
her own, it proceS her mind too ripe
rotten ripe.
You are "sculptors,' are you? Scdlp
tors you mean; for no doubt you We tangled
your claws in many poor fellows name
and caused the sweat To "r0N' oil many a
poor husbands brow And as to you
tabbies being imprisoned angels,
Dantes Inferno no doubt is full OF such
and to your husbands prove Heaven to
their homes Go home, Aunt Cady and
| like the Cadi of Eastern story, "Get thee