The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-07-04
Ghcl rmurraf- STIR
EQIALITY or THE SEXES.
Wan the Oak, Woman the Vine. 1 Phan.
tom Of the Dark ages.

Ky, on June 18th. After a grace
full Introduction The speaker said
Il have always rejected the con
ceit that The man was the oak and
the woman the vine. That is a
figment of a vely one.sIded and
masculine imagery. The woman
is The mans moral prop and sup
port, as the man Is the w0man's
physical shield and bucklcr, and
could dispense with the other.
Happy for both this view of the
case has made much progress in
modern ethics and among civiliz
ed nations that we seem TO have
reached the
BORDERLAND OF A NEW WORLD,
which promises to unravel The
tangle web of human error and 10
solve the Old Worlds problem OF
the sexes.
"'Ihat in the worst of times wo.
man vas a power, we know /; but
not always IL power Tor good. 1t
may be doubted whether upon The
romantic and sentimental side her
force as an inspiration has been
increased with her emancipation
from leudal bonds and limitations.
But there can be no doubt that The
striking away Of the Shackles that
so restricted her movement has
greatly enlarged her personal in
%tlucnce and intellectual position,
creating anew and potent presence
by the very act which annlhilates
A PHANTOM OF THE DARK AGES.
IL do not believe that any m IN
was ever the weaker by having in
his wife an intellectual equal, and
to the point of that intellectual
equality | would educate the wO.
man. The point at winch | would
mark a distinction between Them
and draw The educational line is
solely aud purely a moral point.
at is my firm conviction that no
human beng was ever benefited
by familiarity with %depravity.
And | would, as far as possible
and as long as possible, keep our
women out of Il knDwledge of the
deprayed side Of human nature
and human conduct. | do not
mean to argue that point, but | am
satisfied that their happiness as
well as Their domestic usefulness
will be propUrIiOned 10 their igno-
norance OF vice and Squal0r. God
grant that these dear girls may
never know what | know and what
all men know Of the wickedneSs
which the great cities of The world
constantly evolve and eXudr.>
From This premise Mr.. Waiter.
o drew an emphatic conclusion
against women's suffrage.
He said that the proper ideal
should always be womanIy women
and manly men. He said
81 don't want 10 see any woman
loafng around the polls and sill
ting up of nights with the returns
of The election, not because |
would deny them any right, bur
because, as far as my observation
goes, that sort of thing is of un,
questionable value to the devel-
Opement OF male character, and
can certainly not contribute much
To enrich the store OF female yir-
tue. To you, young ladies, who
think that you have just flushed
your education, but who are really
just beginning it, let me say first
last and all the time, don't be in IA
hurry.
"The world is all before Won,
take yourtime IN determining hat
you are TOing 10 do in lie.
There is a prevailing flea very
credilable in itself, but still Il fad.
that no girl should marry 10 get a
living, TO be taken care OF or To es-
cape work. To the extent that
This means that every woman
should be able 10 earn her own
living, and thus be exempt from
dependence on anybody, | readily
subscribe to it. Every woman
should be in her own person indie
pendent /; II Is no more a disgrace
for a woman to elrn her own liz.
Ing by honest work than il is a
disgrace Tor a man 10 earn his liv-
ing by The same process.
But in the nature of the case a
great majority OF The women will
aud ought 10 maryland my injunc-
liOn-dOnt be in il hurry-applies
here as elsewhere. Don't he in a
hurry 10 get a lover, doat be in a
hurry to yet a husband, the woods
are lull OF them.
The address concluded as fol-
lows:
"Iet me, in closing, congratulate
YOU upon The honors YOU have won
IN this school; rejoice with YOU
That The tucks are about Ia cnme
out OF your dresses; anticipate
with YOU and yourselves The beau
~ aud glory OF your completed
wOmanhnod.
The schOolroOm fades into the
shadows of the rooi-tree, the roof
tree into the misls OF dreamland.
Tho new day Gawns with its hish
hopes aud bright tnts may il be
a long and happy day 10 each and
every "a OF yru."
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You've been ON a visit 10 your
5@isler, ! hear, MR.. Dooley.' ayes.
! We been to see her for the first
'lhe ia seNen years. ~IIave a
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