The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16

there Will De only one case in which Con-
gress VIII have anything to do with it and
that is If 1t is to be in Washington. TT Il
goes to any other city private Corporations
Will have the control and women will have
little to do with it unless they can bid
higher than men. But if Congress- shonld
have control and should appoint an exeeu-
| i've board there is no shadow of a reason
why one or more women should not he
mem oers. Even if they do get showing
it will be hard to find the right women
But then does any one say that it will be
easy TO md the right men? The position
Will surely require qualities that a woman
possesses even in higher degree than
man. Whatever is done in the course of
time hope we will not be doomed to side
snow or an Independent booth where we
VIII be permitted to spread out patchwork
quilts and crochetted tides. There is an
immense advance in woman's work since
Tue New orleans exposition and even there
tnere was fine exhibit. I believe that
woman can show things at the worlds fair |
tnat will do them honor and add much to |
us success. There is hardly trade in |
wor and the art exhibits ought to he ero
ceptlonal.. AT the New Orleans exposition !
was chairman of the Missouri Woman,s
committee and when found that q woman
was cobbler or tinker I had her send
samples OF her work. l hunted m
every patent that ever originated
in Missouri woman's brain and T
first began then to see how mncb
women were doing in the work of this
world. NO. 1t will be an easy task for
women to make creditable exhibit and T
only nope the question of mems rights
ana Women's rights and peoples rights
VIII not be raised. for it has nothing to do
with the world 8 fair. That is to show the
advancement and prosperity of this conn
try and if it can be shown bv woman,e
work, 1t should be. And if woman can.
manage 1t as well as men they sbould have
the privilege At the Paris exposition
there was notable exhibition of woman,si
work, for suppose there are more women .
comparatively in France who work at
'rades IMAM IN any other country"
MRS. SENATOR HENDERSON.
There will be some of the work belong
ing to the worlds fair that men cannot, do J,
said Mrs. Senator Henderson, land as long
as women can and will do it it seems proper
tnat they should have some representation
In Whatever body has control. That wac
the sole object of our petition to Conoress
L. seemed the advisable way according to
inc judgment OF the gentlemen we consulted
anu IL tlme shows that some other course
" VII De better it will probably be adopted.
Inc point was to bring the affair before =
congress so that when any plan should be
'uopCeo women should not be forgotten. /
'Wn l have slight prejudice against a r
woman doing what custom has made a =
mans work but this does not seem to touch I.
t all on that subject. Women have done
omethlng to advance this country and they
eserVe some representation. z
MRS. wALTHALL's OBJECTIONS.
Mrs. Senator Walthall let me into a little =
ecret She was in hurry when the peti-
ION was presented to her, glanced over it .
ulckly and signed her name. although She IS
oes not believe one whit in woman asking
Or place on the executive board Sold r
he: o"iu I
Il never have thought it the proper THING Z
Dr. women to enter any life in which thew
I'LL nave to knock up against things as
len are supposed to do There is SO much
nat has been left to US to do that we have L
OF yet done to perfection that it is well for
10 cllng TO our assignment in life little "a
niger. Every one knows that before the
III IS over women will have done much of {,
lie work and 1 think it right that tbev d
iould, but they will receive lust as mncb
onor and pleasure if they do as they did in
lie New Orleans exposition and take a
'parate department. The better they do
the more honor it will be while it will he
especial satisfaction to divide with men A
e glory that may not crown their efforts p
r so lar L have noticed that the men have
u peen especially successful-they haven't
clded on having the fair yet have thev?,;
e asked with merry twinkle in her
own eyes. "The Woman's exhibit at Now -
rleans was an honor to every state and T X
ink it can be made more successful in l
", Tor women have done so much in tho Al
81 1e" years Miss GRUNDY JR. IL