The morning call., 1891-03-27


EFFORTS? Ii Is supremacy. Supremacy over
what? Supremacy first over the physical forces
OF The universe; supremacy, next, by the moral
and spiritual forces.
NOW. men and women each have their share to
90 IN working out this grand result. Man. to my
thought, represents the great combative and ag
10 axe the initiative before the physical forces
could be brought into subsection, before the
highest civilization could be introduced. The
man is 10 subdue
THE PHYSICAL FORCES OF NATURE,
And lie has done that work magnidcently.
never go over this continent and see what men
nave done, that do not feel like bowling my
mead In reverence to their wisdom, their force,
their power; and think the nearest thing we
see 10 divinity Is the Incarnation OF the Godhead
In grand, good man.
But there are other forces which must be
Drought into subsection to humanity before we
reach the highest development. Those are the
Woman's share. Not that l exempt man; but
woman is pre-emlnently the teacher or the race.
IN virtue OF her Motherhood she Is the character
builder; she is to rear the soul lfe she Is to
the race. 1t is not part of woman's work TO
contend with man for supremacy over the male
iial forces. IL was never told TO woman That
prov. That was mans curse, He was TO earn
nis bread, and ours, too. You have something
oallerent TO do. my sisters. You shall hate
evil" was said to woman, "and evil shall hate
you. there shall go forth from you an Influence
that shall ultimately extermlnate evil" Woman
Is held responsible
rAh lhL CULIOhb
or The world, and this is right. 1t is not for
woman. when things rightly ordered, to go
out into the world aud fight for the almighty dol
lar; God ordained her for a higher ministry.
Sh is tile great character-builder, the developer
OF soul wealth. For this she needs the broadcast
culture, tue fTeest liberty.
women who have no higher object in life than
10 chew gum. 10 compress their waists into the
smallest possible compass, and 10 amble down
tle streets on high-heeled shoes, with narrow
SORES, make the mothers OF sons whose highest
ambition Is TO smoke cigarette. twist q mus
tache and Twill cane. SO, men OF this cOun-
try, If you would have The women OF this coun-
ny thoroughly qualified, fully equipped TO do
their share OF the worlds wOrk, you must make
Us free We must have the light, aud not only
Inc right but the power and the knowledge, too,
10 DO successfully that part OF the work of the
world which Is gwen 10 US; and we must have
voice IN making The conditions that surround us
While we do That woik.
Now. to deprive woman of the right TO express
her thought with authority at the ballOt-bOX in
favor OF the laws under which she is governed.
puts
A MARK OF DIBECILITY
Upon her at once So far as the government Is
concerned we are held in perpetual tutelage-we
are minors always; ana while good men will act
justly toward women In spite of this it Is an
ense for every bad and foolish man 10 Cypress
woman, aud for every unhedged boy 10 make
butt OF her.
The interests Of men are bound up with ours
III you degrade woman she VIII pull you down IN
spite OF yourselves For your own sakes plead
with you, gentlemen to tabe away ibis badge of
inieriorlty that you have put upon her 1t places
her even beneath the criminals and the pauUers ,
f0I tie criminal may be restored 10 his political
privileges, the pauper may again become self
supporting The feeble-minded children, who are
boys, may learn enough 10 read and make the
sign OF the cross, and then they can vote; even
the pauper lunatic may come INTO our elections,
and waite TO make the laws under which am to
do my share OF lie worlds work. Gentlemen, Is
tldi dong as YOU would be done by? lie more
highly cultivated Il woman Is the more deeply
she VIII feel this humiliation.
Think OF the effect upon lie boys Of the land.
Ia ptc her
b pure aud temperate and honorable, that he
must control his passions, and walk as Il man
among men, II he would succeed III life. That
boy goes our from his mother, and lie nrst thing
he meets with neutraliZeS and gives the lie TO all
his mothers achings. He says 10 himself.
WHY. mother says so and SO"; but he 1ndS men
III high places violating all those teachings and
lie begins To conclude that his mother does not
know much about it. From that moment that
boy discounts his mothers judgment, and though
she must still have a hold ON his affections, she
does hot have hold on him In any other way.
There is where you wrong u.s. gentlemen. and
cripple US In training men who Will make tile
statesmen OithiS nation. Ii you want us 10 make
statesmen you must give the women an Interest
IN the Government, and you must count their
opinions.
/ feel this more acuteiy than for any other rea-
son because believe traI the progress OF the race
Is bound up IN republican institutions. You cannot
develop The masses under any other form OF Gov
ernment. All history shows that just in proper
tOn as you look to the well-being of the great
masses OF the people, the nation has lerpetully.
We see constantly IN political papers lamenta-
ton that our young men are growing up lgnO-
rant of
REPUBLICAN INSTITUTIONS,
And as 4 rem-dy they are proposing that civil
government shall be taught IN our public schools.
The public schools largely in the hands OF
our young g'Ils. Woman has the education OF
the future cllZen committed TO her even before
the child sees The light. Do yOa expect these
women to educate boys in the dulles OF citizen
ship and more, do you expect woman 10 honor
the Government that first dlshOnOrs her? If you
wish our republican institutions 10 be perna-
Mercy, YOU must take this badge of iufeiorily
and disloaOr of her brOws. 1t is not question
Of WOnanS rights at all, II IS a question Of hu.
man rights; il Us question OF the success or
failure of republican Institutions.
a real danger threatens lie commonwealth
through committing the education OF It's children
TO a DISTINGUISHED class. One element of Rome's
decay found In her placing Greek school
masters over Roman BOYS. All the culture OF
Greece could not make am uds for the lack Of
intetes the DISTINGUISHED Greeks tooS III Roman
affairs of S ate. More aud more the schools OF
America passing under the control of women
and size has so demonstrated her fitness 10 leach
that this educational reform Will not 20 back
ward. Then, for the safety of lie nation, IL must
20 forward. I'LL, by her enfranchiSement, her fit
ness to lie the teacher Of Americas future citi-
ZenS Is complete.