Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1892-01-16

vi Inc premises anu puollsneu ner
discoveries.
Most representatives of the
press were strangely mum over
the matter, though there were
some manly men who published it
as far as they were able. Editors
were not unanimously DESTROYS of
giving the facts notoreity; because
it such facts were known to Amer
ica's wOmanhood the women of
big cities would not stultify them
selves and amuse some men of
their town by voting resolutions
of thanks to City Councils which
frown on reformatories and smile
on brothels.
1t is on so slight evidence that
some men charge women with
being harder on women than are
men themselves; but none know
better than he who makes such
charge that ever stone cast by any
woman against her own sex has
been slipped into her hand by the
men of her family or her circle.
Axiety for the 6provarl--nf
superiors is characterize of SUBJ
ordinates. and their tesimony "
necessarily to be rearded as
subOrned.
The average women realizes,
rather instinctively than ration
ally, that man is pleased to see her
condemn in his..sex the sins she dis
cOuntenances in her own; and,
since he has carefully shaped laws
and customs so that her every
qualification must come second
hand through himself, she is rather
to be pitied than censured, if,in her
anxiety to keep in his favor, she
unwittingly makes of herself a
serene to intercept the suns rays,
and shadow his path to his
haunts. 1t was to be expected
that a reformatOry for women
would be discouraged by the men
of the capital of a state whose
Legislators honor themselves and
their constituents by protecting
the persons of little girls to the
age of ten years only. Of so
much less value is the virtue than
the property of women under a
code dictated solely by the other
sex.
What sequel to Atlanta's pro-
tests against the location of the
reformatory is the following ut
tered by a woman of liking the
Solomon" troupe.
II have been in the theatrical
business five years, and have
travelled about good deal, but
Atlanta gave us the most insult
ing and disgraceful reception that
we have ever had. Why
madam, the men sneered
and made insulting remarks at US
before we got out of the depot
And if we go down on the side
walk alone, on the horse cars OF
about the fair ground, we are i'm
mediately assailedl with some rude
and offesive treatment from the
men. Surely, many of us have q
verl4w opinion of the so-called
Southern gentlemen" True
Atlanta was crowded. during the
exposition, with visitors, but an
extraneOus population can not be
drawn upon to account for "the
curious" who it was expected
would accost- the daughters Of
South Atlanta, Gin mistake fol
the inmates of such a house."
There are by actual statistic:
fifty five male prostitutes to one
female prostitute in the United
States. The ratio, doubtless
varies with cities and localities
but the disparity is everywhere
apparent.
Is it possible that none of At
lanta's fifty-fvers resides anywhere
about the furthest outskirts of the
immaculate locality, or contig-
uously to any residence portion o.
the city? Where does the city
council keep these gentlemen
Surely, they are not allowed the
freedom of Atlanta! Surely, it i.
not granted them to dwell along
side reputable residents where
their presence would "damagt
the property eighty per cent?
Assuredly, the locality which
cannot harbOr female penitents
would not tolerate male repro
bates. Then, what limits hav,
Atlanta's City Council assigned
to the male unregenerates of theil
city?
Poor weak-hearted, weak.
headed, Tamars forget to purloir
Judah's trinkets to fix on him hi:
guilt. and therefore does Judah
fifty five strong, cry boldly
Bring her forth and let her b.
burnt" Were every Judah mimi.
his signet and bracelets, how
would the cry against lamar b.
bushed ere uttered! how would
the fifty-t voices sink to a eau.
tious whisper, 'Let the jewels bt
hers lest we be shamed."
Under every sky the greer
earth is Judah's for residence.
where lamar can find no hOnora
BILE dwelling; and her Danish.
ment, we must believe, is in con.
sideration for virtuous woman.
hood! Were Israels daughter,
indeed 80 honOred, Adullamite.
must long ago have ceased fol
lack of Judahs, Rather is it be.
cause fifty-tive to one is an in.
convenient proportion for Judah
Why should he encounter fifty
four of his brethren at the house
of the Adullamite when, by hedg
ing in such daughters as cross the