The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-10-18

or right to a proper consideration for
such qualities. The French cover their
contempt for women sometimes, but gen.
orally it is patent enough
In short, the German sees in woman
an OK to work, the oriental a toy to play
with, the Russian brute beast, the En-
glishman butt for his i'll humor and in
herent tyranny, and the Frenchman
frivolous creature of no use, unless she
either contributes to his financial sup
port or his hidden pleasures, and neither
does he feel that even the outside polish
and veneer of politeness is due, unless
she is young and pretty or very rich.
Enghsh women, we all know, are groan-
ing under a burden of brutality and
injustice, which it will take a century
OF the practice Of the new agitation Of
the question there to make bearable.
IL is wonder how any woman marries,
knowing how abject a creature she must
become If her husband chooses to exer-
else upon her all the cruelties the law
permits him. The poor girls and women
there have to toll in the coal mines, in
agricultural labor and in factories, and
there is no escape from such a life, and
the gentry find life has its burdens,
which are born Of their unjust laws and
the Inherent brutality of their hus-
bands. / have seen a baronet deliber-
ately kick over the tea table and another
honorable" slap his wifes face before
Whole roomful. A woman must bear
all these things for her children's sake,
Tor she cannot take them away from
him, but he can take them away from
her; in short he makes her aware that
he Is her lord and master"
There is not one country that 1 know
OF where women are as happy and enjoy
as many blessings, have such field of
honest labor, so much consideration from
the other sex. so many wise and Just
Jaws for their benefit where there are
go many avenues for the development of
intellectual gifts as there are here, and
there certainly is land where wife
and mother is so well protected in her
rights. For men in America to realize
wrong or injustice to women Is to set
in motion that complicated machinery
that results in new law for her fuller
protection. Women In this country are
to all intents and purposes free agents.
They can buy and SELL have a separate
bank account, will away their property,
enter into a business partnership with
another than their husbands. and do ev-
erything that a man does. even to hold
ing public offices, but they cannot all
vote, and when they do get that long
fought for privilege they will not be
satisfied until they have disfranchlsed
man. Then they will possibly be salts
fled, but until that time II might relieve
their discomfort and unhappiness by seri-
ously comparing their legal, social and
physical condition with that of the wom-
en- of all classes I'm foreign countries
OF course this is more or less super
fetal treatment of "A wide and deep sub
ject, but the deeper thinkers go into 1t,
and the more they study the different
phases Of the condition OF women in 9TH
er countries, the more they ought to be
satisfied with the existing state of things
in America. And IL is not to womens
legislation that we owe it, but to our
men. who are not such bad creatures
after all. OLIVE HARPER.