The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-22
WHAT A WOMAN WHISPERS.
A Word to the Editor Who HIT ths Nail on the
Had.

To the Editor OF the Eagle
Knowing number Of ambitious, and
bright women have it in for Murdoch, .
because of his continual and Uncompromis
| ing anti-suffrage utterances, would like
to suggest to him that there is still Balm
in Gilead for him; because of his Satur.
| days article of beautiful sentiment and
sound logic on Women and Boys, Men
and Women" Every woman inclined 20
ward philanthropy. true or false, should
read and reread it till she has it by heart,
and then take it home to herself. But she
| won't do it.
fear, really fear. there is method in
his madness when he says: Still when II
comes to all that is exalting pure and IN
| selfish in this world we look to women
| There is not a woman On earth but would
! be touched, Modified, yes fairly enshused
| by this lovely bit. Search Bulwer from
| volume to FiniS, nothing more beauti-
| fully than that sentence could be found
| 1t was inspired-by a noble heart Then
! take this paragraph: The conviction
that wrung our conscience while writing
| that article was. that many woman who
is so willing TO make public sacrifice
public sacrifice marh-for men and boys,
will secretly turn her back upon an unfor-
tunate woman, and shut her doors against
the girl who has been wronged By some
boy or ruined by some man." The truth
of this is without alloy and-to woman's
eternal shame-it seems to be law as i'm
mutable as that which rules the planets.
When will woman awake to the mcns:.os-
ity of it?
Should that dread incubus-female sut.
frage-prove the magic wand to awke her,
would you not, Mr.. Editor, drop your
lance in acknowledgment of As sweet
mercies and great good it would accom-
plish?
am suffragist of the kind who think
it both right and just that woman should
vote, but one who would not give snap
for the privilege herself.
Women have so little opportunity of
judging accurately, either of the party or
its candidate. It is all u matter of expert
ment, anyhow. The grand motive Of the
party may bear good results, or it may
not. Witness-the Mckinley bill Can
you get any two people to agree as to its
results.
The party candidate may act along the
line of his party, or he may flop, or he may
act individually. Who can vouch for him
before trial.
The greater number of women will vote
from their simple impression of the man.
or at their husbands dictum. l don't
know but the latter would be the safer
plan, because it takes man to understand
man.
Woman clothes him with her own
beautiful ideals, makes it fit to him. and
says with rapture in her heart, "Behold
the man, it is hel" But if she have much
to do with politics, she will find very few
ideals in Office; more apt to find them
among the "buttercups and violets of the
wayslde." But there are great many
women smarter than who would know
how to vote; to them l say vote whenever
you get the chance" After wading
through columns and columns of accusa-
tions and denials, called editorial matter,
and finding myself in greater state of
bewilderment and doubt than when
started, it is a real joy when 1 get onto
in that kind of type where the
prcnoun I'VE" is used exclusively, that
can clearyly comprehend and appreciate.
Then have better opinion of my own
mind. stumble onto the fact that there
are other things in life equally as impor-
tant, though not nearly SO hard to compre-
bend as the subjects treated Of in political
arenas, sort of Kilkenny cats" ground.
II. Fl.