Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14
THE LIrrLe SISTER.

1t Makes No Difference II shs is a Girl,
Fer Future is Just as Bright--dr.
Cleveland az Record breaker.
Baltimore Sun, Sept. 18th.
Mr.. Cleveland has broken the Presi-
dental record in more ways than one,
but never in more agreeable or COM
mendable manner than by the good luck
or good management which has enabled
him To be the first national executive to-
have o child born to him In the White
House. The good fortune that has fol-
lowed him in other undertakings has
followed him in this also, and the new
Miss Cleveland, who, it is to be hoped,
may be called Frances, after her mother,
will have the honor of occupying dis
tinguished place in the history Of the
executive mansion. II has been init
mated that Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland are
disappointed that the recent arrival is
not boy, but we do not believe they
viii have cause for regret. The infant
industry that they have just added to
the wealth of the country will prove In
course of time that it was wise in
its choice of sex, and that il knew what
1t was about when il determined to be q
girl instead Of boy. This is the age
OF feminine progress and triumph, and
II the ladies continue to come 10 the
front in the next few years as they have
done in the last two or three decades,
they will be the powers not only behind,
but before the throne, by the time little
frankie begins to take a hand in affairs
The women of the future will, it is pos
sible, not only vote, but hold office, and
who knows but that the young lady
who is now holding her first receptions
IN the White House may return to it in
years to come as the chief magistrate of
the nationg II she inherits her mothers
beauty and her fathers will and strength
Of brain and character, it would be hard
TO find male candidate who could de-
Feat her, supposing that ladies should
be eligible TO the presidential office.
And even if she can never be Presi-
dent, she can be the Presidents wife,
and unless her husband should be an
article of extra good quality she would
be likely, in spite of her sex, 10 show
herself the better man of the two. This
is anticipating little, but speculation is
always justitiable in regard to babies.
There Is DO reason, therefore, for regret
that the new member OF the Cleveland
household is not Of the masculine
gender. We may be certain that with
such parents she is sound, healthy and
honest baby ana sturdy little Demo-
crat, thoroughly in accord with her
fathers principles and the Chicago
platform. We do not know whether,
as suggested in General Fttzhugh Lees
somewhat premature dispatch of con-
graduation sent to Mr.. Cleveland nearly
"a month ago, she was born with gold
or silver spoon in her mouth, but we
feel sure that she is as good as gold"
and silver, too, and will be worth
always and everywhere 100 cents on the
dollar AT all events, she is condition
and not theory, and must be accepted
at her par and ma value, without dis
count or depreciation.
But, in the name of all that is beau
tiful, true and good, why should any
defence of this baby be necessary? 1t
may never be able to vote at primary
or run ward meeting, but masculinity
is not necessarily mark of merit. On
the contrary, it is frequently the accom-
paniment of decided demerit. Despite
the alleged superiority of the male baby,
therefore, and the greater pride and &C
claim with which he is generally well
coined, there is no reason why the acct
dent of sex SHOULD give him higher
claims to consideration. Sex is but
blind fortunes stamp; girls girl for
a. that, and often she is more valua-
BILE addition to the family than boy.
So here's to the little lady of the White
House, her sister, her father and her
mother, and may they live long and
prosper. =.