The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-13
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To THE EDITOR OF TIE sun-Sr. have
very little faith in the m olives n the woman
blatant and LravlinR. who goes scoldlne about
the country about the dreadful state to which
men have reduced the woman half Of creation (;
the woman who would seem to be content
with nothing short Of the entire subiueation
Of every man upon earth. Il IL rity that
these exceedingly disagreeable and aggressive
women should be confounied with the earnest
and womsnly workers and put in the same
category by those frothy Ind su perflcial m en-
beers OF their own sex Who. having n smattering
Of smariness with tongue or ren. call into
ridicule the subject Of franchise for women.
This m movement for franchise. begun 80 many
years ago. has grown to such imn ensity and
intensity that even its enemies. who have for
so1ons profsssed to look upon II with disdain
sSbene too small and weak TO make any war
against. are now ompelled to acknowledge
its Importance.
The article In last Sundays SrS headed
MY Silent Sister" arraiRns tho rrating and
posing woman. and serves her right
But the worst point about her In not touched
upon. and that Is her inslncerity; for n person
must be a sexless creature indeed who would
give utterancc to some ot Miss Banks's quoted
sentiments and really mean what abe said.
Does Miss Banks expect us to take her seri-
ously when she inveighs against constancy
and maternity
BY what sort OF sophstry are ballots and
babies made to Numerically oppose each
other? In order to get our rights. Is II necea-
sary to deprive men Of theirs? Must we in re-
vence for our wrongs infliet wrongs in return?
II takes two to make a bargain. especially a
matrimonial bargain. else there would not be
so many discontented old maids crying aloud
IN the market place that constancy Is not a
virtue. Although matrimony may not be tn Q
II 10 that OF a mans. there seems to be no good
reason whI woman SHOULD be considered
naturally as a duck takes To water II IL not
always drifting. either to sail smelly into the
sdsr al srfS 6sDnr Of tbe ties S snd
there is such thing rs being wrecked in port;
and one should not be too hard on wrecks
ment OF a happy neart one should be generous.
Miss Banks may he auerulous and sureriicial,
but II is too hard to call her satirical and
Earnest women think before they nut their
and surely Miss Banks coSd not have though, Po4t
before she spoke when she said that women
hId done done sSoSsh ar IN the .s Va, 81 such
more like a cali to women to snrmount a ridic-
nlous height; walking. meanwhile rough
under foot ali that is tender and womaniy. ami
striking out from the shoulder right and left
far less confederation than they have shown
TO gain WHAT A bare. bald eminence.
nail the flag OF wonen's rights!
No love. no sentiment. no constancyi But
mese women have grown they are stepped to
earnest lace" and not . sign OF a peach com;
Srsn and there k /. ses ia Brain "e' arc all
Better by far the valley Of humiliation and
the haranRues Of some OF these would b. lead.
ers Of women that they were. as q sex. bound
they s Entered the marnase stase nna that tHe
was as much to Re dreaded as the rats that
infeat the traditional underground prison.
They are very, far from feeling az they talk
or their brains are badly diseased. such
ballot any sooner nor show that woman Is any
more capable OF using 1t with discrin nation
leaders In this great cause Of emanc ipation |
had the progress OF women sincerely at heart.
homs life. under the infiue-ees Of which are
born and reared the men and women who will
think and act. rather than spend their breath
hut insinrers as are these "cacklers." they
are not more so than many Of the army OF
their thoughts and feel In e. some because they
have not the courage Of their con vctions. Others
added unhanpiness as tn. price which would |
he sx.cted q they should make confession q
Thoughts were not she colorless reflections OF |
Others Ideas.
rome are KEPT silent necause tney can never |
wholly divest their minds OF superstitions |
which they nursed with their mothers milk. |
others Keep still hccausr they do not know |
enough to speak: but few. very few. are silent |
through any excess Of contentment.
But through all this chaotic clamor on the |
one side and the eloquent silence on the other
marches the army Of true work ers with their
shoulders to the wheel Of Advancement: work |
ing too hard at their soul-appointed tasks to |
gable OF sillier women. They are serene in |
the belief OF the ultimate triumph Of princi- |
pie which has withstood Tor over forty years
and that will triumph over all its adyersaries.
whether they he open enemies. insincere
women.
MARY SARGENT HOPKINS
WELLINGTON. Mass.