The Newtown bee., 1894-09-14
ANOTHER MONROE SISTER SPEAKS.

We see our opponents of Woman Suf- frage are not much in sympathy with female missionary meetings. But we venture to say if they had attended few of these gatherings their ideas of the equality of the sexes, would be some what enlarged. Let us look at few facts. In those heather countries where women are regarded as of little value, except for the propagation of the race, and where her civil and religious liberties ale very narrow, what is the result? Is it to the uplifting of the home or the na- tion? Then compare those countries with America, where women erjoy the greatest liberties, and the nearest to equality with men, and we find the high est type of civilization. It is plain that wherever woman is uplifCed and has the largest scope, her influence has re- lining and purifying effect, rather than to degrade, whether it be in the home or the nation, and the nation is but the ag- gregate of homes
 ''This ought ye to have done and not to have left the other undone." We think the woman, with the highest conception of duty will care for her own household, will ''train up her children in the way they should go," and withal, if she be a farmers wife, know how to wash a churn, and iron a starched shirt, though if the dear young girl wives should make a few mistakes don't be discour- aged, good mothers-in-law, they will learn. You, yourselves, probably had not the experience at their age, you have now, and do not find fault with them if they should desire to be less careful and troubled about many things" to attend their missionary meetings and to culti- vate that article, known as brains, an article which is being more and more valued even among the busy farmer and his wife. This is attested by the muitipli- cation of Oranges in our own state, which are, we believe, for the pur pose of advanced thought and cultivation of the mind along farming lines. Judging from what we saw at Parlor Rock, at their late picnic, we conclude women are interested and eligible to membership, in that organization, and we haven't heard of any suffering on the part of their families by reason of this.
 But we are getting away from our subject. Not all nor any great per cent of the women of this country are farmers wives. eve think if they were to read these articles on farmers wife's duties | they would be glad they are not). And there are many who interest themselves in the cause of righteousness, who do not leave all to the ''hireling," but go about doing little good themselves. Such women probably could find time on election day to deposite conscientious vote.
 There area great many sides to this question which we can not see from our | standpoint. It is stated, there are 300, ,0OO women in this country with independent 1 incomes, and it is safe to assume that some of them are not in possession of a husband to manage their affairs; albeit, we have an idea they are capable of do- ing that themselves, and in some in- stances would like voice in political economy.
 l And then, there are another class of women, 27 ,000 in New York City alone, who are doing the chivalrous in support ing their husbands, ,and the insignificance of .carrying their own shawls" (if they I can get any), doubtless does not trouble l them.
 | Like stOne Farmers Wife, we could | not do justice to our subject, if The Edi- tor was to allot us more than our share of space, so we will not trespass farther, knowing that IA man convinced against his will, will be of the same opinion still l.n-[ Another Farmers Wife, Monroe Township.