The sun., 1894-05-04
Women Girdlng for Revolution.

We have never received more precise in
formation upon the reforms that women
will work with the ballot than the Rev. DR..
MACARTHUR made known In a sermon in
his church up town last Sunday. They will
change our city government, he says; and
he calls it "a republican form Of govern
ment that has proved to be but absolutism
and despotism." He also says that women
sill hurl that monstrosity. the politician.
from his pedestal.
At almost the time when the reverend
doctor was 80 brilliantly prospecting"
the future. the people OF this city had an op-
portunty to Judge how the women will
conduct tho work OF revolution. In what
temper they will do away with the ahsolu-
tism OF republican government. and In what
mood they will hurl the politician. The
members OF tho Womens Press Club were
In session Ito discuss q big question:
What is the bearing OF current events on
the interests OF the United States? 2" 1t
was noticeable that DIR. MAcARTHUR-rep-
resenting the mascullnity Of old-was hot
tempered and trife violent In his ex-
pressions. He called the politician THAT
monstro-ity;" he dragged whlskey into his
arguments land every one knows that
speech concerning whiskey Is apt to be in
temperate); he called our city officials
miserable creatures" and even said that
their names were "synonymes OF religious
bigotry, social vulgarity. and political
venality." Now let US turn to the women
gathered to discuss aquestion well-nigh as
gigantic as woman suffrage itself-the bear
ing OF everything on the country. What O
contrnstl What a change In language
and temper! To 60 from MACARTHUR to
the women was like-weil. 1t was like going
from Calvary Baptist Church to the i'm
pressivs calm that is pierced by Parunssus'
peak. The women approached their great
theme lightly and gracefully. with two
songs by Miss HUMDERr and recitation
called Swinging In the Grapevine" by
FRASEIE GALE.
The method In those prellmlnaries Is ap-
parent, BY no process that wa cen i'm
aSine to be better than the singing OF
two songs and the hearing OF a recitation.
could the prospective stateswomen fit
themselves for gentleness In argument.
conslderatenoss In tha choice of language.
moderation. patience. and all those soft and
alluring qualities that have rendered wo-
man invlncible In an alas narrow sphere.
aud will yet enable her TO hurl the politician
In a ladylike way. though in the first
round. Miss HELEN JOHNSON read the
first paper. She said she found 1t difficult
to determine the most significant events In
the ninetcenth-century calm that pervadsd
at present. owing. she hoped, to broadening
principles and increasing integrity. She
thought the entanglement with the Sand
wich Islands was important. inasmuch as
seyon out OF nine Senators were in favor Of
annexation Of the islands to tho United
States. Tho rebellion In Brazil was also
mentioned As another event OF Importance.
as its probable result would be a line OF
steamers between the United States and
Brazil. which will add much 10 the wealth
OF our country"
DR.. GUSS spoke on tho Tariff bill. but was
unable TO tic II M In brown paper and put
IL away on a shelf. as DICKENS said that
one OF his characters used TO settle great
questions. DIR. GUNN left the matter open.
because. as she said. I've cannot expect
Congress to settle the question on firm.
lasting basis; the nature OF the question Is
to hang in tho balance" Mrs. BECIwIFH
took up the money question. but Mrs.
CROWLEY. the President. did better with
the same subject, beginning by saying that
money is an evolution. like life and gov
syernmsnt. not beginning by perfection"
Mrs. LEMON spoke on many topics. and
with less gravity than. We think. they
demanded; at all events. the others took
themselves with more lifting seriousness,
For instance. about woman. Mrs LEMON
said Woman is an organizer. Man can
exist in a carpetbag. but woman mu0 have
bureau drawers"
What the reporter dwels upon as the
strongest point scored in the meeting was
made by u Mrs. CAHOOS, when she said
that every woman. being born alone and
preparing for the ordeal OF being born into
future world alone. proves that the do
yelopment OF the woman Is part OF the dis
ciplins Of life" Il Is In no mood for tnhing
that We suggest a suspicion that Mrs. Ca
HooS enforced this point without due re-
Election. Women cannot be said TO be alone
when they aro born. since they have their
mothers with them, But Il Is no part Of
our plan 70 dispute with these foFsslul
mothers Of revolution. Rather u Il our de-