The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-08
A WOMAN,S VIEW OF Ii.

Now that the clamor of the woman
Suffragist" has at last succeeded in at
tracing the attention of the public. il
seems to me, that the time has come when
| it Is necessary for the element of true
womanhood to protest against the gross
misrepresentation to which it is being SUBJ
| Jected. The leaders of the movement. in
spired by desire for notoriety or a strange
misconception of woman's rights have
battled. long and valiantly for the slight
/ recognition they have received; and they
are certainly deserving of some credit for
having so readily sacrificed upon the altar
of a thankless cause all the tender charac-
teristlcs OF their sex The adherents of
these political Amazons. whose strength of
mind has rendered thes, superior or made
quste to the claims of their natural prov
ince, are only too eager to dabble their
skirts in the mire of ridicule in their eff
forts for admission TO another field.
Various are the reasons which stimulate
to action these recrsmental females. aud
assure them of the ACCESSIBILITY of forsak-
ing home interests Cor the platform. For
example; certain Mrs. Jellyby. awaken
ing to full realization of her wrongs in
having been for ages past relegated to the
domestic domain, Tenounces household
drudgery and the responsibility of her
family, for further investigation into the
alluring problem: The Emancipation of
Woman aud the Establishment of Her
Equality With Man" Let us add that.
meanwhile, MIR. Jellyby is gloating over
the advantages OF his position, as he
ploughs all day in the hot sun or labors
long, weary hours in the Office. his parti-
sans have conferred upon him. Mrs.
Jellyby Is not long IL determining her
future course. Her views essentially
differ from those held by her husband.
At the last municipal election Mr.. Brown
was elected over Mr.. White, whom she
considered far more capable man, being
a member of her own church and a material
benefit 10 the Ladies' Foreign Mission
aud she can marshall TO her aid, in espous-
ing the candidacy of Mr.. White. many
other arguments equally as potent 10 re-
gard to the present prevailing administra-
ton she quickly eomprehends its total
want Of capability, and proposessto rein
state the opposing party. Enlightened
Mrs. Jsllyby, Rare product Of this en-
lightened agel IT'S no wonder that Won
ioOA WV NAhu ul4hSicl SCOEn. Div and
amszement upon the woman whose mind
is not distracted and torn with party is
sues; upon the woman with the old-fash-
toned ideas Of gentleness, modesty and
dignity; upon the woman of tradition.
whose home is her castle, whose husband
is her protector and whose children are
her dearest interests.
Mrs. Jellyby is also much persurbed in
spirit upon the subject of Taxation
Without Representation Never in her
life has she held square foot of land in
her name, never has she been called
upon for even dog tax, still
she becomes seli-appointed dele
gate TO labor in the interest of women
who are property holders, aud to gain the
right of suffrage for those TO whom. in
nearly every instance, il Is undesired aud
unwelcome
But notwithstanding this hesdlong rush
into the political scuffie. Mrs Jellyoy ex-
patiates upon the general corruption ex-
isting in-pohtics at the present time. IL
one expresses surprise that she should be
SO Jealous toward identifying herself with
such depravity. she replies with the pride
OF a lineal descendant OF the mau who
rode steersge in the Mayfiower. that it is
her presence a1d influences that + ID re-