New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-07
AGAINST WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
THE REV. T. NJ. HALDEMAN DENoUNCEs
THE MOVEMENT.
HE DECLARES THAT 1T WOULD BE MERELY
SPECTACLE OF "MAUDLINIsM AND IN
SANITY" If IT WERE NOT so
SERIOUS IN ITS con-
SEQUENCES.

SEQUENCES.
The Rev Isaac NJ Haldeman, pastor OF the First
Baptist Church. Seventy -ninth-st. and the Boule-
ward preached there last night to large congresa-
ton against woman suffrage. MT. Haideman TOOK
for his text The head of the woman Is the man
He said, In his introduction. that woman had taken
no official part in the construction and administra-
ton of government during the 5000 years OF the
worlds history The abstention OF woman from
this privilege was due so II asserted to man S
oppression on one side and womans indifference on
the other.
In replying to the argument that women were
taxed and ought to be represented MI Haidemah
declared that women had been represented. Sne
was represented by in legislation now Inc
statute books covered with evidences OF specla
legislation Ia her behalf Some OF this legislation
was to the advantage of woman as against man.
In respect to the rights OF personal property there
was more law for woman than for man. beslues
all this the proposition aoqS' shad 70 tts logical
sentation was sophism III puslet " ~, 10 IN
conclusion 1t meant that representation nus ~ ~
PROPERTY The argument fell to the ground WIN
the evaporation of its premise u.o,.,,,, ,.o,,,d
In response to the assertion that woman Wouiu
purify politics the answer was that that was wnoliy
an assumption 1t assumed the educatiio ma! anu
moral value OF fully equal TO all the rests
which could be made upon II. II left out OF count
the fact OF human nature in woman. and its snJ,
man had fallen. 1t failed to recognize that IN IN.
country especially In this city tnere f w tSs confes
sonaI box and under the direction or a power
pledged against American institutions In response
10 the proposition that woman was the egudl VI
man the speaker said that In one respect she WAS
NOT and could not be his equal ana that was III
nhvslcal force Physical force was tne last tern,
i'm government, and every ballot meant una
appeal to this term. Suppose law framed oS -. q
majority vote OF women; who shOul suppoIt II
The women could not-shOuld the men, Inat s,IuCSs
the speaker as a sort OF Artemus ward style Vi
n nature had denied woman the place OF head
ship in the State II had just as clearly SHOWN iei
fitness for the home. God made woman tor ma
ternity, declared Mr.. Haldeman before anyen ,n
else and he replied TO the sneers or some woi,ne
bv exaltng that motherhood. and declared ina,
what this country wanted were more inotnsIs dnu
less voters Because OF these reasons ne iitted up
his voice in protest against this so-caled pro
gressive movement. He declared thar II tnis
movement in itself were not filed with such grave
and reaching consequences TO the peace Oh 81
clety il would constitute the most remarkapIe sPee,
tacles OF sudden folly, incoherent maudhlsn any
Temporary insanity that the world mas even seel
un declared that il was the ou.growth or the resi-
iessness and lawlessness OF the hour wnich mani
tested itself now In sensual excess, now IN mt
lecuaI riot and rebellion, ard that the "hoIe oSs
cono was the denial Of God in nature ana us
word D., /, ,.a, .rd
He warned all women against 1t IN genera, aiiu
Cbrisian women in particular, and especially ChrlS
tan and godlv mothers, not 20 touth ths suDJec,
except to protest against 1t. or to drive II OUT Vi
tho sacred precincts OF the home. lest t1sy slou
invoke upon themselves the judgment o, D11 Dy
their fellowship with the lawlessness ana luhue'S
Of the hour