The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-08
SxAr1LE. SUNDAY. APRIL 3.
now TO numAsIzx MEN.

HOW TO HUMANIZx MEN.
A deal Of rancid nonsense IL talked TO
the effect that universal woman suffrage
would ''humanlze" men In politics. In
our judgment there IL . nearer. wider
and more practicable fisld for ''humanix-
ing" men by women than through fall
woman suffrage. and that consists in
women setting men IN example OF human
ity 70 women by refusing to plead 'rhe
baby act" for Q man when he wrongs a
woman.
Mrs Cuthbert BuiIitt, ''ths richest
woman Ia Kentucky" the other day
printed . letter In the Louisviils Times
sxhorting the women of that state mot
10 be too hard on Col. Breckinridge."
Mrs. BuIIitt ''insists that something 10 due
Col. Breckenridge. He was the victim of
. smooth-tongued siren. and with mans
passion, which Is different from woman's,
he could not tear himself from her.
Friends, don't be too hard on Col Breck-
inridge. Let this ladies be sterner with
their own SCI and such disgracefui things
~ the Bssckinridgs case will in the future
b unknown"
Mrs. Bullitt calls herself - true and
Just woman" calls Miss Pollard "a brazen
BRUTE" and visits condemnation, which
listens 10 no excuse or pailiation, on Miss
Pollard alone. Mrs. Buiiist's stupid logic
n that IL women are only "sterner with
thar c~n snvo xh>. ~~stt u~t 49,. A. -
stsrn with men. ard there viii! b no
Breckinrsdgss because there will b no
Miss PollArda In other words, che i'm.
poses on her own sex . moral obligation
different from that TO which che holds
men, on the pies that the discrimin alton
10 justined by the differences In their
'spsssions."
How can women hope to humaniss men
when they set men the bad example Of
inhumanity TO their own seq, and Of
ienisncy to masculine wrongdoingf Will
men bs likely to improve or practice more
self-restraint when they find out that
women are always pleading "the baby
ae.' for q man who wrongs . woman Z
Mrs. Buliitt Is very tender to Col. Breck.
inridge. who was . passionate" married
man Of ~. ''ssducsd" by "siren" school
girl OF %. but she 10 absolutely uncon-
promising in her dennnciation of Miss
Pollard as - braxen brute" who knew
that "Coi. Breckinr.dge was married. 4"
Well. suppose che did know IL: Col. Breek-
infidgs certainly know he Was married,
and was Il any worse for the woman TO ps
indifferent to the fact that Tho Kentucky
colonel" Vas married than 10 was for the
Kentucky colonel 90 DO indifferent to tf
IL 10 Mr.. Builiu's discrimination in
favor of men rather than any failure OF
women To be sufficiently stern with their
own sex" which muItipliss gay Lotharios
OF ~.
IL 10 not necessary to be stern with. but
simply jnst to. men and women. and how
can men be expected to be other than
barhareus and peEhdieus in their dealings
with women when they find that women
are alw avs ready TO take the mans part.
on the groaad that men are naturally
prone To sexual depravi,y. This cuwardly
plea of ".he baby set'' for men IL az Old a.
Adams whimpering defense that "the
woman tempted me. she gave to me and
did eat" NO man or woman of sound
moral ssnse viii accept the plea of 'she
baby act" for either man or woman who
has reached years of disc retion.
We are not pleading "the baby act" 70.
Miss Pollard. and 10 hsr credit he il said
she has not pleaded Sc: hu, IL Is stupid
aud unfair for Mrs. Ball.ts 20 plead IL 70,
RFeckinridge. In . confctersey cs wrong.
doing let neither the man nor the woman
Of lawful age plead she baby act - lei
them carry their eross Of retrlhution ~
Eciher, let Us have no sentimental, do
criminstins isnisncy for one sex over shs
other, bat let Us at least be as manly Al
Jesus, who reeuked the brutality OF III,
time BY His treatment Of the Maxdsler,
and whe talked with perfect kindness 10 .
woman who had hesn twice married and
Who was living with enc who WAS no,
her husband" Jesus did not coadons
wrong-aoiag: lie did not approve Of the
Assdalsn. bat he sserniy dissppro~ed OF
those Who believed With Mr.. Bulli., OF
Kentucky. that every woman who goes
wrong In - srasen brute" a siren" who
must carry her cross alone, while ner male
confederate kisses his hand 10 the laaie,
and siass. "HaErsh for the neY, re>a
man that gces wrong"
Mlss Pollard knew that RYcskinrlAx.
could net marry hss hai B.ecksnridr,
knew tina, too; he had pledged ais aaelity
TO his wife. aaa MIA Pollard srok. nd
pledge Of marriage. - the plea for Brses.
inridss il utterly worthless. Ne hoae.,
man Of the world wln ssccpt Mrs.. Ba!iis,,,
assumption that men sFs nes faliy ~ cara
be q. women Of neral sslf.rs,srsins III,
savage primitive naa wss pogygsmeas
and the savage primitive woman VAS an
qaesslenahly nelyaaareas, iass IS the SAY
age maa and woman Are iaearnations Q
iuss and avarses The savage man alwayr
sseais either BY might or ssssssgsm: ans
hsi always polyssmoaa The institution
of marriage - Que Of the nsst ssgas iha
sse.ssy has risen Above savage to sass