The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-15
MANS TALK ABOUT WOMAN.
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once. Al all events . group Of men did talk
about the gentisr sex and with all the freedom
that vss lent to the discussion By reason OF
Hs taking place In . club house where, out
side the kitchen. not . woman trespassed on
the premises True. they we're but four men
who carried the bulk OF the conversation. but
they we're intellieent men Of mature years.
and three Of them were husbands and fathers.
Said Benedict One. =" The women may ss
you declare. be able TO secure the suffrage
whenever they want II. but insist that. as II
II now. II will be an evil day IL they secure Il.
II will simply increase the strength Of ma
chine politics. because the worst women will
be the ones that will vote Tho roNdies will
see TO II that their own ignorant wives and
sisters and all the inmates OF the disreputabis
houses shall 60 TO the polls The politicians
will vote all the outcast women. you mar be
sure. and all their own women. We who are
looking for better government will not be able
10 prevail upon the bulk OF good and intelli-
gent women 10 TO to the polls in such COM
psny. We will be hopelsssly submerged"
Il don't hold that the hest women are SUI
perior to the men. don't believe II. I never
have seen how or In what way they are bet
ter" Thus spske Benedict Two In the
matter Of that which We mean by the word
virtue they are our superiors. but only from
the fact that society has for centuries de-
handed that they should be So"
oh. no." said Bened Three. that IL not
90. They are more correct 10 their lives be-
cause they are not constituted like men. It IL
an arrangement OF nature for the safety and
preservation OF the race. II women we're like
men ! would not dare to walk tho street. at
night. l would not venture out from here
until daybreak We men would all develop
the caution against women that wom-
en- now need 10 their daily intercourse
with and movements among mon They
are better than us-st least they are
less ANIMAL less natural II yoc like.
Don't you rscoeet the old sayinR that actors.
women and priesta are all ai,kef means.
.ok s sas,n oe,nR supeIneis. ana aruncai
sev.. in being without the passion Of , Wsios
We speak. As for their modesty, there is no
doubt tina. they possess it in high degree;
but all modssty is cultivated and unnatural.
10 whatever We command that 1t shall be. In
Iceland and japan the .'sss cstns .0so,hG.
.s AppA,s', Hnu ne'e oei Nomen eau
bodies in the and ,Se loxsr p D tsI in
winter. The modesty OF the beach dress 10
Oh. opposite Of Of. the mode.ty of tho ballroom"
.r.di. Of being good for goodness. sake" said
.Sous no. an snnv and
married men but tbinI ,bsr vhso 7 rs .ou
a. I aid this y.ry vses one cas-. wSsr. . wo-
man va: bothered 81 Siri, and she beat rim
OUT OF the house with poker. and another |
.Sa.i :aS' %.s e. 81: * so sSo
mon az 70 msr,ant tts belief that women are
sss s0sf saG ..ld SsS:die. Two blu. /.
partly because thsy are not q like nature rs
sSs:i; sss tas! tS:s :ss! Be pure is one Of
or stsGneest conventions
81 s.p sHsI Ri sfs TO ss
love oi nepS Ana wns sT Bsn meal snS Vicious S
SPOKE Tens Of Thousands Of women meet
eap For a. so,s Saa MssS
they cannot get them otherwise. they throw
tbsn Al sem Danee OF virtue S nnd become worse
Is extreme n their Vices az in their virtues.
p Ihnt oonevs 20 De usIust 70 them. said
ss1 own
snIa sex ne MIRO sex cal that which IL
as much Dart q IL" 'm nsee as sisssa Of shs
e ocnsIs ~ al hssoTy and In all RELIGIOUS
land and era It has existed The third sex Si Is
ths dspensaon ana Is prSSicsd 6scau:s OF
third seq are the safety valves Q, tSs saes he
RTS0 ss q the greet bulk OF wo9anhood.
few q them ever sst nsry ThsrS Goa are more more
S 2. IN ha sns wet eta and almost
.shsse ssspcs ''t Ths s srs s1sa
GOOD And Who wonS h Ssxs h thm mos,
srsnaed and ieit to The esapriccs Of fate and
me .orrors o. pfimfive laws. are In reality
tney orihg upon these creatures The time will!
cong wren our now young civilization will
reach te stage OF those old ones, which REQ
oenize me necessity Of this evil and the I'm
onity OF breaking IL M. TO say that this
members are led astray. Is arrant nonsense.
Sn ey are born; not made They are made
Aa1mlsss Eden:
AL some part agree with you. said Bone
pen tnan women were led astray. Among my
inumate men friends there are several whose
The women are kicking up great pother
JUST now said Bensdict Three, but their
shsJ are even isheied The whole agitation
somes ron the freedom they enjoy here and
love of display. and Of attracting attention |