The sun., 1894-01-21
WOMkN .AND POLIIICS.
One OF Then, Makes m Argument for . FRO
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Speak r,r - Tariff for Rev rue Ody.


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Speak r,r Tariff for Rev pu- OLy
Mrs Scott -Langford was OF the set who had
arranged to devote one of their mornings each
week to u discussion OF " broad topics" So it
was that questions involving scientific read
ing and study. ms well as topics OF current in
terrst were laid out for consideration by this
coterie OF eminenty I'm de steele women. The
mornings thus spent had rIpven not only In
structive. but so fascinating that the oriGinn-
tors OF the idea had been Obliged to pass reso-
lutions prohibiting any one In the set from
even SO much as proposing that any more
women be admitted.
Being highly favored. had the good fortune
TO he one OF the earliest members OF Mrs.
IhngforIs class. Rs she preferred callin g 1t:
and promising not to divulge names, received
permission to be chronicer OF the meetings
am not going to tel! yoa all we did each day.
but want 20 describe how one o. our economic
discussions Jared.
You must bear in mind we are all women so
II this should reach a masculine eye he will
either skip this part OF the paper or else forget
TO criticIse and take the chroniclipgs Tor what
they are worth. not very much. l fear. At tho
time we started the series OF discussions we
were thoroughly ignorant OF politics. and. you
may be sure relrgated them to the masculine
sphere. never considering how thry might be
afTectn our very every day lives. Probably we
should have gone to the end with the came
ideas but for little happening One morning
We were all o little before time, excepting
a Miss Van Buren,. and. being Of decidedly
feminine tastes. the conversation naturally
turned 10 fashions past and present. Mira
Langford is quite the envy OF the rest OF US
because OF her truly Partisan figure and con-
seuuent adaptability to the rciCning styles;
but the general lamentations we're more nnan-
cial than hgurative. II may use that express
sion here. and il started with Mrs. Frank
Beresiord who. in spite OF her perfectly ar
ranged attire. was complaining because Mr..
Beresford had not subscribed for box at the
opera this season. as he said on account OF
the financial strinGency." Now" she in
quIred poutinGly. an expression. by the wav.
which became hor admirably. what does this
financial strinGency' mean? Have my OF the
rest OF you heard Of it:'
Yes. indeed" replied two or three. lit is
the excuse given for everything nowadays
when one wants money"
Well ladie-. interrupted our hostess. Mrs
Sinclair AS Miss Van Buren, has come. let us
take up this financial s,ringency' affair and
see II 1t really has any meaning"
Ihave forgotten to mention that We had no
given topics for discussion on this particular
morning
Mrs. LanGord.
And | second said Mrs. Andrew.
Then, ladies'. suppose we proceed" said
Mrs. Sinclair. 4" believe the argument was.
What has the present financial stringency'
actually TO do with US, II such a strinEency
really exist? Am right. Mrs. BeresiordY"
Web that Is what ! asked. but | am nf tho
opinion that no such condition exists. and /;
is simply n fabrication got up by our husbands
to keep us from asking them for money" re-
piled Mrs BeTesiord.
n NAV be wrong, ladies'" said Miss Van
Buren," but believe there Is really consider
aGlo ground Tor so-cal,ed financial
strinGencY. Why. at the Mission there is
scarcely iamily where the man is working.
and during the holidays the demand on us for
clothes and actual foo ! was twice a. gl' at as
last year don't pretend To solve this part of
the question 10y loo ling t'r causes all / know
10 sLcn is the condition
'' les. an'l 1t is 80 at our church. too" added
AlrS l.anglurd who belongs ~ "a wealthy
church On ths avenue: and can any one OF
YOU solve II. OF tell whT there are so man pro.
lle evidently o9t "i "OrE who we're employed
. Don't think am guilty OF heinG polhi-
clan girls Ior there ~ nothing desp pise more
Than woman wrissiIng out Of nor sphere into
mAn's. But Mr.. sinclair has told me- 50
much auont mis- bushes. affairs iatrly that l
have been bound to lie Interested, AMI as ha
tells me how ve! bad business is. have In,
pulrst why, AMI II you want me to will tell
D". by all means" we all exclaimed in a
breath. % lOC know We value Mr.. SinVlllTS
oHinlon. ami hu cnuldnt lie better repre-
ssuteG, said Mics Nan ltuTsn, archly.
Thankg, thanks. ladies. bur you m istn't
let ne bore you for twu hours replied Mrs.
sinclair. 90 hoH know that in March OF last
year our present Irestlent came Into power.
Sn G as he ths o h in
Congress TO carry out the principles oi their
party. Now one oI the principles OF that party
i I . EdIpclte "A policy kroWn as taIin reform.
and one Of tho principles " tlle Republican
party is a pTJtecIING lar n. Mhi'e We had a
EeEul!p'an iTesidcut, as from lSS.j-lSEk that
PRIME 3lr was varrlei out, but 80 soon as The
other rarly came into power tho Ieople nAtp-
TAlly eNpecte'l n Would carry out us principle
OF tiTiiI efuTm and as a protective tarln and
tariir rr,arm are opposltes the results would
Le dinrg-nt--
it, interrupted Mrs. BeFoslord; but surely
something that Is merely political cAnt a1ect
our HUSBANDS business lnterrsts.
never thought 80 either until Mr.. SiuelAir
sinclair. | know that ALI OF rs are not Rs-
puhllcans. bat as you have aSGe'l me to speak
! will and from that sianinOini in relation 10
the dlivrenro oetwctn a pFUtectNe iaGiH AMI
I've tariff Is that q protects; that Is. IN our ln.
stance. Protecys the people employed IN the
United States iIom the gTeeI Of Europc, pEin-
cipaly GTeat Britain. This protection is
a. a Protective duty an rySrythlng coming into
our ruuHtyy that L, produced mere. Free
trade advocates no duty at Hll On anything
cOmin. from ahu'ai; tut tHriu reform cannot
bo SO readily defined. as II seems to he meas
uTe that would regulate toe rate of duly ~
one person, nrrhnps "ur President, should
think suited 70 each interest irTssBsstiyV ~
pretended 20 dshns tariff reform Il would
seen that such principle would bs vel