The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-09


the laugh from a cold and heartless
world. Should he find that he has
made mistake and proceed to sever
the arrangement he is denounced as a
villain and ]ilt and receives roastings
at many improvised feminine indigna-
ton meeliugS. IF he tuiills his con-
tract and ma:ries her he is described
as having done her ''the greatest
wrung man can do woman," and
there seems to be 10 course open for
him except to take 10 the woods or
sesk refuge in brims;oue regions with
the aid OF revolver.
lie is lured 10 church fairs, whei he
swaps his sub tance for dyspepsia, and
steered up against unknown games OF
rattle and grab bag and 'hypnotized to
the riotous dispensation of his toll won
ducats at fancy tables. Then the pro-
ceeds are turned into the church treas
u1y or forwarded to strange heathens
and the pulpits and newspapers au-
nounce proudly "see what the women
have done" and sneer at The parsimony
and irreligion of man.
He is expected to give woman the
clear part of the sidewalk, to surren-
der to her the seat, he has paid for in
public places and conveyances, to
punch powerful men with whom she
may pick qnarrels, and if he is licked
he is an object of contempt, while if,
perchance, he hardly iieke, sighting
remarks are made: concerning the
quality of "brute strength" " lie is
expected to 60 forth to war and expose
himself to bullets and blades in de-
fence or virdication Of a country in
habited and enjoyed in equal. proper
tions by the two sexes while the
woman wins glory by remaining at
home, after having kind 2 buckled on
his sword for him. We submit that
there are many men who in the next
war will e gadIy do the staying at home,
who will pick lint and cook and lay
the soothing hand upon the fevered
brow and that if there is to be reform
indeed the opportunity to do 50 should
be given them.
We have only time and space to
grnce at few of the inequalities and
iniustices to which our sex has too
long submitted. We believe we will
touch responsive chord and that men
will rise to assert the rights and equal
ity now denied them by their oppres-
sors. We think of organizing cam
pa;gn and instigatiDg c,unter rcvo-
luton. The public need not be aston
ished to find before long Jared Con-
way GarlingtoH, NarciSso Gu:tavus
Gonzales, William Winter Ball and
few other young, beautiful and gifted
representatives of our down trodden
sex in progress over the State arousing
men everywhere to the vindication of
their Heaven endowed rights.
AS to the women, we confess we
have not been able to discover what
they complain of.
Taxation without representation is
tyranny when applied to natious but
individuals always have submitted to
it and must always do so. Every mi
nority in this country endures tax
alton without representation. If the
women were voting here now they
would be paying taxes without repre-
sentation If they were anti Tillman
women. There is not and will never
be this side of the millennium such a
thing as exact justice in this world
very fortunate it is, too, for most of
us. But the millionaire's vote is Offset
by that of the pauper and the ballot of
the bishop is killed by that Of be-
sotted vagabond It would >be the
same way if women vo:ed.
The wages of women are generally
lower, we are told, than those of men.
But wages can not be regulated by
voting or legislation. Employers pay
for value received. Men might and do
complain that women are driving them
out of many occupations and employ
ments and that it is the pressure of
woman competition that is lowering
wages.
There are facts Of nature and poll
tics which forbid the general partici-
patton of women in politics. They do
not want Office, one lady tells us But
we observe in Colorado and Kansas
they have jumped into office as fast as
they could-and a mess they have
made of it.
Miss Clay thinks the subordinate
position of woman is the result Of sin,
and that the rulership of man was a
prophecy rather than command AS
we recollect, Adam and Eve began
business outside of Eden on exactly |
equal terms with fig leaf apiece, and
unless nature intended it so we would |
be glad to know why man Immediately
took the lead and has held it ever
sine? Is it consequence Of the sin
of some prehistoric fowl that the |
rooster wears gorgeous tail feathers
and spurs and does the fighting and
lads the flock and has supervision of
the general affairs of the roos'! We
find masculine predominance ali
through nature. The only equality
Of the sexes is among the fish, and
th,y have no domestic ties to speak of,