New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-14
RIsItOp DOANES ADVANTAGEOUS.
HIS ATTACK on WOMEN Il ho'Mhi'"N" 80
MRS DIETRICH.

Ills ATTACK on WOMEN IL EoOMf'i'H'>' ''' "
MRS DIETRICH.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Cir. II is always a sad thing to see man lose
his head The one solitary opportunity ne mas "
proye his superiority In the animal Kihsuo" -
bv display o.. wise. dlspassionate reason. An '''
phant beats him in size an ostrich In s"ii'hess'
a lion IN teroc,ty a gorilla in strength. ana even
tho tiny female bees can put him TO flight ignom'h-
lousy In battle. 49,,
But II Is aouby unfortunate for man 10 rose n''
had In the very act OF lecturing TO young iadles
upon mans ability to supply head both Tor h''nsei
and woman, Such Is the catastrophe tha' mas
hot,u., pishon Donnc The "Antis' are TO be con-
,o,.a nv IN. Antis) that their champion has IN
sto,,ous,v uroyed mans inability 20 govern even
h,ms.lf-of all tmes-when just In the mast OF
trying TO establish mans right 10 govern "o'"a"'
Such a misfortune touches the heart eve" u d
woman suffragist 49,.
Bishop Doane's angry and insulting 'ha'se ."''
money shall buy the votes OF women az IL Goes
non, themselves is boomerang. which VIII re-
turn with deadly effect upon the passioh-o""'c'
man who awkwardly threw IT, Every woman "ho
retains trace OF her native spin. VIII resent Sue"
s,upllly unjus, Inclusion OF all wonianhoo' ~
one generalization Every man who believes III 'ne
incorrupilblllty OF his mother, every husband VINO
trusts nj, wife every father Who Is proud OF the
strength O., character o, his daughter VIII rise N
righteous Ienunciatlon Of the iinpuiatoh ''' a..
49, ,o.,rI IA. man OF the world VIII On
his gncaking hesrU be ashamed OF man lau s,
ing IN, young women 0f 81. Agnes WIN VI, 10. j..
,hst son. women do sell Themselves IN respons'
to power now legally. politically ana ec''eS'"'-
.icsllv stronger than hat OF women . ,., ,
Men who make particular claim ~ tne l''ic u
highly educated. Christian gentlemen SUN n,''
Tor Instance as Mr. " u Lilly. OF England a
writer on Christian ethics -unblushinsy nr,'aI :
,hat some women must sell themselves must De
ss~rinreI In lives Of infamy. for the preservatonn
''of our domestic purity. tse" fNeht anu
page 49, ". l. Lily. published IN LONDON -
II The lawmakers thus decide. shoul1 thc "uio
subjects O, the law be tainted with that lor "nrn
they are responsible" am S"'' ''"' 1890
manly man will answer NO. ,,,, o g.,
our Saxon fOre.athers were not po'Is'i ',''u -,
their p,gan days-thc days when they worshpp,rn
F'reyie az the lovely. joy-gving. benehceh' ~ NJ
one arts Of metaphy steal halrspittIng and wealth
accommodating In those days when huspahus -
ycrel wives AS the natural prophetess"s anu ora.
cles Of humanity. But they were suHlclehty Jus.
not 10 blame or punish subjected persons III si
AGAIN., laws which the subjects had had no voice
in making Masters. mstresses, rulers ne'ils, ies,
lslafors we're held responsible Tor the Hisurr's u.
slaves and minors. They had the natural justice OF
Just nature. which spins no fine theories a. 10
Lunan heing's sphere Even n Christian theoret-
ically admits that only or MN 10 "ho'h H'"S" u
given should much be required -, ,,, .,
Francis Parkman. an oracle or the Ah'ls hau
we'll sad 'Progress 10 be genuine. must be IN &C
cord with natura laws II II II nor ~ sus ~ .',
the thoughtful consideration OF Bishop Doane' ana
/ would also ask him II he thinks the golden RUE
~ his Master Ii obeyed by himself wheh ne re-
,rsos IA concede to women that which every true
man przes as the breath OF HE freedom leHaiy
80 consent TO- or dissent from. laws proposed for
his own government - .. ,,,,.-,,c,,
''' WV ELLEN BATTEI.IE DIETRICH.
Cambridge. Mass. June :. 1879