New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-07
WOMAN ~ WATERBURY,.

The woman question seems 10 be RECEIVING III"
usual attention In Waterbury, Conn. lhe
American" Of that town addressed itselr 10 'le
subjcct on the 9th Of July in carefully consid-
cred article. in which the disposition OF the aver
oee man to speak hippantly Of the new woman
and make Jokes about her Is gravely reb'Ikcd,
and the suggestion Is offered that 1t might be
a good thing TO leave OF frivolous illusions to
haIrpins. chewing gum bouquets, mohers-ln-
low and the other femlninItIes which constitute
the staplc Of the photographers fun. and occa-
sionally look at things in general from WON
ans point OF view. The editor looks with ap-
provnl upon the womcn's editions Of newspapers,
which are becoming somewhat me fashlon III
small towns throughout the country. II they
were more common, II Is thought that the exist
Ing style Of Jokes would take on Il new character
and possibly De scvercr on the sterncr sex. IL
| is intlmatcd that the men who talk politics In
groups, each blackenlng the character OF the
| candidate whom he opposes, would receive som"
attention as we'll ms the sewing society; that 1t
would be discovered that cold feet are not abso-
| luely confined to the female sex, and that the
man who blocks the way at the tlck"toflice WIN
| dow will be rdcnlcd into better manners by the
| press This IL the hopeful view OF the cheerful
philosopher OF "Thc American" II IL calm
| survey Of the situation. in which there are no
| evidences Of unusual excitement.
| On the same day. however. 'The Waterbury
| Republican" printed an imprisoned leader on
| the woman question: from which we infer n state
| Of affairs in Waterbury which demands some
| thing more than calm discussion or philosophlc
treatment from the merely academic point OF
| view The article Is entitled stop H." and
opens with the rather startling explanation OF
| the headline. I'VE refer TO the shooting OF WON
| en- in Waterbury," Last week. II proceeds TO In
| form It's readers n woman was shot In the breast
while watching a passing procession from an
upper window and on the evening previous
| July g. "a woman walking on side Of the
street was shot In the neck by fellow walking
ION the other side" II Is not known. the editor
SAYS whether ilv shooting was the result Of
dryilish intention or dcvilish rccklcssness." but
he saws such crmnally reckless use Of firearms
must stop right on" Things have come 10 n
| prrtty pass" he continues III woman can't
| watch procession or walk The street without
| being liable 70 get bullet In M" breast or In
"thc neck" And II seems 10 that h. Is quite
right about II. IL the practice prevails in Water
bury Of shooting women NJ upper windows or on
| the street upon the slightest provocation. or no
provocaion NJ all. ". believe all right minded
men, whatever their Views on the woman ru"s
ton would agree that IL ought 10 be- stopped
! right Of even II II became necessary 70 appeal
to The courts !, Is difficult 10 conceive Of more
rrprchenSiblc practice or more drmOrazing
| habit
| 10 woman herself II must be much greater
annoyance than Ill the hippancy II the para
| craphcrs about hairpins and chewing gum and
sewing societies In fact 1t almost intrlidcs on the
domain Of morals AS 10 the contention ~ The
American" concerning the emancipation Of won
an from The cruelty Of the standard harpIn and
chewing gum jcsis by putting her in charge Of
| NEWSPAPERS with full power 10 make fun ~ the
dnsvncraslcs II 'hr tyrant man there may b.
differences Of opinion. but We do believe that
the consensus 81 opinion * Overwhelmingly In
favor H. II not In unanimous agreement with
| the attitude Of THE Republican toward the
| practice Of shooting women either In upper win
| dows or on the street. That sort OF thing would
| be- Inexcusable even In Danbnry, Conn. whore
| II Is said large numbers 81 women have banded
| Themselves together under a solemn agreement
not 10 marry any man who drinks. Woman in
the abstract Is more or less dangerous. The Con
n.ciicui Lex stature has lately decided that she
would impcril free institutions II permitted 10
vote But she T. really not so dangerous when
simply looking NJ n procession or walking th'
street tha, male citizens Should so a-Glnninc
for her. and outside Of Waterbury the practice
has not generally obtained. We sincerely hop'
that the protest Of The Republican" editor viii
be- effective. and that il will be stopped RICH
of"