The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-10

is not only very conservative but
very English. The style is almost brutal
in Its directness. 1t does not assail the
true woman reformer who wants some
things corrected, but it hits g It and
Left, with bludgeon OF wrath, Cne mar
row and arrogant average female shouters
who have not even mastered the surface
problem involved. 1t is a buck whose
style cannot bs praised by any critic who
has 'ove for chastened English speech.
On the whole, however, it is not to
be deplOred that the new woman Is learn.
ing tn re are blows to take as we'll as
blows to give. she has been begging the
question. She asserts that women are
better than men AMI for this reason. II
there were no other, she slould assume
suffrage. This isn't true. The good
man is as goo as the good woman and
the bad man is no worse than the bad
woman. She asserts that women are OPP
pressed by men. This isn't true. As
many women rule mon as are ruled by
men. There are cruel, drunken and
brutal husbands who have patient and
long-suffering wives. But there are JUST
as many women who help make home a
hell as there are who GO into ready
made one. Among the lover classes,
where most suffering from cruelty is sup
posed to result. the woman dominates
the affairs of the household more often
husband who comes homo and terrorizss
the wife, two are quietly led to bed by
the ear. In the great mai GRITTY OF Irish
families in this country the wife has
most to say about employment ano wages,
and the most to do about settling the
husehold affairs on Saturday night. And
next morning the meek husband is taken
to church, usually walking about three
feet ahead, the wife even on the strees
asserting the prerogatives Of the quarter
deck.
Taking a wider survey OF this question.
If one looks at the fierce struggle OF the
working men in this cou ltry during
twenty years. ne will fnd the women
don mating not only by their influence
but by their acts. In most of the tire.
mendous uprisings like the great riots a,
Pittsburg, Hocking Valley. Cripple Greek
and the last great strike In Chicago. the
women joined and led in the STRIFE the
most daring and implaCable OF all. AS
savage warriors turned captives over Ia
finds the woman with a grievance still
capable of holding her own anywhere
with the rest of the race.
1t may be that woman suffrage would
change and help mat ers lat least this IL
legitimate to arRue -but to deny the
facts Of life and experience Is poor pre-
paration for serious discussion. II be-
comes the arst ana eternal duty of the
leaders in this movement to be just anG
fair Upward men and women alike: else
some day the devil OF discOrd and strife
may get beyond their own control and
there ma be tremendous rush down a
very steep place into very deep sea
Their wn followers can neither be ben.
Gifted nor controlled if the sweet reas m
ableness of truth be not invoked In aic
of the work they are doing-excellent
work when excellently done.
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Mr.. Eugene Fiell's sudden taking of
will be widely and sincerely sorrowed
over. He was not great poet, but HI
was a great paIaera pher and all-rounC
newspaper writer. Indeed, it would b,
hard to call up name quite equal to his
in this line. He sounded depths no
often touched by the craft to which b,
longed. He had genuine tenderness Of
feeling and touch. The tendency to fur
and frollo did not harm him, as it would
have harmed q writer with avowed higher
aims. DR.. Hol mes did not dare to writ,
as funny as be could. for he knew and de
civred on many occasions that the wi
must always he at the tail of the pro
cession, aud SO ne must not be known as
y wit wit and nothing more, or wi,
mainly.
When the prince With the sad counte
nance and black cloak comes upon tn,
stage the clown ceases to be an attraction
passion never laughs" Epicterus en-.
Joined this upon his disciples: 'sBs i
T, FAR from thee to move to laughter. Fo
that habit il slippery descent int