The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-30

subiection IN the past has achieved for
wcman 4 freedom not CONQUERED oui
deserved and accordcd-a divine fishl
which suffrage can neither give nor
take away.
If this demand came really from the
oppressed and dOwn-trodden workwoman'
il would not bee surprising. The poor
know, alas that there is no balm FOR
their sorrows In ballot ooN.
sELFlsHSIss AND NaEArTUDG or THE INV
WOMAN.
II all the little Ilind0o widows, whose
cry for help has been sounding 10 our
hearts. and who mourn by reason or tne
oppress0r. were 90 rise up ana demand
female suffrage. we should 'tarre them
on" and give an the aid DO our power.
But when American women, southern
women. the recipients OF devotioni the
objects of consideration that does equal
honor to- them and TO the cnivalrous men
who render IL: when these women apan-
don their privileges and demand their
rights. surely there is suspicion OF sell
hshness and ingratitude.
So perfectly does a natural law define
the control Of man ard the sphere OF
woman that fer interference can really
never be more than nominal see Tor
example, the effect OF female suffrage in
nine cases out of ten, Would not every
married man have his vote doubled, and
every head OF "a family have two on moro
rolls added 20 his ticket. And where TINS
was net the case. a most abnormal con-
ditlon of family life would exist
SO far. men would have 40 cause for
complaint. Yet there is another evil in
the struggle of woman Tor existence
which it greatly imports man 20 look into.
ITO you u men, / call, and nay Vol boz
is unto tic sons OF mon" Look To your
selves, and redress the wrongs of the
oppressed TN solf-defance. In the strus-
Pile for bread, you not only lose the Voc
man of your dreams, the tender, dee
pendent creature given 20 you for your
joy and your consolation; you lose some
thing else more tangible TO your per-
captions.
She crowds You out Of the places that
belong TO you. she takes away the Ia
Dor Of your hands, the bread out Of
your mouth. \ woman ont OF work is
unfortunate; a man without work is not
without disgrace. Flow many an anX-
ious, hopeless man walks the streets
fOrlorn; hating the dreary dawn that
wakens 10 despair while his wife or
daughter does. for half price, the work
for which he pines
Carlyle said: Two things a man needs
work and wages and II he must do with
out one let it be wages" Provide an
honorable support for helpless women
even though you toll and sweat for 10,
rather than leave them in such posi-
ton that they must lay violent hands
on what belongs to you or perish.
II has been frequently charged that
unmarried women. by reason Of their
fntDfauIonna and lafafra ara moro "a 80
than others 70 busy themselves with
public questions and agitate discontents
IL may be so. and yet If any woman has
q special call 10 the higher life. It Is the
unmarried WOmau-the old maid who
from choice or circumstance foregoes
the joys OK wife and mother. Left UNI
trammeied by these special cares, who
has so many interests 10 attend
10 as the single woman The
education or half the children ia
the world is committed TO her,
the benevolent enterprises Of every COM
munity fall naturally into her hands.
Her married sister has charge Of the ply
steal life Of the child, but who ever saw
a large family Of children where the
exhausted mother does not need the help
and sympathy of some unmarried woman
in the rearing Of her offspring.
II all the women IN the world were
married, God help the world
To my unmarried sister. one word :
Called TO a life Of uusellshness. learn
bedmes 10 rec ognize your mission, and
beware lest the opportunity pass while
you verify lament or strive for those
joys which Will never be yours. II
married women may be called selected,
you are elected-chOsen and called 20
minister 10 the spiritual needs OF the
world; and to show 10 rebeliOus woman
the lesson that ell her past history has
been teaching in vain:
lie that would be greatest among you,
let him be the servant OF all.