The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23
Men should Help i'm the work.

To the Editor of the INDIANAPOLIS Journal:
The Journal of Jan. p contained an arti-
Gle, "A Word for the Overturfs,'' in which
the writer says, ANY help for these must
come from the women" Perhaps. But
care would have to be exercised in the
choice of them To one who had married
an old man for his money, or any man for
other reasons than the right one the Over
turfs might be able to talk back. The
woman who offers her daughter to the
highest bidder, who underpays and brow
beats her servants, loftily snubs the
dry-goods clerk, had better remain away
in company with her spiteful sister who
knows how to tear a reputation to shreds
by shrug an impressive glance; who
would Scorn close contact with the one who
sinned through owning a loving heart, but
has not a drop of malice in her nature.
end of a ten-foot pole. No one can be
helped and at the same time made to feel
the immense superiority of the proffered
1t was when Miss Booth said to an out
cast creature, IF could only love you
into the kingdom" that she secured her
convert. 1t was when Bishop Muriel in
sisted that the candlesticks were the prop
erty of Jean Vatican that the hardened
convict belonged no more to evil. However,
sneer. there. are a few women. ''nobly
planned, still among us, even If unduly
interested in nice charities and foreign
missions; women who feed the hungry and
helpful words to the downtrodden Suppose
such a one-sweet, pure. good-should tell
Myrtle Overturf; Do you think he would
permit it? No; he could not bear to think
Of his wife speaking to such a creature.
better, and he knows it, but she doesn't,
or is supposed not to and that makes all
the difference 1t is granted that women
are towards; they are afraid of what the
world will say. Men are towards also.
They fearsthe worlds criticism quite
oh n fhair ives ~,
should decide to go forth upon a crusade,
herself from her husbands conservative
opinions. The thoroughly. good woman,
tongue tons stands quite as much in awe Of
her husbands disapproval and that of
his friends 1t is not true that the
average woman profoundly distrusts the
average man. She trusts him very greatly.
and with her dearest interests. 1t is not
he can get: no more than it is her belief
the average woman Will give anything
blame falls chiefly upon the bad woman,
and this is where her feminine logic fails,
for, in spite of all the talk about enamel
patton of women and the equality of the
sexes, there is. among women. as well as
among men. an acknowledgment of the
truth of Miltons lines:
For contemplation he. and valor formed;
For softness she, and sweet attractive
grace:
He for God only, she for God i'm him"
Believing this. and that women fall be-
cause they are loving and men are strong
it is poor reasoning which places the greater
blame on the weaker shoulders. That each
should be given equal chances for reform
no one can dispute, but that the matter
rests entirely, or more, upon women Is open
for argument. Many a woman has loved
and married a reformed man. But where is
the man who could or would love and mar
ry reformed woman? Is II because his
heart is not great enough? No business
man would hire Il reformed woElan for
typewriter or clerk Many a one retains In
his employ men he knows to be foul with
sin
1t is a widespread and dangerous belief
among men that in order to amount 10 any
thing in later years he must In early man
hood, SOW certain measure of wild oats.
Some woman assists in the performance.
The result of his work is called experienced
hers receives the name OF crime. This Is
not the mark put upon them by women.
but by men. IL a mans daughter LIS be-