The National tribune., 1896-10-29

The Coming Woman Has Come, ana Ahtro-
duces a New Factor into American foi-
itics.
THE COMING WOMAN.
The coming woman has already come, and
new factor in American politics makes itsei
felt, She is here and here to stay, and the
great leaders OF the opposing forces recognize
this. Mai. Mckinley, in a recent interview.
said: Il believe that women were destined 20
more and more become a factor in American
politics" Mr.. Bryan. addressing an audience
of women, said al would rather have the WIG
on my side in the beginning OF the campaign
than the husband, if / could nave but one;
because - he said, women are the conscience OF
the human race.
Never in the history of our country mas
woman taken as prominent a part in politics
as during the present campaign, and never
before has she welded such wide influenza.
She not only reads the newspapers and dis
cusses politics at home but she discusses the
great questions with her neighbors and at social
functions.
And not only the women but the girls are
informed. School boys and girls stand at the
street corners aud talk politics. and talk IN
teliigently, too; the girl holding her own with
the boy. and her opinions are respected by HIM
regardless of party affiliations
Women are organized into political clubs all
over the country, and their influence Us not to
be despjsed. Women not only organize, OUT
they march as well, sometimes, side by side with
their husbands aud sometimes alone. scarcely
a week has passed during the campaign in
Canton but some woman's club has been among
the delegations marching up the street with the
man fLrouph storm and sunshine.
Corporal Tanner and his party report great
activity among the women. In some places
they rode on horseback dressed in uniforms
and in other places carried torches In process
sions.
BRYAN has found women everywhere in his
audiences. and at Minneapolis addressed a
meeting Of women alone, showing that women
are interested, like men, throughout all party
organizations.
Among the first delegations to visit Maj. dc
Kinley was a company of Cleveland women,
headed by woman's band. They were not So
called new women, either, in masculine attire.
but daintily dressed women, representing the
culture and elite of Cleveland.
Alta Bryan meeting the other night, In the
same town of Canton. woman presided. The
speaker was q woman, and 80 Vice Presidents
representatives of all parties, sat on the plat
form.
If this is not the woman's age surely what
is it? IL is at least something to think about
and deduct your own conclusions.
WHY is IT?
why is it that women to-day do not scold
end gossip as much as their mothers aud grand
nothers?" This question CONES to rs from .
fright C. c. girl ia Nebraska. who not only
asks oEr opinion, but wants all readers to adj
vance some points. The question is certainly
unique. but upon second thought appears q very
sensible and rational one for consideration.
To start with. we must admit that women do
not scold and gossip to-day as they did SO. or
even %, years ago. And why? Not because
woman has changed in her nature or because
her environments have materially changed.
Women have active minds, and when they are
not properly employed in helping on the great
forces OF progress they will be improperly en-
ployed in trivial talk and trfing circum-
stances.