The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-22
Her Power and Influence Grea-
ter Than Ever Before
ADVANCED IN EDUCATION
Likely to Become Officials IN
Councils of Nation.
|GREATEST FICTION WRITER'S
One Secret of Her Influence Lies in
the Fact That She Has More
Dig ity OF Character Than
q Man..

The most popular novel writer or the
day is incapable of writing a novel that
either man or woman would read without
giving woman a prominent place on its
pages. History itself is dull and insipid
without adjoining its pages with the in
nuence which woman has exercised upon
The insidents related. The power and
Influence of woman is greater to-day than
it ever was before. While man is quiet
~ resting upon the laurels which he won
in the Civil War;" the energy of woman
is seen and felt everywhere.
The depreciation which man suffered
by the war has offered woman an OPP
portunity to supply the deficiency. In
point of education to-day as to the masses
woman is far in his advance.
IL this disparity in point of education
continues to increase women will not only
become voters but they will become Off
cials ruling the councils of the nation. For
hfty-nine years Queen Victoria has sat
upon the British throne ruling the slost
powerful kingdom on earth. He reign
has been milder and more prosperous than
that of any OF her predecessors. Her
habits of life have been better than any
or them. In disguise with calico dress
and sun bonnet she has been known
TO visit the sick and the poor. She is
fond OF reading her Testament by the
sick bed. And while kneeling by the
dying couch in song and prayer, her son.
the Prince OF Wales, was in his castle
INDUCING in the inebiating cup, swearing
brave oaths and sitting at the gamblers
protected band. When the Princess
Louise was in Germanda in 1888, she said
that her mother was getting old and was
rod Of, ,1,I..
her own wishes her mother would abdi-
cate the throne. But that she did not
feel safe in doing so without a reforma-
ton in the habits of her son, the Prince
Of Wales. Mrs. Harett Beecher Stowe
stands without a rival for her notoriety
and influence. In her Uncle Toms
Cabin she woye into the threads of
her story magic influence which per
vaded the hearts of all who read it. So
facinating was this book that for twenty
years it stood at the head of all other
literature on the subject of abolitionism.
Not a family in the free States but what
had copy of it in their home. 1t ac-
complished its purpose. 1t secured eman-
cipation to four millions of slaves In
order to accomplish this object, however.
thousands and hundreds of thousands of
| the superior race persisted upon the battle
fields and in the hospitals. Millions upon
millions III value of property was de-
stfoyed by war. Besides this debt OF
untold millions of dollars was fixed upon
he nation. More than quarter of a
century has passed away since this debt
vas created and yet the annual interest
pa the unpaid balance of the debt creates
burden greater than the people can
bear The fabulous amounts which have
peen expended for pensions and will still
pc expended in that line would make
very Republic in the two Americas rich
These are not all of the achievements of
his wonderful book. For many years
put the bottom rail on top" and made
he white Trash" take subordinate
ositfon in life. One of the facts that
ave influence to this wonderful book
Fas that Mrs. Stowe was known to be a
Thristian woman of pure and spotless
haracter. She is now dead. Connect
ut and Massachusetts will erect to her
lemory monument higher than the
ashingt0n monument. This they will do
it bankrupts the two States.
The question was once asked What
nd of people the world was composed
= The answer was that it was COM
bsed of the Beecher family and the rest
mankind. When the name of Henry
ard Beecher and all the Beecher family
lall have persisted and be forgotten the
onument to Mrs. Stowe will be visited
the descendants of New England, who,
ke the makemasters, will make this
onument their Mecca and come as pill
rims annually to pay tribute to her
emory.
But, dear Christian hearted woman as
he was, she little dreamed that in liberat-
q an inferior race that she was sowing
ne seeds for the enslavement of the SUI
arior race. While concentrating her in
nse genius upon her great book, it was
part Of the purpose of her great head
rivet the chains which fall from the
ands eof the inferior race upon those
the superior race. She never, for a
oment, imagined that the white race,
ke slaves, should be sent to the fields
toll from morn till night to raise 5-cent
tton and 50-cent wheat to pay the pen
pms of those whose emancipation she SO
UGH desired. To-day the few are living
riches and luxury, while the many are
wing in novels and poverty. The voice
lamentaton is heard in the land
achael weeping for herehildren and will
BIT be comforted lie that is now sitting
pom the throne at our capitol knew not
bseph and we have no Moses to lead us
BIT of the land Of Egypt.
How long, o, how long shall this people
oang The answer is, as long as the
hariohs are in power. The chariots and
e horses are in the hands of the peo-
e's enemies and the people must put
cir trust in the hands of the living
OF. Our rulers beg of MS to be quiet
hey tell us that our condition is not SO
I'D after ALL That by wise policy
bat they, like dear old mother England.
aye increased the purchasing power OF
he gold dollar until the dear people can
ow purchase twice as much with one
ollar as they formerly could with two
,llars But tho people ask, Where is the
ne dollar to come from? If the world
as for sale for a dime and we had no
me. how could we buy it? If dear Mrs.
towe was living, and If She could call
ack quarter Of a century Of years, she,
doubt. would write new book She
ould still be on the side Of the poor. She
ouId now write for the emancipation OF
x,+I,o have IN p1oEa brick pyifhoIlf