The herald., 1896-05-24
THE SPOILED MAN
fREFORMED
(REFORMED)

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? the only condition which would bring
, about that equality which woman
says she hasn't got and the only answer
, that was suggested to me during the
f last few weeks while working over the
evolution of waist with new fash
Toned ripple tail, that wouldn't ripple and
: in thinking over c. j. Bradford's criti-
cism of The Spoiled Man.
During the process of evolution of the
two problems mentioned Ohe new Gre
alton and the ripple waist, many
thoughts were suggested by Mr.. Brad
ford's letter. but it did not occur TO me
to run into controversy and reply, al
though for some unknown reason this
gentleman believes a desire for arSu-
ment to have been the object of the
Spoiled Man, saying ridcule always in
dicated poverty of argument.
This attack was very amusing to me.
and convinced me in belief that l
have always had that diagram, or
plan, or key should be furnished with
most persons writings. 1t would save
derstandings.
1t did not occur to me to argue, be-
cause l have always believed that
those who knew the least about thing
were ALWAYS first to enter into discus
sions. Besides. I never argue. but
say what l think l believe also in that
charity that every man has as much
right to his opinions as to mine.
But. by special request, as they say
at entertainments, l viii reply to Mr..
! Bradford's statements. that he may not
| think me so discourteous as not to ans
Wer when addressed. There was some
| little misunderstanding regarding tea
| on the lawn, AN instance where the dia-
| gram was necessary. Did not the
| group on the lawn suggest picture
| of perfect repose. quiet content and
| beautiful home life? Its opposite is
l,N se
| part of the world, and all is business,
work, hurry and unrest The woman
makes the home life. Look about and
| see whether it is not so. AS her taste
in furnishing her home varies, you note
| the esthetic the artistic. the common
place, the cheap imitation, the dowdy.
| Observe the spirit that pervades the
atmosphere; the cultured. the restful,
| the harmonious, the uncomfortable the
unhappy. AS q general thing the man
| brings in the hurry and hustle of the
outside world. When woman does the
same, where is the home at all?
Another point was. IF woman is a
human being. if she is possessed of a
soul and mind of her own. then let us
treat her as Il human being, etc"
That's a poser The question of
equality has never occurred to me. be-
cause / have always had. not the belief.
for | have never thought about it, but
the consciousness that woman was not
only mans equal. but his superior The
right kind of man. I am sure, thinks
this. too. of the right kind of woman.
If he does. and there is any woman that
feels he does not there must be some
thing wrong.
Mr.. Bradford thinks if I am as old as
/ profess, and | am older | should have
ample opportunity to observe (speak-
ing of the spoiled MANI that 1T is hard
matter to spoil bad egg. must have
missed my opportunities. l do not
think man as a rule is a bad egg.
He is bad as he is because woman
has not had the privileges of making
more rapid advance and thereby assist
ing him to become better
This statement l agree with, If Mr..
Bradford will allow me to change had
the privilege" to used the privilege"
but my idea of the privilege" differs,
and I will return to my first statement
and circumlocute a trifie to lead to this
thought (Diagram.)
We should have a new creator. In
the present law of nature man was
| created male and female. The man was
| essentially made to bear the burdens of
| toll and livelihood. to make home for
woman and to fight all the battles out
side of that home for its good. Woman
as perfect creation was given more
delicate physique, and was born to be
mans helpmeet, a wonderfully wide
term, and to care for his home and her
children. There is no getting out of it.
1t is not a question of equality, but of
different creation. If man fails in his
sphere must woman step out of hers
and take his place? Then both will be
wrong. This is what the suffrage wO-
man wants to do. She is not so disinter-
ested as to care only for the power of
voting to put down saloons and the
vices of the day, but since man has fail
ed in government she wishes to improve
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and show him how she will manage
things. This she considers woman's
place and the privilege she has not
had" L consider that most of the evils
of life arise from the privilege woman
has always had and mot used"-her
power over man. When she lives so
that she has gained his greatest respect
she Will have hold over him and sway
his noblest impulses to an end for her
best good and that of her children that
no other power on earth can effect.
Diagram: Woman must be reformed
Much croaking has been done over moral
equality for the sexes: man should be
considered as great a sinner as woman.
/ do not think so. Woman is the su-
perior creation She has the power to
give Man is but poor creature. He is
only the recipient. When woman de-
sends from her position she not only
falls to great depths herself, but she
takes man with her. She deserves the
greater condemnation.
Woman toWer over man is WONDER
fuL The truth must have been borne
in upon her at least once in her life
with terrible earnest. Some women
have been called upon more than once;
some many times, to defend their posi-
| tons and assert their superiority Men
have often been known to scott at wo-
men. who have taken the stand they be-
eyed to be right, but in their hearts
there grew respect. And I take it that
respect is greater than love or any SEN
timent of the human heart, and has more
force than any power on earth to es-
tablish justice, law and any provision
for the best welfare of women and chill
dren. II may be said that take it for
granted all men need to be taught re-
spect. They do not. But we are dis
cussing the reform of the bad egg
and l believe that for all good women
there is a wonderful calling for reach
ing these women and girls who never
| knew or We're never taught to know
their own high value. 1t always anus
es me when women congregate to dis
ouss fallen men" Reform women, and
the men will be reformed, too. They
can't help it.
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