The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-18
FEMALE CRIMINALS
AND POLITICIANS
Caroline Sees Little Distinction Be-
tween the Two Kinds.

notice IN the dispatches that the
women Of Kansas cily, Nansss, large
suburb of Kansas cry, Mop aavo become
Indignant at tho recent action OF the
pOlioe commissioners OF that corporation
and threaten 20 depnno thrm from olilce
" lhry carry oui their latest ORDER The
order which IL 30 obnoxious 10 theae
women was one To tho effect thar here
aflrr ali women arrested ASH c9nyittsd
or crime and punished by imprisonment
should be put 70 work upon the cisy
stone pile. just tho same ~ the mou. and
that they must work IN bloomer o'efalip
Now / have had a good deal 70 do with
men married one some years ago. .1vf
also soen good dead Of women VI many
characters iipforv the law tho woman
slnhcr 10 no better than the man, how.
over much higher nho may rank W 30
oieiy generally. Ana a woman vito has
hihned 30 much as 20 render her arrest
and punishment necessary certainly eah,
not degrade our srx any mare by worR
Ing out hor suntanes on a sgaah pile AGd
n compelled 60 40 that kind OF work
she oan certainly DO Il muon more vv~
NenirpiIly and effectively IN overails than
~ HklriA 10 wear bloomers az work
cannot he moru diasra1efnl than To wear
tights on bicycle through tbs public
streets Again Il hardly aFemH that
woman ID NOR Of degradation TO the
rex Va working out criminal sentence
than man IL 10 his under tho same
oireuma,Area Perhaps these Kansas city
womra were fearful that sons day thcy
nigh, run foul Of tho Law themselves and
Worr looking out for future. The law.
mahets. according 10 tho accepted
theories. wcfv perhaps little uhgailaht.
bu, when you come to think % :, there
h realty no good reason TO distinguish
between tho punishment of criminals 81
either sex. II all ary alike healthy ara
nbir bodies, Crime Is crime. and work
10 work Times are changing, and ~
some rrapoots for the better The old
fashioned piliery and thr whipping poet
perhaps. prevented more crime Than ihc
modur. high tonvd and clearly prlsonr
Rsd prn,lontiauos True, the former
punlnhments were sor,rtimes thr means
of uncallrd Tor and Hpl,ciul crusiuer, hut
Ia tlcse days os onllKh,rnmoh, and Jury
trials extremes could not grVquenliy
happ-n.
'rhrac reflection lead M to the idea that.
perhaps. after nll. wcnRl has little huai'
"a
Of ia sas can vote, Some ot ne here in
oregon can vote tor school dircc'orA
iiui uod deliver us from any such sptpi.
mems o. our sex bs the political machine
has made out Of the Kansas Mary Leases.
hrinly bcliryr that the history of Ail
the asrs viii bear me out IN the state
men, no true. refined woman ever lacked
all the political power she cfavri, while
at the same time she remained right al
hornc and attended 10 the duties OF her
high.born sphere The books are fuil OF.
examples Of modest. delicate women
shaping the dcslinlrs OF nations through
thu subtle influence over husband, lover,
hrolher hon or friend. ilvrv IL wher"
woman rightfuiiy shines The charming
companion and hclpmeot NJ mnn, the
woman OF high principle and noble In
terst han an unlimited field end an un.
bounded Influence Her very grncos form
n puwor few mon cm3 resist She
does not need TO go 10 the polls to accom-
pllah the good she desires Hut by rcmaln-
!rg al home she can IN nlbc cases out OF
tes, charm a dozen men TO vote for a right
measure and thus effect a greater result.
All arc familiar with the success OF that
great woman. Mrs General John a.
Logan. who practically made her nus-
bands success In politics. No Que ever
saw her commit an unladyllke act and
today she is TO witness the unvoiling OF
hor husbands statue IN Chicago by her
grandchIld,
Thene nro aome OF the things women
can do In politics without mixing up
with the lower elements always TO he
me, on election days; bu, they cannot
do them by becoming politicians. Only the
high minded and noble can do great
thlngA. Lot tho criminals OF both sexes
nay the penalties OF the laws they In
fringe The only tendency Of the age II
To- too lIkhtly punish Work for aome II
a greater punishment than hanging.
CAROLINE,