The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26
ETCHINGS FROM
CURRENT TOPICS

If there is one fact calculated to give
the supremest satisfaction. at this pres
emit moment. 1t Is. that the Boston
Transcript. or any Other newspaper pub.
lished in New England, cannot dictate to
southern women or regulate their opin-
ions on any given subject. They have
the inallenable right TO express their
views, concerning any principle involv-
ed in a public or private discussion.
whether in accord with Boston policies
or not The malignant, venemous edi-
torial of the Transcript. which was pub
itshed in that paper and telegraphed to
the Age-Herald Tuesday, criticising Mrs.
w. H. Felton's much talked about speech
to the Georgia farmers, indicates an ig-
norance of southern affairs, and the
same old spirit OF domination that has
always been conspicuous in even the
best edited papers of the north and east.
1t is high time that these same editorial
writers should learn that If there Is one
thing they CAM not regulate, it is the
tongue of a woman, and especially u
southern woman, who speaks for the
purity of her home and family. When
the Transcript editors come in contact
with southern women of genius like
Mrs. FELTON,, they will find it a grievous
waste of valuable time to discuss with
them questions about which the Trans
cript knows so little, and the southern
woman so much. AS the women of the
south are the chief sufferers, all the
most acutely effected by the crimes
which incite southern men to take the
law into their own hands, 1t must be
expected that they have extreme but
righteous views of the question. They
hold these opinions and shall continue to
do so, as long as the crimes are perpe-
trated. So it would be well for tbs Bos-
ton Transcript to expend its editorial
vitality ON matters of interest nearer
home. Southern women do not need
or desire advicef rom Boston or any 9TH
en- New England berg; they believe in
free speech and shall continue to exer-
else the right to th=ir opinions upon any
PoDiiS AoSStiOii, It6dtufeSS VI The eject
produced upon PERSONS and papers, In
other sections of the country.
willie the Transcript is sermonz ling
upon southern depravsty and sou hern
barbarism, 1T would be we'll to write a
homily upon the lynchfng methods which
prevailed recently in Chicago, where the
wretched criminal previous to being killed
by the Infatuated mob was tortured With
prlcl1s and blows from pitchforks! The
southsrn mob has mot yet reached that
poinj eff extreme cruelty. What 1t does is
done quickly and with certain kind of
grim and gruesome order.
After all, the Transcript has right to
take THE side 1T prefers GIN the vital ques-
tion of mob law and lynchings. But it
should learn as soon as possible that the
southern woman is MOT ito be Influenced
or effected by its utterances on that or
any ether matter which is contrary to
their we'll being. When Mrs. FELTON, fin
ishes with the Transcript that poor ed
itor will sadly deplore his hasty and ILL
advised para graphs. He will certainly re-
greet that he ever touched upon that dell
cate question, the southern woman. He
will also probably conclude that they are
not to be controlled by any man who halls
from Bosom or 'stherea bouts"
while the municipal and health au-
thorities are discussing Mr.. w. IC. Ages
ard old nf
Birmingham If they would make an effort
to discover the source of so many and
such violent cases of fever as now pre-
vail and have for the past few weeks pre-
vailed In the city. Modern investigation
and Silence have proven that wherever
typhoid, typho- malarial or malarial fe-
vers exist there is an unmistaka BILE rea-
son fcr the epidemics. Birmingham in
battling with smallpox, has l1st sight of
that greater evil, typhso- malarial fever,
which has fiourished i'm the ely and in the
suburbs for more than a mon h. I'm
fortunately, the people can not be vac
cinated as a preventive against fever, but
they can insist upon an Investigations Of
the cause or causes which have produced
the trouble. will not The board Of health
examine INFO this matter?
Edward Parker Deacon has been re-
Gently committed to the Mclean hospital
for the insane at Wayerly, Mass. 1t will
be readily recalled that he killed Emile
A;beille, at Cannes, France, Feb II, 1892,
and for many days thereafter the news
paper reading would talk of libtle else
than The murder and the unfortunate cir
Gums .ances which proked the tragedy.
His present Authorizations are that he is
bung pursued by relentless enemies. How
serious hts mental condition is has not
been determined by the medical All hori-
ties at the hospital Mr.. Deacon is a
member of the old and distinguished
Bos, on family. BALL.
Desirable.
From the Washington Star.
cts perfectly dfsgracefulw she ex-
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