The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-14

It not an actual case of the revolutionary
law of the survival OF the fittest?"
IT'S man superior physical strength
that has kept us down." cried Mrs. Lease.
Then man is superior TO woman IN at
least one respect?'
Yes, IN size, that's ALL"
And in size of his brain?"
only little, Eot in mentality"
But mentality is measured by brain
size. say the psychologl sts."
we don't depend on the slow mental
methods of you men. our mind works by
intuition. We get the same conclusion by
short cut that you reach by a long
course of reasoning"
But, how do you know when you're
right and when you're wrong"
We'll, we are oftener right than you
men, anyway"
Give us a chance and see what we will
do she continued. with vigorous elo-
quence. I'VE are just getting into the
colleges. It's an actual fact that three
times as many women as men graduate
from American schools"
yet more men rise to distinction than
women" quavered the reporter.
What age can dim the glory of Sap
pho? Sappho was a woman. Who shall
say that when the world has moved so
has from Sappho's his fame will remain
20 shine so bright as hers stll shines!"
But how long is the list of women who
rank with the great of the earth?'
"Well. we have George Eliot in modern
times"
"And George Sand"
NO 1 wouldn't count her in the first
class"
"And does the list end with Eliot?'
IIarenbal In q
tronomy."
and"
Wen, you only give us time. 1t Is
only in your lifetime and mine that we
have had advantages. Women are hand-
capped and its all because of mems mar
Iowness and prejudice. that's all. A day
is coming when women will contribute as
much to civilization as men. Women's
liberties are broader-she is breaking away
from conventions"
THE bicycle, for instance?"
Yes, l am in favor of the bicycle. It
is revolutonizlng the sex. / attribute
much of woman's advance to the bicycle.
1t has emancipated woman from the slav-
cry of fashion,
DO you advocate dress REFORM"
mot beyond the bicycle costume, which
is necessary for convenience and COM
fort"
do you see no danger to the state
in the so-called emancipation of wo-
mani"
why should II"
"Schopenhauer did. What do you think
OF his declaration that to the exaltatlon
Of woman IS due nearly all the evils OF
modern civilization"
"Schopenhauer was pessimist'
- But his IDEAS. Isn't it a fact that his
tory proves that the emancipation of wo-
has q opt wifi "a
nationa. decay? For instance. Cleopatra"
Eyes, 1t is a fact that the more liberty
you give to women the more you under
mine society. AT just that period when
women have most liberty the greatest dan
ger comes to the republic or the empire
l don't know why the two should go hand
in hand, but history proves that they do
At present we have more educational ia
cilities than we had in Cleopatra day
and more advantageous. But unquestion-
ably the same danger threatens the same
prodigality.
'The vanity of woman is her chief char
acteristic. And 1t is to gain the good
opinion of you men that she loads herself
with jewels and priceless garments.
Pardon me if l seem TOO intense"
What is your opinion concerning Con
gresham Roberts of Utah. the bigamst?
Should he be allowed to occupy his seat
in the House Of Representatives?
1T is stigma to the United States
1t is national disgrace. Since po.ygamy
has been condemned by the L. y thls
country, he should be kept out of the ma
tional Legislature. They would not admit
TO decent society a woman with three hug-
bands; now, in common sense, should they
admit man with three wives? 1t Is out
rageous and he should be frowned upon.
and not only frowned upon but ostracised.
He is living representative of violated
law, perpetrator of a corrupt and obso-
lete practice that has been condemned by
the United States.''
"As woman who has been adversely
criticised in the public prints, how do you
like it,"
MY philosophy is do the best you can
with your opportunities. and leave the rest
to God. l do not look upon the criticism.
either unkind or kind as directed toward
me personally. 1t leaves me quite serene.
have not an enemy on earth l would
no more think of hating any one than I
would Of taking prussic acid-which is
poison. I live very serenely in a world
Of mental philosophy of my own 1t has
beeQ q wonderful heir, 10 mo -