The sun., 1899-05-07
MEN DEFENDED
And woman's Status Called Satisfactory
Evan Nov

Even NOW.
To THE EpfTon OF THE suN-Sir, have
been reading the letters in THE Sun in regard
to woman's cause and woman's place, and 1t
appears to me that cny one side OF the question
has been presented. It Is evident to every
thinking person that the modern woman. or
the new woman. as she styles herself, stands In
no particular need OF one finding place for
her: she Is perfectly competent to find one for
herself: in fact she has already done so. and the
place is-everywhere. Womans sphere. nova
days. means the hemisphere. There is no place
where man goes that she does not follow. even
to the North Pole. All the professions and
avenues OF trade that were once considered
mans especial province are now open to wo-
man. and she takes her choice among them. /
am compelled to say that she generally selects
the plums, leaving man to digest the stones.
until he is beginning to think 1t would be
pretty nice thing to be woman himself.
Not long since q young man residing In the
little town OF Olean. N. Y. wrote . poem.
which he called II wisht Was Gurrl." 1t
made him famous. All the newspapers in that
part OF the country copied 1t. and all the boys
committed 1t to memory
A few months ago q man in New York city
was arrested for wearing woman's apparel.
and taken to Police Headquarters. When
questioned In regard to the matter he gave as
an excuse that he could find no employment In
the Rarb Of his own sex. and he had donned
pettcoats in order to support himself He
added that since then eight F ten
liberty. Col. Robert InGersoll. In one, of his
says: I would give to woman a divorce for
the 6rt would gys man o s6e aGr
Colonel. woman dowers her husband with
her youth and beauty. and would not have
gets old before her husband: and should like
dc the w9 U sss
generally dowers his wife with every cen cent he he
ag he de thf ay asr
late at night. in some dingy old office. that che
may live IN sIi fine house s,d wear eapenstto t
beauty
does not. strive to give her, no whim or caprice
that he does not endeavor to crafty. IL there
ss s hsfs has not she has n t nps sD
mans prevention. but simply on account OF an
unwllingness upon her part;
an as a rule does not care for the right Of ,euf-
to "H lake I her place place upon MAJ an @ eGuaity With man
and help him to bear the burdens OF govern
ment. She does not want to do that. She likes
Mrs Elizabeth Stanton. in recent letter,
where she refers to the injustice OF capital
punishment for women. asks that woman be
tried by jury OF her peers, I very much doubt
there being q murderess in the country who
would be willing to be tried before a Jury OF
women: she knows she would not stand any
thing like so good chance of escaping the
halter as she does under the present system.
Look at the case OF Mrs. George! Do you SUP:
pose she would be a free woman to-day had
she been tried by jury OF her peersp Why. It
was notable fact that the women Of Canton
were eager for her conviction. The suffragists
may invite her to lecture. on account OF the
notorety it will bring them, but they never
would have acquitted her Of the murder OF
George d. Saxton.
Before woman longer harps upon her wrongs
and talks OF notwithstanding the present sys-
tenn OF government let her pause and seri-
ousy ask herself. whittier the trend Of this
womans suffrage movements VIII It lead TO
gains which she expects to receive from such q
movement counterbal lance the loss she must
inevitably sustain under collapse OF the pres
ent regimen WOMAN.
BRADFORD. Pa, Maya.