Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-22
WOMAN'S POWER
In POLITICS.
(from q Paper TO Ne Read Thursday
at the N. Marks Lyceums
New York;.

Lincoln wns once nskcd n he thought
that woman had influenced the political
history Of the world.
Yes. do" replied he. Nancy
Hanks taught me 10 do what l thought
was right and to keep on doing it-anu
! have an idea that her sou is going TO
make history"
II has fallen to the lot Of woman 10
not only influence the world through
aud mold destiny with her own soft
hands.
When Joan of Are stood before the
/ King. Charles VII. recognized that he
| had before him woman who could lead.
Hut Joan 81 Arc was On extremist.
Other women have changed the political
history % the country and have altered
the destiny Of Kings In softer manner
and have come ont triumphant ana
happy at the time when Joan OF Arc
with less diplomacy was giving her life
for her principle. And yet Joan ~ Are
was not the only French woman 10 suf-
fer q terrible death for the cause which
she believed 20 be right.
Nearly three centuries and quarter
after the little peasant heroine wns
burned at the stake BY the English
there was horn In Paris little girl who
was destined 10 suffer equally a. cruel
a fate In III. very bloom Of her woman.
hood. This little girl was Mnnon
Phippon, or Madame Roland. as she Is
known In history. Half inhdel, half
Christian she was not only part o., Int
was the very center u that political body
known as the sirondists. Her cuunscls
10 It's leaders aud the impulse she gave
10 their movements formed m awful
current In the storm that burst over
France Ia 1850. and dclugcd II with a
rnin Of blood
Hut further mention cannot be made
Of Nine. Roland here for the names NJ
few Of those who moulded the destiny
Of France more happily must be noted.
Conspicuous among these stands Nine.
de Stncl. the greatest woman writ'r OF
her age. II not. indeed, the greatest
France has ever known, who struggled
20 hcroicnliy 10 reconcile England and
France. aud who. on account OF her
talents aud very great political influence.
was exilci from Paris by the jealous
aud tyrnnnicai Nnpolcon-nn net which
he lived TO regret: and In after years
would have given anything Il, repeal.
To this list can be added Nine. DC
Maintcnon. the uncrowncd though viz
tual Queen Of France: and Nine. Re-
camlcr. whose political Influence j. dis.
putcd by many historians on the ground
that her chicfrat claim 20 fame lay In
her marvellous beauty. There are many
others who cannot now be referred 10,
but even " these were all France would
have done her share toward producing
women whose deeds ndorn history.
land. now In her nineteenth year md
grown 10 n woman's dignity. threatens
TO be n great power on the earth. She
has taken Hollands toy navy and added
90 u many ships; the cruisers Of Holland
are now being constructed aud the
waters Of The Hague will soon he ~.
STORED 20 their oid-iimc gnyrty. She will
ply her merchant ships between Java.
iiornco aud sumatra; and viii 20 alter
the political history Of the country that,
at Ia present rate, Holland will sbon be
ranked Ne one OF the great powcrf.
The good old Queen who sits On Eng.
iand's throne changed that country n-
decidedly A. though she had altered the
texture Of ~ .oii. On her accession, In
had been the scene Of Mary Joy. aud
sorrows. AID of the faithful though by
no means fnultiefs reign Of Queen hess.
aud rstaili Died Htrlctcr court etiquette.
INK II di<S the count over which thc
well-mraning though wcnk Queen Anne
had reigncd, but which was, many
claim. actually ruled by Sarah. Duchess
women, women politicians England has ever
The Princess bismarck changed the
political history Of France unwittingly.
aud hut for her the frnnco-I'ruuslan
war might never have existed. Women
create history. when they least suspect
themselves of creation, aud they alter a
destiny when most unmlndful o. their
deed. Bismarck was unfriendiy 10
France. but the Empress Eugcnle hoped
with her beauty 10 influence him 80
that the little trouble with France aud
Germany might be smooihed over. She
therefore Invited the old German Prince
aud his wife TO visit the Court OF
France. and the Prince and Princess
bismarck arrived In great state at the
That evening there was q grand 70,
ccption. aud Eugene received the guests
In q gown which made her 80 raylsh.
lngiy lovely that even Prince bismarck.
German. stolld aud Ia love with bis
wife, stood aud gazcd upon her with
admiration. And Eugrnle was not slow
10 observe the effect NJ her beauty upon
him. Sh. called him % her side. aud
bismarck came with his wife upon h.s
arm,
Now, the Princess Blsmnrck was tan /.
and Rannt, aud ugly. aud her feet were
generous. ~ she walked she showed a
great deal Of sole.
While bismarck stood talking with
Eugcnir IN nudibl. litter was heard
along the line OF ladies'. bismarck. who
WIS quick As Hash, followed the
glance OF their eyes and saw them rest
upon the feet Of his wife.
That settled the matter. The politlca.
history Of Funre was altered from that
moment. 4 year later when Paris was
bcsicged bismarck himself ired can.
non over the fnmparis. and those who
we're near him hearl him shout; Take
that for the feet of the Princess lis
mnrck" The slight WIS avenged.
Jenny Iind il accredited with having
once saved the Old Wing party. \
political opponent was plotting against
the Whigs, aud WIS about to put In
operation machine TOR sinilins the bal.
lot box or election day. Happening Into
the New York Concert Garden whore
Jenny Lind was singing. he saw her
clasp her little hands n the choir gal,
lery aud slng 10 matchless fashion, II
Know that w ltrdccmer Iiycth." That
bit of song affected him. 40 Il affected
eyory body e,so In the house, aud when
he went home he burnt up the ballot.
suffer. lie hnasted Of II In after years
though the election went AGAINST his