The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25
THE CAUSE OF WOMAN.
WOVEN TAKE LITTLE PART IN AP-
PLLUDINo RUDYARD KILLING.


They Think the Author Does Not Treat
Women Fairly or Properly -womcn as
Court Stcnographers-Too Much Care
for what They Might Have to Hear,
When the SALARY Is Big Enough for
Man-An Educated Suffrage.
The Washington Post in an editorial headed
"The Indifferent SovcreiRns." calls attention
20 the uniformly small vote on amendments to
constitutions involving change in iuhda-
mental laws. 1t gives an example some
figures from the recent elections in Michigan
ne total vote Tor Justices Of the supreme
,-yuit was over 100000. but for the amend
mcnt relative to Il state printing office 1t was
2l4.OO0 showing that $4,000 citizens who
went to the polls and voted for Judges cared
absolutely nothing one way the other.
about SO important and costly matter as State
printing. One amendment related to the es-
Enlistment OF an intermediate court. a sub
ject that ought to have interested every citizen.
but $4,000 Of the electors who were at the
rolls failed to vote upon 1t. There were 49,
CuO who failed to vote an amendment
toUrhing highways and bridges. and $4,000
who failed to record their opinion ON an amend-
mrnt relative to circuit courts.
When little fragment OF school suffrage ia
given to women-a vote for School Trustees
they are condemned because they do not turn
out en- masse to the ballot box They have no
voice in the nomination OF these Trustees. and
seldom can get one Of their own sex named as
candidate. Usually they have 20 go to the
trouble of registering and In some places must
pay poll tax, and all this to vote for candi-
date not OF their own choice. Many Of them
also have learned that the School Board Is so
much part Of the political machine which con-
trolls municipal affairs that women can hone
for no influence over it so long as they cannot
vote for the other city officials.
The opponents OF woman suffrage make the
small vote OF women for these School Commits
sonerS ono OF their strongest arguments to
prove that women do not want the ballot
When $4,000 Michigan men fail to vote on
an important amendment to the Constitution
shall that be held to indicate that men do not
want the ballot? Try to take it away from
them and you will see how much value they
Ilacc uron IT, The official statistics in the
States where women have the full suffrage
y show that. at every election, larger proper
ton Of them vote than of men.
It may have been noticed that in the chorus
oIrrusc9 which are being sung over the lit
erary works OF ltulvard Kipling there are not
many soprano voices. As a matter OF fact.
there is note in his writings which Is pecul-
fairly distastetul to women of strong moral per-
ccptions Many OF his stories. Thrown
Away" for instance. are enough to break a
mothers heart. They may be full OF riril-
ity.' the word most often used in connection
with them: they may be true to the life they
depict; they certainly are unique and enter
tanning hut sounding through all. to the
woman reader. is this Earring chord.
This feeling will not hc uI!eviatcd bya SEN
t,ence in hi: serial now running in Mc'T~,e,
Magazine: " maid is intended for one end
only by blind nature, hut man for several
The context shows this one end only, t. be
RESPECT for motherhood as men have much
higher than many of the latter show by their
they were created for this sole purpose. long
list Of women might b" given Who have tnl;
motherhood aud have been celebrated be-
sides as writer's lecturers, physicians
tars OF humamityy' in various capacities
The list might lie male still longer OF w2mer
themselves, worthy ot having been. created
There are the Flor"nrn A'sktingals,s the Eliza
J. Anthonys. the Clara cartons. the Frances J.
Wizards. who" Grra work speaks Tor th"m u
women ot less rnnown perhaps, but who ssurel,
Law" demonstrated that " blind nature "didno
intend then for the one and only end of propa
II is very insulting for men Of any age I,
make such a statement as that OF Mr.. kipling
iut the insult i little more keenly felt whel
the man is young enough 10 Il" the son OF som
of these most distinguished women.
The Mayor Of Cleveland is reported in III
J,1dT a. saying that his reason for refusing
toempioy women in the city offices is becaus
there are many things occurring which are III!
suitable for them to come in contact with ii
cites T. testimony that comes before the Par
don board of the Workhouse. which has
It, put into public record because the boar
Is a public institution with whose doings tn
public iS entitled to become acquainted On
WoGld think that il it must be so public as a
this women hardly could avoid knowing some
thing about it. He refers also to the testimon
IN various cases in court which he think
women stenographers ought not hear H
CverOOkS the fact that there are usually nun
Der OF other women present in the courtroom
during hes" trials ~
the War Department who refused to give
Sl.2Oo position to a woman who distanced a
lion because she sonnet lines might have !
climb stepladder to reach certain document
y noticeable how careful some men are to spaaii
awoman annoyances and good salary at tn
It may be remarked in this connection thu
g. most cases which come before courts an
mony which is unnecessary and ought TO |
omitted because it is unfit for men to hea
cases would have dency to shut out col
siderable irrelevant and Objectionable matte
can take in an impersonai, busnessike ma,
rer. and while II may be disagreeahle 81
would rather endure it occasionally than TO
derived all the time OF the opportunity
make such salary as Is not often receive
outside OF court reporting.
The Attorney General of Michigan has inst
tuted proceedings to remove Mrs Abbott fro
the Office of Prosecuting Attorney Of Ogema
county. to which she was elected last Nover
her She is qualified lawyer and was reg
larry elected but as the statutes are silent
the question OF the eligibility OF woman
| hold this office. the Attorney General has d
\ cided that she shall be dcposed; She viii tai
> her case TO the supreme Court, hut II this hO
shows Itself no more liberal in spirit han Wit
4 gave its decision against municipal sufral
Tor women which had been granted 10y 4
1ngi-aturc, Mrs Abbott will not lie prOsccu
Ing Attorney OF OgsmAw county.
The following is the petition which the Arc
b!,nop Of Canterbury recently has signed. |
name being one Of a very distinguished list {:
Yoar petitioners hold that the recognition Of I
fun rights of women as capable cittiens is essrnt
g. the establishment of social justice and 70
wise aud efficient government Of tn" count