The sun., 1900-12-23
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achieved ohlr by tho oontfoi ~ tie moral
aud botief viii ~ mon and woinrn over Tho
Immoral and vofs" vill ~ men and woman
How, even by his own -ophisilcsl reasoning,
can he iustifv tho present control ~ not orll
Tho good but also tho worst men over hli
vOmoh'
small delegation 81 the leading women
81 Gentain went lofnfo tho . Ris Ietiita as King
that women BE- placed on the schoolhoatds
that woman BE- appointed On the san uf
phJ l'ians nj ~" state Sanitntium To- rHf"
Tor ~" women md children, 'hu' u woman
bs eligible to serve ~ President uf tho Gitla'
Indu.tti1I School, that f"fnfmatOty ho
established whoic youthful ur"rdotl could
hc s"pafu'cd from hardened criminals that
- law should h" iuss"d prohihitiug Child labor
a. -" uill- ard fNr'brlrs
Wa, tn"r" anyithny unressGnabIc about
v"nt any mothers coming IN them, Wrte
th"y unwomauly? ~ granted would they
d"nriy, any man OF his lnanehabl' fisnt,,
made them were subjected I, some very un-
pleasant crtly.m Then, this sane. Losis-
the age OF protection" ibr girls from 10
years. where II always las stood IN that
state "a. ON" indignant mother exrrcs.od
striot.Ons l"-t they buy cigarettes when
npter tac &c Of Is, 6nt ,, our s,,Hou ny sr,. -a
Of N'ar' % ,5s,d Hr aa d'l,r%y"a w'.h"H
Of women behind thes" LEGISLATOR every on"
Of these bills woyld have bean passed Rat 10
II equally true that II the women of Georgia
had risen up arl demanded them they might
have secured AZ least a portion Of them
While men placed ubiquitous laws In tie
women. not a me II GenrCia. b. OF other
States. who allow them to remain without
protest are accessories TO the crime.
Afewyrars ago there was scarcely news
paper In the country which did not call az
tention t. the very small registration of
leg" Of voting for trustees or tho state NJ
yersity. Blt net half q dozen ncwsparsris
on the fact that the registration OF women 10
vote for the "Chool oard in Boston thls
onn ra % @ % Per and SSp he "a"
registration in that city for the past seven
years has been ,'ort six times "a large ns
were the slightest desire on the part OF the
press. Ia general to treat tins question fa'1y
t'c same publicity would have been given
small registration Of chicago, but the IN
favorable rcvs travels by telegraph whl.e
The fay yorable GOES afoot and frequently does
not get there at all.
The Chicago women are handling without
gloves the recent manifesto OF Mrs. Caroline
+. Corbin's Illinois ant-frsnchiss ssocin-
ton 1t VAS beaded, we want homes, not
the sunrasc.t buy the Political Eauaiity,
thcv desire the ballot as powerful means
to strengthen and prcscrye the home. ono
OF rreaii"nt Corhin's choice .ent,nces refers
ations of the revolutionlsts who would tear
the women from the nresidc and maze OF her
9 iactHr IN the congested labor market .,
Naturally most women would object To being
pictured In the role OF dragging other women
from their happy fresldeS. but When In ad-
dit ion. they are charged With desiring To- have
Their children born ot Of wedlock and cared
for by the state white thCy neglect thei
homes and chlS,, around alter po.itlcS' they
and getting slightly personal In their remarks
a. one OF them did who said.
donr sn,~ hyw trlel Is, bat Mrs. Corbn IS SAID
Of woman ncglrctng her home. and her family
ana running after knpvltugt ana power thaI Goa
a viii iSs fgc, ,tafnT hSf In the ac. that sh, hrr
sefsa member Of fourteen woncns clubS, aud ooas's
about 1t On every p1Ss.ui" ocanSou,
- matter of fact whether woman Is In
favor or opposed To the franchise has no
murr 10 do with her housekeeping than
whether She Is Methodist or nItariYn.
spot y ith tn" ,unra.i-ts who take esIcil
piilc t. tmir housc"lIcly and maternal
sone time ago when. the principalship Of
a primary school il chicago became vacant
II was PROPOSED to appoint the first assistant
woman IN every way t"im!s,eh' :; NJ. St-
ought to bc reserved for men" II the men
fault she has done her nobl.st
The Democratic women of Utah. deny ve-
hemently that they voted az gainst Mrs Cohen
Tor the Leg egislature, or that she stood lowest
on the ticket. 1hey say that by a little rise
one of the election Judges Was able 70 prove
that she was almost universally blue-pcn-
ci.ed" by the men, one Of whom said that they
proposed to teach the women lesson.
This Is more reasonable view TO take oil H.
Vermont is a funny little State After
Its Legislature defeated The bill 20 put women
in an un.alaried position on the boards of
state Institutions. a measure passed both
houses empowering them TO he town treas
urcrs. town librarians and notarles public.
They are already serving As town clerks.
county superlntendents and members OF the
School Board
The District OF Columbia IL struggling
with the problem OF a man who had been
In the almshouse for a lonc time. but went
over the line and registered ard voted In
Maryland Now lie has returned and insists
upon occupying his old quarters n the aims
house such men are valuable addition
TO our electoral body
A ST Iouis court has just decided. In the
band and wi q earn bv their combined l1bor~
belongs to them Jointly ard cannot be con-
sldered the sole and absolute property of
the husband. There Is. perhaps. ~ claim
provoked more antagonisn than thar tho
Joint earnings OF husband and wife should
belong 10 them Jointly and tho" should en-
JOY equal rights in them This il not tho
Louis Judge has rendered n new and I'm
portant deC sion, which ouyh: 10 bs carried
10 tie ST prene Court Of the United States.
The bill. which was rejected by a vote Of
2 10 in tho House OF Representative, last
week 10 give honorablr discharged soldiers
the preference on the civil service list. would
have barred OUT women forever more-but
that Is not why it was defeated
IDA UUsTID HARPRR.