The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-18
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There sr- SONS things ors l. r~e'urfsnt =
touch even ,of the sste ~ r%"fprtn." and amnns
them u such an address a. no on" del''r'"'
by th. Rev Thomas Di'on. u ~ N"w i0rt
a, T,.,,nt tample. Boston. ~, week. 80
pat~r> .ay 70 200 hrctthIeas audi'or-
I, iii d. ronrrlored that a 'rS c,rs sso
. dsbais In SOW yofS wa arranged between
tbi. Rev rhoma. Dixon. Jr, and 'te iiav
AIMS How Ard shaw when al" frq" to sIeak
.hs stated that ,he was 4, n los to know how
n ,.n,y A. nor Antagonist had d~acorded irtn
dsutis .hrr- q ~s-lf-resi cctine woman could
not follow This Boston discourS" shows
that he has no, yet succredod In reaching any
hish her around on what IL nprchensive!y
Known a tho woman question FIFTY years
AGO. whsn II wa first asitated. II WA a COM
mon thing for gentleman ~ The cloth ~ In
duLse In vulsar abuse and ribaldry TO espr"ss
their bitter hostility. but at the preeent day
Shs Rev Mr. Dixon stands clone among his
brothrsn 10 this style Of discussion. II /. a
matter Of regret that pr. George { 1orimer,
che honored pastor Of fremont Temple and
himself an advocate Of woman's en'ranchi'e
nent, should give Mr. Dixon this wide OBJ
portunity TO exploit his vell-known ideas.
There have been legislators in recent yean
who have indul9sd In cosrso illusions when
Y bill In the interests OF women WAC up lor
debate, but their constituents have retired
them to private life at the first opportunity.
unfortunately tho Rev. Mr., Dixon has no con-
stituenoy. and SO long as n Boston audience.
which u supposed to set the moral pace for
the rest OF the country. receives such n lecture
with oonvulsions OF laughter" there 4. not
much hope that Il will he e1punRed by the
public censor 81 other cities in tho East. We
win hazard the orinion, however. that II the
D., NJ Di,on oan ce, ,hls lectu-e on Tile
y, -. -. .oa,h or,.u =, ,hs
NeW woman past 'ho hc"nh ou'co'' w NV
Western ctis II will be hlssd by tho au-
di.rc>a Thev NAV not have attained Tho
top notch in culture but they have reached
che stage where thoy can consider woman
SURFACE from sous other standpoint than
49,. =, q. .,.n ..,d ,ha, r,i,,.,srs
mat OF sex "" o''eh sa'u 'hau Hi"'''e
are no better than other men. When euch
h, IN. CASE they would better step down out
oi the pulpit we 90 nov hnass a mah ooneso
professor who Il not the intellectual SUI erior
80, ~. 800 - u.,ven- bu, "a
only 70 point tho ro'u 10 heaN'h ous W
elead the way BY defeating his NE to the
"nhss,' xr.aair ahnn,,on.
. feAoer OIL meh' 49, eei'Na"' ~
10 have one Of this profession reduce the entire
cues,ion ~ younn's enfrancheemen TO that
80 80, .,,,ac,ion- and n. r..ults which
1eVel OF sex a'ra'''on d V 'osu4s WIN"
marks tho horizon OF the heV, Ar. DIXON .
views. Here Is a choice sentence:
s.ramau. nhra,os,, AVA MAN.
nan - p"'s'nou'' pls'"''' - Ne
.,d loy.d through c.nturIs, Mi sbe had won
rim IN nonognnou. union. she made II.
.n .,r""
Tho conclusion Is then druwn that when
woman begins to vote man will return to polys-
amy. Perhaps this Ia the reason why a major
ity Of the men in those four Western States
where she does vote are In favor OF woman
suffrage but II is a little singular that II is
posed 10 il and tho most respectable cla.se,
who defend Il. At the late election the women
polygsmist out Of national legislative halls,
y would relieve a good many %qn1ioy. minds
else OF school suffrage hy women viii drive
men back to a state Of polvcany. as II would
he no especial sacrifice 20 give up this small
prif' ths, ra snnf I thsn run Nil Ih san rd't Ii. history o,
primitive races he will find That both men and
women originally we're p~olysamists. and that
his child rem and hand down his name and prop-
erty. He was 50 we'll pleased with his method
right to these child rem ard deJriving the mother
Of all possession. She has had to keep on
,lovinsa him With might and main for several
grant her Al least an equal guardianship, and
has not vet succeeded. oh, no. men never
nave DRen ana never VIII De -lOkANN INTO mon
oEamy. They themselves may love ono nerson
enough to b.. faithful unto death. hut the nv
era ge monognnist l. one from n sense ~ honor.
self -reepect and prinoiple. which would I've I'm
nowise affected BY the enfranchisars ont ~
women. The ratio Of morality is lust as gree,
among men I'm those four Western STATES n.
In any other four which can be named in snv
part OF the country.
Here Is another fns attract from ,his ,eacher
Of the divine gosrel.
.If women are brought 70 ths halls n, ec,s-
lstIon the power OF scy attraction NAV r.-,Il.
In the worst corription the world has eyor
seen. Women rulers never elevated tie " orId
as ia shown clearly enough in The record ~,
Catharine ~ Russin. willie tho cYumrle a,
,Juiius Cs.sar and. alas ~ one n ,be tncst .hl.
and brilliant statesmen eycr sent 70 our Mi.
OF Congress, show the terrible mower Of sew
attraction. when unchecked. over even Tina
Vreate-, os men"
one really reed. an sn.iser,lc #, oo,no INTO
thi. TnfSrtunaiely we nre ,uahla 70 ,eIl
shich one 81 The -brillInn, .io,.srr.n" NJ
DiYon refers 70. but one Thing is certain Ia
Aid nor fnd mia roverful -ntTrac,ion" in ,ja
shaIis Of ierisIq lion Tor no rCrI.n ,ro MI
yrit,od a., eItL.r Ho'so ~ ,o,g,o.s r. r.
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