The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-15

YOURSELVES. In .Arkansas you may vote on
lScan option q r.: fS 'ns ~, 1ss19n .n 9st III II ySu
thilS.. In four States you may vote Tor Preei-
dent, but II you move over the boundaries "a
S Soy arr dIss Sss n y I.s.d S1 ". win NE tst tsr SH = Ks risht =
i nf : a. a'i l-sdisDatsSls 33.Ss that. ..o.p. n II.
four States whore the full franchise Is lncors
suffrage which women now possess could, be
Arbitrarily taken away from thom. ana tnoy
would Do entirely helpless TO prevent II.
few days ago the Supreme Court Of Tonnes
law Ia that STATE. The applicant Possessed
all the neosssary qualifications and had oIened
an oflce In Memphis. There 10 nothing unusual
deciding thus for the past thirty years. and
the only way In which women have been able
70 follow this profession has been BY carrying
securing a special law; and In order for them
70 appear before the Supreme Court OF the
United States an act Of Congress- was necessary.
the H poist T that women ~s si'e cannot nea' take one forward
yoaus man has prepared himself for bis vocation
II nia ne , he starts T f With sos I'm sv wom SaaAS ss@ Ha w' 70
favor. II sSs desire 70 study law Or medicine
p theology 9E pharmacy .; or SS s0aSs Or . even
pen who form the yovernirx boards. After
she is fitted for It she cannot praotios
law ,s ,st %sslda s:sm SassSS' % p R Dssml'issSSs s
consent Of synods and conferences e men,
common schools decide whether she shell
teach. She enters the hospitals - nurse only
BY permission OF the men who have control.
s%titudOn, charitabis Of penal, or ,ervs =
CHOOSE TO- allow IT, She cannot at = court
tribunal. In ali the industrial OCCUPATIONS
I SsY; e.. ;A sh sf Is a ,Sr inssr Hsp rs ss tH Tin Domain Sa = her
selves would rather die than have the con:
ditto; S,sSn' ~, rev .%:si.n and p v Snsny AZ S1Sef
injustice Of 1t. which has been almost more
than m could bear. IL strongly intensl;
fed now that the whole question OF persona
ths'p Rs1oiSdo mar ''f Fathers established the
principle Of individual. sovereignty, is ep-
plioatfon to the masculine half Of humanity
for more than q century. The events Of tbe
past two years. however. have reopened the
subject and the nation is beginning. to INQUIRE
ali This clash and clamor regarding the inherent
right Of these foreign peoples to govern thep-
selves, demanded by one party. conceded BY
the Otner, neitner ToCO8nLSs III Vac ot6usc1s
degree that this sans right u inherent IN tho
the. granting Of this principle 70 those ignorant
more force to the educated. lf-reliant, law
abiding women Of our own United states.
And vet, although the political platforms vie
with each DINER In promislny sell .representa-
ton. self government, to Cuban, Porto kioan
and Filipino men. II was not possible TO- get
one line In either favortng the right. OF the
American woman 10 represent herself in gov
ernment.
mately II must and will be, then all these other
determinations In the professions, the In
dustres, do. will pass away and be forgotten.
The press dispatches In forecasting what
would happen II Bryan were elected Presi-
dent, say that every Federal Office has been
apportioned in advance, the Cabinet places.
Ambassador and Consnlships. Supreme Court
vacancies. colonial positions. indian agencies,
sven the scrubwomen's places"
1t il very inspiring TO contemplate that OF
all the thousands OF Offices to be given out, no
matter who Ia elected, the only ones assigned
10 women are to scrub the floors. And yet,
II the positions are 10 be distributed In pro-
portion 10 the service rendered during the
campaign, II Is difficult TO see what claim
women have to be allowed even TO do the
scrubbing.
The trouble with the Empress Of China lust
now Is simply that she Is a "remonstrnnt,
IL she lived IN the United States she would
divide honors with Mrs. Francis Scott. Presi;
dent Of the Ant-Snfraeists Of New York. and
President Caroline Corbin Of Chicago
IDA Hustled HAMPER.