The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-09
THE CAUSE OF WOMAN.
,,n,,y. ". c. T. us CONTINUOUS
in'yrB CAuPAIGS ron W0oLLEf.
u.,, Abnormal Religious Tendencies rat
~ p~rsetiesI U.e-nI'' Diss''' sound ADVICE
49,. Counseliors for Chautaudua
-,' souav. May Hope TO Vote some Day.

n.e Counsclors TOT shh""upu@
atom, sauaws May Hope to Vote some nay
-, ~ u.n that on the eve OF a Pre'i-
80 o,,i.ou would attempt to secure tho
oo'.. NJ 10. candidate by means Of nm END
su.,,sr chain" would subject Itself to thede
Hp ~ ,re world. \ body Of women making
rso" r. .ara method should arouse the
U.s. " ,n. rr,yidrd the conditions Of tho
sa"' -. v,r, Identical. II n party Of men,
wv ,.,, tie most improved weapons OF
STU warfare. should make an attack
- ,room.uck, they would DO objects OF
on,, ! party u women, however who
g -, other arms would be fully Justified
,s,,, bra1m,tiyks. Perhaps an apology
/" A., Cor .omparing prayers with broomsticks
-, ,ns farmer are Just about as effective on
go, d,y o.. the latter would be In an a.
81 W, 81, the vailed city Of Pckin. And yet
No. o,oycr. or nothing with women.
o,, ,u. attempt to influence tho approach
.o.,,o1 by continuous, prayer Is the legiti-
~s,, result of the training bestowed upon
n" f,r copiurie,. When representation
|.rsrrrert b.. arHiod 10 men they ngh' I'M
~ ~ a.. c.. H. They never have been taught
W., A. "a their duiy to submit TO tyranny and
"a.r,s Women always have been ad-
MIL Cha, submission l. their stronges;
~.,,. and I4 order to enforce this mandate
49, olIu-tr "a, been brought into play
go sunmi.,i1u not only would they prove
80, rl,lI.s 90 man, but they would find
L., favor With God. During all tho ages
=" or,rt, have been SPARED to intensity the
.,.,,s rIlre % woman. The exercise
80 a~r,.v.t.,, Ia, bcrl barred. in every d.
80, e,ropt that " religion and inevitably
i TO. sHr4 channel NnmQn'9
,,r-l,Y, tendencies have been abnormally
developed. encouraged and stimulated, When
"a, huma. instincts have cried aloud for a
larger lne she ha, been told that she would
s,d B., In heaven. when these instincts have
pro,e-,ed against this imposed powerlessness
70 grappla with the evils Of the world, she has
been urged To carry her trouble; TO tho Lord
and trI,' iu hi, ability To set matters right.
Now that the Indiana W CT l. decided
~ m,t1, u continuous prayer to take TINS
,pb|sr, OF the November election straight
h,ors the court Of high heaven. 1t is simply
and dlrectly and logically putting into practice
the combined teachings Of Mau and the Church.
Tho men Of the colutrr. vino feel a vital in
ters,t In the pending national issues. organize
themselves into parties. form club. make AMI
listen o. speeches, aTEu" with other men, ana
On eleruou du. with all IA" dignity OF indie.
H yardcgt, irar,boru manhood. they register
her optnIul at The ballot box where II IS duly
weighed and couut"i Boo ia" great result.
But these Prohibition women. who feel as
deeply on these questions as men possibly
could. What are they To dO' lhelr OWL party
has no u,o Tor them. nobody wants 70 hear
them speak, they have no political Influence;
they cannot vote Their intense interest IN
the outcome Of this election their sense OF
duty, their conscience, Will not allow them
10 remain inactive What then can they do?
obyious.y there j. but one ~thinC-Carry the
whole matter % the Lord And in order to
impress 10 upon linn, show their earnestness
tnd make II emphatic, they arrange TO have
large number send iu the same petition, Just
a. the politician got, "a, many vote, a. possible
for his ticket; these women are perfectly
sine, 70, perfectly logical. II 1t j. right TO ask
the Lord 10 relieve "a sick and suffering M
OF the family, IL o., rlcht 10 ASK hun To relieve
a sick and suffering country by furnishing a
Competent ply stefan IA the person OF Mr.
Woollsy II u j. right 10 pray that war. pcSti-
lence and famine may be averted, II IL right 10
pray for the defeat Of that Presidential can
didate whom these deyout women evidently
regard as worse than all these combined Our
nineteen centuries 81 false religious teaching
OF women hnds legitimate expression in the
.eudless prayer chan Of the ndian W. Z.
Z. L.
"Blt,' the politicians may inquire, would
you have lis Clo 'lo>' women he rover to vote
A. they PRAY t'r'Ully IL n a very great
p]ervers0u II the lrrrlplc- OF our republic
that one class should lo~~e~~ the priyIlC gt Of
giving 10 or Withholding from another class
the right d Misrepresentation Republican
men should not continue the injustice of de-
puyGg Republican women Of the ballot,
or Democratic men keep Democratic
women In q disiranChiset state through
fslr Of tie Prohibition vote. The protests
from both Democratic and Republican
women against this recent action Of the " &.
7 shows thl' not all OF this sex would vote
with the Prohibition party. The strength Of
The women ~ that party. seems especially
ioTnlda6!e only bec1u~r It Il organized. while
that ~ n" otlrr parties il not
IL uiglt almost be- questioned whether the
Tree Schools ut Ills country are a more potent
educator itGut Oh" ballot. To invest people with
responsibility Is the first step toward making
them equal to Il Every class upon which the
Franchise is conferred begins al once TO grow
pore, s"lt-resIRotiuC, more Intelligent and
broader in rs Judgment Of men and measures.
Nobody Of people ever at the beginning was so
well prepared for the suffrage as are American
women Not even our Revolutionary fathers
" education, travel, culture and knowledge
eNhe world were equal to our women II TODAY
hhe percentage "i i~NItcracy among them is less
than among our men. and this discrepancy il
Increasing Our literary clubs, our study
cas- 81 ss,.- ~ mGyrments in the direction
COMPOSED Of women And vet in I'M
Outstanding and breadth Of view OF public
question, asa class they are deficient, because
tlhs domain il practically closed 10 them and
There Is ~ Incentive 10 inform themselves. II
! trle that many women lead a small and
,Nools existence many are PERVERTED from
l.r' .'' 49, Nv INV INV VI wealth. anu Social |
INSTRUCTION. many ara narrowed by religious
tiIeri!tion' but the de"p current Of divine
gseoIteni and a desire for something better
rnndlng is way among them all, and ever-in-
ceaShg thousands are Illustrating 10 the
ss,orld ,nndredm"d-Ot capabilities. George
hIlot mat greatest philosopher Of her sex,
,,elNd ne cry of advanced womanhood In
these malohle's lines.
WHAT'S my soul 10 me- without th. voice
ssi'gllch i'cCdom'-gtye II one grand touch
b.q maa, u n0by human Prlsoned now.
Iulnrdlh 81! ihr petty miTlcrcS
.aNslW9mln EGCgledgc. that will At the world
go, rotars ~ . man ! can do nAught
b.N,i man what million women do
suIdIIdse among ths crowd and feel nv life
hHIlg hron Tie world without response,
TtaIng vim passion through an Insects horn
unlmovr'a mllct seed labDriuusly-
ufNth made M fuy1l-wr0uCht me out
MulsNbllr nriNh toward prominence,
Eauttlrf} channel 81 my soul converge
rI.He LgA Junction and then hung me- down
aIs Ltfa 00g ] might turn tn SublleSt pain
.luyfh passion give, thc rebels right
tNnld iehN ard dc IN twenty worlds
Svont man bear the yoke Of thwafted life,
ArcIs' .tuN' turned into Keen diStAste.
bhuhgei ~ sausA"d but kept alive
nTSsnlne n lAnguo' hall a century.
~ e W''Il low J., bit a rack ~ threads
tvINlNl ana cNIff me- Into pettineSs
q ,aSs'y INgH'd content The placid mask
VNonthS m.srry,
az naners have INDUCED in many sarcastic
I.uNhS - 70 the WAY Mrs ANNA l. nIgga