Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-26
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Sheffield. June 25..The echoes OF the
Mothers Congress stlll llnger. Ida
Hustled Parker runs" woman's col-
umn in the New York Sun. In 1t she
says:
Then there is the Iowa State Regis
ter whose editor hakes the thought OF
woman suffrage as that other fellow
does holy water, but who gushed all
over the editorial page every day Of the
Months Congress.
'.'Of all things on earth motherhood
Is the most beautiful, adorable and sa-
cred, and. of all mothers, the American
mother is the queen. Every
thing was managed to perfection and
we must congratulate the ladies' upon
the thorough and business-like manner
in Which they conducted matters
AS we sat and looked on at the unusual
and inspiring scene Tuesday the
thought came to US, what greater hon
or could a woman ask than to sit in
that presiding officers chair at the
head of such a congress-; and then the
thought of why should some women
prefer to fight for seat in the state
house of Representatives or senate
rather for the honor of presiding over
a congress of mothers, or for the honor
of being delegate to such meeting?'
For the same reason. perhaps, that
some men would rather be representa-
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rather be senator's than ministers of
the gospel. Only one woman out Of our
16,000.000 can preside over a national
mothers congress. unless some more
are organized, and there are women
5perverse enough TO think that they
could bring about the very things these
delegates were aiming at far more
quickly and surely by holding seats in
the state house or having some voice in
Eelecting the men who fill them. The
editors of just one generation ago..
however, would have had nothing but
condemnation for woman presiding
over any kind of an assemblage in a
thorough aud businesslike manner
and for the hundreds OF delegates who
We're neglecting their husbands and
children to attend even a mothers con-
gress. The world moves and the preju-
dices melt.
For some reason, perhaps because
of the heat of his compliments. the
Iowa EDITORS milk of human Kindness
suddenly turned sour. and he thus be-
gan a column of condemnation OF Mrs.
Stanton, Miss Anthony and the other
suffraEists:
:. Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton is not
in attendance at the Mothers Con-
gress. She has devoted her life to the
cause Of woman's suffrage, and has
been one OF the extremists who have
kept that cause unpopular with the
majority of the people. but she has
never labored for the improvement Of
the homes.
One of the facts in this connection
which might be mentioned is that Mrs
Stanton herself raised seven fine.
healthy children to5manhood and won-
anhood: that she was a most faithful
mother and an unsurpassed housekeep-
er. All these children are devoted to
her. She is spending her declining
years tenderly CARD for by two of
them while third makes the long
Journey from England every autumn
to visit her. As Mrs. Stanton Is In her
S6ih year, and lives in New York, natu-
rally she was not in attendance at a
meeting in Des Moines. but she sent a
strong and earnest letter which ought
to have stirred every mother to the
depthssnf her soul.
What an ungenerous. unfhanly and
sinexcusable paragraph that is. 1t and
the many like 1t which are constantly
oh, NJ n,,lS, 1t1t
the most profound Ignorance both Of
the suffrage advocates and their prin-I
ciples. There never has been a woman
in all history who has pleade for Wife
hood and motherhood and the sacred
ness Of the nome as has Elizabeth Cady
stanton. There never has been a con-
vention OF women. met for any pur-
pose whatsoever, which has presented
stronger or more philosophical address,
es in relation to wives, mothers, chill
dren and domestic duties than are
heard at every suffrage convention,
| and we're made FOR years before any
of these newer organizations were even
dreamed Of. Ninety-nine women ask
the franchise for the protection Of the
home where one asks it for any other
purpose. The only difference between
the women of the Mothers Congress
and those of the suffrage conventions is
in the different stages of progression.
Both have the same aims and pur-
poses. but the latter believe these can
| best be secured thru the power Of the
franchise. and the former have not yet
Preached that point"
!! Some of US who are woman suffra-
sgists gladly admit that this column is
ably edited.
| The c. & N. ~. railroads arrange
ment for having two way freight trains
leach way each day. on a division. is q
4 good thing for both the business men
and the travelling public. What Is now
/ known as the merchandise train starts
sgoing west from Clinton, and going
least from Bone. The same crew works
the entire distance. But another train
called the way freight also covers the
same number OF miles. The forme,
handles all Of the way freight and the
Halter does all the switching. The con-
4 sequence is that merchants receive
their goods promptly. Perishable stun
lis delivered at certain hours as regu.
Ilarly as tho sent by express. And tbs
travelling public who use these trains
4 for short distances can figure on Their
4 arrival and departure almost a.
promptly as passenger trains.
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