The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
IN awhile God does call a Miriam or a DeDorah'
the doctor sa w, and then continues.

~ $50 s'''
Bu, these are the exceptions GENERALLY, Dofcas
would rather make n garment Tor We poor p"> Nv
brcca would rathri fl the trough OF We Gan'r'n ian
nah would rather make "A coat Tor samuel lhr htDItN
maid would rather give a prescription lOt NhAhah >
l'pfoSy' The woman N Satrpta would ia,hL, YAM, n
hiew sticks 10 cook n meal fOf ihnllshtd h.lhh Ih"p,
would rather carty a letter Tor ihr INSPIRED apnN,ir-
Scriptures. his Is \ HShu with q ven on
Let Dorcas and I.becca and Hannah and
ph"b' do these things II they prefer g. bu' nnh'
does not necessarily mean that Miriam ana irp
Orah must feed the camels and spin VI" "'"u
and perform n" duties Of me r,S,mnn hhn.,,
qualified u do m the world. II she makes y Nus
TAX" she will nnd II ont, but !, Is not man : pro.
me" h. decide what III" Is called T. 90 any mtn
Than II ~ woman ) business - hN MS spil't" 'ot
HIM, Herr Is another paragraph from ms yer
mon, which the hund reds 81 wonen present were
expected o. swallow without protest
when | sec a woman struggling for political prefer
mcnt Try Ing to iorCe her way on up To ronspiculttN,
amid the masculine drmagogurS. ~ho, STAND "lth
Ssoilen nStS ana b%loodSh9l ~ rS ana ptsllrr",s onsIh
10 guard the polls wanting 10 90 through lLr luhlrt,
ism ana %dtnlrmcni Of popular soycf,lgnS, who crawl
up from the saloons greasy and foul ana trIiLih
60, cred To decide questions Of Justice and order ana
press through all that horrible scum In gri To pubic
place aud power, | say; An what a pity Nashu
has lost her VEN
Isn't tina, Talmagean? And yet this is tina
same DR.. Ialmage who, a short time ago was
t-sufying from PERSONAL observation IN iaSni Oh
woman suffrage IN Hew Zealand, the que,
blNfIlN ~ lillN tHF l'Nl' ''''
about the polls and the beneficial effect oi women
in politics. This frIghtlul portrayal VIII hH some
thing Of a SuTpriS. in thU-r States where. wohl'H
vot.. II 1t be trln that the questions OF lustice
and order and civ ilizatIun ar" decided by dema
gogurs with swollen fists, MoodShot eyes ana
I~stiirnus breath and by popular so'treishs
who crawl up from the saloons greasy ana Ioui
~ go y the ballot box and demand the opp2I,
tunlty 4, say" their country. \ashu would
much better DO doing this than sitting around
with her veil Oh making a coat Tor Sannue' or
prescribing for \aaman' leprosy.
In this connection | am reminded Of the account
Of the women's voting in 'ew orleans given at
the recent suffrage convention IN Washington
by that lovely and gracious Woman, Mrs. thnu,
line r.. Nerrick, wife Of louiSianas honoreN
thief Justice. After describing the camHalsn
shr said, with a little break IN her voice W hen
we went ~ the polls we were touched ~ the very
heart IL ~ae the preparations the men had mace
for US, everything swept up BOUQUET, on I'Mfns
ON the table and n piece Ut mating spread from
the booth ~ the sidewalk. They wanted the
women feet n II p on something clean.
This always will ~ the case. Men do not
love women because they are ignorant or because
they are dependent OF because they ar dlS'ran
chiSad. They love them because affection t'
tween the SEXES Is as natural as seeing or bTpeth,
ing or think ing, and there Is as much NOR "'
II In the world 10 day than ever before ms lhrre
are more men and women. The respFett0 Tor women
is far nore universal AZ present than at any pre-
vinuS time, and YET in all ciy1lDd countries they
nave lar RTtAk I lDtrN anu w WhNh H"'' ~
public life. This respect IN stronger and more
manifest in the United States than IN any other
country, and yet our women are iat more no
yancsd" in every way than all Others. At each
forward step they have been assured that they
would become less womanlv, less lovAbl", bu'
men give no evidence Of thinking them 50. II
the progressive, up todate mar OF today were
act down Amonr the ,imid, shrinking, clinging
sim pering. uneducatnd, helpless girls Of a cen
fury ago, he would find them lnsuiIerably stupid
and uninte resting, lie would long for the girl
on a bicycle. the girl In the college class room,
the gin earning an Independent salary, and he
wouldn't care II every one Of them was 81 her
way - the polls with 8 ballot in her hand. II
Is not because women have been restrained oil
these wears that they have managed ~ keep the
love and respect ot m-n. This power lies within
the woman h rs-lf, and she will take care IA hold
fast what ~ IL apt 10 consider the greatest III NJ
in the world"
IDA Hustled HARPER.