The sun., 1901-07-28

oAis q not to b the case. then. indeed. b the
= We Ss.,S Hoss s ssisvpu.!y xronssd BY having
Il tSs. opnSS: shss SpeS Is. s. should
help, support t6s family The learned jarsis
overlook entirely the, vital function Of ma
oa: UaS ssn Srss e.. or g.s9. sp.
The mother should Be c9mpsiled 70 do the
s9d r0Ts Of the
standpoint, for her sake and the childrens.
she should be spared from this a. much a.
possible; How infinitely more Injurious
b!lity Of bread winning during these years.
The fact that because OF dire poverty. vice
and ignorance she |: sometimes PLACED In
pored. and there could not bs a greater
calamity than for law and public sentiment
70 knowiedge the Justice OF such condition.
men Ia declaring that marriage J.. like all
other civil contracts and the parties t3 u
have equal cares and responsibilities. This
which man can assume wholly to Offset the
responsibility Of childbearing-n which
com prises its pains. risks and penalties-none
EHen the he snoasnce of al. peril may 3.
fraught with the greatest danger. NO. mar
rtage as a civil contract never can hold both
psrtie. to 4 in exact equality or impose equiv
alent liabilities upon each
II men do not wish 70 drive women away
from matrimony: II they do not desire to
ss% 81 IN When Ssy have
M them Si duty ,ns Sep
support the family BY labor OUTSIDE st the home
they will get enough out OF marriage to com
pensete for the sacrifices II may require.
Should the time ever come when the law
sible with the father Tor the financial sup;
port Of the children whom they risked life and
health 70 bring into being, they WI nnd q, sure sure
The editors Of the country are getting
dangerously excited. considering the e'ate
Judge Palmer OF Denver that "a female ha:
as much right TO seek her enjoyment ana
happiness In the taking Of a glass % beer
,y ~SSssy oransncs a. 'ss esnnos % forbid the saloon
keepers from selling liquor TO women Oi
course. this Ia quoted az one OF me aTiui
have this privilege IN many states S,%a, where
they have not the privilege ol the ballot
As an abstract right II certainly peionss
40 40 ssy 70 nSsrs T. taste for
as is q boy, but thus far public sentiment
and private environment have been OF
Many people hold the opinion that nothing
would be 40 effective In checking intemper..
snOe among men as the knowlsdgs ttnt that
this habit-just as a father is sometimes
reformed by seeing HE son in fair way TO
become q drunkard. In the case Of women
il would be a costly experiment which society
cannot afford to have made
But when It comes TO question Of right
man is not entitled TO monopoly OF the
slsss of beer ana or WhisHsy even II. Con-
stjtution OF the United States does limit
these -inslienable- rights to men only.
II seems that Homestead, Pa, is governed
by a burgess and he has issued an order as
follows: Women out shopping saturday
night will not be allowed to stop and gossip
on the streets In the business sections OF
uossipins is bad at all times and places.
but how Ia his Honor going TO enforce this
order? Can he prevent free speech VIII
he have a policeman at hand to listen to the
conversation Of every two women who stop
70 chat few moTstss' sna now pni saa'I n ne
sibly he is not going 10 permit women TO
converse at all on the streets. This really
is worse than 81 PanIs proh,oit,pn OF Their
burgess intending TO put a stop TO the men
and boys congregating on the street corners
and conpenting on the women AS they pass
BY? VIII he break up the knots OF men in
front Of the saloons who indulge In con versa
tion considerably worse than xosslpI Or
Is there one sauce for the itoniestead goose
and another for the Homestead gander?
In a speech made few days ago by Presl-
dent ShafYer to the striking iron workers
tlon:
IF the American workinsman would get hi. share
of tho pronts Of that which he prod he Will have
TO learn vote The labor organlrsuon Of Vie future
must be an organization tor the ballot, ana when
wr learn stand together al the polls then viii the
men who seek 70 be our masters learn w fcsr US
This applies no less To working women.
The " hole secret OF the workin gmen. strength
lies in the possession Of ballot. without II
their ORGANIZATIONS would soon be crushed
out Of existence, and they know It, Why then
do they not demand this power and protection
for the women who toll by their side?
The ". c. 7. Y. OF Florida are rejoicing
greatly because they have secured from the
Legislature OF that State a bill raising the
age OF protection" for girls from 10 70 ~
wears In order to secure this they obtained
the Endorsement OF the State Medical Asso-
citation, state Pres Association, presidents or
cole ges, over a hundred teachers. as many
pbysIcans. many religious and other or
ganizations and q petition signed by 1900
citizens. ,,
What a commentary on the Legislature
that all this should be- necessary
The attention OF tho Hon Joseph W. Bailey,
who announced through Harpsr's Bdfdr that
women never could he parliamentarians. Il
called to the fact that Mrs rquhart Lee OF
Chicago has been appointed to the chair OF
parliamentary law In the niversity OF Cali
fornja IDA Hustled HARPER.