The sun., 1901-06-16
HoxAX AND PUBLIC LIE.
woman Suffrage Advecated By an Emine"'
Roman Catholic Priest.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sw: society
10 a. a rule purer and better where men ana
women live, move and work together Men
I know degenerate and In fact lose all civliza.
tion where the gentle. refining influence Oh
woman Is wanting See the effect OF woman
presence on the German beer garden whero
husband and wife enjoy Themselves tosether
In a temperate. Christian manner. and con-
trast the latter with those drinking places
where a woman is never seen.
It Is evidently woman's sphere to soften
the wild rough ways Of society. as lar at
least as she may without detriment to her
special duties. Should she decide to take
part In politics. she will help to purify these
and then tho vast number Of men OF intelil-
eence and refinement who now avoid the
polls will take practical interest In gooo
government I hope that women will con-
s.rt to vote. as they do in England. for public
oc,cers For the life Of me never could
see that Blanche Of CASTLE. or Matilda ol
Cnnos,a. or Victoria Guelph were less ex-
emplary a. women for their being oil their
lives mixed In politics, and thinK tna' "
prcat onward step In the progress OF man.
kind will be made when every adult person
shall take active part In the government
lam In these days, men are as mad as Marcf
hares In the quest Of money. they need morai'
ity and religion. outside the temple door a'
well Ms inside. and It IA by womans aid tht
needs Of society will be met. , .o,,o n.
s., all the while that we claim home q,
the province Of woman. we noRe sor sme ,Sa, NAV
help US in political matters sn Senneray ia tV tyr nav a
with tho country, with the world women cai
not only go alone In the streets ana pni", .
but can even cross the OCEAN anu naSSt nriaSt 70
tour OF Europe Hence woman has a rig1I 10
the police respectful and efficient, 9blec-
tlonable resorts properly eontroiise1 istryr yfrr
department OF the government = properly
carried on. To give respectable ohH,,t'in !,
on AL these she should be edncated & ana ,bsso !, u
DS remarks a are addressed
or course, there may be some excitement,
| talk, alarm, at first, Just as there was wMhen M
"T cGiisfs . wSs SSs Tsa our enhoc S Colleges
| for women. That's always the way when
something new Is advanced: there would
be tremend9us protest ST., N for rTan0e Ws Win.
out ohaperon. as they do without remark
in New York and Baltimore.
have no fear that any OF these chahees ih,s
will do permanent harm. and look upon them
| as natural results OF Christianity, OF edufe,
ton and Of rational human liberty: Ley
us trust the instinct ofscT The true nntnahbH'; b's
! wife's. his daughters, his sisters respect
| and Difference, and they will aid the men by
the superior insight which they arc oiteh
| found to possess
We who have sustained these views for
many years are naturally Rratined at inc
| advance In the education OF CATHOLIC women
| and ut the prospect Of their using tho ballot
! Society we think will be out OF Joint until
DIS Erio Wsibliche is associated with the
masculine element In government, ana we
read With satisfaction In THR Sun OF May
/? last. how that great champion in the cps
copnte Of catholic education. the BlihoI
OF Rochester. bad said In his cathedral oL
| Nav 10: 1T fills me with JOY when THINK
OF the many changes that will be brough'
about when women have the right OF SUI.
frage Then they will defy m" politiclans
| and vote as any Christian ma1 should anc
| would vote II nc had the moral courage
| All men aro not loyal The. Catholic mer
dnre not assert their rights. But the womer
dare God guide them, .
FpwArD MCSwEENY.
MorxT ST. MARY's, Md. June IS