The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-21

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greed which in our own midst renders
us ready TO seize even the bounlies that
nature and natures Col intended tor
all, and converting them into private
property.
There are men in our own fair city to-
night who II they had 20 IN their power,
would convert lhe very atmosphere it,
self into private property. and IL they
| could get a corner" on Ii would attach
meter to your wlndpipe AMI charge
| you for breath BY the cubic yard! In
Justice sits crowned and radiant IN tri-
| Wnph over the fundamental rights of
man. Dens OF temptation and OF death
set their aluring sn3res along the brill
| liant sidewalks of your forrest streets,
and catch and hurl 10 ruin the ingenious
youth enough lutbued wa.h genius, love
and hone And these places are tortl :
fed, buttreseed. protected nv licenses and
law Yes, law! Mans rights are taken
from him and he lis hushed as an agFta-
tor II he asks bow. 10y whom, or why It
was done.
The dangers OF the times have reused
woman and he goes forth 10 conquer
the worlds sin, misery and poverty. But
knowing that knowledge is power she
demands that equipment which only ed
ucation can give SIZE demands The ma
| terlal OF war; She needs as arms not
4 only "the sword Of the spirit ont
/ money TO run the business. She has
learned that prlyers are the wings on
/ which the soul may mount 10 Cod but
/ potatoes save the starving; hat book
marks may look well on the wall OF tne
! moneyless widow hut bacon will silence
! the cry Of her children. She knows that
/ songs and smiles and loving words are
sweet, but not so warm as blankets and
! no, biscuit, nor so musical as the sizzIa
| of the cofieepot and the spatter Of boil
/ ing homiuy and rice. Sac needs ma
! terial. The world's goods must be ar
| cessble to her. TIC avenues leading TO
these stores must he open TO her leel.
/ Learning. art, Industry, employment, The
professions must smile at her approach
| and open wide to her their portals. Sae
must press her feet of mercy and OF love
/ upon their floors, until their powers aad
| privileges are hers then can she 20
forth fully equipped TO cut che Gorlian
Knot that ties the world in misery aad
wrong.
! This is ne preparation that our Fran.
cts Willards, Clara Rartons and Iuhi
ward tlowes have sought and DRAINED
and behold the grandeur OF their work
TO W1erc drunkenness, cruelty and
munger blot out the image Of our Maker
ana see such women as these angels OF
mercy binding up the broken heart with
words OF love, and bending over bruised
limos with bandsges OF physical relief
See them drop he tear az sympathy. the
WINE and oil OF material consolation. Hear
them sWeetly tell 10 sufferers the love
81 the Christians heaven. but see then
also ~ they buuut eously supply the need.
ed things OF earth. That's religion; tha:'e
thaTiiy. TRAITS business In lha nob;ra.
sense In which that much ahdsai word
was ever used
MI that woman needs as / believe. "a
conquer this fight Tor the worlds rafor-
nation is to be armed aud equipped as
the Jaw Directs Not the law that :
found IN Massachusetts and Texas Noi
iho law IN Massachusetts, which accord.
ing To one Of her wisest sons, robs ihf
women of that State of s. COO 600 annual.
~ Not the law In Texas which leave.
woman helpless and ruined AZ at an,
Tine aIer 10 years of age she makes N,
most unfortunate of all earths possiSt,
mistakes! Alas, how many cruel wrong,
lhlrtnch themselves behind law and "a,
be dtslodgcd only by the besieglng f,r,,,
OF humanity and reform. I.awi YES los,
INN loo years ago II was law In Eurla,,
! TOT woman to he 80 erslaved b> mar
nage tDat her husband could rnoosc HI,
associates, separate her from her rcla
yves, restrain her religious and person,
freedom and chaStlse her as a rhllli r,
2 nc tried for wife- beating pas .gi ma nv
q y AAtiitI iNNld lisl of hi
children by legacy or dead I'm NM Ia.
= came OF age and the guardlcp's svb
l suppressed the motherR she having N
= n'Sht over them, nothing save thclr 70
, hPe'l ana reverence, no right 10 thci
{ A'rNlees unless the child were ule.,tti
4 mate. The husband became entitled =
o lns MHes goods and chattels. The rent
n ana prott's OF her lands her earning
= and 10 the custody OF her person w.
Il tnan all IL MAS not unusual nor unlq,v
o lul lor tho husband to sell his wife l,t
n serVltudc. Llwl Do not talk % M, y
n rIbnts established by law If ;here
q 1uSthiug on eauth that Is ab,,rItol
IN lawless 1t is law, Law has made m, a
- slble for the lhcrtiue to work .rt /.
= more deadly than the murder NJ -"
y laughter II he will hut wait fur hor a,
|. toentn birthday II she be- To- ycar; :
~ We the law Ankles no adequate nepoit
n 10 her undoing ana he OUTRAGED "a rr.
only relief is his shotgun,
~ ~ hasazine OF November last ! hay
IL Jusl read; I'm thirty-scven States toJa
~ lIeo mother has no rights to n,
MnI,aren' In sixteen States a wife has /,
y IiSht to her eoruinghs outside tho Non
;" ~ olHhA states she has no right m n,
" own pllpenty after marriage In aovr
" states there IS no law compeIllpr F.. M,
d" No support his family. In All The state
V oNVFpi the four IN which women a,
Y voters, there "a discrimination again,
women IN the matter OF cmploynen, an
a. compensation az
louay women are taxed II thev ov,
n HPruperty' and their money is usod ,,tti
" oNt thclr consent We commit aeai,,
- mem the crime Of George Ill. arnin,
70 Ahe American colonies, taxatIon u,Itbo,
>, representation. "N"''
- 'but why do recall all those diam,
:. truths tonight? To show the need
= those r@orms that the Women's chri.
l. usn Temperance Union workers n,
r STRIVING 10 effect. All. my friends a
ID need retormers, and we need refor,, NJ
=, neeu men ana women who. looking dow
"a WIN almost Supramortal eyes oyer ~
or vast sea az human sorrow, wiA 60 Cor,
s. 70 rescue the pcrlshing, to restore M
W netgauded race their LOST rlghss al,
Us wrecked happiness, We need Ia run a,
Is una 10 begin again. in many imnorte,
10 ana tremendous affairs, And amonr ~
i guam wrongs that need and deserve IN !
q overthrown. none are more grleyous
IN our race than is the liquor traffic.
p Urged by the Women's Christian Tar
ne pefanoe Union workers, legislatures ha,
Va famed laws TO compel the impaftinV
g suehtihc instruction In our public school
OF ANA IN strict and faithful enforeeme,
e OF these laws, | think. Is founded IN
= brightest and surest hope OF success
your laoors. Lat Il be your aim 10 3,
Vnis instruction given as persistentlv.
- regularly, as fhoronghly as In arlthmet