The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-17

Will not finally do, and there is, there
fore, no use in quarreling about il IF
they are at liberty to play baseball
and wear clinging skirts, 1 see no rea-
son why they should not wear gowns
ana clamor for Judgment from a ju-
uclal umpire. The sad feature about
1t Is that some poor struggling barris-
ter will in all probability go down be-
lore this unwonted competition, and
Womankind in general thus be deprived
OF the prospects of a good husband
VINO might have supported some one
of the sex.
Il decline to commit myself until /
md that they will not be admitted, but
in matter of this kind 1 have a
great respect for the judgment of the
younger bar, which seems to be unan-
imous, if not gallant. On a doubtful
question like this, l cheerfully defer
to the opinion of those who know
more of the subject than 1 ever did
or ever will know. And as the
younger bar will doubtless have the
opportunity to marry. them, they ought
to be allowed to say whether the OPP
portunities for talking should be re-
stricted or extended. If 1 had my per-
sona1 opinion on the subject it would
doubtless be in effect that a woman
is seen to greater advantage rocking
a cradle than in hammering a law
book-unless she can do both at the
same time"
Capt. Gordon Against 1t.
Capt William w. Gordon, Jr., also
expressed himself as opposed to the
admission of women to the practice.
II believe in women being admitted
to various occupations and avocations,
and 1 think that certain features of
the law could be attended to by them
with considerable success, but l think
that it would be as appropriate for a
woman to don a uniform and perform
military duty as to mix with the rough
element about the Court House and
endeavor to sustain herself there.
I'm New England where women are
IN the majority, which forces them to
seek a livelihood rather than have
husbands to support them, it is well
enough for the question of their adj
mission to the bar to be seriously con-
sidered, so as to enlarge her oppor-
tunities of making a living, but in
Georgia where the men outnumber the
women, there is no occasion for a sin
gle woman to resort to the bar for
pleasure or relief"
Mr.. oliver FavOrs 1t.
Mr.. Francis Med. oliver favors the
passage of the bill, though he does not
advocate woman as a trial lawyer or
advocate.
"a woman should have as much
right to practice law as a man." he
said. "She has as much right to prac-
tice law as to perform the duties of
a stenographer and typewriter, and if
she has to resort to the law for live
lihood there is no reason why she
should not be allowed to.
II favor giving her the right,
though 1 do not favor her practicing.
Give her that right if she wants it,
but if she avails herself of it her
beauty of character will be destroyed.
The mental and physical strain Incl
dent to the practice would wreck the
nerves of any woman who undertook
to be a trial lawyer or advocate.
There is not woman in the state of
Georgia., in my opinion, that would not
swap a position before a typewriter or
lawyers desk for a position as house
wife. However, if she be not so fortu-
nate as to be the head of household
or to be otherwise provided for as she
should be, every avenue should be
open to her for earning a livelihood