The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-01
MERE MANS HOPELESS CASE.

!. , DBsd Second" In the Race with
4 Woman and Exists by Suffrage.
ssv York Sun.
HI Is Tsln to hope for any long reaction
II Malt Of Mere Man. He has been going
ssn Dill for years, His goose IS cooked.
ID b bad second In the race with Wo-
|sn she has won. She may be mag
l1nOSS He will have to be meek He
5llaI b. sutferance only. More than one
precious female lsrynx yels that he must
sa1ihilSted. 1t Is the more surprising
f y welcome, therefore, to hear one hindiy
rs pleading for the poor downtrodden
|l3
before the CtvitAs club, described as the
& 1E exclusive organization OF women in
<NaEIn Mira Charlotte Perkins Gilman
l,EA Tor this permanent defendant, Mere
IN hhe thinks thai hes oyerwoFkcd. lie
+ {sH 70 believe 80, ArA Gilman asserted
~. vale woman Is as capable as u0u
~ q bar share IN the worlQ work. she
pant DO l. She IS dependent upon man
La ioN. On account OF this dependence
fE Nnen and children, man has to gee
~ q the world much more than he pats
HfaE As things exist now, man is an tn
.f'siis expression Of the demands OF the
lae world" Poor. abused man. Just
Ia I'm little and You will see him Weep
~ own heroic la0ors. What might he
Become II he had leisure 70 grow TO his
stature Perhaps he might become
sIlln and ful! OF ad0rnu aut, like GER
n CHER male birds
\ = kind Of Mrs, Gilman to drop a tear
geFRctked man, but It Is far from kind
~ 70 encourage women TO work. Does
NtIt 70 Drive him out Of employment
sstaeft Does she want to stimulate
Ia Nltosorptlon, Concentration and
4 ~ lgpNuhg potencics Of women and
H. "a unapproachable feminine caste 2
she want to extinguish Mere Mani
~, ~ expand his chest with such poor
11as o. setsatistactlOu as are now pos
-ra.H nun, prattle about impedimenta
.a and quote fatuouSly he travels
ns,est who travels alone" Let him
Asgat perfect independence, and
ne Knows IN his glzzard that indie
u. ~ Nh good for him and that the
.lePendent the women are the
III aim Let him work and grunt,
- meanwhile about the eXtrava-
nm ' t.r,n use!essnness OF women; He is
m oct upon their ALREADY strong sns.
"a ~ mat their dependence" npon him
81, NIX Y ana humbng, what viii he loft
a IA OUT 70 crafty them by disappear
&, ~ MI, noase, that Chicago capitnl Of so.
f. ~; ,5tlss IONA Valance Of London. re-
i en- = Illman's theory by lecturinG
economic Dependence Of Mar
HI nm Y', ss; Miss Valance nverred
7A 500 49, Food grounds, that "all mankiut
5. NhHomlcally dependent lIpon woman )
l.s.,sssalhe time, woman is NOT usually
3ttos ~ financially. Now 1.-The fnancia
I'm sBsna,the working woman depends ~
r. Tbs..s position ~ wives nnd moth
ts sns lore we must raise tho moth
o,as, !, sense of her financial valu,
fskirs , ralse the financial value II III,
y W. s,mAn. The financial rights o
In ~ ehd mother must he nrnvided for
t,is 'ney he provided fort ny tn
~ \, must be certain amount Sc
flnsB, nv VIE and mother by he gov
III p fro,, IrIe should he q hOmnmakers
Nc a. ,muFh every woman sh0nld re
f.ph 4 pShe on condition that IN
III iir f-'sicai'y sound and her home I
ssoITI. opposition Is Ingenious although q
h n I, ents might ho douA+ful A
- msns uperlor 10 that jocoso schem
tsslers legislators. the taxation q
as;'pg IN sense. II NAV no though
EVE Ni.h married women 10 includ
Il H. puNne snals and hospitals ana OTIS
sisr ses1,, WORKS hut Miss Valance
Blown ma q, V'N pleased Mrs O.
iif ssto. indppeudpnt" Mrs Rlecl
,sYst ~ 'thn State can plsre IN
liri" Wsue on woman as a nom,
~ vhv -. ios Wells Barnet wanted '
'ssyicgs.I nan Y also should not be paid n
sst tor y me nation We thank Mr.
ag out AZ us g Kind words, and wal
oa.si nat Nh house, cheered ny n
e ~ e Nah has still friend {