The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08


car receive intelligent sanction thai
fails to yield to genuine womanhooo
the highest place among the socia
agencies that refine humanity anc
make the world better. And of course
it is equally certain that the nearer
social conditions approach perfect eX'
cellence the more tender and carefu
Will be the homage and consideration
accorded by all decent men to unper-
verted womanhood. If, however, these
sentiments are to indicate spirit OF
true and sterling manliness they must
rest upon something better than the
shallow gallantry which, while profess
ing admiration for womankind, indul-
Ges in sort of plying liberation OF
feminine subordination and. frailty.
Thoughtful and right-minded men
base their homage and consideration
for woman upon an instructive con-
sciousnesS that her unmaSculine quail
tiles whether called weaknesses, frail-
ties, or what we will, are the source
of her characteristic and especial
strength within the area of her legiti-
mate endeavor. They know that il
she is not gifted with the power OF
clear and logical reasoning she has q
faculty of intuition which by shorter
route leads her TO abstract moral
truth; that if she deals mistakenly
with practical problems it is because
sympathy or sentiment clouds her per-
ception of the relative value of the
factors involved; that if she is unbuS-
inesslike her trustfulness and chart
tableneSS stand in the way of cold
blooded calculations: that If she is occa-
sionally stubborn it is because her be-
liCfs take a strong hold upon her; and
that if she is sometimes fitful and pet
ulant it is hut the prelude to bright
ra,af< no
know she is loving. long suffering, self
sacrificing aud tender. because God has
made her so; and with it all they
gratefully realize that whatever she
has or lacks, the influence and minis
trations of woman give firm roofing
and sure growth TO mans best efforts
The Places AssigIied to Men and
Women.
1t is a mistake to suppose that any
human reason or argument Is needfu
or adequate TO the assignment of tbs
relative positions TO be assumed by
man and woman i'm working out the
problems of civilization. This wa:
lone long ago by a higher intelligence
than ours / believe that trust il
Divine Wisdom, and ungfudging sub
mission to Divine purposes, will en-
able dutiful men aud women TO know
the places assigned to them, and vii
the sight OF God. 1t should also be
easy for such as these to see how wise
~ the work of human progress has
been distributed, and how eX-
,;ct.y the refining, elevatiug influence
of woman. especially in her allotted
sphere of home and in her character
Of wife and mother. supplements mans
strenuous struggles N social and po-
ltical warfare. In actual war it is
the men who go to battle, enduring
hardship and privation. and suffering
disease and death for the cause they
follow. They are desrvedly praised
for bravery and patriotism. 1t is the
mothers, wives and maids betrotned
who neither following the camp nol
lighting in battle. constitute at home
an army of woman's constancy and
love whose yearning hearts make mer
brave and patriotic. They teach from
ffar lessons of patient fortitude, and
transmit through mysterious agencies
to soldiers in the field, the spirit OF
endurance and devotion. Soldiers who
have fought, and those who praise OF
ettIogize them, never forget to accord
to woman the noble service of inspi-
ration she has thus wrought with
womanly weapons welded i'll her ap'
pointed place
WOman's Trucst Influence In Politics
So in political warfare, it is perfectly
fitting that actual strife and battle
should be apportioned to man, ano
tsslt the inuence of woman, radiatinl
from tho homes of our land, shoulo
inspire TO lofty aims and purpose:
those who struggle for the right
am thoroughly convinced that womat
,an IN no better way than this use
FULLY serve the cause of political bet
terment, ard preserve her present I'M
measurable power of good 1t is sane
lntelnSence, and not sentimental deluS-
ion that discovers between the relative
duties and responsibilities of man and
woman, as factors in the growth OF
civilization. a natural equilibrium, sc
nicely adjusted to the attributes and
limitations of both that it cannot be
disturbed without social confusion and
peril. 1t is therefore not sIlrprieins
that multitude of good American
men ana women. who certainly are not
lacking in solicitudc for their conn
try's welfare. are troubled lest this
equilibrium should be jostled out OF
balance by the dissemination of no.
tions which present a distorted view
of the saving grace of womanhooG as
a constructive influence and a potent
force i'm our homes and i'm the moral
activities Of our nation. These good
people believe that this swing grace
cannot be protected and perpetuatea
i'll it's ordained beauty and strength
except by protecting and perpetuatins 9
i'll their ordained loyalty and purity al
the distinctive traits and attributes ot
woman's nature. They repudiate the
idea that these things have been OUT
run by advance aud progress and
are longer worth saving. On
the contrary, their patriotic
thoughtfu,ness ,and cieaf intelli
gence lead them to see that.
now and for all time to come. the
work and mission of women within
the sphere to which God has adjust
ed them. must constitute the imnut-
able and Interchangeable foundations