The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-04

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Girls Play Base Ball--our Women
Vote, be Elected to office-or What Is
the True Adjournment Of Women2 Text
Psalm 144: IL.
Our CONS may be as plants grown
IN in their youth and our daughters
may he as corner stones polished after
the similitude OF palace"
In discussing this momentous sub
ject, am not unconscious of the duty
of the hour, nor the popularity OF the
modern idea of the true adornment Of
woman. | however have this consola-
ton. that ! have a popular subject,
though my sermon may prove to be
very unpopular To- some OF our TWEEN
|tieth century women.
was prompted 10 preach this ser.
mon by the discussion of woman snff-
rage" in the Daily Bulletin and the
game of Sunday baseball played In our
city by what some call the Boomer
gang"
Shall Our Girls Play Baseball.
The Bible is the rule and guide Of
our faith and | shall endeavor TO dis
cuss my subject from biblical stand
point, and I do not expect the infldel,
the agnostic, the Atheist, the unba
lever in our religious and moral code
Ito agree with me or believe anything
may say Some of our modern men
and women have outgrown the Bible
standard of morals and refinement and
as a result they no longer believe In
the polished refined womanly woman,
but take the position that woman has
a right 10 be physically equal with the
man. even to the extent of wearing
"bloomers and playing baseball.
To the Question-Shall our girls be
come professional baseball players
every true and cultured woman
ANSWERS thousand times no. Such an
experience as the city of Cairo had on
Hast Sunday is disgrace 10 the fair
and sacred names "girl," daughter"
sister wife, sweetheart. mother
IIt Is a blot on our civilization for our
men and bows TO so dasecrate our
American sabbath by engaging in
professional game on Sunday, but Tor
the fair and modest girls of our civi
llized and Christian nation to so far
forget their true adjournment as 10 al
low themselves to be advertised IN the
pre rs as the "Bloomer Nine" come in
10 a strange city and play a prsfeS-
sional game of baseball, is enough 10
cause their departed ancestors 10 turl
nsr Sunday
of baseball after the similitude OF
Cairo's last Sundays game must be
very appropriately termed base, Wha}
of the woman who will so far forget
herself at to attend such a gamey
ask the question and give my congre-
CATION the privilege of answering IT.
Let me say that not one OF mar
'Bloomer Nine" were Cairo girls. am
glad that Cairo girls are too highly
lcivilized. christianized and cultured 10
participate in game of Sunday base
ball. No a thousand times no, our girls
shall not play baseball Our American
girls shall be as corner stones polish
cd after the similitude of palace
Shall Women Vote and Be Elected to
Office? M
have never been. an advocate OF
woman Suffrage" | do not think
that our women ought to have right
10 vote and TO hold office. Ii we had a
mon partisan government and 1hor-
Ioughly chrsIianized civilization, then
II might be believer in Woman SUN
+ age" Biit a. long as We have partisan
notifies and a legalized rum traffic
our women ought never to become
Office seekers. Many vital questions
arise in the mind Of thinking public
concerning this modern topic Do our
women want to vote? BY large ma
iority. No. Have they the intellectual
qualifications A. much so as men
Have they the moral qualifications 10
vote and hold office? More so than
men. Have they the physical ability
to vote and hold office? They have not,
How would II look to elect one or the
fair and cultured women of Alexander
county to the Office of Prosecuting
Attorney. Sheriff or Probate Judge?
The advocate Of Woman Suffrage
will say, 1--WE women don't want TO hold
office" We would never become office
seeker. all We want Is the right OF
franchise. bur we may answer, some
of our women have already become
office seekers and few are already
office holders. II has often been said
hat II we had national Woman Stuff
rage" the liquor traffic would be
wiped from the face of the contin ent
and our corrupted ballot box would
become absolutely pure That Is a
problem yet to be solved and has not
proven a success in the states where
woman Suffrage prevails. want 1t
that | am believer IN !
woman's rights. first and last. but not
a believer in Woman Suffrage" Poll |
tics corrupted by the liquor trafic /
have corrupted many an honest. up |
right man anG Is It not Biblical to say
that "a little leven leaveth the whole
lump" Unles. it can be proven that
woman superior 10 the man, would |
II be unjust to say that in order for
her TO maintain her superior moral |
qualities she had better not seek the /