Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-05-09
Correspondent.

womanhood vs.. ''Woman's Rights
NORTH BRooKsvILLE, April Is, 'o5
To the Editor of The American;
IL YOU will kindly allow me short space
in THE AMERICAN, / have just few
words would like to say in regard to an
article read in your paper few weeks
ago from the pen OF one OF the leading
members of the Equal Suffrage league of
Hancock county. In this article she uses
these words or words to this effect;
ssWomen are looked upon by men and by
the eyes of the law as being in the same
class as idiots, imbeciles and untaxed In
dams"
II the author OF this article Is looked
upon in this light, we are sorry for her
and trust that ere long she will regain the
position that God originally intended her
to mold, but the rest Of US, the majority OF
mothers OF Hancock county, are prone to
investigate little are we acknowledge
that We are regarded in that way by our
husbands, our brothers and our fathers.
We read that the mother of our first
president took great care in forming her
boys character. She il was who taught
him first to obey, then to command, and
one historian, man, says of her; "lf II
be the hand that rocks the cradle that is
the hand that moves the world, then
what stupendous debt of gratitude this
nation owes to Mary Ball, the mother of
George Washington" And every true
citizen, men and women alike, say Amen.
The mother of Abraham Lincoln died
when her boy WIS ten years old, but her
mission Was ended, her work on earth well
done. She had started her boy on the
right track while she was slowly being
drawn down TO death in her poverty
stricken home by that dread disease, con-
sumption. There, under circumstances
that might cause the strongest man 10 fall,
there she taught him TO say in later years,
IAN that am or ever hope to be, l owe to
my angel mother" Whoever thought of
Nancy Lincoln as an idiot and imbecile or
an inferior7
The author OF Harriet Beeeher Stoves
life, says of her, ''She did more to abolish
slavery then any other one person." and
the whole nation rise up and call her
blessed.
One more incident. The greatest honor
ever given to human being was given TO
a woman, and that was when God placed
the infant Christ in the care of the Vir-
gin Mary. To woman was given the
sacred privilege of caring for Him in His
helpless infancy, and hers was the Joy of
watching His spiritual growth as il was
given to none other.
What these women have done, the
women are doing all over the world to-day
their duty. We clamor for ''equal rights.
We have them-rights that are sacred;
rights that are God-giyen. Because they
differ from those OF our brothers is no
garded as such. We cannot do everything,
and some one must train the minds OF our
children 90 make them strong 10 fight
life's battles. Someone has said that
'.Ciod made man to vote and woman to
make man TT to voten.
have nothing to say against the menu
bers Of the Equal Suffrage league of Han
cock county. do not doubt their honesty
or sincerity, but / do think that we are
not yet called to go to the polls. We have
other duties nearer home, and when God
wants us to cast our vote as part OF His
al-wise plan, no puny body of men at
Augusta or Washington can stay His di-
vine purpose. Until then we will go on,
safe in the knowledge that men are re-
joicing as they have reioiced since time
began in the truth of that famous saying,
"a mother is a mother still, the hottest
thing alive"
Our work is not easy. 1t requires pa
thence and prayer to live up TO our Divine
rights, TO do our duty, but we should not
shirk or seek to change, but remember
of God.
GRACE GRrSDLE LIMEBURSER.