St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-09

moral and religious standard OF our
progression and Christian civilization.
In the education of the masses women
have been most conspicuous; ma
jority of the teachers in the public
schools are and always have been wo-
men. This daily contact with the
youth of the country has given them
the largest opportunities for the
guidance of their pupils into channels
of the highest moral rectitude and
patriotism. Next to the mothers the
public school teachers are the most
potent influences in the land.
If they go farther and accomplish
the readjustment of the scale of labor
and compensation so that men and
women would receive like remuner-
alton for like service it would be an
achievement that would bring prop
er reward for her labor. 1t would be
found that in the same line OF work
in many instances women would re-
ceive more and men less than they
do now-with the fixed standard that
men are always paid more than Wo-
men for equal work. This unequal
pay has led governments, state and
national, and private business enter
prises into the employment OF many
women, who as rule accomplish
more and demand less than men.
They are prompt and absolutely relia-
BILE in the discharge of duties assigned
them, without questioning the impor-
lance or necessity of them. In conse-
quence men are constantly threaten
ing rebellion against the employment
of women on the ground that women
can do nothing for the perpetuation of
individual or party supremacy, be"
cause they cannot vote or participate
in political log-rolling.
l do not believe that the organiza-
ton of womens political clubs ever
materially aided any party. They are
not by nature fitted for the work ex-
! pected of political clubs. No self-re-
| specting woman could or would en-
gage in canvassing city wards in the
| interests of any party candidate, local
or otherwise. Their power lies in a
different direction.
Women, like men, are always am
bilious to fill the petty Offices of any
organization to which they belong and
are too jealous of each other to fol-
low the lead of any one woman. They
are not logical and are rarely we'll in
formed on the questions which enter
into all political campaigns. They
cannot discuss anything without al.
| lowing personal preferences and pre-
| JUDGES to enter the discussion. In the
rivalry for election to The Offices OF
societies of women everyone has wit
messed with much regret unseemly
scrambles and ignoble schemes that
would disgrace even a political dema
gogue. Frequently these contests, as
in mems societies, have resulted in
the elevation of the least eligible, be
cause women of true ability will not
lend themselves to intrigue and dis
honorable means for advancement.
1t should be the ambition of every
woman to be we'll informed an all sub
jects, especially those bearing upor
domestic and political economy. She
should be able to give legitimate rea
sons for her opinions and to defend
them with dignity and intelligence
Pretensions, unsupported by actua
knowledge, will affect little in the
matter of conversion to ones views o.
inducing following. Brainy wome1
are apt to be too assertive to accoEd
pIish their desires or create an On
thusiasm for any cause they espouse
Women are too honest and too franl
to cope with men in the science ant
manipulation of politics.