The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-09

me readiustment 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 tnat would bring % prop.
or reward for her labor. 10 would be
toIud that I'm the same line of work
I'm 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 a rule accomplish
more and demand less than mo q.
They are prompt and absolutely r..,a-
bic In the discharge of duties ASST gucd
them, without questioning the impor-
tance 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 porpcuation of
individual or party supremacy. be-
cause they cannot vote or participate
i'm political logrollug.
do not believe that the organiza-
tion of womens political clubs ever
materially aided any party They are
not 10y nature fitted for tho work cN-
pected Of political clubs. 80 snlfro-
specting woman could or would on
gage I'm cauyassiuE city wards in the
interests of any party candidate. locu
or otherwise. Their power les in "A
different direction.
Women, like men. are always am
bilious to mn 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 well in
formed on the questions which enter
into all political campaigns They
cannot discuss anything without al
lowing personal preferences and pre-
judices to enter the discussion. In the
rivalry for election to the Offices Of
societies Of women everyone has wit
messed with much regret unseemly
scramblcs and ignoble schemes that
would disgrace even a political dema-
gogue. Frequently these contests. as
in mems societies, have resulted I'm
the elevation of the least eligible, be-
cause women OF true ability will not
lend themselves to intrigue and dis
honorable means for advancement.
Il should be the ambition of every
woman to be well informed an all sub.
jects, especially those bearing upon
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 actual
knowledge, will affect little in tho
matter of conversion to ones views or
inducing a following Brainy women
are apt to be too assertiye to accom-.
plish their desires or create an en-
thusiasm for any cause they espouse.
Women are too honest and too frank
to cope with men in the science and
manipulation of politics.
We believe that womans greatest
strength and influence lies in her tact
fulness and intuitions. She may be
gratified by seeing her opinions ap-
propriated and manfully defend ed
provided she makes no sign of recog-
milton of them. for few men will ad-
NIT that they are the least impressed
by any theory or suggestion advanced
by q woman.
The women who have welded the
most powerful influence over the mas
terful minds Of the world have claimed
the minimum, been the most reticent
and the least in evidence in the vic
tories scored Their keen perceptive
faculties and intuitive knowledge OF
human nature are heaven-born gifts,
and the women who have cultivated
these gifts and have filled the posi-
tions of devoted wives have had the
immeasurable qualification of knowing
they had rendered valuable aid to
their husbands in the realization Of
their ambitions by the judicious exer-
else of them.
There are many brilliant women
who have left an impression upon the
times in which they lived who have
never been welded except to the spe-
cial cause they have espoused | am
ready to ascribe all honor to them
and can feel that had the fates de-
creed an eligible copartnership they
would have achieved even greater re-
nown.
Bismarck's Lucky Number.
Bismarck held that three was the