The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-06
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A paragraph on the editorial page
Of the Enid Morning News IS in ac-
cordance with the approved idea, but,
as the News has often shown evil
dence of more than usual care in
opinionating. "Oda Observation be.
lleves there is reason for suggesting
an amended statement The paragraph
says.
Man Patterson, who escaped
the death penalty as the muir
dress OF Caesar Young. through
wave OF popular sympathy,
run out of Pittsburg the other
lay for trying TO steal another
woman's husband Evidently Nan
cannot get q lesson from bitter
experience"
rhe story Of Miss Patterson is one
the present day society has much to
answer for Released from Jail.
branded as one who must wear the
scarlet letter badge of shame as much
as IN that day when such were act
nally worn, Miss Patterson sought EN-
ployment. Under an assumed name
she was employed as stenographer,
pert newspaper reporter ascertain.
ing her name, and using II for "a
heart story
Her employer discharged her. not,
however, until his overly sensitive
wife had asked for divorce. declaring
the husband knew of Miss Pattersen's
true name all of he time.
She was not allowed to be cashier
of a restaurant, and in all lost twenty
places. each of which she sought to
fill on her merits, and there is not
q semblaDcs of u, cord she ever was
during days since her release, other
than brave woman chastised by the
awful expose and denoument OF her
early wrongdoing. l
The prescriptions of society forbid
that she be given an opportunity 10
earn bread. True, she can go to a
Rhome" and leave there, but
must leave branded with the old
scarlet letter badge-accursed de
spised by even the courtesan whose
iuiqulties have. not beer held to the
ray Of publicity Miss Patterson paid
an awful penalty; If she killed the
man charged with being her lover
she paid in the expose that follow
2d-pEid az dearly as If life were
forfeited Free to wander about. bui
still unable 10 make an attempt tC
sgain wear the crown of woman
hood, this woman, not thirty year:
of age. Is, in reality, ages old. Tnt
mind can rot aeseribe the tortues
disappoiG.menia ami blackened heaps
of hopes this nue. woman has haC
in the road She mas travelled
And is II well to say that rhe hal
not learned by experience? IL It no
more proper and correct to stat'
she mas had an experience none cai
! describe, and that the penalty of tn,
/ time is darkness through life, an,
hell after death2 In the meantim,
the same social codes which per
mits no woman to aid Nan Patter
son and refuses this girl the righ
10 earn an honest living, allowed TN
being who brought about her ruiz
to stand at the White House. II
Washington, and mingle with the pnr
maidens OF every lan1.
Is the man who, when this girl wa
but sixteen years of age. unde
uledge of martial union. the stor,
printeb and admitted Dy the one
accused) sent Nan Patterson to tn
world robbed of woman's creates
/ possession, to pay no forfeit?
One lovsf', not nalf so vile as TIN
original paid his forfeit with his life
a good woman mourning his going
the girl an outcast, unable to evel
act as cashier at cafes of question
able cbaracter-wanderin tn
street.-the one who accomplished he
ruin still pet OF Washington soc
ETY., and rumored to be a social lio
in the younger set having access I
| the White Housel
Little wonder that, ages ago, whe
| spirit was bruised and mind clou1e
| by the awful wickedness Of his time
philosopher wishing light and SET
| Ing none raised his voice TO a pitc
the multitude could hear, and thur
dered a query that will die with maI
kind only, rs there no God IN Israt
TO avenga his bleeding heart?
May there not be reason for SUI
pecting the Patterson woman bleed
as deeply and wishes for a death a
much as ever yet man hath prayed
or woman begged?
| Answer, ye who hath not slime,
either in fact or in heart, and am
wer softly, lest ye shake the worl