The sun., 1909-11-27

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enter the place again until he was turned
out Of the pulpit.
only consider tho mans dishonesty
He breaches a sermon on a text which
he Is afraid 70 read in full to his hearers.
II ends. and He gave them dominion
over all things Note the them. 1t is
on that text that we base our claim to
the ballot Al TO the question OF sex
which he puts forth 80 dramatically.
viii leave the consideration OF that TO
DR.. Parkhurst himself. He seems 20
spend nearly all his time talking and
thinking about il.
IF he chooses 10 call those bulletins
Of statistics which we had conspicuousiy
displayed in Carnegie. one sccvmulated
the responsibility. but when we realize
that there are girls in this city working
for 5 cents an hour, and women school
teachers getting only half the salaries
OF men who occupy the same positions.
we propose to find out the reason why.
The Pew. Anna Shaw. president OF the
National Suffrage Association. being n
clergyman herself. took the matter moro
calmly She even said that she agreed
with DR.. Parkhurst on point or two.
He ia right in saying that men as a
rule do not wish 10 deprive women OF
their riChts7 she said.
1T il sis. here. however. that the whole
kernel OF the need Of the demand for
woman Suffrage lies. VINO Is 10 ucteT-
mine what these rVhts are?
That one sex should delegate to itself
the ability to determine what are the
rights OF the other sex, and then assume
that the other lsex should accept its deci-
sion, proves the contention of the s,iffra-
Rists that IL is not freedom men desire
for women but subjection Among the
rights demanded by the suhragists for
women ia the right OF married mothers
to have joint legal guardianship Of their
~
deny this right to motherhood1 Yet IL
is only in thirteen States that IL is granted.
Another night that married women
desire is the right to collect their own
wages. In many States OF our Union
the husband has absolute power to collect
and expend his wife's wages without
her consent The right TO be educated
is desired by all women. Many OF our
State universities are not open to women.
This is true particularly in the South.
airy to women.
Another desirable right is that to earn
a livelihood in accordance with ones
desires and abilities. In many cities and
States married women are not permitted
to teach in public schools. and the Federal
Government does not permit married
women to serve in the post Office. In
one State at least a married wO man ~
not permitted to sign any sort OF legal
document.
1T is true that many OF our men do not
know OF the existence Of these disabilities.
The reason that American women are
not more united In this struggle for the
ballot, is that American men are so much
better than American laws That y no
be repealed, Many OF the slaveowners
in the old days were kind to their human
chattels. IL cannot be denied that many
OF the negroes were better Oh as far as
personal comfort went in the slave days
hA aft ha n u traf inn
proclamation. Would any one want that
ediCt rescinded?
Il am not saying that women are slaves.
II is not quite so bad az that. am only
trying to show that American women are
entitled TO certain rights at the Hands OF
their country, These should be guaran-
teed to them by law. IL some women
get these things without the intervention
OF the law owing to the good nature OF
individual men | am glad that il 10 so.
That perhaps makes all the harder the lot
OF the unfortunate women who for some
reason don't get them. Justice is to be
preferred to generosity every time"
Mrs. Sophia Loebinger. the head Ameri-
can suffra gette. said she didn't see any
thing but one huge joke in the whole Of
the doctors sermon.
If there ever was a suHragette.' she
went on. he is one: l guess i know. for
shave been reading his writings for
we women want to do away with. Hasn't
he kept himself before the public for
weeks and months at a time trying to
wipe out these very abuses? Has
he succeeded? Everybody knows the
answers 70 these questions.
Now what is he going to do about II?
Why doesn't he let us have a try at the
task he hasn't accomplished? Could we
do any worse? There isn't a suffragette
in town who has ranted and raved and
vituperated against existing conditions
more than has Dr. Parkhurst. Doesn't
Il hurt and bruise the dear men when he
does it, or is it only our criticism that
stings?
IF DR.. Parkhurst wants TO know how
thoroughly men protect women in this
city he would better make another per-
sonal investigation OF the white slave
trade.
AS for me. I am glad he said what
he did. | am sure 1t will bring us lots of
converts It's q good thing once in a
while TO have the enemy show how poor
their defence really is. 1t gives the
fighters more courage"