The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-28

W NV sNluEaEsNAF. AAap
methOd at procedure FROM considsra.
tions Of conditions In the distant past
when primitive man tirOd Of a life u pure
sport laTEad into such . state Of idbgnsS-
that women wcr" Obliged to und-rtAks
the business at government a. we'll as ~
industry and 80 dominated the religious
system To boot that all the delties were
female. h. d-duc,.S the Law that the au-
thonty 81 tn" woman prevRiE m direct
proportion to her usefulness. Sufra-
g'.ttes n" a-s..rrS. have Corn' "a l"leve thai
there - something thAumaturgic or At
least saCram.utary IN the act 81 voting.
bat with the eST"rienC~ Of tn" negroes ot
the United StHts-~. who had the vot"
thrust upon them. IN view. hc fears that
the WOMEN who l-sh-Vs that all things
viii - made new by tho easy Device of
voting Arn following their SENSES under
the DIFFUSION that they arr following IN"
inexorahla logic Of long "Np-ri-nc~
Many women are sufficiently instructed
IN CyniciSm ~ unma-k the most plausible
politician. hut women of simplicity. hav-
inR all faith m humanity. would become
unconscious dupe- Of the willy intriguer
or willing victims of ia" honest reforn"r
who Is himself dec'ived They must not
expect that upon teholdinG the -T-ctacl'
Of a s,ifraSett" about To- vote all tn" mani
fold forCeS of -.slf-rntsrest and of evil
will run backward and fall 20 tho ground
a. dead men. II - not tn" art ~ voting
which emancipat..> "A people They qualify
themselves tor voting hy remaining fr.Ae
II the Suffragetts-- after careful study III
their own minds decide that they really
do DESIRE fr,e.dom and ar, com IPfent
I" ",'i"N" u 'i'"S ''''As' "''''''S H''N'' no"
N'h"u' "Nns i~rtiiiSSi"n am 3" on"
Htr"H" eh'ah''l'a'' 'h"'n-"i''~ from 'h"ir
"~" 'a' NV anu wv r''S'' '""S e'''
upon 'h"'h Nv 'hs' nh,ur" ir""l wv" WY
'"gHihheS "' '''h' "hat 'h-'''"'" " 'nc
"ee''ntlaI character "i woman hA,ur"'
f~rhai~ IN" reason why women ana th"
tN~'has"h- nave '"~'' :" III
guarding '''lt se'r'tS j 'hA' 'h"r" " u"
secret az All
~ any 'e'" women rowan 'h'''lS"'''~
ohN h'"ihp'"'"lF IN th''r writings y"
IN" '"hl'-~s'on7 nav" t'@-h u"tl" Nv
men ~ AUGUSTA ne MphtAlEhe. nous
seau. f~pNs. Aniel ana Nv thn-e I'M
modest writers OF the l'~st zen years
who's" - ni"~~i"n> ar" :" tlr-S"n'e n~,'Aus~
'h"v hhN" =" liiil" =" confess ana there
Tor" experience non" oi thAt r"inln '-citory
pl"a~'lr" "hl'h inaNes IN" confessional
=" popular IN" wouIh DC c"hSid"r'n
Slmpl" nnd"h inh"'~i ~h' ueh"''~ 'hat
George Sand tells us as mhch As sh- can
remember IN i hlStoIre 81" ma We
Tor women f"alN 40 forget IN" ian''S
me secrets whlch ar" rhlcul"hs ana
mortal sins ~hi'h are ~thoi' eh'enuA
ton bi' man remembers ana enron
icle- them all "heh man uhoersoe~
that curious phNsir~i ann psvchlcAI non
diti"n fAmilAriN SHOWN a. oeihg IN
love u ~ not the real woman ~h"n no
loves but spurious Ier~hahN u"
succ~ef IN retaining inns love IN" woman
"a obliged 10 IN" IN" NE 81 the image
whlCh ne mas 'r"a'eu ana "hhs oN u"-
stroVing h"r inner sell ana VET uhh-r
present conditions that woman sncSF''is
best VINO - most SUCCESSFUL IN MAINTAIN
mg TINS illusion m the Ininds OF nom
This prA"tio" OF loving ana relieving
a 10" - the author suspects the touh
tam and orgIn 81 All that Is evil IN our
civilization. Tow men ami no women
ar" fr'-' from IN" VIC" nus desire OF
women 20 be d"c"iN'~i accounts Tor mat
inslncerc writing which Is found IN nearly
all novels and IN all thoe~ she-nAp~rs
which fa'ten upon their credulity Read
ms. then. becomes VApin ana frivolous
Amusement for da1.ns IN" mlnd ana
book no better than lapdog TOM
TaratiN"lv f"" men VINO nave a'tAihsn
IN" great az" ~ i"r'N Nearn ln'iulge m N"
T'astune % r'adinS' experience" has ;aught |
them that me inoiiN" TOT nearly All WIN
Ing - IN" d"sir" Tor hotnri"tN lh"V I
ar" wise enough 10 write th"ir Owl MOONS
tout. h"ing wise. they ABSTAIN
Ih"-'' ."lightful aTh"ri-'ns Leaf 20 the
assertion ihN TINS .i"nai I for N" SUI
fragc - 90 reality AZ attempt IN arrive
az higher moraIIty ?" a''at. '""orsiTera- .
tion ~ "orsiiera'inn 81 virtue and rot ,
Of ,hsrm III" real opp"r Of - ar" the
women who master men ~ that "Asy .
device But No'i"S implies r"ir vote {
for, and me- ave 80 fG'uouS 'fA' they
will vote for III" woman who has pleas
n Z personality ari eKill an me a1or' mel
~ her N"r~o' rath"r rhAn Tor ca ci1a'e .
NJ cpmnar ing i"t"il~c' ard rkli ~ the
.ttk Ia q her will