El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16
T UsT what a woman may overlook

Il UST what woman may overlook
in a mans allegiance to her and
retain her self-respect, just what
a man may overlook in a woman's allie
glance to him without losing his dig
nifty, are questions which cause much
heartburn and sorrow in the world
No one is a greater advocate of one
standard of conduct for married men
and women than the writer of these
words. 1 believe in setting standards
and striving toward them; but L be-
lieve, too, in using common sense and
looking facts fully in the face as we
journey upward
We cannot expect q freshman at col
lege to obtain his graduation papers
the first year.
We cannot expect men. VINO nave
only in the last century begun to be
ashamed of the license which the
world and society have always given
them, TO walk as wise and prudent a
pathway as woman has been taught to
walk.
New and Novel Ideas.
1t is still a new and novel Idea to
man that he possesses q will equal to
| his passions and appetites, and that an
| exercise of this will is expected of him
if he would take his place among the
better order Of human beings in the
march of progress.
One hundred years ago men consid-
cred occasional drunkenness no dis
grace.
| One hundred years ago the favoritei
| Of kings ruled the courts OF the world.
Cardinals and prime ministers bowed
| to them and queens were obliged TO
cater to them
Today kings hide their amours and
men of all stations are ahsamed of
drunkenness.
That shows progress in the mascu-
| line race We must not expect the
progress to be too rapid All evolu-
| ton is slow.
Man is still evolving from the ami
NAL to the higher human order. For
| q long period of time he believed wo-
man to be an inferior creature, with
out temperament and without mental
ity She was simply the mother Of the
species, and she was made to do his
will
He laughed at her idea of mutual
/ loyalty, for he believed woman had
| nothing to resist or control, and any
| weakness on her part was an indica-
| ton of utter depravity, while contin-
ual digressions an her part were only
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rights. All men believed this a cen
i fury or two ago.
The Race Has Advanced.
Many men argue IN the same man
ner today. But slowly and surely a
| different ideal of noble mankind. a
different understanding of complete
womanhood, is gaining ground
| There was an era when polyganls
was universal and respected, If we be-
J lieve the Old Testament is literal his
, tory.
Today all advanced races are fight
| ing against polygamy- That men con-
ceaI and hide polygamous conditions
| in their lives is an evidence of the
| progress of the human race since bible
days.
Education and science are working
| to make higher creature of mar
than he has ever been. In place OF
theories or sentiment facts are forced
| upon him. Solomon learned by SAD
experience that 1t was not wise for a
| man to give his strength to woman.
Not long ago 1 saw a man scarcely
/ 80 years Of age who had been para
| lytic for more than 10 years. Wine
and women, absolute Indulgence in
| every dissipated impulse, had laid him
low in the morning of life.
He had believed in mants Unborn
rights to privilege" Of action not al
! lowed by nature to woman. He had
J believed in the necessity of self-indul-
gence which is taught by SO many
physicians.
But woman has entered the medical
/ arena, and she is teaching a different