The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-16
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE DOUBLE STANDARD?


women Miss Daily Nicuols. read
paper to the Franklin Mothers CLUB
5t its last meeting and i'm response to
number OF requests We publish the
D. 'r,ss:
Madam Chairman. Ladies':
have been intensely interested in
the subject You have this afternoon
and am ony sorry for your sakcs
tint this particular phase Of it has
not been ut into the hands of some
ono who could better discuss it than
| can ever do And were 1t not for
a realization that homely truths how
soeNcr stated, are of more value than
'.Hu,l platitudcs improperly applied,
! should hesitate to discuss the topic
at all believe that we are resp1asi-
ilc for the double tamlard I'm talk
mt to "a number OF gentlemen, would
say we. to a number of ladies', | would
say We; chiefly because the gist of
thi, simple message has in 1t an ap.
peal dir city pertinent to both classes.
lu making an assertion rs imperative
AS th.s. ! am sure there is in your
minds this question IN what way am
/ | pen -onally responsible for the double
standard? We are responsible be
cause We sadly fail to emphasize the
| fundamental things Of life If you have
given the matter serious thought and
study, you will find that just here. we
! practice to "A larger extent than we
could possibly believe, the doctrine of
substitution In other words, we are
willing that usless precepts and worth
real, living. vital truths For illustra-
tiCn; scrut.niZc carefully the chlrac-
ter of any great man; then present
| the eXcel'cncics Of that character to
! a host OF people. one by one. The ma
! iOrity of them will readily cOncCde
| that these cXccllencics are absolutely
necessary to the formation of any
| sp'endid type OF humanity. Aud yet,
| a large percentum of that self-same
company. (ifnd do not speak deroga.
| lively of your association or mine
| possibly and most probably have not
considered them OF sufficient impor
anCc to have incucated their prnCi
! pies into their lifes work or their life's
history. We go into some wondrous
art store and ask to see a bit OF coy
ctoi statuary; the salesman brings it
to Us. and as our eyes rest with un-
trammclled admiration upon this
thing that to us would be joy forever,
We cautiously approach the price. Up
on being told, we carefully tho rcluc-
tanty put it aside and regretluly re.
mark that we could never pay that. In
;hc mere statement Of the fact We
have given the man cue to the situa.
ton and almost before We have had
time to recover from the sonsiblity OF
our privation, he has given into our
. hands Il consumate but linguistic imi-
/ tatiOn. Easily, fluently. tactfully he
/ tells us tnat it will take the eye OF
/ luly persulded-at the cost of better
/ Judgment. We invest, and with the pur-
/ chase there comes a pleasant feeling
of ownership OF a treasure that serves
our purpose quite as well at a much
smancr cost. The illustration is not
/ oy, .drewn. Tor 1t furnishes an insight
into human nature the wide word
/ over We are constantly allowing
/ ourselves 10 he cheated out OF the best
things in life be, ausc We are willing
that the seductive counterfeit shall
take the pace OF the princely real We
nCoi To know that there is vast deal
OF difference between a man and his
manner; between intrinsic worth aud
exterior veneer To know that purity is
innate virtue and that no ornamental.
/ tion Of mind or cmbcl ishmcnt of body
can ever atone for q lack of il. We
need to know that truth is conformity
tn fact and that no manifestation Of
talsitN, it matters not how attractive
the design, an ever have the least
scmbhnCc of truth in it. We need to
know that integrity is a personal re-
sponsibility to and for the right aud
not seeking of ser for purely mcr-
ccuary or iusidious effect. We talk
a great deal abOut Culture and | think