The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-17
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Cedar Rapids Republican: An
Aurora. Illinois, preacher has
set up terrible buzzing in his com
munity, and throughout the land, by
his statements in the pulpit last Sum
day. He told the mothers, and the
fathers also, that the girl who carries
/ a night key is In danger OF perdision.
And he told them also that three
fourths of the men Of Aurora are m
lit company for decent women, and
unfit to lead pure girls to the mar
rage altar No wonder Aurora gasp
ed when Ii heard these words. The
preacher himself hoped that his ut
terances were wildly radical" but he
said he was afraid that they werf
really sober truth. He told the faith
ers and mothers to look in the streets
late at night and they would find
girls still in their teens roaming
about, either with boys or alone, in
either case they are in danger. The
girl who habituates herself to such
conditions and to such thoughts is uD-
fitted for the better things OF wo-
mans life. Il care not how good and
strong girl is" he declared, when
she gets the latch key habit, look
out The men had 'looseness OF
character" and ..depravity.
This is terrible indictment against
modern conditions In our cities. But
in reality, il is not SO far out of the
way. 1t may be assumed that social
conditions also are in the processes
of change. The habits and customs
/ OF our fathers and mothers are no
longer held in respect and they have
gone, to some extent, out of vogue. It
lis possible that these changes do not
mean utter deterioration and that, in
time, we may work out of them new
] conception of life. The association
between men and women and even
!. between boys and girls are more "a
miliar than they formerly were. This
; new found ease Of associates may,
[ for the time being, result in loss OF
J character, but we can hardly believe
2 that in the end they will make for a
/ different moral existence We can
t not believe that we are going to the
b evils that SOME men see in these
r changing conditions. But while these
It conditions are undergoing changes
1t may be well enough for preacher
to sound an occasional warning ant
3 it may be well enough for the faith
ers and mothers to take them seri
g, ously
IN The woman who lived under tn.
u old conditions of semi-seclusion, il
u bound TO go out of exis. ence Tn,
~ woman has been emanciDated, to
y large degree She has entered al
- the walks Of life, She is her ow,
" bread Garner. to an extent that wa
=. never known before in the world
-. history. Women who do for their
- selves, naturally become women VIII
dare for themselves. When they max
& their own livings, they want Ia ma
rio their own social life. Even Che stron
mn tendencies toward the ballot. the a,
&c sertion of women to the larger right
he of citizenship, We believe, have te,
sor dency toward this freer life and free
I'M association. The woman who 90.
eel her own pay envelope and who cae,
the her own vote is not going 10 i
inn bound by the things that restratne
.un her mother and her grandmother U
the are bound to see new conditions a.
i've new conceptions Of life come mi
ma all these changes, and +. RENAME
by be seen whether these will work :,
at the greater good OF women ana 1,
TWO greater happiness OF the human rao
two While they are going ON many !
have their doubts and their ,ears
are and In the meantime wise motbe
sue win keep their dauehters
nth home, and they win cert.i,
the not confer upon them all the rieh
the and privileges of the latch k4y bs,,
/ is
con Porter "Sassesr Wron