Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-29

VOICE vs. "ktCktuEasV
SILVER CREEK. Neb.. Nov. N.-To
the Editor OF The Bee: In the news dis
patches Of November "a appeared the fol-
lowing from Pittsburgh. Pa:
"on complaint OF his wife, who de-
ciared her husband had beaten her once
every week since they were married, a
total Of zosO times. Peter Edwards was
sentenced TO thirty days in the work.
house at a Sunday session of police court
here"
In these piping times" of suffragists
and suffragettes. OF. II your prefer, IN
these times Of piping suffragists and suf-
fragettes. such a thing ought not to be
lost. Instead of tucklng Il away in an
obscure place as most of the newspapers
did. Il ought to have been put at the
head OF the first column on the first
page or course, in staid old Pennsyl-
vania. where those plous Dutchmen are
still following the old trails. and where
the faith Of our fathers is stiil part of
their daily spiritual ration. such thing
as man beating his wife would natur-
ally excite little or no attention, but
here so many have left the beaten paths
and without a qualm are ready to gulp
down any new tangled. out-of-the-way
thing that bears the magic label pro-
gressive." IL ought to be different no
matter whether IL Is or not. Our woman
suffragists whether male or female,
ought to see Il. and particularly our
Christian fellow citizens (of the mas
culine gender) ought to see IT,
By making a slight arithmetical cal
culation. the reader will see that Mr..
Edwards has been giving his wife a
thrashing regularly once a week for the
last forty years. which goes 10 show
that he Is fine old Christian gentleman
OF the old school. I admit that at this
distance II does look az though Mr.. Ed
wards had been a little over-zealous in
the performance of his Christian duties;
but then Mrs. Edwards is probably one OF
those high-tempered. garrulous. impos-
sibie females who cannot enjoy religion
without being tanned down with Just
such persistent. loving and painstaking
regularity. Instead Of profaning Gods
'hoiy Sabbath day" by sending Mr.. ed
wards up for thirty days. that progress
sive' police Judge, for his display Of such
base ingratitude In making that complaint
In return for forty years OF beneficieDt
Christian discipline. should have SEN
fenced Mrs. Edwards to an additional
licking every week for the next six
months. am unable TO account for this
spiritual lapse on the part of Mrs. Ed
wards, except on the theory that the
snake. that ancient enemy OF mankind.
must stun be up to his old tricks of
leading women astray.
Which reminds me that I am awfuiiy
glad that same snalxe did crawl through
that garden fence ana put up that
smooth spiel to Eve; for II he had not
done so she and Adam would have been
wandering about in the garden up 20
this very day In blank ignorance Of what
they were. ] am glad that for this once
IN devil (beg pardon. the snake) beat
God to II.
A part Of the sentence on Eve was this.
And thy desire shall be to thy husband.
and he shall rule over thee" But rule
Implies physical force when necessary.
and therein Mr. Edwards finds his ,usti-
fication.
All OF which goes 70 show that Chris
tian gentlemen instead OF looking with
favor on votes for women" should Inn
mediately return 10 the ancient ana
divine plan OF licking their wives when
they appear to need licking.
Not being Christian, l don't have 10
lick my wife; and. furthermore. I am a
little afraid she wouldn't stand for t.
CHARLES WOOSTER