The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-29

man, in her social and political condi-
ton, would be in any way inferior to
man if she has the same political right
and the same political power through
the ballot and the ecclesiastic as the
man hasg 1t is positively not differ
ent.
There is no difference between the
equality of the human soul or of human
nature. The position before God, the
creator of both sexes, is equal, and this
is what the church means when she
says that men and women are equal
The church teaches a woman has
/ just as much right as man to the devel-
opment Of all the great powers and fac
ulties and wonderful purposes God has
given her. She has as much right to
the fullest development of everything
good in her just as well as man. If
she has an inclination to pursue the
higher studies there is no reason why
she should not do it.
1t also teaches that both men and
women have a special work to perform
which is assigned to them for the good
of society Nature, history, philosophy
and the universal history Of mankind
teach this. Everybody knows that the
work which is pointed out for man is
not the same as that which is pointed
tout for woman-that in the whole work
of the human race woman has another
work to carry on and perform than
man.
1t was for this purpose that God
created the two sexes. 1t is low, dis
gushing offensive theory to say that the
distinction between the sexes is only for
She purpose of putting people in the
world. Propagation of the race is only
a condition required for the work in
tended by the creator.
There is great work in carrying
out the plan for which God made the
human race. Each one woman and one
man have their particular fields as
signed
| The modern women tell us that this
is all the result Of false education
and training; that if the men had not
treated the women like savages the
women would be the same as men.
Never. No man with sense who knows
what woman or man is, who has studied
their characteristics, whether in the
material or mental field, can ever main
tain theory like this. There will be,
until the end of time, an essential diff
ference between man and woman IS ma
ture and work.
'The question Of political equality
must be decided by sound philosophy,
by the teaching of intelligent minds and
by human experience, The prevailing
majority Of Catholic teachers, theolog-
ians and philosophers deny the political
equality of man and woman.
There may be no objection to
! granting women a certain modified suf-
rage. 1t makes a great deal of differ
ence whether woman is elected on
the school board of city or whether
she be elected to the congress of the
United States. A woman may do good
| work as a member Of the school board
when we would not want her for a
representative at Washington. One
corresponds to a woman's nature and
the other does not. Woman is natu-
raj educator, she understands the ma
ture of children far better than do
men.
Let me call your attention to one
thing Independent of philosophy, the
teachings of history and science, that
in the family the wife is subject to
the husband. The authority Of the
family rests with the man. Woman
was given to him as a helpmate, not
as an equal. This absolutely excludes
equality between them.
All society is based on the family.
It has rightly been said that IF you
want to judge the character of a ma
ton and want to judge the morality Of
a nation, look to the families and see
what are the prevailing ideas regarding
the family in that nation, and then
you will know what the nation is.
"God has determined that woman
should be inferior to man. How could
we ever think that it would cores
pond to the divine plan that in the
larger, higher and greater society for
which and toward which the family is
made woman would be the equal?
In the church woman is excluded
from all participation in the control
and administration of affairs-but in
fact not only woman but man as well.
The divine constitution and organize
tion of the Catholic church places the
whole authority and control in the
hands Of the pope and bishops.
elf you look into these factors, on
one side the family and on the other
the church, and in both the woman is
assigned to an inferior position as re-
CARDS The affairs Of general admins
tsation, why, OF on what grounds, should
! she be given an equal right and posi-.