The Delta independent., 1913-04-18
The Girls in Jail

More or less criticism can be heard
regadring the jail sentence of the two
shaver girls for running disof,!crly
place up near Saxton.
That they were due for punishment
is agreed. but is argued that confin-
likely to effect their betterment, and
that some other means could possibly
be devised
1t would seem that no judgment too
harsh could be pronounced against
father who would join in their public
shame by operating with them, such
place as they We're charged with
running. whatever extenuation there
may have been in his earlier life and
regardless OF what circumstances
might have arisen to influence down
ward course. The grave charges are
that he lived in tent with his twin
daughters, he selling whisky Illegally
.po the daughters conducted a place
of ill fame.
Discussing the moral law on the
matter. the Austin Journal. which
last week published its own obituary.
has the following TO say.
The cas- of the Shaver girls arrest
ed last week for conducting a dis
orderly house has raised a quarry:
Why should there be one moral stand
ard for men and another for women?
That such is the case, no one can
gainsay. There is a marked tendency
In this day to overlook and excuse
most, if not all. the marol wicked
ness done by men and boys and to
hold women to a rigid standard and
insist that they toe the mark or be
ostracised from respectable society.
Again We ask-why?
The young men connected with this
case were dealt with leniently, were
given no punishment at all.
We look with horror on some of the
incidents of history and consider peo-
pie in syes past barbarians. We pride
ourselves on our superior civilization,
whatever that may mean. and go
about with an air of self satisfaction
and snug self righteousness. What
will people of future generations say
of our dual moral standard? VIII
they be very far wrong TO consider
our standards barbaric?
We see no reason why men sholud
not be Judged by the same standard
as are women When man or boy
does indiscrete or indecent acts he is
sowing his wild oats" or working off
animal spirits and the matter is
made light of. When a woman is
even suspected of indisoretion it
starts a string of gossip and slander
shat is appalling. boy mad do most
anything and have the matter forgot
ten by everyone in a comparatively
short time. A womans indiscreuon
/ is stain on her character as long
as she lives-and even after-and she
| is constantly reminded of it. She
woud not be allowed to forget it if
she could.
Authorities on the nervous system
and nervous disorders admit that the
female nervous mechanism is more
sensitive and delicate than that of
the male. The average woman has
not the strength to overcome certain
nervous impulses that man has. In
the light of these facts is it not un-
Just to Judge her with more rigid
standard than that with which we
judge man.
Some time ago the segregation bill
Nsas up in our legislature. Mrs. Riddle
attacked the bill on the ground that
fallen men should be segregated the
same as fallen women" Representa-
tive Biles declared his willingness to
insert section providing for her
suggestion. But there would be no
men left" objected Mrs Riddle. Upon
roll call on the bill. Mrs, Riddle rose
and warned Let him among you
who is without sin cast the vote first
No one Voted