The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-03-25


should remember that 1t is a
thing TO debase woman
by law Rome tried lowering wo
man $ standard and an outraged
civilization eXacted vengeance
and retrihutiOn at her hand.
Man never was and never will be
ruled by woman. She may TEN
porarily decoy the scepire ct
power from him by the influence
OF her charms and the lure of
false logic but sooner or later she
will pay the penalty OF her trans |
erosion.
AS a woman pulls and swings
at the corner stone of government
does she not fear that our social
structure will fall upon her with
a crash and break into fragments
her achievements of ages DOES
she not fear that society will seek
revenge and hurl her back u
barharism, where she will have Ia
feed men by the sweat of her
brow, her children the playmates
vt wolves. the trees her only shell
ter from the storm. leaving her
trembling aud frightened. the
victim OF her own folly
Women. beware Touch not
the ballot box In il are the
charms of the serpent, the love
of the spider the sting OF the adj
der Managing the government
is a laborous task, and civilization
from the very beginning assign
ed women 20 the house and man
10 the business affairs of life.
God has given 10 woman the
greatest gilt in the world. lie
has placed in her keeping not
only human bodies but hmnn
souls. II is a sacred trust 10 be-
FULFILLED and the thought of this
should bring comfort 10 every
mothers breast As mothers. we
attain the highest rank. the max
ers of mankind. SHOW me a
good man and | will show you d
good mother, rings true IA al
most every ease God pity our
country when the handShake Of
the politician is more gratifying
10 woman heart than the patti y
OF children S feet.
Il Woman is the medium through
which angels whisper their mes
sages TO mankind. II is her hand
that plants thoughts IN the intel.
lectual vineyard. Ii is through
her heart that hope, love an.l
sympathy overflow and bless
lnankind.
Picture the christian mother ~
she leads her children 10 the foot
of the hill of science, as sh,
l points upward she has il in he'
lpower, supported by love and
christian influence, 10 instill n
the young aud tender minds
strong and manly principles tha'
will help them 10 battle with IA,
fierce temptations of life.
Dear sisters, with these n0bl,
thoughts mbedded in our minds
let us cling 10 our homes an,
, stand By the church with chris
, tian fortitude ever remcmberin,
that as a rule Il is not the wo
men who rock the cradle VIII,
want the ballot, not the mother
who teaches her children 10 say
Now | lay me down 10 sleep,
that harangues the populace, no
the daughter. who hopes I,
sm0V GddBV y 10 u9snh ~ u5la
, for the uniform of q suffragette
As a rule the woman who despls
IS home, neglects her children an,
scorns motherhood leads the pa
rade aud smashes the windows
The destiny of this nation lie
not in the halls of legislation bu
in the home. The hearth stone
aud the family Bible will ever r.
main the source OF our inspira
lion and the Acts OF the Apostl si
will ever shine brighter than the
Acts of Congress.
la conclusion. we will say witt
the late Senator Carmack. Til
mot the throne and sccpteret
king, It's not the dark statesman
with his midnight lantern, tis no
the warrior grand stained will
smoke and blood. II is the queeI
of the home who under God rule
the destinies OF mankind Their,
IS the center from which shine
The light that never fails. w
say TO you that the sweetest wis
dom of this world is q woman
: counsel and the purest altar from
which human prayers ever wen
: up is mothers knee. -