The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-05
Tulsa, Aug 25.
The "Singie Standard"

Editor World: There il some good In almost
every and the letters from every one" which
eppear from time to time IN this column, but
Tho stranger" writing In Tuesdays World,
makos n statement that should not he lett un-
challenged He says: "A single standard or
morals for men and women may be all right
IN theory, but not in practice. II the women
woro no better than the men they wouldn't
have tho charm for us that they now nave.
II his statement IL left unchallenged, II might
be taken by readers that The World, and also
its readers OF that standard OF morals
The double standard has worked It's havoc TOO
long already, and propose to lend my energy
toward raising It to single standard the
race will never rise to "a point that Will insure
its continuance on earth Till II adopts and lives
up 10 tho same degree OF moral cleanliness for
men as for the women, There is no reason or
biological law under heaven that shows that
a man Is not good as n woman II he Is as
clean and behaves himself well, and II he
does the women will recognize that he is
The Stranger" leaves us In doubt about ms
own opinion OF himself as To whether ne THINKS
ne is as good as a woman, by his statement
that II the women were no better than men,
they would not harm the men so much as
they do.
Contrast Is not tho secret OF charm The
man does not have to be less clean that n
woman to be charmed by her. In fact an
unclean man does not know what the charm
OF a good pure Soman IL. He can not feel
the full force OF feminine charm until he ts
as clean the woman and then he will feel
It's subtle force in the form Of an ccstacy that
lewd immoral man never dreamed Of show
me a man that Is not az clean morally as n
In his veins that which will result in tho eN-
termination OF the race. II allowed TO go on
unchecked. Not only must we have a single
standard for both sexes but that standard must
be high enough to be free from moral turpi-
tude for anything less than this has In It the
seeds OF decay
The Stranger" cn1oins all young business
women TO charm some sorry cuss, and in that
way find happiness. Now, II this charming
can be so intense, and high n plane as
to draw the sorry cuss' up to the higher moral
plane there may result some happiness from
It, II the ch0rmer will stay on her high moral
plane till he does come up to II, and that, too,
with a clean hill Of health. Otherwise, if she
steps down to his plane she cannot maintain her
former high standard and, moreover, en-
dangers not only herself, but also her postcrity
after her.
II all the women would in their dealings with
men on the matrimonial field. maintain and
demand as high a standard In men as In wom-
en-, they would he the saylors OF tho race In
fact the race can endure only by just such a
procedure. Whom wC~N(n demand cleanliness
In their matrimonial ~.--hsorts. and win not
bow, bend, or give way TO ANYTHING less, there
will be a great stir down IN the valley Of cor
ruption, and there viii be some sorry cusscs"
scratch their heads and conclude TO take stock
Of their moral worth, and decide TO order A
new stock and OF a higher quality
Yes women and girls stand for clean mon
and demand It In them before you give your
hand In marriage, and you will be sought after
by the clean men, for they alone can fully ap-
preciato H. And your influence for good TO
the race will be so ar-roachlng that Il will be
ncalculahle, Those who will not, will by the
very NlHthN' growing out or the double stand
ard, become extinct, ana not be left to con
taminatc the earth. The crfectual working OF
the law Of the survival Of the fittcst viii weed
thosc out who will not abide by and live up to
tho clean standard OF the super man, which
only in time, will be left on the earth, II
Is up 10 each OF to be clean, and live: or,
grovol in the foul depths Of double standard
Of morality, and become extinct
Young mon, be clean. and make yourselves
morally equal 10 and worthy OF any pure won
an between you and whom the gentle pas.
sion Is mutual Help make the world better
by being men, men Of pure minds and high
! integrity. Help lift the race out Of the moral
| decay with which the caucasian race 4,
! threatened with extinction.
| J. w. GILBERT.
Aug Sl' Route /, Tulsa