The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-20
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! LutOlf iHe AIuUlOIelle..-
Why do women reject immorul wo-
men and accept their companion in
sin?
have been the victim frequently
at church, of a persistent desire TO rise
and enter vigorous if feminine pro-
test. aga.ns, some extravagant state
ment, OBVIOUSLY minus the support OF
personal experience gives, against tho
Seeding aimed at the absent but de-
livered TO those present. / have al
ways suggested to Satan 20 step to
the rear, however, thereby maintaining
my hard earned reputation for sanity.
Now regarding editorials, well, that
is another story. / have been readin.
the Ardmoretc for years, with much
Interest ! do not applaud all the edl-
torials, two recent ones, for instance.
That is why | am here. The reason,
Mr.. Editor, that we women have ex-
cluded the SHINING women from chaste
circles, has been that We nigh,
protect society in a restricted sense.
The unlettered woman obeys the un,
written law just as the cultured one
obeys IL. Were we to accept lewd wo-
men, what a bedlam OF vice were reg
nant y woman may sin at will, but
we can limit her vicious influence by
exclusion. Can sin-steeped man be
managed any old way? In former days,
say 10 years ago, II a wife with some
degree Of stamina attempted quiet
discussion Of the prevalent double
STANDARD practice, the discussion was
rapidly ended as the IRON, door went
shut. II she voiced her decision t.
close her doors to Immoral men, to
refuse greeting them on the street
the reply, brief, elegant and to The
point was: And ruin my business.
eh? Now don't be all sorts OF fool,
The speikers representative men, too.
Women In those days were more gen.
orally economically dependent. This
statement enfolds much, | am sure, 10
the thinking reader.
Those conditions are being rapidly
discarded. Husbands of the present
even admit tha, woman suffrage is
here, TO stay-a'h- and may in time eff
feet some morality improvementIlh.
a man does no better along any
given Line that he is compelled to
DO (by suggestion) He was allowed
as a boy, complete liberty In all di-
rections, consequently. developing into
an adult he carried this little habit
right along with him. following the
line Of least resistance, especially
where morality is concerned. And
women were compelled to endure him.
Spdpk Of men generally. There are
exceptions / have one. Every other
wife hasl
We are suggesting greater heights
to men, and are gradually receiving
what we dcmand--G mean suggest
tho possibly quite gradually and
bit painfully. on their part. And so
the social status generally is ON the
uplifc. II has to be. World force.
are at work 30 that end. We asa
bread. We are To receive It. We may.
and do, extend sympathy and assis-
tanee to the errIng girls who have
been dragged to depths. There lies
one proof OF my assertion that we
are growing In moral grace. | really
believe that IN lime, homobreakina
VIII be on n par with house robblng.
and that married men in love with
other mems wives viii DO censureu
generally, cmphatidilly and publicly.
We women are doing that now. It Ia
Nou men who nrc not.
Finally. continuing the consideration
OF past conditions, had women closed
heir doors TO immoral men, how many
husbands hid gone homo TO diner
ANOTHER READER.